The Islamic Mode of Worship — Page 48
Glossary 48 spiritual leaders, particularly the successors of the Holy Prophet sa and the Promised Messiah as. Khalifatul-Masih or Khalifatul Masih ( الْمَسِیْح 羡 ُ خَلِیْفَة ) a title conferred on the spiritual successors of the Promised Messiah as. Khilafat or Khilafat ( خِلَفَــت ) an institution led by a supreme spiritual head known as the khalifa. Namaz or Nam a z ( نََاز ) the Persian word for the obligatory Islamic prayer. Rak‘at ( رکعت ) one unit of the obligatory Islamic prayer. Salat or S al a t ( صَلَة ) the obligatory Islamic prayer. Tahajjud ( تََجُّد ) a voluntary prayer performed by Muslims in the early part of the night. Tashahhud ( ُّد ھ تَشَ ) bearing witness to the Islamic creed that ‘there is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad sa is His Messenger’. Tayammum ( تَیَمُّم ) a dry ablution using clean soil or dust when water is not available. Umma or Ummah ) مَّہ 羡 ُ ا ( the global community of Muslims.