Pleasant Stories & Anecdotes — Page 77
Glossary—Perseverance 77 Malfūzāt : The auspicious verbal nar- ratives of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (peace be upon him), the founder of the Ahmadi- yya Muslim Community. From time to time, he presented these narratives in his blessed meetings and gatherings. Mathnawī Rūmī : A book written by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (1207-1273), a Muslim poet, faq i h, scholar, theologian, and Sufi mys- tic. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world’s languages. Most of his works are written in Persian. M u s a : Hadrat M u s a [Moses] is a Prophet of Allah. Naw a b : A ruling prince or powerful landowner in the Indian subconti- nent. Naw a b Muhammad Ali Khan : A companion of the Promised Mes- siah from Malerkotla, a city and municipal council in Sangrur dis- trict in the Indian state of Punjab. Nosherwan : A Persian king from 531 to 579. Philip Sidney : A British soldier. Plato : He was an Athenian philoso- pher (428-348 BC) and founder of the Platonist school of thought, and the Academy, the first institu- tion of higher learning in the West- ern world. He is widely considered the pivotal figure in the history of Ancient Greek and Western phi- losophy, along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous stu- dent, Aristotle. Qadian : A city in Punjab, India. Hometown of the Promised Mes- siah (peace be upon him). Sheikh Nizām-ud-D i n (1238-1325): He was a Muslim scholar and saint who lived in India. Sheikh Sa‘dī: Abū-Muhammad Mu s- li h al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī (1210-1291) is known by his pen name Sa‘dī. He was a prominent Persian poet and prose writer of the medieval period. He is recog- nized for the quality of his writ- ings and the depth of his social and moral thoughts. B u st a n is considered one of the 100 greatest books of all time, according to The Guardian. Sharī‘ah: The word ‘Sharī‘ah’ literally means ‘a way’. In Islamic terminol- ogy, it means the legal system of Islam.