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GLOSSARY Aḥādīth Plural of hadith, Hadith. see Amin A term which literally means, 'so let it be' and is used at the end of a supplication to pray that God may accept it. It is similar in mean- ing to 'amen. Aryah Samāj A Hindu sect founded by Pundit Dayanand in 1875. Their first and foremost belief is that Par- meshwar [God] is not the Creator of matter and souls. Rather, that all of these things are eternal and self-subsisting like Parmeshwar. Auliyā' A shorter version of auliya'- ullāh, which means 'friends of Al- lah'; plural of wali. Bai'at Oath of allegiance to a re- ligious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. Dajjal An Arabic word literally meaning 'great deceiver. In Is- lamic terminology dajjal refers to those satanic forces which would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdias. Hadith A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsaw. The plu- ral is ahādīth. Hadrat A term of respect used to show honour and reverence for a person of established righteous- ness and piety. The literal meaning is his/her Holiness, Worship, Emi- nence, etc. It is also used for God in the su- perlative sense. Hanafi A school of jurisprudence founded by Imam Abu Hanifahth.