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Glossary Abul-Q a sim Literally means ‘father of Q a sim’. It is an attributive title of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as ; Q a sim was the name of one of his sons; see also Holy Prophet. A ha d i th Plural of h ad i th. Reported statements of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Al- H ar i r i In full Ab u Muhammad al-Q a sim ibn ‘Al i al- H ar i r i, ( born 1054, near al-Ba s rah, Iraq—died 1122, al-Ba s rah), scholar of Arabic language and literature primarily known for the refined style and wit of his collection of tales. A m i n A term which literally means, ‘may it be so’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in mean- ing to ‘amen’. Auliy a ’ Literally means ‘Friends’ and is the plural of wal i , which is generally used to refer to a saintly person. Shorter version of auliy a ’ull a h. Auliy a ’ull a h Literally means ‘friends of Allah’. Plural of waliyyull a h. Ahlul-Bait Members of the house- hold of the Holy Prophet s as. Dajj a l An Arabic word literally meaning ‘deceiver’. In Islamic ter- minology Dajj a l refers to those sa- tanic forces which would be un- leashed in the Latter Days, and would be opposed by the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi as. Dhun-N u rain Lit. ‘the possessor of two lights’. It was a title given to Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra because he had married two daughters of the Holy Prophet s as in succession, Ruqa- yyah ra and Umm Kulth u m ra.