Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 983
GLOSSARY 983 Ummahātul-Mu'minin Mothers of the Faithful. Title accorded to the wives of the Holy Prophet Muḥammadsa. Ummati Follower of the Holy Prophet Muḥammad sa Ummat-e-Muḥammadiyyah The community or followers of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa. Vedas The most ancient Hindu scrip- tures, written in Sanskrit. Wahi Divine revelation from God. Wali Literally, 'friend. In the terminol- ogy of Islamic mysticism, it refers to a very pious person or a friend of Allah. The singular form is wali [friend] or waliyyullah [friend of Allah], the plu- ral form is auliya'ullāh which is some- times abbreviated as auliya. Zamzam An underground spring in Makkah that appeared at the time of extreme restlesness and prayers of Hadrat Hajirah [Hagar], the mother of Ḥaḍrat Ismā'il [Ishmael], when he was close to dying because of thirst.