Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 527
GLOSSARY Abd a l Literally means ‘Substitutes’ (of the Prophets). Saintly men. Adh a n The formal call for Islamic daily Prayers. A ha d i th Plural of hadith. Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community A Community of Muslims who have accepted the claims of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian as the Promised Messiah. The Community was established by the Promised Mes- siah as in 1889, and is now under the leadership of his fifth Khalif a h, H a d- rat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah strengthen him). The Community is also known as Jam a ‘at Ahmadiyya. A member of the Community is called an Ahmadi Muslim or an Ahmadi. ‘Ainul-Yaq i n Certainty by sight. The second of three levels of certainty. Al h amdulill a h A phrase from the Holy Quran meaning, all praise belongs to Allah alone. Allah Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence for Him, the Muslims often add Ta‘ a l a , the Exalted, when saying His Holy name. A m i n A term which literally means, ‘so let it be’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in meaning to ‘amen’. Aq ta b Plural of qu t b , which means the polar star, metaphorically applied to a saintly leader who guides people out of darkness. A rya Sam a j Hindu sect founded by Pundit Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875. Their first and foremost belief is that Parmeshwar (God) is not the Creator of matter and souls. Rather, all of these things are eternal and self-subsisting like Parmeshwar. ‘A s r Late afternoon. One of the five times of the daily obligatory Prayers (i. e. S al a t ) in Islam. Assal a mu ‘alaikum wa ra h matull a hi wa barak a tuh u Traditional Islamic greeting, meaning, may peace be on you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.