Bücher von Hadrat Maulana Jalal-Ud-Din Shams

The name of Muhammadsa, the Holy Prophet of Islam, has beenfollowed by the symbol sa, which is an abbreviation for thesalutation ( ) Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam (may peace andblessings of Allah be upon him). The names of other Prophets andMessengers are followed by the symbol as, an abbreviation for( / ) 'Alaihissalam / 'Alaihimussalam (on whom be peace).The actual salutations have not generally been set out in full, butthey should nevertheless, be understood as being repeated in full ineach case. The symbol ra is used with the name of the Companionsof the Holy Prophetsa and those of the Promised Messiahas. It standsfor ( / / ) Radiyallahu 'anhu/'anha/'anhum (May Allah bepleased with him/with her/with them). rh stands for ( )Rahimahullahu Ta'ala (may Allah's blessing be on him). aa standsfor ( ) Ayyadahullahu Ta'ala (May Allah be his Helper).In transliterating Arabic words we have followed the followingsystem adopted by the Royal Asiatic Society.