Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page ix
a b b r e v i a t i o n s The following abbreviations have been used. Readers are urged to recite the full salutations: sa s al-lall a hu ‘alaihi wa sallam , meaning ‘may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him’ is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. as ‘alaihis sal a m , meaning ‘may peace be upon him’ is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. ra ra d i-All a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum , meaning ‘may Allah be pleased with him/her/them’ is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa or of the Promised Messiah as. rta ra h matull a h ‘alaih , meaning ‘may Allah shower His mercy upon him’ is written after the names of deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa or of the Promised Messiah as. aba ayyadahull a hu ta ‘a l a bi na s rihil ‘az i z , meaning ‘may Allah support him with His Mighty Help’ is written after the name of the current Khalifah of the Promised Messiah as.