(J.J.)
J
alla
J
alāluhū
: An expression of glory, greatness and majesty
for
Allāh
.
(S.T.)
S
ubḥānahu wa
T
aʿālā,
An expression of
glorification of
Allāh
, meaning He is pure, free from any imperfection, and
is the most exalted.
(ph&hp) or (ph&hd)
P
eace is upon
h
im (
Muḥammad
) and
h
is
p
rogeny /
d
ynesty (
آل
).
(a.s.)
All
ā
h’s
Peace (
s
alām
) and blessing is
upon him, her, or them.
(
عج
)
or (ʿf):
Abreviation for an
Arabic expression, meaning: may
Allāh
(J.J.)
bring
’Imām Mahdiy
's (
عج
)
manifestation forward.
(r.a.)
All
ā
h’s
Mercy (
r
a
ḥ
mah
) and blessing is upon him, her, or them.
A. H.
A
fter the
H
ijrah
(migration).
B. H.
B
efore the
H
ijrah
(migration).
c.
C
hapter number of a
reference book.
h.
Ḥ
adith
(quotation,
narration, tradition, maxim) number in a reference book.
Ḥijrī.
A lunar calendar
began with the holy migration (
Ḥijrah
) of Prophet
Muḥammad
from Makkah to Medina in 621 AD. Each
Ḥijri
year has 354 days,
divided into 12 months. Please refer to “
Ḥijri
Calendar at a
Glance.”
H. Q.
Ḥ
ijri,
Q
amari,
meaning the
Lunar
Ḥijri
calendar.
H. S.
Ḥ
ijri,
S
hamsi,
meaning the
Solar
Ḥijri
calendar.
p.
P
age number of a
reference book.
v. or vol.
The
vol
ume number of a
reference book.
vol. or vols.
The number of
vol
umes in the
Bibliography section.