Star of the Empress — Page 24
24 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD Holy Prophet sa —A term used exclusively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Mu h ammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Holy Quran —The Book sent by Allah for the guidance of mankind. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa over a period of twenty-three years. H u du r —Your Holiness; His Holiness. Jihad —The literal meaning of this word is ‘striving’. The term is used to mean self-purification as well as religious wars in some instances. Mahdi —The literal translation of this word is ‘the guided one’. This is the title given by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to the awaited Reformer of the Latter Days. Muhammad —Proper name of the Prophet of Islam. Maul a n a or Maulav i —A Muslim religious cleric. The Promised Messiah —This term refers to the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian. He claimed that he had been sent by Allah in accordance with the prophecies of the Holy Prophet sa about the coming of al-Imam al-Mahdi (the Guided Leader) and Messiah.