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Glossary A m i n A term which literally means, ‘may it be so’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in mean- ing to ‘amen’. 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. A similar prophecy in the Christian faith about the appearance of the Anti- christ refers to the same phenom- enon, and we have therefore used the terms ‘Dajj a l’ and ‘Antichrist’ and synonyms. 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 s as A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Mu h ammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 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 Muhammad s as over a period of twenty-three years. Ibl i s An attributive name meaning ‘he turned away’. The Holy Quran reports that Ibl i s, inflamed by his own arrogance, refused to submit to Hadrat A dam as. ‘ I d Literally, ‘Happiness that is often renewed. ’ ‘ I dul-Fi t r marks the end of the month of Ramadan. ‘ I dul- A dha is celebrated to commemo- rate the willingness of Hadrat Ibr a- h i m as to sacrifice his son for God.