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Glossary 203 Mi‘r a j The Spiritual Ascension of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as to Heaven, described in the Holy Quran and related in detail in ha- dith literature. Mub a halah Prayer duel. As de- scribed in S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, a contest between claimants to di- vine support wherein each party prays for God to curse the lying party. Mu h addath A recipient of Divine revelation. Plural is mu h addath i n or mu h addath u n. Mu h addith A scholar of Hadith. Muhammad s as Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophet s as. Mu s taf a The Chosen One, a title of honour used for the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Mutawakkil The one who trusts in God. Naww a b An honorific title ratified and bestowed by Mughal emperors to semi-autonomous Muslim rul- ers of princely states in South Asia. The female equivalent is ‘Begum’ or ‘Naww a b Begum’. P i r(s) Literally, ‘old’ (in Persian). Generally refers to a spiritual leader at whose hands students have taken an oath of allegiance. Title is commonly used for leaders of Sufi orders. Promised Messiah as A title given to the Reformer prophesied to ap- pear during the Latter Days, by the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as ; see also About the Author on page ix. Quran see Holy Quran. Rabbul-‘ A lam i n An attribute of God as mentioned in S u rah al-F a- ti h ah. Meaning: ‘Lord of all the worlds’. Ra hi m Merciful. An attribute of God as mentioned in S u rah al-F a- ti h ah and throughout the Holy Quran. The verbal noun of this at- tribute is Ra hi miyyat. Ra h m a n Gracious. An attribute of God as mentioned in S u rah al-F a- ti h ah and throughout the Holy Quran. The verbal noun of this at- tribute is Ra h m a niyyat. Rub u biyyat The divine quality of sustaining or nurturing; the ver- bal noun of the attribute Rabb or ‘Lord’. Sahib A title of respect similar to di- verse English terms like Mister, Honourable, and Revered.