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202 Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteous- ness and piety. The literal mean- ing is: His/Her Holiness, Worship, Eminence, etc. It is also used for God in the superlative sense. H akam Arbiter, Judge. A title given to the Imam Mahdi by the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Holy Prophet s as A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad s as. Holy Quran The final and perfect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Mu- h ammad s as over a period of twen- ty-three years. Jam a ‘at Community. Although the word Jam a ‘at may refer to any com- munity, in this book Jam a ‘at gen- erally refers to the Worldwide Ah- madiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at. K a fir A person who is not a Muslim; disbeliever. Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word khal i fah , which herein means ‘successor’. Khulaf a ’ is the plural of Khalifah. In many divine revelations someone com- missioned by God Almighty is referred to as His Khalifah. In Is- lamic terminology, the title ‘Khal- i fa-e-R a shid’ [righteous Khal i- fah ] is applied to each of the first four Khulaf a ’ who continued the mission of the Holy Prophet Mu- h ammad s as. Ahmadi Muslims refer to each successor of the Promised Messiah as as Khalifatul Masih. Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n The Seal of the Prophets. A title accorded by God to the Holy Prophet Mu h am- mad s as in the Holy Quran. A vari- ant is Kh a tamul-Anbiy a’. Kufr Disbelief. Describes any belief or act that is so contrary to Islamic teachings that it can cause its doer to fall outside the pale of Islam. Of- ten used by Muslims in the con- text of opining on the beliefs or ac- tions of their co-religionists. Madinah The ancient Arabian city to which the Holy Prophet s as em- igrated from Makkah. Home to al-Masjid an-Nabawi and the tomb of the Holy Prophet s as , the second holiest site in Islam. Makkah The ancient Arabian city of the Holy Prophet Mu h ammad’s birth, settled by Prophet Ibr a h i m as , and home to the Ka‘bah, the holi- est site in Islam. Maulaw i A Muslim religious cleric.