Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 4
Khilafat Centenary Guide to Notations For the ease of the reader, the notation "saw" is used after the term "Holy Prophet" or the name "Muhammad. " It stands for "sallallahu alaihi wasallam" or "peace and blessing of Allah be upon him. " Likewise, the notation "as" is used after the name of the Promised Messiah. This stands for "alaihissalam" or simply "peace be upon him. " The following notations are used for companions or followers of a Prophet: "ra" stands for "radhi allaihu 'anhu," which means "may Allah be pleased with himjher. " "rta" stands for "rahimahahullahu ta'ala" and means "may Allah shower mercy on himjher. " "aba" means "ayyada hullah ta'ala binasrihil aziz" and means "may Allah strengthen him with His mighty help. " Throughout this publication, these notations will be used as superscripted letters, i. e. "Holy Propheraw. "