Remembrance of Allah — Page 135
Glossary For the benefit of readers, some important Islamic terms are explained below. Adh a n Call for formal Islamic Prayer. A ha di t h Plural of hadith. Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Ahmadiyya Muslim Commu- nity Community of Muslims who have accepted the claims of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian as the Promised Mes- siah. The Community was estab- lished by the Promised Messiah as in 1889, and is now under the lead- ership of his fifth Khalifah , H a d- rat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah strengthen him). The Com- munity is also known as Jam a ‘at Ahmadiyya. A member of the Community is called an Ahmadi Muslim or an Ahmadi. ‘Al i m An attribute of Allah, which means the All-Knowing. Allah Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper rev- erence for Him, the Muslims often add Ta‘ a l a , the Exalted, when say- ing His Holy name. A m i n 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 mean- ing to ‘amen’.