Frequently Used Terms

 

Presented here is a list of frequently used Islamic/Jama’at terminology to be used for any articles intended for publication or posting on this website. It will be necessary for all departments, regions and Qiadats to check spellings in their work against this list prior to submitting anything for proofing.

 

Names/Salutations

  • Holy Prophet (saw)
  • Hadhrat Muhammad (saw)
  • Hadhrat Khatamun Nabiyyeen (saw)
  • Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra)
  • Hadhrat Umar (ra)
  • Hadhrat Uthman (ra)
  • Hadhrat Ali (ra)
  • Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi (as)
  • Hadhrat Masih-e-Maud (as)
  • Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as)              
  • Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I (ra)
  • Hadhrat Maulana Nuruddin (ra)
  • Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II (ra)
  • Hadhrat Musleh Maud (ra)
  • Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra)
  • Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih III (ru)
  • Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (ru)
  • Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV (ru)
  • Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ru)
  • Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V (atba)
  • Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (atba)
  • Hadhrat Ameerul Mumineen (atba)
  • Huzur (atba)
  • Huzur Aqdas (atba)

Titles/Offices

  • Hadhrat
  • Khalifa (singular) / Khulafa (plural)
  • Khilafat
  • Khulafa-ar-Rashideen
  • Mujaddid (singular) / Mujaddideen (plural)
  • Khulafa-e-Ahmadiyya
  • Khalifatul Masih
  • Ameerul Mumineen
  • Amir
  • Imam
  • Maulana
  • Maulawi
  • Mufti
  • Missionary / Muballigh (singular) / Muballigheen (plural)
  • Murabbi (singular) / Murabiyyan (plural)
  • Waqf-e-Zindagi (singular) / Waqfeen-e-Zindagi (plural)
  • Waqf-e-Nau (singular) / Waqfeen-e-Nau (plural)      
  • Hafiz

Auxiliary

  • Sadr Majlis Ansarullah
  • Sadr Lajna Imaillah
  • Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya
  • Majlis-e-Amila
  • Naib (singular) / Naibeen (plural)
  • Motamid
  • Muavin (singular) / Muavineen (plural)
  • Mohtamim (singular) / Mohtamimeen (plural)
  • Regional Qaid (singular) / Regional Qaideen (plural)
  • Qaid (singular) / Qaideen (plural)
  • Saiq (singular) / Saiqeen (plural)
  • Nazim (singular) / Nazimeen (plural)
  • Tifl (singular) / Atfal (plural)
  • Nasir (singular) / Ansar (plural)
  • Khadim (singular) / Khuddam (plural)
  • Murabbi Atfal (singular) / Murabbiyyan Atfal (plural)
  • Aitmaad
  • Amoomi
  • Amoor-e-Tuluba
  • Atfalul Ahmadiyya
  • Ishaat
  • Majlis Ansar Sultanul Qalam
  • Majlis (singular) / Majalis (plural)
  • Khidmat-e-Khalq
  • Maal
  • Mohasib
  • Sanat-o-Tijarat
  • Sehat-e-Jismani
  • Tabligh
  • Tehrik-e-Jadid
  • Tajneed
  • Ta'leem
  • Tarbiyyat
  • Tarbiyyat – Nau Mubaeen / New Ahmadis
  • Waqar-e-Amal
  • Waqf-e-Jadid
  • Wasiyyat
  • Qiadat
  • Halqa
  • Lae-hae Amal / The Way to Work
  • Zaim (singular) / Zu’ama (plural)

Places

  • Makkah
  • Ka’ba
  • Madinah
  • Masjid al-Nabi
  • Qadian
  • Rabwah
  • Markaz / Centre
  • Masjid Fazl
  • Baitul Futuh
  • Jamia

Occasions

  • Hajj
  • Eid-ul-Fitr
  • Eid-ul-Adha
  • Ramadhan
  • Jalsa Salana
  • Ijtema (singular) / Ijtema’at (plural)
  • Majlis-e-Shura
  • Seerat-un-Nabi
  • Yaum-e-Masih-e-Maud / Promised Messiah Day
  • Yaum-e-Khilafat / Khilafat Day
  • Yaum-e-Musleh Maud / Promised Reformer Day
  • Programme
  • Tilawat
  • Nazm
  • Khuddam pledge
  • Darsul Qur’an
  • Darsul Hadith
  • Talqeen-e-Amal
  • Zikr-e-Habib
  • Mushairah
  • Du’a

Prayers

  • Salaat
  • Wudhu
  • Adhan
  • Takbir
  • Raka’at
  • Fajr
  • Zuhr
  • Asr
  • Maghrib
  • Ishaa
  • Witr
  • Tahajjud
  • Nafl (singular) / Nawafil (plural)
  • Taraweeh 

Miscelleneous

  • Allah
  • Islam
  • Qur'an
  • Sunnah
  • Hadith (singular) / Ahadith (plural)
  • Muslim
  • Mumin
  • Jama’at
  • Ahmadiyyat
  • Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at / Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
  • Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA)
  • Ahmadi
  • Nizam-e-Jama’at
  • Khutbah (singular) / Khutubaat (plural)
  • Jumu’ah
  • Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
  • Wassalam
  • Alhamdulillah
  • Insha’Allah
  • Masha’Allah
  • Jazakallah (singular) / Jazakumullah (plural)
  • Ameen
  • Tauheed
  • Shariah
  • Bai’at
  • Darood Shareef
  • Sahib              
  • Zakat
  • Chanda
  • Sadaqah
  • Taqwa
  • Alm-e-Inami
  • Kalima

Last Updated: 2nd November 2009