Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 567
Glossary Ahl-e-Bait The members of the house- hold of the Holy Prophet s as. All a hu Akbar Arabic expression mean- ing ‘Allah is the Greatest. ’ A ryah Sam a j A Hindu sect founded by Pundit Dayanand in 1875. Their first and foremost belief is that Parmesh- war [God] is not the Creator of mat- ter and souls. Rather, that all of these things are eternal and self-subsisting like Parmeshwar. A sha bu s - S uffah A term used for those indigent emigrants who lived in the Mosque of the Holy Prophet sas in Madinah and dedicated themselves to the worship of Allah, company of the Holy Prophet sas and recitation of the Holy Quran. Auliy a ’ Plural of wal i. See Wal i Avat a r A term in Hinduism referring to the appearance of a deity upon earth in reincarnated form. Bai‘at An oath of allegiance to a reli- gious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. Literally means ‘to be sold’. 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 a ‘great deceiver’. In Islamic termi- nology Dajj a l refers to those satanic forces which would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Prom- ised Messiah and Imam Mahdi as. Furq a n Another name for the Holy Quran, meaning the discrimination between right and wrong. H ad i th A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. 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 superlative sense. H akam Arbiter. A title bestowed upon the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi by the Holy Prophet sas. H aqqul-Yaq i n True certainty.