Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 58
Glossary 58 InshaAllah or Insh a’ All a h ( اِنْشَــاء ہللا ) an Arabic expression which means ‘God willing’ or ‘if God wills’. Commonly used by Arabic speakers with reference to future events they hope will occur. Jalsa Salana or Jalsah S a l a nah ( جَلْسَــہ سَــالَنَہ ) the annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Often shortened to just jalsa. Jama'at or Jam a ‘at ( جََاعَت ) group, organisation or assembly. Used as a pronoun and short form description of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at. Khalifa or Khalifah ( خَلِیْفَہ ) a term used for Islamic spiritual leaders, particularly the successors of the Holy Prophet sa and the Promised Messiah as. Khalifatul-Masih or Khal i fatul - Mas ih ( ْح ي ِ الْمَس ُ خَلِیْفَة ) a title conferred on the spiritual successors of the Promised Messiah as. Khilafat or Khilafat ( خِلَفَــت ) an institution led by a supreme spiritual head known as the khalifa. Khulafa or Khulaf a ’ ( خُلَفَاء ) plural of khalifa Muhajirin or Muh a jir i n ( ْ ي ِ مُھَاجِــر ) Muslims who migrated with the Holy Prophet sa from Mecca to Medina.