The Revealed Sermon — Page xi
PUBLISHER'S NOTE Please note that, in the translation that follows, words given in paren- theses () are the words of the Promised Messiahs. If any explanatory words or phrases are added by the translators for the purpose of clar- ification, they are put in square brackets [ ]. Footnotes given by the publisher are marked '[Publisher]. References to the Holy Quran contain the name of the sūrah [i. e. chapter] followed by a chapter:verse citation, e. g. Sūrah al-Jumu'ah, 62:4, and count Bismillāhir-Rahmānir-Rahim ['In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful'] as the first verse in every chapter that begins with it. The following abbreviations have been used: sas şallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam, meaning 'peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. as 'alaihis-salām, meaning 'peace be upon him, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. ra radiyallahu 'anhu/'anha/'anhum, meaning 'may Allah be pleased with him/her/them, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas or of the Promised Messiahas. rta rahmatullah 'alaih/'alaihā/'alaihim, meaningʻmay Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them, is written after the names of those deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas or of the Promised Messiahas.