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GLOSSARY Amin A term which literally means, 'may it be so' and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in mean- ing to 'amen Dharm Religion, sect, prescribed course of conduct, customs of a caste or sect, etc. Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteous- ness and piety. The literal mean- ing is: His/Her Holiness, Worship, Eminence, etc. It is also used for God in the superlative sense. Holy Prophetas A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Holy Quran The final and per- fect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muḥammad as over a period of twenty-three years. Khalifah Caliph/Successor. In Is- lamic terminology, the word right- eous Khalifah is applied to one of the four Khulafa' who continued the mission of the Holy Prophet Muḥammad sas Khalifatul-Masīḥ Ahmadi Mus- lims refer to a successor of the Promised Messiah (as) as Khalifatul- Masīḥ. Khulafa' is the plural of Khalifah. Sanatan Dharm The term is used to distinguish traditional Hindu- ism from the more socio-politi- cal Aryah Samāj. Today Sanātana Dharma is associated only with Hinduism. Surah A chapter of the Holy Quran.