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Glossary A ha d i th Plural of hadith. Saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. A m i n Let it be so. Arabic equivalent to amen. ‘A s r Late afternoon. One of the five times of the daily obligatory Prayers [i. e. S al a t ] in Islam. Assal a mo ‘Alaikum Peace be unto you. An Islamic salutation. Bai‘at A pledge of allegiance to a religious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. Bar a h i n Convincing and conclusive arguments, evidence, and proof; the singular is burh a n. Short name for Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, the five- part magnum opus of the Prom- ised Messiah as. Dajj a l A term in Arabic that liter- ally means, ‘the great deceiver’. In Islamic terminology Dajj a l refers to those satanic forces that would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah as and al-Imam al-Mahdi. Dur u d Invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Eid Literally, ‘Happiness that is of- ten renewed’. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the month of Ramadan. Eid-ul-Adh a is celebrated to com- memorate the willingness of H a d- rat Ibr a h i m as to sacrifice his son for God. H ad i th A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. The plural is a ha d i th.