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178 JESUS IN INDIA Holy Prophetsas A title used exclu- sively for the Founder of Islam, Hazrat Muhammadsas. Holy Quran The final and perfect Scripture revealed by Allah for the guidance of all mankind for all times to come. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas over a period of twenty-three years. Jama'at Community. Although the word Jama'at may refer to any com- munity, in this book Jama'at gen- erally refers to the Worldwide Ah- madiyya Muslim Jamāʻat. Kalimah The declaration of the Is- lamic faith: La ilaha illallah Mu- hammadur-Rasûlullāh, “There is no one worthy of worship except Allah; Muhammad is the Messen- ger of Allah. some- Khalifah Caliph is derived from the Arabic word khalifah, which herein means 'successor. Khu- lafa' is the plural of Khalifah. In many divine revelations one commissioned by God Al- mighty is referred to as His Khal- ifah. In Islamic terminology, the title 'Khalifa-e-Rashid' [righteous Khalifah] is applied to each of the first four Khulafa' who continued the mission of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas after his demise. Ahmadi Muslims refer to each suc- cessor of the Promised Messiahas as Khalifatul Masih Mahdi Literally means 'Guided. Imam Mahdi 'Guided Leader, is a title given to the Reformer of the Latter Days prophesied by the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas; see also About the Author on page vii. Maulawī A Muslim religious cleric Muhammadsas Founder of Islam. see Holy Prophetsas. Quran see Holy Quran. Quraish The leading tribe in Mak- kah during the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. He him- self was from the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraish tribe. Rūķullāh and Kalimatullah Mean- ing, 'the Spirit of Allah, and 'the Word of Allah, as explained by the Promised Messiahas: 'When love of Allah, the Exalted, leads a man progressively towards truth and righteousness and he gives up his selfish and carnal de- sires, he reaches the ultimate stage of the purification of his soul. This is when he comes out of the dark abyss of his ego and its passions; and his body, which is the throne of the soul, is fully cleansed of all carnal dust and smoke and he