[91] Muhammad Qurtubî passed away in 671 [A.D. 1272].
[92] Ibn Qayyim Muhammad passed away in 751 [A.D. 1350].
[93] An Arabian town, about half way between Medina and Damascus.
[94] Gnaeus Pompey (106-48 B.C.)
[95] Titus (A.D. 39-81) was the Roman emperor from A.D. 79 to 81.
[96] This number is four in the Hebrew Bible and in all the modern Bibles,and six in Septuagint, the Greek version, and in Vulgate, the Latin version. These two versions of the Bible include the Apochrypha.
[97] People of Samaria, an ancient region west of Jordan.
[98] Members of this sect, most of whom live in Crimea, reject rabbinical tradition and interpret scriptures literally.
[99] Muhammad Ma’thûm passed away in Sirhind city in 1079 [A.D. 1668].
[100] Secluding one’s self for one or more whole days for fasting or prayer.
[101] The blessed statements of our beloved Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wasallam’ are called (Hadîth). When these statements of our Prophet’s are inspired by Allâhu ta’âlâ they are called (Hadîth-i-qudsî).
[102] Teaching, promulgating, spreading the commandments of Allâhu ta’âlâ and admonishing people about His prohibitions.
[103] Author of the book, Abd-ul-azîm Munzirî Qayrawânî Shâfî’î, passed away in 656 [A.D. 1258].
[104] After a Muslim has adapted himself completely to the Sharî’at of Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm, inexplicable pieces of knowledge begin to pour into his heart. This occult, esoteric and subtle kind of knowledge is called fayz, pronounced /feiz/.
[105] Imâm-i-Rabbânî Ahmad Fârûqî is one of the greatest ’Ulamâ of Ahl as-sunna and Awliyâ brought up and educated in India. He passed away in Sirhind city in 1034 [A.D. 1624].
[106] After a person has completely adapted himself to the Sharî’at of Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’ and made a certain progress in the guidance of a Murshid-i-kâmil in the spiritual way called Tasawwuf, pieces of inexplicable, subtle knowledge begin to trickle into his heart. Sometimes this trickling improves into flowing. These pieces of knowledge are called ma’rifat.