Tadhkirah — Page xix
Publishers’ Note Terminology Please note that we have used the following terminology in citing the original references: Ishtih a r has been translated as ‘Announment’, D am i mah 2 as ‘Appendix’, and Makt u b as ‘Letter of. ’ Citation of References from the Holy Qur’an According to our system of counting Qura’nic verses, the verse Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful) is counted as the first verse of the s u rah that it precedes. Salutations The name of Muhammad sa , the Holy Prophet of Islam, has been followed by the symbol sa , which is an abbreviation for the salutation S allall a hu ‘Alaihi Wasallam (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The names of other prophets and messengers are followed by the symbol as , an abbreviation for ‘ Alaihis-Sal a m (on whom be peace). The actual salutations have not generally been set out in full, but they should nevertheless, be understood as being repeated in full in each case. The symbol ra is used with the name of the companions of the Holy Prophet sa and those of the Promised Messiah as. It stands for Ra di yall a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum (May Allah be pleased with 2 An exception is D am i mah Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 5, which is a book in itself and its title has been given in its original words.