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− GLOSSARY OF URDU AND ARABIC WORDS − Abi: Father of. − Abu: Father of. − AD: Anno Domimi, The year of the Lord, Denoting Christian Era. Adhan: The Islamic call to Prayer. − − Afsar: In-charge. AH: After Hijrah. Ahadith: Plural of Hadith. ± − − ± − Ahlussunnah wal-Jama'at: The people of the Sunnah and the − Consensus. Ahrar: An Anti-Ahmadiyya Movement. ± − ± 'Alaihissalam (as): Peace be on him. − Allah: The proper name of God. − Al-amin: The trustworthy. − Al-sadiq: The truthful. ± − ‘Amal: Practice. Amanat: Entrusted thing; Deposit. − Amarat: Office of a Commander or a Chief − Amin: So be it − − Amir: Commander, Head − Amur-i-'Ama: Social Services. − − Ansar: The Muslims at Medina, who helped the ± − Holy Prophet and other Muslims at the time sa of migration were called or Helpers; Ansar ± − members of Majlis Ansarullah. ± − − ‘Aqiqa: A feast usually arranged on the seventh day − of birth of a child. ‘Arafat: The name given to a Plain or Valley near − Mecca where pilgrims halt in the latter portion of the ninth day of. It is Dhul Hijjah ± nine miles from Mecca, and the halt of the pilgrims at this place forms one of the principal ceremonies of the Pilgrimage. 491