The Qadian Diary

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad

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The Qadian Diary — Page 132

Glossary 118 Tehsil ( َصیل حت ) a local administrative division which exercises financial and administrative control over the towns and villages of its jurisdiction. Ummul Mu’minin ( اُمّ المؤمننی ) literally ‘the Mother of the Faithful’. A term of respect and reverence used for the wives of the Holy Prophet sa and by Ahmadis for the wife of the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Zamindar ( زَمیندار ) a person who owns a large area of farm land. Ziafat ( ضِیافت ) hospitality.