The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 717
716 ΑΙΝΑ-Ε-ΚΑMĀLĀT-E-ISLAM-DAFI UL-WASĀWIS Ashab-e-Kahf The expression, Ash- ābul-Kahf, has been variously inter- preted as 'People of the Cave;' 'Men of the Cave;' 'Aşr Late afternoon. One of the five times of the daily obligatory Prayers [i. e. Şalāt] in Islam. Auliya' Literally means 'Friends' and is the plural of Wali, which is gener- ally used to refer to a saintly person. Shorter version of Auliyā'ullāh. Awwalīn Literally means 'the first ones' and refers of people during the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. Baqa Islam recognizes three stages in man's spiritual journey towards God: The first stage is فنا )fana-passing away), which is the total annihila- tion of one's ego for the sake of God; the second stage is بقا )baqa-subsist- ence), which denotes a new spiritual life; and the third stage is لقا )liqā- meeting), which is the state of achiev- ing union with God. Bahadur Literally, 'brave. An honour conferred by the British Indian Em- pire on important Muslims and Parsis. Bai'at Oath of allegiance to a religious leader. Baitul-Muqaddas Lit. the Sacred House. It is a name for the Temple of Solomon, which is the third holiest site in Islam-al-Aqsa Mosque. Barāhīn Convincing and conclu- sive arguments, evidence, and proof; the singular is burhān. Short name for Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, the five-part magnum opus of the Prom- ised Messiahas. Bid'atī Refers to a person or practice as- sociated with Bid'ah, meaning innova- tion or heresy in religious matters Brahmus A Hindu revival movement that believes in the One God, but be- lieves that reason alone is enough to guide mankind towards Him. They do not believe in divine revelation. Currency values The book uses rupees, and paisa. Rupee was the main unit of currency in India, anna is 1/16 of a ru- pee and paisa is 1/4 of an anna. Dajjal An Arabic word literally mean- ing 'deceiver. In Islamic terminology Dajjal refers to those satanic forces which would be unleashed in the Latter Days, and would be opposed by the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi as. Dajjaliyyat In Islamic eschatology, the sum total of the evils which the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas, prophesied would spread in the Latter Days, is Dajjaliyyat. Fajr Dawn. One of the five times of the daily obligatory Prayers [i. e. Şalāt] in Islam. Faij-e-A'waj (Lit. the crooked group) refers to the corrupt masses who emerged after the first righteous gen- erations of Muslims. They were char- acterized by religious fabrications, sec- tarian differences, and injustice, until the Promised Messiahas was Divinely sent to reform and reunite them.