A Response to Three Questions of a Christian — Page 54
54 Khalifatul Masih Ahmadi Mus- lims refer to a successor of the Promised Messiah as as Khal i fatul- Mas ih. Khulaf a ’ is the plural of Khalifah. Kh a tamul-Anbiy a’ The Seal of the Prophets, a title accorded to the Holy Prophet s as. Mi‘r a j The spiritual ascension of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as to Heaven, described in the Holy Quran and related in detail in hadith literature. Mu st af a The Chosen One, a title of honour used for the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Ramadan The ninth month of the lunar calendar, in which fast- ing is prescribed for all adult, able-bodied Muslims, except those traveling, ill, pregnant, or nursing. S u rah A chapter of the Holy Quran. ‘Umrah Sometimes called the ‘lesser pilgrimage’ to the House of Allah in Makkah, Arabia that can be un- dertaken at any time of the year. Some of the rituals included in H ajj are also included in ‘Um- rah—wearing of i h r a m, circuits of Ka‘bah, running between the hills of a s - S af a and al-Marwah, and cutting the hair or shaving the head.