Maryam-Apr-Jun-2014-EN

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Maryam
Shumaila: The
best methods of attaining
nearness to God in the 21st
Century is through prayers
in which one realises that
nothing is in their control,
and the reality is that only
God can help them and
ease their hardships.
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What are the best methods of attaining nearness to God in the 21st Century
Afiya: By making it a Aisha: In the 21st century
habit of wondering upon attaining nearness to God
God’s ways, His nature
is the same as it has always
and creations, and by
been: remembrance. It is only
appreciating what God has through remembrance of God
blessed us with. For example, and by praying to Him regularly
our basic body movements, that you can build a resilient
clean water, ability to pray, relationship. With time, this
humbleness, ability to serve becomes stronger and this
humanity, righteousness and nearness is something that you
attaining virtues.
can’t see your life without.
How does Islam provide a cohesive and comprehensive mandate for peace
which the world so desperately needs in the 21st Century
Afiya: The Messenger of Islam, Aisha: Islam, in its
The Holy Prophet Muhammad saw was a name, provides peace. By
great example of how a man of God, following the right path
who was followed by many years of of Islam we may take the
severe persecution from the enemies tenets of Islam truly to
who wished to destroy Islam, gave a heart. If you look at the
response of peace and forgiveness to example of the Islamic
everyone when he emerged victorious, Golden Age, you find
regardless of whether they were Muslim knowledge of all forms
or non-Muslim. He brought the message prospering in a largely
of love for the One God and love and peaceful cohesive society
compassion for mankind. The basic and environment. There is
principle of Islam is to create unity
nothing to stop this from
and peace in whatever society you are happening again if we all
integrated into, which would lead to the unite under the banner of
fulfilment of each other’s rights and create Islam and live by the true
a society based on respect and tolerance. message of Islam afforded
by Ahmadiyyat.
What advice would you give to your fellow Waaqifaat-e-Nau on spreading
the message of peace delivered especially by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V aba in
his recent addresses to their friends
Afiya: Spreading the Aisha: As Waaqifaat-emessage
of peace in general Nau, the duty to spread the
is through a high level of message of peace delivered
knowledge within Waaqifaate-Nau.
In order to enhance is important for us to acquire
by Huzur aba is an imperative. It
our knowledge about the all forms of knowledge both
basic teachings of Islam, we secular and religious. This
need to read the books of The is not just an idle acquisition
Promised Messiah as , books on of facts and information; we
the life of our beloved Prophet need to put this into practice,
Muhammad saw and study the in order to reflect the beauty
Holy Qur’an in depth. We of Islam. Like our beloved
should promote the idea of Hazrat Muhammad saw we need
unity which Islam presents and to at least try to be the Qur’an
which Huzur aba addressed the personified. May Allah enable
conference about.
us all to do work towards out
goals. Ameen.
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Shumaila:
Islam provides a code
of ethics which allows
Muslims to live in a
community with others
who may have different
beliefs while abiding
by the law of the land
they live in. It allows
everyone to practice
their beliefs and faith
while maintaining a
harmonious community
in which there is no
compulsion in belief.
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Shumaila: I would
advise my fellow Waaqifaate-Nau
to firstly be firm in their
own faith and take the time to
understand the fundamentals
of Islam and Ahmadiyyat, as
well as develop a personal
relationship with God. It is
only once they let go of the
fear of being isolated, can
they spread the message
of peace delivered by our
beloved Hazrat Khalifatul
Masih V aba . The understanding
of God’s existence and the
realisation that He will always
be with them is imperative
for conveying a successful
message of peace to others.