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Glossary Azan The formal call for Islamic daily Prayers. Aameen 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’. Aryah Samaaj A Hindu sect founded by Pundit Dayanand in 1875. Their first and foremost belief is that Parmeshwar [God] is not the Creator of matter and souls. Rather, that all of these things are eternal and self-subsisting like Par- meshwar. Dajjaal An Arabic word literally meaning the ‘great deceiver’. In Islamic terminology Dajjaal re- fers to those satanic forces which would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Mes- siah and Imam Mahdi as. 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. Fathah In Arabic script, the vowel mark for ‘a’ sound, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter and designating a short ‘a’: _ َ __ if the Arabic letter ا ( alif ) immedi- ately follows, it indicates a long ‘a’. Hadith A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. The plural is ahaadeeth. Hazrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteous- ness and piety. The literal meaning is: his/her Holiness, Worship, Em- inence, etc. It is also used for God in the superlative sense.