The Holy War — Page 292
292 Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word khal i fah , which herein means ‘successor’. Khulaf a ’ is the plu- ral of Khalifah. In many divine revela- tions someone commissioned by God Almighty is referred to as His Khal i- fah. In Islamic terminology, the title ‘Khal i fa-e-R a shid’ [righteous Khal i- fah ] is applied to each of the first four Khulaf a ’ who continued the mission of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Ahmadi Muslims refer to each suc- cessor of the Promised Messiah as as Khalifatul Masih. Maulaw i— A Muslim religious cleric. Muhammad s as — Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophet s as. Quran — see Holy Quran. Ra h m a n — Gracious—an attribute of God as mentioned in S u rah al-F a ti- h ah and throughout the Holy Quran. The verbal noun of this attribute is Ra h m a niyyat. Shariah Religious Law of Islam. The term is also used in a general sense for any religion’s revealed legal code. S u rah A chapter of the Holy Quran.