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Glossary A m i n Let it be so. Arabic equivalent to amen. Auliy a ’ Literally means ‘Friends’ and is the plural of wal i , which is gen - erally used to refer to a saintly per - son. Shorter version of auliy a ’ul - l a h. Auliy a ’ull a h Literally means ‘friends of Allah’. Plural of waliyyull a h. Bai‘at Oath of allegiance to a re - ligious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. Bar a h i n Convincing and conclusive arguments, evidence, and proof; the singular is burh a n. Short name for Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, the five- part magnum opus of the Prom - ised Messiah as. Dajj a l A term in Arabic that liter - ally means, ‘the great deceiver’. In Islamic terminology ‘Dajj a l’ refers to those satanic forces that would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah as and al-Imam al-Mahdi. A similar prophecy in the Christian faith about the appearance of the Anti - christ refers to the same approach phenomenon, and we have there - fore used the terms ‘Dajj a l’ and ‘Antichrist’ and synonyms. Eid Literally, ‘Happiness that is of - ten renewed’. Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of the month of Ramadan. Eid ul-Adha is celebrated to commem - orate Ibrahim’s willingness to sacri - fice his son for God. Furq a n Literally, the ‘Discrimina - tion’. Another name for the Holy Quran, meaning the discrimina - tion between right and wrong. H ad i th A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. The plural is a ha d i th. Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteousness