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MKA <strong>Purley</strong> Newsletter<br />
Issue 1 <strong>Dec</strong>ember 2012 www.khuddam.org.uk/south<br />
“ This commandment relates to the goal<br />
that is set out in the verse i.e. Vie with<br />
one another in good deeds. The Holy<br />
Prophet (saw) was sent as a mercy for all<br />
of mankind. The Jamaat that was founded<br />
by the most loyal and devoted servants of<br />
the Holy Prophet (saw) is associated with<br />
this principle which entails the fulfilment of<br />
obligations towards The Creator through<br />
worship and includes the responsibilities<br />
towards our fellow human beings through<br />
service to mankind.”<br />
Huzurs’s (atba) Friday Sermon<br />
9 th November 2012<br />
(alislam.org)<br />
Inside this Issue<br />
Regional Activities<br />
Local Activities<br />
Health Article<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
Prayer times at Baitus Subhan<br />
Fajr 06:45<br />
Zuhr 13:30<br />
Asr 13:30<br />
Maghrib 16:00<br />
Ishaa 19:30<br />
Maghrib and Ishaa on Mon, Tue & Wed at<br />
<strong>Purley</strong> United Reformed Church at 20:00<br />
Contacts and Feedback<br />
Regional Nazim Ishaat:<br />
Farhan Rashid Qazi<br />
south@khuddam.org.uk<br />
Qaid <strong>Majlis</strong>:<br />
Arbab Karim<br />
purley@khuddam.org.uk<br />
For further details visit:<br />
www.khuddam.org.uk/regions/south/<br />
qiadats/purley/
The Holy Qur’an<br />
And every one has a goal which dominates him; vie, then, with one another in good works.<br />
Wherever you be, Allah will bring you all together. Surely, Allah has the power to do all that He<br />
wills.<br />
(Ch. 2:V.149)<br />
Hadith<br />
Abu Hurairah (ra) relates that The Holy Prophet (saw) said:<br />
“Hasten to do good for soon there will be a succession of disorders like<br />
the chasing darkness of night; a person will start the day believing and<br />
will end it disbelieving, or go to bed believing and get up in the morning<br />
disbelieving. He will be ready to sell his faith for a worldly advantage.”<br />
(Muslim)<br />
Writings of The Promised Messiah as<br />
The principle to which we adhere is that we have kindness at<br />
heart for the whole of mankind. If anyone sees the house of<br />
a Hindu neighbor on fire and does not come forward to help<br />
extinguish the fire, most truly I declare that he does not belong<br />
to me. If anyone of my followers, having seen someone attempting<br />
to murder a Christian does not endeavor to save him, I most<br />
truly declare that he does not belong to us.<br />
(Siraj-e-Muneer: Roohani Khaza’in, Vol.12, pp.28)<br />
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Summary of Friday Sermon<br />
14 th <strong>Dec</strong>ember 2012, Baitul Futuh<br />
The Martyrs<br />
Generally, a person is considered Shaheed (martyr) when martyred in the way<br />
of Allah. There is no doubt that a person who gives his life in the way of Allah<br />
attains the status of Shaheed. Allah, the Most High, opens the doors of paradise<br />
for him. But the term Shaheed comprises more than that. Its meanings are vast.<br />
No doubt the prayer to gain supremacy over the adversary is the preferred<br />
prayer. It also is a promise of Allah to the godly people that they are the ones who<br />
are going to be victorious. Victories are theirs. Allah, the Most High, numerous<br />
times informed the Promised Messiah of triumphs and victories, and gave him the<br />
news of supremacy.<br />
We have firm faith that the <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> Community will see clear and obvious signs of this promise. We also see at<br />
the time of Badr, that the Holy Prophet (saw), referring to His promise, asked for victory and asked for the life of<br />
his companions who were with him in the battle of Badr. He did not ask for their attaining the status of Shaheed by<br />
sacrificing their lives. He had beseeched that if the Muslims were annihilated then no one would be left to worship<br />
Allah.<br />
The Promised Messiah (as) says, General public understands the meaning of Shahaeed just to be the one who is killed<br />
in a battle, or the one who drowns in a river, or the one who dies in a pestilence, etc. Rather, I say that to restrain<br />
the meaning only to these conditions and to limit the meaning to these situations, is beyond the status of a believer.<br />
Shaheed actually is the person who attains the power of steadfastness and resolve from God, and no upheaval or<br />
shock can shake him or move him from his stand.<br />
The Promised Messiah (as) further said, The reality of Shaheed also relates to the heart. Siddiq (Truthful) has affinity<br />
with Prophet and is second in status to him. Shaheed is the neighbor of Siddiq (Truthful). Prophet carries all the<br />
superior attributes, that is, he is Siddiq and Shaheed and Salih, but Siddiq and Shaheed are two separates states. Hazrat<br />
Khalifatul-Masih, may Allah be his support, gave the example of Ahmadis living in Muslim countries who protect the<br />
truth of their faith against extreme persecution and difficulties. He said that some seek asylum to safeguard the truth<br />
of <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong>t. If they base their cases on falsehood, they will waste all the truthfulness of their faith.<br />
The Promised Messiah (as) said, The greatness of Shaheed is this that difficulties, inconveniences and trials elicit such<br />
power of faith, moral power, and steadfastness that they becomes a sign due to their being extraordinary. The power<br />
of faith gives power to actions so much so that when this power of faith develops to its fullest, the believer attains<br />
the status of Shaheed as no obstacle hinders him. He will not hesitate or pull back even in giving his life. Martyrdom<br />
of Maqsood Ahmad Sahib in Quetta Pakistan.<br />
(www.alislam.org)<br />
Importance of Jumu’ah<br />
Huzur (aba) said in this age of<br />
the Messiah, there are particular<br />
blessings linked to Friday. We<br />
Ahmadis should make special<br />
effort as non-compliance of this<br />
commandment makes us the<br />
target of admonition<br />
Huzurs’s (aba) Friday Sermon<br />
18 th September 2009<br />
(alislam.org)<br />
O ye who believe! when the call is<br />
made for Prayer on Friday, hasten<br />
to the remembrance of Allah, and<br />
leave off all business. That is better<br />
for you, if you only knew.<br />
(Ch. 62:V.10)<br />
The Holy Prophet (saw) said:<br />
“Friday Prayer is obligatory on<br />
each person who believes in God<br />
and on the Day of Judgement,<br />
apart from the ailing, the traveller,<br />
women, children and slaves. God<br />
will also not care for one who is<br />
careless about Friday”.<br />
Huzurs’s (aba) Friday Sermon<br />
18 th September 2009<br />
(alislam.org)<br />
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Regional Office Bearers Forum<br />
09-12-2012<br />
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Regional Tarbiyyat Forum - Importance of Salaat to Worldly and Spiritual Affairs<br />
Regional Tarbiyyat Forum - Importance of Salat to Worldly and Spiritual Affairs<br />
23-12-2012<br />
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South Regions Indoor Cricket Tournament Match<br />
16-12-2012<br />
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Local Activities<br />
<strong>Purley</strong>’s Peckham Morrisons Collection for Save the Children & Weekly Football<br />
Full Image Gallery at www.khuddam.org.uk/multimedia/regions/south/photos/2012/12/15/purley-qiadat-collectionat-morrisons-for-save-the-children-0-77230/<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
Ta’leem Classes - Every Sunday at<br />
Baitus Subhan after Ishaa<br />
Blood Donation - 30/12/2012<br />
Litter Picking - 01/01/2013<br />
Local Ijtema - 13/01/2013<br />
Football every Friday at Wallington<br />
Power League<br />
IFL Match - 29/12/2012<br />
Health Article<br />
Taking the stairs one at a time burns more calories than leaping up multiple steps, researchers have said.<br />
Although more energy is initially expended when taking the stairs two steps per stride, over time, more energy is<br />
actually burnt up taking the stairs one at a time, researchers from the University of Roehampton said.<br />
The research team found that on average, when climbing five floors of stairs five times a week, 302 kcal would be<br />
burnt if taking the stairs one at a time, compared with 260 kcal if taking two steps with every stride.<br />
Dr Lewis Halsey, senior lecturer in comparative and environmental physiology at the university, said: “We were<br />
really interested to find out what expended more energy overall - attacking the stairs two at a time and climbing<br />
them quickly, or taking them more sedately one step at a time and reaching the top more slowly.<br />
“Our study reported the calories burned ascending stairs, the potential weight loss value of climbing stairs if done<br />
regularly and frequently during the week, and also the different energy costs of ascending stairs one step at a time<br />
versus two steps at a time.<br />
“And our conclusion: it is better to take the stairs one at a time, if you want to burn the most calories.”<br />
(Imran Bashir)<br />
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