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GLOSSARY Abū Bakr-A close friend and companion of the Holy Prophetsa and the first caliph in Islam. He was the first among men to confirm the truth of the claim of the Holy Prophetsa. Allah Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence to Him, Muslims often add Ta'ālā, 'the Most High', when saying His Holy name. Ahmadī Muslim or Ahmadi-A Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jamāʻat. Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jamāʻat-The member of Community the of Muslims who accept the claims of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas of Qadian as being the Promised Messiah and Mahdī; the Jama'at was established by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas in 1889, and is now under the leadership of his fifth Khalifah, Hadrat Mirzā Masroor Ahmadaba Al-Imām al-Mahdi-The title given to the Promised Re- former of the latter days; it means guided leader. Āryā or Āryā Samāj-A movement founded in 1875 by Swāmī Dayānanda in India with the objective of promoting the teachings of the Vedas. Aryan-A member of the Arya group. Āryawart-Land of the Āryās—India.