The Victory of Islam — Page 79
Glossary Anna A former monetary unit of In - dia and Pakistan, equal to one six - teenth of a rupee. Pl. annas. Aryah Samaj A Hindu sect founded by Pundit Dayanand in 1875 whose adherents are referred to as Aryas. Their first and foremost belief is that Parmeshwar [God] is not the Creator of matter and souls, but rather, all of these things are eter - nal and self-subsisting like Par - meshwar. ‘A s r Late afternoon. One of the five times of the daily obligatory Prayers (i. e. S al a t ) in Islam. Bai‘at An oath of allegiance to a re - ligious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. Literally means ‘sale’. Bar a h i n Arguments or proofs; the singular is burh a n. Used in refer - ence to the book Bar a h i n-e-A h - madiyya, authored by the Prom - ised Messiah as. Fiqh Jurisprudence; refers to the study of Islamic law and its inter - pretation. There are many schools of jurisprudence in Islam. H ad i th A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. The plural is a ha d i th. Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteous - ness and piety. The literal meaning is: His/Her Venerable Presence. It is also used for God in the super - lative sense.