Glossary

Ahmadiyyat or Ahmadiyyat a religious community within Islam founded by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) who claimed to be the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi.

Azan or Adhan the Islamic call to prayer.

Durud or Durud salutations on the Prophet of Islam(sa).

Hadith or Hadith the recorded sayings and traditions of the Holy Prophet(sa).

Hazrat or Hadrat an honorific Arabic title.

Ka‘bah the cube building that lies at the centre of the mosque in Mecca.

Khalifa or Khalifah a term used for Islamic spiritual leaders, particularly the successors of the Holy Prophet(sa) and the Promised Messiah(as).

Khalifatul-Masih or Khalifatul-Masih a title conferred on the spiritual successors of the Promised Messiah(as).

Khilafat or Khilafat an institution led by a supreme spiritual head known as the khalifa.

Namaz or Namaz the Persian word for the obligatory Islamic prayer.

Rak‘at one unit of the obligatory Islamic prayer.

Salat or Salat the obligatory Islamic prayer.

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(sa) is His Messenger’.

Tayammum a dry ablution using clean soil or dust when water is not available.

Umma or Ummah the global community of Muslims.

Wuzu or Wudhu the Islamic ritual act of purification performed before the obligatory prayers.