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MKA Purley Newsletter
Issue 1 December 2012 www.khuddam.org.uk/south
“ This commandment relates to the goal
that is set out in the verse i.e. Vie with
one another in good deeds. The Holy
Prophet (saw) was sent as a mercy for all
of mankind. The Jamaat that was founded
by the most loyal and devoted servants of
the Holy Prophet (saw) is associated with
this principle which entails the fulfilment of
obligations towards The Creator through
worship and includes the responsibilities
towards our fellow human beings through
service to mankind.”
Huzurs’s (atba) Friday Sermon
9 th November 2012
(alislam.org)
Inside this Issue
Regional Activities
Local Activities
Health Article
Upcoming Events
Prayer times at Baitus Subhan
Fajr 06:45
Zuhr 13:30
Asr 13:30
Maghrib 16:00
Ishaa 19:30
Maghrib and Ishaa on Mon, Tue & Wed at
Purley United Reformed Church at 20:00
Contacts and Feedback
Regional Nazim Ishaat:
Farhan Rashid Qazi
south@khuddam.org.uk
Qaid Majlis:
Arbab Karim
purley@khuddam.org.uk
For further details visit:
www.khuddam.org.uk/regions/south/
qiadats/purley/

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