Muhammad the Liberator of Women — Page 16
16 M U H A M M A D S A W — T H E L I B E R A T O R O F W O M E N Hadith— A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. The plural is aha d i th. Holy Prophet saw — A term used exclusively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Holy )uran— The Book sent by Allah for the guidance of mankind. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw over a period of twenty-three years. Jam a ‘at— Jam a ‘at means community. Although the word jam a ‘at itself may refer to any community, in this book, Jam a ‘at specifically refers to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at. Khalifah and Khilafat— Caliph is derived from the Arabic word Khalifah , which herein means the successor. Khulaf a ’ is the plural of Khalifah. In Islamic terminology, the title ‘ Khal i fa-e-R a shid’ [righteous Khalifah ] is applied to one of the first four khulaf a ’ who continued the mission of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. Ahmadi Muslims refer to each successor of the Promised Messiah as as Khalifatul Masih. The institution of successorship is called Khilafat. Khilafat— The institution of successorship in Islam. See also Khalifah. Mahd i — ‘The guided one. ’ This is the title given by the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw to the awaited Reformer of the Latter Days.