The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page xii
NURUL-QUR'AN xii 62:4, and count Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m [‘In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful’] as the first verse in every chap- ter that begins with it. Where we have included verses from the Bible, all references are taken from the King James Version (KJV). The following abbreviations have been used: s as s allall a hu ‘alaihi wa sallam, meaning ‘peace and blessings of Allah be upon him’, is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. as ‘alaihis-sal a m, meaning ‘peace be upon him’, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. ra ra d iyall a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum, meaning ‘Allah be pleased with him/her/them’, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as or of the Promised Messiah as. rta ra h matull a h ‘alaih/‘alaih a /‘alaihim, meaning ‘Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them’, is written after the names of those deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as or of the Promised Messiah as. aba ayyadahull a hu Ta‘ a la bina s rihil-‘Az i z, meaning ‘Allah the Almighty help him with His powerful support’, is written