Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page xix
Glossary xix Sahib —A term of respect for a man, similar to the diversity of English terms like mister or sir. S adaqah —Charity or alms. The plural is S adaq a t. Sal a m —An Islamic salutation of peace. S al a t —Five daily Prayers that are obligatory for Muslims. S al a t-ul-Witr —Three rak ‘a t of Prayer offered either at the end of ‘Ish a ’ Prayer or Tahajjud Prayer. Shar i ‘ah —Islamic religious law. Shirk —Associating partners with Allah. Su f i —An Islamic mystic. Sunnah —Traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa of Islam. S u rah —A term in Arabic referring to a chapter of the Holy Qur’an. Tabligh —Preaching or propagating the message of Islam and Ahmadiyyat. Literally means conveying (the message). Tahajjud Prayer —Optional Prayer of great merit offered in the latter part of the night; pre-dawn formal Islamic worship. Taqw a —A term in Arabic that literally means ‘righteous- ness’. Tau hi d —The fundamental Islamic belief that there is none worthy of being worshipped except Allah.