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66 Holy Quran The final and perfect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as over a period of twenty-three years. Inn a lill a h A phrase from the Holy Quran meaning, ‘Surely, to Allah we belong’, which is recited by Muslims to express their sorrow. The complete phrase is: ‘Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return’. ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:156). Jam a ‘at Community. Although the word Jam a ‘at may refer to any com- munity, in this book Jam a ‘at generally refers to the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at. Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word khal i fah , which herein means ‘successor’. Khulaf a ’ is the plu- ral of Khalifah. Kh a tamul-Khulaf a ’ The Seal of the Successors. A title bestowed by God upon Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian. Marf u ‘ A hadith for which the chain of narrators reaches all the way up to the Holy Prophet s as. Muhammad s as Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophet s as. Mujaddid Reformer. Holy personages within Islam who appeared at the head of every century. Nafs-e-‘amm a rah The self that incites to evil. The lowest of three spiritual states; also an-Nafsul-‘Amm a rah. For details see The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam, p. 3–5, edition 2017. Nubuwwat Prophethood Quran see Holy Quran. Rafa‘ Arabic term meaning to phys- ically raise or to spiritually exalt in rank. When the subject is Allah, the term invariably refers to spiritual ex- altation. S u rah A chapter of the Holy Quran. Tau hi d The Oneness of God—the fun- damental Islamic belief that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. Wal i Literally, ‘friend’. In the terminol- ogy of Islamic mysticism, it refers to a very pious person or a friend of Allah. The singular form is wal i [friend] or waliyyull a h [friend of Allah], the plu- ral form is auliy a ’ull a h which is some- times abbreviated as auliy a ’. Wil a yat The state of being a wal i, or a friend of Allah. See Wal i below.