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be upon him / her / them ,” is written after the name of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , and pious women prior to the era of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. RA : An abbreviation for Ra ḍ iall ā hu ‘anhu / ‘anh ā / ‘anhum , meaning, “ May Allah be pleased with him/her/ them ,” is written after the names of Companions of the Holy Prophet sa and Companions of the Promised Messiah as. RH : An abbreviation for Ra ḥ imahull ā h , meaning, “ May Allah have mercy upon him ,” is written after the names of deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions. In transliterating Arabic terms we have followed the following system: