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C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I xiv Bai‘at —Oath of allegiance to a religious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. Bukh ari —A book of a ha d i th (the sayings) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa compiled by Hadrat Imam Muhammad Bin Ism a‘i l Bukh ari rta (194H-256H). This book of a ha d i th is believed to be the most authentic book after the Holy Qur’an. Chandah —Monetary contributions or donations. Dajj a l —A term in Arabic that literally means, ‘the great deceiver. ’ In Islamic terminology ‘ Dajj a l ’ refers to those satanic forces that would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah as and al-Imam al-Mahd i. A similar prophecy in the Christian faith about the appearance of the Antichrist refers to the same phenomenon, and we have therefore translated the term ‘ Dajj a l ’ as ‘Antichrist’. Dur u d —Invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Du‘ a ’ —Prayer or supplication. E i d —A Muslim feast day; Islamic celebrations at the end of Rama da n and at the conclusion of Pilgrimage. Gha dd- e-Ba s ar —A term in the Holy Qur’an that literally means ‘keeping the eyes cast down’. Ghafara —A term in the Holy Qur’an that literally means ‘covering and suppressing’. H ad i th —A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. The plural is a ha d i th.