Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 536
536 MALFUZAT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 7 Khalifatullāh Vicegerent of God. Khatm-e-Nubuwwat Seal of Prophet- hood. Refers to the highest rank among Prophets, accorded to the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. Khilafat The institution of successor- ship in Islam. Kufr Disbelief. Describes any belief or act that is so contrary to Islamic teach- ings that it can cause its doer to fall outside the pale of Islam. Often used by Muslims in the context of opining on the beliefs or actions of their co-re- ligionists. Langar Khānah Community Kitchen. The Promised Messiahas established a dining and hospitality centre that pro- vided free meals to anyone in need, as well as those people who travelled to Qadian to visit him. Madinah The ancient Arabian city to which the Holy Prophetsas emigrated from Makkah. Home to al-Masjid an-Nabawi and the tomb of the Holy Prophetsas, the second holiest site in Islam. Maghrib Time of sunset. The term is also used for the prayer (salāt) offered after sunset. Makkah The ancient Arabian city of the Holy Prophet Muhammad's birth, settled by Prophet Ibrāhīmas, and home to the Ka'bah, the holiest site in Islam. Mahdi Literally means 'Guided. see Imam Mahdi. Mathnawi The six-volume magnum opus of Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Rūmī (1207-1273 CE) written in po- etic form. Maulānā or Maulawi A Muslim reli- gious cleric. Mi'raj The spiritual ascension of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas to Heaven, described in the Holy Quran and related in detail in hadith literature. Muhaddath A recipient of divine rev- elation. Plural is muhaddathin or muhaddathun. Muhammadsas Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophetsas. Mujaddid A Reformer. Holy person- ages within Islam who appeared in at the head of every century. Mulham Recipient of ilhām, or divine revelation. Mutiny of 1857 Also known as the Se- poy Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, and the First War of Independence, was a major armed rebellion against British rule in India that was initiated by se- poys (Indians serving in the British army), which incited pockets of civil- ian resistance. The rebellion quickly spread across northern and central In- dia, but was ultimately subdued with the British Crown taking direct con- trol of India from the British East In- dia Company in 1858. Nafs A term in Arabic that literally means 'self'.