The Shining Lamp — Page 234
234 THE SHINING LAMP as 'alaihis-salām, meaning 'may peace be on him, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. ra radiyallahu 'anhu/anhā/'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 Messiah as. rta rahmatullāhi 'alaihi/'alaihā/'alaihim, meaning 'may 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. aba ayyadahullāhu Taʻālā binașrihil-Azīz, meaning 'may Allah the Almighty helphim with His powerfulsupport, iswritten after the name of the present head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaba, Khalifatul- Masih V. Readers are urged to recite the full salutations when reading the book. In general, we have adopted the following system established by the Royal Asiatic Society for our transliteration. 1 at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a, i, u preceded by a very slight aspiration, like h in the English word honour.