The Sanatan Faith — Page 27
PUBLISHER'S NOTE Please note that, in the translation that follows, words given in parentheses ( ) are the words of the Promised Messiah as. If any explanatory words or phrases are added by the translators for the purpose of clarification, they are put in square brackets [ ]. Footnotes given by the publisher are marked '[Publisher]'. References to the Holy Quran contain the name of the sūrah [i. e. chapter] followed by a chapter:verse citation, e. g. Sürah al-Jumu'ah, 62:4, and count Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥim ['In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful'] as the first verse in every chapter that begins with it. The following abbreviations have been used: ṣas sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam, meaning 'may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad as. as 'alaihis-salām, meaning 'may peace be on him, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muḥammad sas