glossary of islamic terms.pdf - YasSarNal QuR'aN

Highest form of friendshp. The love that is mixed with one's
own soul. The Prophet Muhammad and the Prophet Ibrahim,
may Allah bless them and grant them peace, were
'Khaleelu'llah', the intimate friends of Allah. They loved people
for Allah, but their greatest love was only Allah Subhana wa
Ta'ala Himself.
Khalideen ٖ٣لُاــؿ
To abide for ever. The good will abide in the Jannab (Paradise)
and the evil will abide in the Nar (Hellfire) forever.
"Khalideena feeha abada". (They will abide in there for ever.)
The word "Aba da" also means "for ever". Allah Ta'ala uses
"Abada" to emphasize "for ever", reminding us that eternity is
endless.
Khalifa خل٤ِف
Derives from the word Khalafa,
Yakhlufu = come after.
Khulafa = the ones who succeed others, in the sense of
standing in as a representative for someone else.
Thus Khalifa = viceregent, the representative of Allah. Khalifa
has two main meanings:
1. General: It refers to mankind, particularly the
believers. See Holy Qur'an, Al-Baqara (2):30.
Every Muslim is a Khalifa and should carry the
banner of Islam high and strive to establish the
Deen of Islam until Allah's Word is uppermost on
the earth.)
2. Specific: A Muslim ruler. There were four Al-
Khulafaa ar-Rashideen, "the rightly-guided
Khulafaa":
o AbuBakras-Siddiq- 11-13AH.
o Umar ibn al-Khattab - 13-23AH.
o Uthman ibn 'Affan - 24-36AH.
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