Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Newcastle Local Magazine

inclined towards atheism, they have only
one desire and that is to attain sufficient
spiritual knowledge to combat any worldly
temptation that may test their faith and
for this, they fast during Ramadan.
Those who are Muslims and endeavour
to become Muslims in the true sense of
the word are the ones God assures in
the verse (2:187) that He is near and He
listens to the prayer of the supplicant and
He answers.
Huzur said if a sequence of questions
and answers [with God] is to be initiated
then one has to seek God with absolute
sincerity. One has to abide by all the
commandments of the Holy Qur’an and
have deep love for the Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be on him).
One also has to have allegiance to the
Imam of the age.
For this, one may not devise one’s own
definition of perfect faith, rather needs to
adopt the way that God and His Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
have taught. God states in 2:187 that
belief in Him is made possible when
people hearken to Him and this in turn
will be when all the commandments of
the Holy Qur’an are abided by. It will
come to pass when the rights due to God
and the rights due to mankind are both
being fulfilled. If some of these dues are
being honoured and not others then one
may not be termed a muttaqi (righteous).
Huzur said during this Ramadan we
should try and worship God with
complete sincerity. We should develop a
good understanding of Unity of God and
honour it and we should honour Salat.
Huzur said he is amazed and concerned
when people say that they try but
cannot quite manage the five daily Salat.
Huzur said when we miss [something
as fundamental as] Salat how can we
supplicate for acceptance of our prayers.
Similarly one needs to pray with one’s
heart and soul to adopt high morals.
Ramadan is a source to attain high
standards of spirituality and should be
fully availed of. We should try and enter
Paradise through all the doors that are
opened. This is a most special month of
acceptance of prayer and the greatest
prayer is when God’s nearness is sought,
communion with Him is prayed for.
When one finds God all of one’s other
wishes and desires are taken care of.
Huzur prayed that may God grant us the
spiritual cognisance that would unfold
the reality of prayer to us as well as the
philosophy of attaining communion with
Him. May each deed of ours be pleasing
to Him. May we acquire the change which
comes to pass by virtue of prayers made
during Ramadan through which God
comes near, a change that will distinguish
us from others.
May God keep the Community safe
against all evil. May He enable us to
pray abundantly and bring about pious
changes in ourselves and may we attain
His communion.
Next, Huzur paid tribute to Maulana
Dost Muhammad Shahid sahib who
passed away on 26 August ’09. He was a
high ranking scholar of the Community,
may God continue to elevate his status.
He was referred to as the ‘Historian of
Ahmadiyyat’ as he had penned the history
of the Community of which twenty
volumes have been published, while work
on the Fifth Khilafat was in progress.
Huzur said he was not simply an historian;
rather his life was a chapter of the history
of Ahmadiyyat. He was a luminary who
was ever ready to spread Ahmadiyyat, the
true Islam. He had an incredible memory.
Huzur said it would not be out of place to
say that he was an encyclopaedic person.
In fact, Huzur said, Hadhrat Khalifatul
Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him)
did indeed make this observation. Huzur
said he retained extensive information
on the lives of early saints and mujaddad
(reformers) to the point of remembering
the name of the relevant book and the
page number where certain information
was.
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