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Glossary A ha d i th Plural of hadith. Reported statements of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. 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’. Baitul-Muqaddas A title of the an- cient Temple of Solomon, now the site of al-Aqsa Mosque. Third ho- liest site in Islam. Lit. the Sacred House. Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteous- ness and piety. The literal mean- ing is: His/Her Holiness, Worship, Eminence, etc. It is also used for God in the superlative sense. H ajj Pilgrimage to the House of Allah in Makkah, Arabia; also known as the fifth pillar of Islam. H ijrah The Migration. Refers to the exodus from Makkah to Madinah by the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as in the year 623 CE, which marks the beginning of the calendar of Islam. Holy Prophet s as A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Mu h ammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Holy Quran The final and per- fect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as over a period of twenty-three years. Khalifah Caliph or Successor; in Is- lamic terminology, the word right- eous Khalifah is applied to one of the four Khulaf a ’ who continued the mission of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as.