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Glossary 241 Mi‘r a j The spiritual ascension of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as to Heaven, described in the Holy Quran and related in detail in ha- dith literature. Mu h addath A recipient of divine revelation. Plural is mu h addath i n or mu h addath u n. Mu h addith A scholar of the Hadith. Muhammad s as Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophet s as. Mulham Recipient of ilh a m, or di- vine revelation. Mu s le h Ma‘ u d Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II, Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad ra (1889–1965), was the second Successor of the Promised Messiah as. He is also called Mu s le h -e-Ma‘ u d (Promised Son) because he was born in ac- cordance with the prophecy made by the Promised Messiah as in 1886 concerning the birth of a righteous son who would be endowed with unique abilities and attributes. Mu s taf a The Chosen One, a title of honour used for the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Naww a b An honorific title ratified and bestowed by Mughal emper- ors to semi-autonomous Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. The female equivalent is ‘Be- gum’ or ‘Naw a b Begum’. P i r(s) Literally, ‘old’ (in Persian). Generally refers to a spiritual leader at whose hands students have taken an oath of allegiance. Title is commonly used for leaders of Sufi orders. Promised Messiah as A title given to the Reformer prophesied to ap- pear during the Latter Days, by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas ; see also About the Author on page xi. Quran see Holy Quran. Rabbul-‘ a lam i n An attribute of God as mentioned in S u rah al-F a ti h ah. Meaning: ‘Lord of all the worlds’. Rafa‘a Arabic term meaning to phys- ically raise or to spiritually exalt in rank. Rak‘ a t A unit of formal prayer ( S al a t ). Pl. Rak‘ a t. Sahib A title of respect similar to di- verse English terms like Mister, Honourable, and Revered. Sajj a dah Nash in The inheritor of a spiritual endowment.