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240 THE SHINING LAMP 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 Prophet sas A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad sas. 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 Muhammadsas over a period of twenty-three years. Hujjatullah Lit. The Proof of Allah, a term used to honour the men of God. Ilham Divine revelation from God, used interchangeably with wahi in Islamic terminology. Jama'at Community. Although the word Jama'at may refer to any com- munity, in this book Jama'at gen- erally refers to the Worldwide Ah- madiyya Muslim Jamāʻat. Kadhdhāb Great liar. A title of Mu- sailimah, who claimed falsely to be a Prophet in Arabia in the 7th cen- tury CE. Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word khalifah, which herein means 'successor'. Khulafā' is the plural of Khalifah. Khalifatul-Masih Ahmadi Mus- lims refer to a successor of the Promised Messiahas as Khalifatul- Masīḥ. Khulafa' is the plural of Khalifah. Khātamul-Anbiya' The Seal of the Prophets, a title accorded to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. Khatamun-Nabiyyin The Seal of the Prophets. A title accorded by God to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas in the Holy Quran. A variant is Khātamul-Anbiyā. of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat Seal Prophethood. Refers to the highest rank among Prophets, accorded to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. Kufr Disbelief. Describes any belief or act that is so contrary to Islamic teachings that it can cause its doer to fall outside the pale of Islam. Of- ten used by Muslims in the con- text of opining on the beliefs or ac- tions of their co-religionists. Maulawi A Muslim religious cleric.