Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 76
76 Glossary Throughout this publication, except for few names and the word © adhrat, we have used the Royal Asiatic Society system of transliteration. In the glossary, for the benefit of the reader, we have listed some of the common non-RAS variations along with the RAS formations. Ablution: Wu ñ ū. Prescribed washing before Isl ā mic worship. A ™ mad ī , Ahmadi }døäZ : A follower of © a ñ rat Mirz å Ghul å m A ™ mad, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him. A ™ madiyya, A ™ madiyyah, Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyyah ‰†døäZ : See A ™ madiyyat. A ™ madiyyat, Ahmadiyyat XÕûdøäZ : A ™ madiyyah, A ™ madiyya, Ahmadiyyah, Ahmadiyya. Muslim sect believing © a ñ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ™ mad to be the Promised Messiah (second coming) and the Mahd ī awaited by Muslims, peace be on him. ‘ alaihissalåm wαöZ ‰√æì : Peace be on him. al ™ amdu lill ā h ‰æö¨ø©öZ : All praise belongs to All ā h. ā m∏n, ameen „≈õÚ : So be it. am ∏r, amir, ameer Æ≈õZ : Commander, Head. Am ∏ r-ul-Mu’min ∏ n. Amirul-Mu’mineen „√¿õ¬øöZ Æ≈õZ : The Commander of the Faithful. an ”å r, ansar f£≥úZ : Plural of nasir. Helpers. Medinites who helped and supported the Holy Prophet Mu ™ ammad sallall ā hu ‘alaihi wa sallam, and the Muslim immigrants from Mecca. Members of Majlis Ansarull ā h. a ”™ ā b (pronounced as as-haab) [£©èZ : Plural of “ a ™ ā b ī. ‘A ” r Æ≥ì : Late afternoon formal Isl ā mic worship. bai‘at, baiat, Õ∑√Ö : Pledge of initiation, covenant of association.