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240 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. Holy Prophet s as A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad s as. 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. Hujjatull a h Lit. The Proof of Allah, a term used to honour the men of God. Ilh a m Divine revelation from God, used interchangeably with wa hi in Islamic terminology. Jam a ‘at Community. Although the word Jam a ‘at may refer to any com- munity, in this book Jam a ‘at gen- erally refers to the Worldwide Ah- madiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at. Kadhdh a b Great liar. A title of Mu- sailimah, who claimed falsely to be a Prophet in Arabia in the 7th cen- tury CE. Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word khal i fah , which herein means ‘successor’. Khulaf a ’ is the plural of Khalifah. Khalifatul-Mas ih Ahmadi Mus- lims refer to a successor of the Promised Messiah as as Khal i fatul- Mas ih. Khulaf a ’ is the plural of Khalifah. Kh a tamul-Anbiy a ’ The Seal of the Prophets, a title accorded to the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n The Seal of the Prophets. A title accorded by God to the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as in the Holy Quran. A variant is Kh a tamul-Anbiy a ’. Khatm-e-Nubu w wat Seal of Prophethood. Refers to the highest rank among Prophets, accorded to the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Kufr Disbelief. Describes any belief or act that is so contrary to Islamic teachings that it can cause its doer to fall outside the pale of Islam. Of- ten used by Muslims in the con- text of opining on the beliefs or ac- tions of their co-religionists. Maulaw i A Muslim religious cleric.