The Verdict of the Quran and Sunnah — Page 52
52 A Review of the Booklet ‘ Fai s lah A p Kare in ’—Judge for Yourself Holy Prophet sa — A term used exclusively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Mu h ammad, may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him. Holy Quran— The Book sent by All a h for the guidance of mankind. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa over a period of twenty-three years. Im a m Mahd i — The title given to the Promised Reformer by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ; lit. Guided Leader. Mu h ammad— Proper name of the Holy Prophet sa of Islam. 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 All a h in accordance with the prophecies of the Holy Prophet sa about the coming of al- Im a m al-Mahd i (the Guided Leader) and Messiah. Sunnah —Practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa of Islam. S u rah —A term in Arabic referring to a chapter of the Holy Quran. Z ill— Z ill means a reflection. The title of Z ill i Nab i , given to the Promised Messiah as , means that he reflected the prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and had no independent status.