Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- Diray
- Transliteration
- dee-RYE
- Rejected alternatives
- Rasuul (the specific Islamic title for Muhammad, 'the Messenger of God')
Apostle
HIGH: Rasuul is not a generic word in vernacular Somali usage; it functions almost as a proper title for Muhammad (‘Rasuulka Ilaah’). Using Rasuul for a Christian apostle would strongly imply an equivalent, competing prophetic office. Diray (‘one who was sent’) is used instead, with explicit teaching that an apostle is a Spirit-authorized eyewitness to the risen Christ.