The Verdict of the Quran and Sunnah — Page 48
48 A Review of the Booklet ‘ Fai s lah A p Kare in ’—Judge for Yourself Promised Messiah as. It stands for ( / / ) Ra diy all a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum (may All a h be pleased with him/with her/with them). rh stands for ( ) Ra h imahull a hu Ta‘ a l a (may All a h’s blessing be on him). aa stands for ( ) Ayyadahull a hu Ta‘ a l a (may All a h, the Almighty help him). In transliterating Arabic words we have followed the following system adopted by the Royal Asiatic Society: ا at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a , i , u preceded by a very slight aspiration, like h in the English word honour. ث th , pronounced like th in the English word thing. ح h , a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. خ kh , pronounced like the Scotch ch in loch. ذ dh , pronounced like the English th in that. ص s , strongly articulated s. ض d , similar to the English th in this. ط t , strongly articulated palatal t. ظ z , strongly articulated z. ع ‘, a strong guttural, the pronunciation of which must be learnt by the ear. غ gh , a sound approached very nearly in the r grasseye in French, and in the German r. It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the ‘gargling’ position whilst pronouncing it. ق q , a deep guttural k sound. ئ ’, a sort of catch in the voice.