) a religious community within Islam founded by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad who claimed to be the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi.Ahmadiyyat () a religious community within Islam founded by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad who claimed to be the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi.
Ansar (
) literally ‘helpers’; denotes the early Muslims of Medina who helped the Holy Prophet (sas) after his migration.
Bai‘at (
) an oath of allegiance traditionally to a khalifa, imam or other spiritual leader.
Hadith (
) the recorded sayings and traditions of the Holy Prophet (sas).
Hazrat or Hadrat (
) an honorific Arabic title.
Iblis (
) one of the names of Satan used in the Holy Qur’an.
InshaAllah or Insha’Allah (
) an Arabic expression which means ‘God willing’ or ‘if God wills’. Commonly used by Arabic speakers with reference to future events they hope will occur.
Jalsa Salana or Jalsah Salanah (
) the annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Often shortened to just jalsa.
Jama‘at (
) group, organisation or assembly. Used as a pronoun and short form description of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at.
Khalifa or Khalifah (
) a term used for Islamic spiritual leaders, particularly the successors of the Holy Prophet (sas) and the Promised Messiah (as).
Khalifatul-Masih (
) a title conferred on the spiritual successors of the Promised Messiah (as).
Khilafat (
) an institution led by a supreme spiritual head known as the khalifa.
Khulafa or Khulafa’ (
) plural of khalifa
Muhajirin (
) Muslims who migrated with the Holy Prophet (sas) from Mecca to Medina.
Nikah (
) legal contract of an Islamic marriage.
Sadaqa or Sadaqah (
) a voluntary act of charity.
Sharia or Shari‘ah (
) literally ‘path’ or ‘way’. The word sharia is often used with reference to Islamic law or the various duties and obligations of Muslims.
Sunna or Sunnah (
) the practice and way of life of the Holy Prophet (sas), prescribed as a normative model for all Muslims to follow.
Ta‘awudh (
) ritual prayer used by Muslims before reciting the Holy Qur’an.
Tahajjud (
) a voluntary prayer performed by Muslims in the early part of the night.
Tashahhud (
) bearing witness to the Islamic creed that ‘there is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad (sas) is His Messenger’.
Umma or Ummah (
) the global community of Muslims.
Zakat (
) the fourth pillar of Islam. An annual alms payment obligatory on all Muslims which is used for social welfare and charity.