Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 260
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part three 260 D ammah In Arabic script, the vowel mark for the ‘u’ sound, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ُ ـ and designating a short ‘u’. If the Arabic letter و ( w a w ) immediately follows, it indicates a long ‘ u’. Fakhrur-Rusul The Pride of the Messengers, a title of honour used for the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. Fat h ah In Arabic script, the vowel mark for ‘a’ sound, appearing as a diago- nal line placed above a letter and des- ignating a short ‘a’: َ ـ If the Arabic letter ا ( alif ) immediately follows, it indicates a long ‘ a’. Furq a n Another name for the Holy Quran, meaning the discrimination between right and wrong. Hadith A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. The plural is a ha d i th. Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteousness and piety. The literal meaning is: his/her Holi- ness, Worship, Eminence, etc. It is also used for God in the super- lative sense. Holy Prophet saw A title used exclusively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad saw. 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 Muhammad saw over a period of twenty-three years. H ujjatull a h The Proof of Allah, a term used to honour the men of God. Ilh a m Divine revelation from God, used interchangeably with wa hi in Islamic terminology. ‘Ilm Knowledge or science. ‘Ilm-e-ladunn i The knowledge that is divinely bestowed. Imam Mahdi A title meaning ‘Guided Leader’, given to the Reformer of the Latter Days prophesied by the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw ; see also About the Author on page vii. Istighf a r To seek God’s forgiveness. J a hiliyyah The term literally mean- ing ‘ignorance’ and refers to Arabia’s pre-Islamic period. Juzw’ A term meaning ‘part’; it refers to a part consisting of sixteen pages of a publication. The word is also used to denote one of the thirty parts in which the Holy Quran is divided for convenience in recitation. Kalimah The declaration of the Is- lamic faith: L a il a ha illall a h Mu h ammadur-Ras u lull a h, ‘There is no one worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’. Khairur-Rusul The Best of the Mes- sengers, a title of honour used for the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw.