Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 569
GLOSSARY 569 The verbal noun of this attribute is Rahimiyyat. Rahman Gracious-an attribute of Takfir The practice of adjudging Mus- lims as non-Muslims, used chiefly by Muslims. God as mentioned in Sūrah al-Fati- Taqwa Righteousness. hah and throughout the Holy Quran. The verbal noun of this attribute is Rahmāniyyat. Rubūbiyyat The divine quality of sus- taining or nurturing; the verbal noun of the attribute Rabb or 'Lord'. Shariah Religious Law of Islam. The term is also used in a general sense for any religion's revealed legal code. Shurtī Any Vedic text. Sūrah A chapter of the Holy Quran. Taba Tabi'in The generation after that of the Tabiin. Tabi'in The generation of pious Mus- lims after the generations of the Com- panions. Tafrīd Uniqueness. Tauhid The Oneness of God-the fun- damental Islamic belief that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. Tawaf To perform circuit. Vedas The most ancient Hindu scrip- tures, written in Sanskrit and contain- ing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on rituals for the priests of the Ve- dic religion. There are four Vedas- Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda. Walāyat The state of being a friend of God, or waliyyullāh. Wali Literally, 'friend. In the terminol- ogy of Islamic mysticism, it refers to a very pious person or a friend of Allah. The singular form is walī [friend] or waliyyullāh [friend of Allah], the plu- ral form is auliyāʼullāh which is some- times abbreviated as auliyā.