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message of all the prophets of Allaah, from Abraham (saw) to Jesus (saw), yet lost due to the destruction and corrupted translations of the revelations brought by them. Muhammad, revived the message and Allaah preserved the revelation. Little wonder that this name rings preeminently throughout the world.
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i Allaah, also spelled Allah, translatd means The God as opposed to "a god," signifying the oneness and ruler ship of only one God.

ii Jibreel, in English the named is the same as Gabriel. This is the angel Allaah commissioned to bring the revelation to Muhammad.
iii Muttaqun, arabic word translated meaning, "those who are righteous and fear Allaah."
iv Holy Qur'aan, also spelled Quran, is the last revelation of Allaah sent to all of mankind.
v Tawheed, root word is a-had, translated meaning, "one." The principle of tawheed means that there is but one God worthy of worship, Allaah is one and unique In his oneness, He is above his Creation in status and none is equal to Him, having no partners, or associates, and Muhammad(pbuh) is his messenger.
vi Saw means (sallalahu aleyhee, was salaam), translated means "may prayers and peace be upon him", meaning the Prophet. Out of great respect and love for all of Allaah's Prophets, Muslims make this prayer each time the name of a Prophet is mentioned

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