The Will — Page 55
PUBLISHER'S NOTE Please note that, in the translation that follows, words given in parentheses () are the words of the Promised Messiahas. If any explanatory words or phrases are added by the translators for the purpose of clarification, they are put in square brackets [ ]. Footnotes given by the publisher are marked ‘[Publisher]. References to the Holy Quran contain the name of the sūrah [i. e. chapter] followed by a chapter:verse citation, e. g. Sūrah al-Jumu'ah, 62:4, and count Bismillahir-Rahmānir-Rahim ['In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful'] as the first verse in every chapter that begins with it. The following abbreviations have been used: șas şallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam, meaning 'peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. as 'alaihis-salām, meaning 'peace be on him, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. ra radiyallahu 'anhu/ʻanhā/'anhum, meaning 'may Allah be pleased with him/her/them, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas or of the Promised Messiahas.