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GLOSSARY Amin A term which literally means, 'so let it be' and is used at the end of a supplica- tion to pray that God may ac- cept it. It is similar in mean- ing to 'amen. Aḥādīth Plural of Hadith. Say- ings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. Allah Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence for Him, the Muslims often add Taālā, the Exalted, when saying His Holy name. Jalsa Salana the Annual Con- vention. A conference held annually and attended by Ahmadi and non-Ahmadi Muslims throughout the world in large numbers. The annual conference was initiated by the Prom- ised Messiahas in 1891. It is known by its original Urdu name, Jalsa Salana. sect Arya Samaj A Hindu founded by Pundit Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875. Their first and foremost belief is that Parmeshwar [God] is not the Creator of matter and souls. Rather, all of these things are eternal and self-subsisting like Par- meshwar. 'Aşr Late afternoon (Prayer). One of the daily obligatory Prayers [i. e. Salat] in Islam. 335