Ahmadis and the Aryas of Qadian — Page xiv
xiv ra raziyallahu ‘anhu/‘anhaa/‘anhum , meaning ‘may Allah be pleased with him/her/them’, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as or of the Promised Messiah as. rta rahmatullah ‘alaihi/‘alaihaa/‘alaihim , meaning ‘may Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them’, is written after the names of those deceased Khalifahs or pious Muslims who were not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as or of the Promised Messiah as. aba ayyadahullahu Ta‘ala binasrihil-‘Azeez , meaning ‘may Allah the Almighty help him with His powerful support’, is written after the name of the present head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. For example, we would write His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih V aba.