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184 Manat Goddess whose temple was at Qudayd on the Red Sea. Martin Luther Leader of the reformation in Germany and founder of the Lutheran Church in the 16th Century. Mecca A city in Arabia where the Holy Prophet(sa) was born and where the Ka’aba is situated. Medina A city in Arabia formerly known as Yahthrib. It is about 424km north of Mecca, and is the place to which the Holy Prophet(sa) migrated when he was forced to flee Mecca. Mephistopheles The name of the evil spirit to whom Faust was said to have sold his soul. Mount Hira Located about 3 miles from Mecca. It was a cave on this mountain that the Holy Prophet(sa) used to retire to for meditation and where he received his fi rst revelation. Mount Sinai Located somewhere in the mountain district of the Sinai peninsula and where Moses(as) received the ten commandments. Muezzin A person who calls out the Adhan (call to prayer). Mughals The ruling dynasty of Kings of India before the advent of the British Rule there. Mullah A Muslim religious priest. Partition Commonly used to describe the events in 1947 when British India was partitioned into Pakistan and India, after independence from colo nial rule. Promised Messiah A reformer whose advent had been prophesied by both Jesus(as) and the Holy Prophet(sa) , who was to revive religion. The term is commonly used for Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qadian, who claimed to be such a reformer.