Why Islam is my choice — Page 151
151 Sufism: Being a Ṣū f ī. A simple life of righteousness and service to the cause of man and God. Sunnah çû÷Úør : practice of the Holy Prophet Mu ḥ ammad, peace and blessings of Allah be on him. sunnah prayer: Non-obligatory portion of formal Isl ā mic worship offered following the example of the Holy Prophet, Mu ḥ ammad, peace and blessings of All ā h on him. Sunn ī : Traditionists. A sect of Islam. S ū rah ä÷müÝør : A chapter of the Holy Qur’ ā n. There are 114 S ū rahs (chapters)—of various lengths—in the Holy Qur’ ā n. tabl ī gh ¸üêùÇüM÷P : preaching, propagation Ummah, Ummat ö÷ûÕøC : nation, people. Muslims. Urd ū ÜøiøümøC : National language of Pakistan, also spoken in some areas of India and adjoining regions comprising mostly of Arabic, Persian and Hind ī words and expressions. vis-à-vis (pronounced as veezavee): in regard to, in relation to. Wahh ā b ī : Muslim sect founded by Mu ḥ ammad bin ‘Abdul- Wahh ā b in the eighteenth century. Waqf-i-Jad ī d, Waqf Jad ī d, Waqf-i-Jadeed, Waqf Jadeed jüéùj÷Xù¼ü¾÷Ü : New Devotion. A scheme among the A ḥ madiyyah community to arrange for the educational and medical support of the people of the less endowed countries of the world. Wu ḍū ôÝø¤øÜ : Ablution. Prescribed washing before Islamic worship. Ẓ afrulla Kh ā n, Sir Mu ḥ ammad Ẓ afarull ā h Kh ā n ØD÷fÓCøn»÷¬j÷ûÖ÷cøÕ : (February 6, 1893 - September 1, 1985). Barrister-at- Law, Lincoln’s Inn, 1914. Member, Punjab Legislative Council, 1926-1935. Member, Governor-General’s