A Sign of Allah - Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan — Page 48
A Sign of Allah 48 as ‘alaihis-sal a m, meaning ‘peace be on him’, is writ - ten after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. ra ra d iyall a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum, meaning ‘may Allah be pleased with him/her/them’, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as or of the Promised Messiah as. rta ra h matull a h ‘alaihi/‘alaih a /‘alaihim, meaning ‘may Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them’, is writ - ten after the names of those deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as or of the Promised Messiah as. aba ayyadahull a hu Ta‘ a la bina s rihil-‘Az i z, meaning ‘may Allah the Almighty help him with His pow - erful support’, is written after the name of the pres - ent head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aba , Khal i fatul- Mas ih V. Readers are urged to recite the full salutations when read - ing the book. In general, we have adopted the following system established by the Royal Asiatic Society for our transliteration.