Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 477
GLOSSARY 477 Kalimah Tayyibah The declaration of Mahdi Literally means 'Guided. see the Islamic faith: La ilaha illallāhu 'There Muhammadur-Rasûlullāh, is no one worthy of worship except Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. ' Kadhdhāb A great liar. Khātamul-Anbiya' The Seal of the Prophets, a title accorded to the Holy Prophetsas. Khātamun-Nabiyyin The Seal of the Prophets. A title accorded by God to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas in the Holy Quran. A variant is Khātamul-Anbiyā. Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word 'khalifah, which herein means 'successor'. Khulafā' is the plu- ral of Khalifah. Khilafat The institution of successor- ship in Islam. Khalifatul-Masīḥ see Khalifah. Kufr Disbelief. Describes any belief or act that is so contrary to Islamic teachings that it can cause its doer to fall outside the pale of Islam. Of- ten used by Muslims in the context of opining on the beliefs or actions of their co-religionists. Langar Khānah Community Kitchen. The Promised Messiahas established a dining and hospitality centre that provided free meals to anyone in need, as well as those people who travelled to Qadian to visit him. Imam Mahdi. Maulawi A Muslim religious 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 litera- ture. Mubāhalah Prayer duel. As described in Sūrah Al-e-Imran, a contest be- tween claimants to divine support wherein each party prays for God to curse the lying party. Muhammad sas Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophet sas. Mujaddid A Reformer. Holy person- ages within Islam who appeared at the head of every century. Nafs A term in Arabic that literally means 'self'. Nafs-e-ammārah The self that incites to evil. The lowest of three spiritual states; also an-nafsul-ammārah. Nawwab An honorific title ratified and bestowed by Mughal emperors to semi-autonomous Muslim rul- ers of princely states in South Asia. The female equivalent is 'Begum' or 'Nawwāb Begum. Nikah the announcement of marriage in Islam.