Translations of various passages such as verses of the Holy Qur’an, ahaadees, revelations of the Promised Messiah(as), couplets in persian etc. have been presented as footnotes. Where the translation of the above has been covered in the text of the speech itself, a seperate footnote has not been given.
The following abbreviations have been used:
sas sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, meaning ‘may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him’, is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sas).
as ‘alaihis-salaam, meaning ‘may peace be on him’, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sas).
ra raziyallaahu ‘anhu/‘anhaa/‘anhum, meaning ‘may Allah be pleased with him/her/them’, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sas) or of the Promised Messiah(as).
rta rahmatullaahi ‘alaihi/‘alaihaa/‘alaihim, meaning ‘may Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them’, is written after the names of those deceased Khulafaa or pious Muslims who were not companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sas) or of the Promised Messiah(as).
aba ayyadahullaahu Ta‘aala bi nasrihil-‘Azeez, meaning ‘may Allah the Almighty help him with His powerful support’, is written after the name of the present head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.