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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, ‘may it be so’ and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in mean- ing to ‘amen’. Bai‘at Oath of allegiance to a re- ligious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. 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 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. Jam a ‘at Community. Although the word Jama'at may refer to any com- munity, in this book Jama'at gen- erally refers to the Worldwide Ah- madiyya Muslim Jama'at. Khalifah Caliph/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. Khalifatul Masih 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.