Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at—The Community of Muslims who have accepted the claims of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qadian as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. The Community was established by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) in 1889, and is now under the leadership of his fifth khalifah—Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his help). The Community is also known as Jama‘at-e-Ahmadiyya. A member of the Community is called an Ahmadi Muslim or simply an Ahmadi.
Allah—Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence to Him, Muslims often add Ta‘ala, translated here as ‘the Exalted’, when saying His Holy name.
Al-Imam al-Mahdi—The title given to the Promised Reformer by the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa); it means the guided leader.
Amin—May Allah make it so.
Currency values—The booklet uses rupees, anna and paisa. Rupee was the main unit of currency in India, anna is 1⁄16 of a rupee and paisa is 1⁄4 of an anna.
Hazrat—A term of respect used for a person of established righteousness and piety.
Holy Prophet(sa)—A term used exclusively for the Founder of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
Holy Quran—The Book sent by Allah for the guidance of mankind. It was revealed word by word to the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa) over a period of twenty-three years.
Hudur—Your Holiness; His Holiness.
Jihad—The literal meaning of this word is ‘striving’. The term is used to mean self-purification as well as religious wars in some instances.
Mahdi—The literal translation of this word is ‘the guided one’. This is the title given by the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa) to the awaited Reformer of the Latter Days.
Muhammad—Proper name of the Prophet of Islam.
Maulana or Maulavi—A Muslim religious cleric.
The Promised Messiah—This term refers to the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qadian. He claimed that he had been sent by Allah in accordance with the prophecies of the Holy Prophet(sa) about the coming of al-Imam al-Mahdi (the Guided Leader) and Messiah.
Surah—A term in Arabic referring to a chapter of the Holy Quran.