Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 445
GLOSSARY 445 The female equivalent is 'Begum' or 'Nawwab Begum. Parmeshwar A term in Hinduism for God. Sometimes also written as Par- meshar. Pir(s) Literally, 'old' (in Persian). Gen- erally refers to a spiritual leader at whose hands students have taken an oath of allegiance. Title is commonly used for leaders of Sufi orders. Quran see Holy Quran. Ra'īs-e-azam a great chieftain. Rabb Lord, Master, Creator; One who sustains and develops; One who brings to perfection by degrees. Rabbul-'ālamin an attribute of God as mentioned in Sürah al-Fatihah. Meaning: 'Lord of all the worlds. ' Rahim Merciful-an attribute of God as mentioned in Sürah al-Fatihah and throughout the Holy Quran. The ver- Sair fillah The sojourn in Allah. Sanyas Relinquishment, resignation, abandonment; abandonment of the world, profession of asceticism. Shariah Religious law of Islam. The term is also used in the general sense of any revealed law. 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. Ummat-e-Muhammadiyyah The community or followers of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. Vedas The most ancient Hindu scrip- tures, written in Sanskrit and contain- ing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of the Ve- dic religion. There are four Vedas- Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda. bal noun of this attribute is rahimi- Walāyat The state of being a friend of yyat. Rahman Gracious-an attribute of God as mentioned in Sürah al-Fati- hah and throughout the Holy Quran. The verbal noun of this attribute is rahmāniyyat. Rishī A Hindu saint or a spiritual scholar. Rubübiyyat The Divine quality of sus- taining or nurturing. God. 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 waliyyullah [friend of Allah], the plu- ral form is auliyā'ullāh which is some- times abbreviated as auliyā. Yasū Masīḥ Jesus the Messiah.