Malfuzat – Volume I — Page 284
284 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Tahajjud the voluntary prayer offered in the middle of the night, before the obligatory Prayer at dawn. taqiyyab a Shia doctrine that permits one to conceal their faith, hide the truth or forgo ordinary religious duties under threat of death or injury. tolab a traditional Indian unit of measurement, equivalent to approximately 11. 664 grams. wahdat-ul-wujud literally, 'Oneness of Being' is a Sufi doctrine generally attributed to Ibni Arabi, which suggests that God and His creation are one in the same thing. Those who believe in this doctrine are referred to as Wujudis. wahdat-ush-shubud literally, 'Oneness of Witnessing' is a doctrine that is opposed to Oneness of Being (wabdat-ul-wujud). The doctrine was taught by the Indian Sufi Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi and puts forth that though God and His creation are not one, God's creation is a reflection of His Being. Zuhr the second of the five daily prayers, which is offered in the afternoon after the sun begins to decline from its zenith