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Glossary Abul-Q a sim Literally means ‘father of Q a sim’. It is an attributive title of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw ; Q a sim was the name of one of his sons; see also Holy Prophet. Af d alur-Rusul The Most Exalted of the Messengers, a title of honour used for the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. Al h amdulill a h The literal meaning is, ‘all praise belongs to Allah’; an expres- sion from the Holy Quran for show- ing one’s gratitude to Allah. A m i n A term which literally means, ‘so let it be’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in meaning to ‘amen’. Amr Something that proceeds from Allah directly without the use of any intermediary. A ryah Sam a j A Hindu sect founded by Pundit Dayanand in 1875. Their first and foremost belief is that Parmeshwar [God] is not the Creator of matter and souls. Rather, that all of these things are eternal and self-sub- sisting like Parmeshwar. Auliy a ’ A shorter version of auliy a ’ - ull a h, literally means ‘friends’; plural of wal i. Auliy a ’ull a h Literally means ‘friends of Allah’. Plural of waliyyull a h. A yatull a h A Sign of Allah, a term used to honour the men of God. Bar a h i n Convincing arguments or proofs; the singular is burh a n. Brahm u Sam a j A Hindu revival move- ment that believes in the One God, but believes that reason alone is enough to guide mankind towards Him. They do not believe in divine revelation. Dajj a l An Arabic word literally mean- ing the ‘great deceiver’. In Islamic terminology Dajj a l refers to those satanic forces which would be un- leashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi as.