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Glossary 445 The female equivalent is ‘Begum’ or ‘Nawwab Begum’. Parmeshwar A term in Hinduism for God. Sometimes also written as Par- meshar. P i r(s) Literally, ‘old’ (in Persian). Gen- erally refers to a spiritual leader at whose hands students have taken an oath of allegiance. Title is commonly used for leaders of Sufi orders. Quran see Holy Quran. Ra’ i s-e-a‘ z am a great chieftain. Rabb Lord, Master, Creator; One who sustains and develops; One who brings to perfection by degrees. 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 ver- bal noun of this attribute is ra hi mi- yyat. 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 attribute is ra h m a niyyat. Rish i A Hindu saint or a spiritual scholar. Rub u biyyat The Divine quality of sus- taining or nurturing. Sair fill a h The sojourn in Allah. Sany a s Relinquishment, resignation, abandonment; abandonment of the world, profession of asceticism. Shariah Religious law of Islam. The term is also used in the general sense of any revealed law. S u rah A chapter of the Holy Quran. Tau hi d The Oneness of God—the fun- damental Islamic belief that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. Ummat-e-Mu h ammadiyyah The community or followers of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. Vedas The most ancient Hindu scrip- tures, written in Sanskrit and contain- ing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of the Ve- dic religion. There are four Vedas— Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda. Wal a yat The state of being a friend of God. Wal i Literally, ‘friend’. In the terminol- ogy of Islamic mysticism, it refers to a very pious person or a friend of Allah. The singular form is wal i [friend] or waliyyull a h [friend of Allah], the plu- ral form is auliy a ’ull a h which is some- times abbreviated as auliy a ’. Yas u ‘ Mas ih Jesus the Messiah.