Tasnif Style Guide — Page 126

126 TAŞNİF STYLE GUIDE EPITHETS OF THE PROPHETS Khalilullah [the Friend of Allah]-a title of Abrahamas Kalimullah [the one who converse with Allah]-a title of Moses as Khalifatullah [the Vicegerent of Allah] -a title of David as Ruḥullah [the Spirit of Allah]—a title of Jesus as EPITHETS OF THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD ■ Rasulullah [the Messenger of Allah] ■ " ■ " ■ Muhammad (al-)Muṣṭafā [Muhammad, the Chosen One] Ahmad (al-)Mujtabā [Ahmad, the Elect (of God)] Khātamun-Nabiyyin [the Seal of the Prophets] Khatamur-Rusul [the Seal of the Messengers] Rasul-e-Karim [the Noble Messenger] Nabi-e-Karim [the Noble Prophet] NAMES OF JESUS Translators should pay particular attention to the names applied to Jesus as because there may be doctrinal implications. For exam- ple, when the Promised Messiah as wrote the name Yasй', he implied the fictional character in the Gospels who was deified, whereas 'Isa as is the true Jesus who is mentioned in the Quran. Therefore, the original name is to be preserved in the translation.