Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion for the Elect of God — Page 50
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 50 the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful] as the first verse in every chapter it appears. The following abbreviations have been used; readers are urged to recite the full salutations when reading the book: saw s allall a hu ‘alaihi wa sallam, meaning ‘peace and blessings of Allah be upon him’, is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. as ‘alaihis-sal a m, meaning ‘peace be on him’, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. ra ra d iyall a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum, meaning ‘Allah be pleased with him/her/them’, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw or of the Promised Messiah as. rta ra h matull a h ‘alaihi/‘alaih a /‘alaihim, meaning ‘Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them’, is written after the names of those deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw or of the Promised Messiah as. aba ayyadahull a hu Ta‘ a l a bina s rihil-‘Az i z, meaning ‘may Allah the Almighty help him with His powerful support’, is written after the name of the present head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khal i fatul- Mas ih V aba.