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398 Hijrat , or migration from one’s own home to another place in the interests of one’s faith, usually to escape persecution—-a term employed for the migration from Mecca to Medina of the Holy Prophet of Islam and his earlier followers. See Muhajirin. Istikhara , or prayer addressed to God to solicit His assistance in any matter. Jalsa, or public gathering esp. of the Ahmadiyya Community at Qadian. Kalima , or creed of Islam: 'There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad sa is His Prophet. ' Khalifa, or successor to a Prophet sa. Khalifatul Masih, or successor to the Promised Messiah as , the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement. Khilafat, or line or institution of successors to a Prophet elected by the Community of believers. Kharijis , or Kharijites or seceders, technically an early sect of Islam which rose to prominence by their denial of Hadrat Ali ra , the fourth Khalifa of Islam. Kufr , or unbelief, a term applied to the denial of a Prophet.