The Revealed Sermon — Page 66
66 THE REVEALED SERMON Holy Quran The final and perfect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas over a period of twenty-three years. Innā lillāh A phrase from the Holy Quran meaning, 'Surely, to Allah we belong, which is recited by Muslims to express their sorrow. The complete phrase is: 'Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return. (Sürah al-Baqarah, 2:156). Jama'at Community. Although the word Jama'at may refer to any com- munity, in this book Jamāʻat generally refers to the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at. Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word khalifah, which herein means 'successor. Khulafā' is the plu- ral of Khalifah. Khātamul-Khulafa' The Seal of the Successors. A title bestowed by God upon Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas of Qadian. Marfu A hadith for which the chain of narrators reaches all the way up to the Holy Prophetsas. Muhammadsas Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophetsas. Mujaddid Reformer. Holy personages within Islam who appeared at the head of every century. Nafs-e-'ammārah The self that incites to evil. The lowest of three spiritual states; also an-Nafsul-'Ammārah. For details see The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam, p. 3-5, edition 2017. Nubuwwat Prophethood Quran see Holy Quran. Rafa' Arabic term meaning to phys- ically raise or to spiritually exalt in rank. When the subject is Allah, the term invariably refers to spiritual ex- altation. Sūrah A chapter of the Holy Quran. Tauhid The Oneness of God-the fun- damental Islamic belief that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. Wali Literally, 'friend. In the terminol- ogy of Islamic mysticism, it refers to a very pious person or a friend of Allah. The singular form is walī [friend] or waliyyullāh [friend of Allah], the plu- ral form is auliyā'ullāh which is some- times abbreviated as auliyā. Wilāyat The state of being a walī, or a friend of Allah. See Wali below.