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In the name of <strong>Al</strong>lah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful<br />
Local Qaid<br />
Nazim Ishaat<br />
Editors<br />
Atta-Ul-Manan Sidhu<br />
<strong>Al</strong>i Raza<br />
Raza Ul Haq<br />
<strong>Al</strong>i Raza<br />
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<strong>Al</strong> <strong>Noor</strong><br />
Monthly <strong>Newsletter</strong> of <strong>Majlis</strong> <strong>Khuddamul</strong> <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> Inner Park<br />
The Holy Qur’an<br />
In the Name of <strong>Al</strong>lah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful<br />
63. Watch over Prayers, and the middle<br />
Prayer, and stand before <strong>Al</strong>lah submissively.<br />
بِسْمِ هللاِ الرَّحْ مَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ<br />
(Ch. 2: V. 239)<br />
Hadith<br />
O <strong>Al</strong>lah, bless Muhammad and his people, as You did bless Ibrahim and his people—You are indeed the Praiseworthy, the Exalted.<br />
O <strong>Al</strong>lah, prosper Muhammad and his people, as You did prosper Ibrahim and his people—You are indeed the Praiseworthy, the Exalted.<br />
Hadrat Abū Huriarah narrates that the Holy Prophet said, “Our Lord<br />
descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and He<br />
says, ‘Who will call Me that I might answer him Who will ask of Me that I might give<br />
him Who will ask My forgiveness, that I might forgive him”<br />
(Tirmidhi)<br />
Writings of the Promised Messiah (as)<br />
When you stand up in prayer, you should know it for certain that your God has the<br />
power to do all that He wills. Then your prayer will be accepted and you will behold<br />
the wonders of God’s power that we have beheld. Our testimony is based on seeing and<br />
is not a mere tale. How should the supplication of a person be accepted and how should<br />
he have the courage to pray at the time of great difficulties when according to him he is<br />
opposed by the law of nature, unless he believes that God has power over everything<br />
You should not be like that. Your God is One Who has suspended numberless stars<br />
without any support and Who has created heaven and earth from nothing. Then would<br />
you think so ill of Him as to imagine that your objective is beyond His power Such<br />
thinking will frustrate you. Our God possesses numberless wonders, but only those observe<br />
them who become wholly. His with sincerity and fidelity. He does not disclose.<br />
His wonders to those who do not believe in His powers and are not faithful to Him.<br />
(Kashti Nuh, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 19, pp. 21)<br />
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Monthly <strong>Newsletter</strong> of <strong>Majlis</strong> <strong>Khuddamul</strong> <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> Inner Park<br />
Short Summaries of Friday Sermons<br />
Summaries of Friday Sermons can be found on www.alislam.org - Now for your convenience, the Summary of the Friday Sermons are also available in<br />
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and PDF formats.<br />
Please note that these are just summaries, readers are strongly advised to listen to the full audio or video recordings available online.<br />
3 rd February 2012 – <strong>Al</strong>lah is with those who are righteous and do good<br />
Taqwa is the basis for attaining nearness to God<br />
Hudhur (aba) said that in order to manifest His Power, at times, God grants a righteous person more than the others in<br />
similar circumstances<br />
If the Divine qualities of Rabubiyyat and Rahmaniyyat (Divine quality of being Gracious) were not in motion, life would be<br />
impossible even for a moment.<br />
Those who do good for the sake of God’s pleasure are the righteous<br />
Hudhur (aba) explained the concept of Mohsineen<br />
True Righteousness and Ignorance cannot subsist together<br />
10 th February 2012 – <strong>Al</strong> Fatihah – the Essence of Qur’anic Teachings<br />
Hudhur (aba) said Surah Fatihah is read in every Salat and in Hadith it is also called Surah Salat<br />
Hudhur (aba) (aba) expounded the second verse of the Surah: ‘<strong>Al</strong>l praise belongs to <strong>Al</strong>lah, Lord of all the<br />
worlds.’ (1:2) in light of the august writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)<br />
Hudhur (aba) explained that one cannot reach the profound meanings of these writings by listening to them once<br />
In order to acquire a correct insight into the writings of the Imam of the age and to benefit from them it is important to<br />
study these as well<br />
May God enable us to attain insight of Divine attributes in accordance to the wishes of the Promised Messiah (on whom<br />
be peace) so that we may mould our lives in line with God’s commandments<br />
17 th February 2012 – Khalifatul Masih II – a leader to emulate<br />
The main subject of his sermon was the great prophecy of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi<br />
(on whom be peace), concerning the Promised Reformer (Musleh Maud).<br />
This prophecy was fulfilled in the person of Hadrat Mirza Mahmud Ahmad (1889-1965), the second successor to the<br />
Promised Messiah, peace be on him<br />
Yaum Musleh Maud (The Promised Reformer Day) is celebrated in the <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> Muslim Community every year so that<br />
members become familiar with the details of the fulfilment of this great prophecy<br />
It is not a birthday celebration as it is celebrated on the day of the prophecy (20 February 1886) and not the day of<br />
the birth of the blessed son which was 12 January 1889<br />
24 th February 2012 – Purpose of Mosques<br />
Today Hudhur (aba) inaugurated a new mosque ‘Baitul Wahid’ in Feltham [near London] and delivered his Friday sermon<br />
from there<br />
Hudhur (aba) said that any person belonging to any religion or no religion can come to a mosque.<br />
God states that when you go to the mosque for His worship, once the call for Salat is made, all your thoughts should be<br />
focussed towards being a true servant of God.<br />
Hudhur (aba) said he would like to once again remind that the due of a mosque is not met by contributing thousands of<br />
pounds. The real objective is achieved by populating it and populating it purely for the sake of God and His worship.<br />
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Monthly <strong>Newsletter</strong> of <strong>Majlis</strong> <strong>Khuddamul</strong> <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> Inner Park<br />
ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
<br />
<br />
Atfal Class, every Saturday, 11am-12:30pm at Ackroydon Hall. <strong>Al</strong>l Atfal of Inner<br />
Park are requested to attend these classes. <strong>Al</strong>l Atfal must bring a pen and a diary to<br />
the class, and must always wear a “Topi”.<br />
Ishaa Prayers daily at Open Door Community Centre (next to Skeena Hill Shops)<br />
8:30pm (except Tuesdays) Times change occasionally.<br />
EVENT<br />
Atfal Class<br />
Ta’leem Class (Khuddam)<br />
FORTHCOMING EVENTS<br />
DATE, TIME & LOCATION<br />
Every Saturday. 11am-1pm at Ackroydon<br />
Hall<br />
Every Saturday, 1pm-1:15pm at Ackroydon<br />
Hall<br />
General Meeting (Khuddam & Atfal) Friday 23rd March 2012<br />
Regional Khuddam Ijtema (Sports & Academics)<br />
18th March 2012 at Ricards Lodge High<br />
School, Wimbledon<br />
<strong>Al</strong>l Events will insha’<strong>Al</strong>lah start and finish on time.<br />
SANAT-O-TIJARAT<br />
In this section, we will publish any jobs we know for the benefit of our Khuddam. Beside that, we will promote local Ahmadi<br />
Businesses for your convenience.<br />
JOB VACANCY<br />
LOCAL BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENT<br />
A well known FMB MEMBER Construction company<br />
based in Croydon requires LABOUR, PLUMBER, CAR-<br />
PENTER, SKIMMER & ELECTRICIAN. Please contact<br />
Qaid <strong>Majlis</strong> Inner Park.<br />
HOW YOU CAN HELP<br />
If you know any available vacancies that could be suitable<br />
for Khuddam, please inform either Qaid <strong>Majlis</strong> or Nazim<br />
Sanat-o-Tijarat. You can e-mail the job description to:<br />
innerpark@khuddam.org.uk<br />
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TARBIYYAT<br />
Thursday’s voluntary fast<br />
Every local Jama’at can make their own<br />
decision to set a day for the optional fast,<br />
but it would be better if one day is chosen<br />
in the local Jama’at, preferbably a Monday<br />
or a Thursday.<br />
(Friday Sermon 14th Oct 2011)<br />
Ahmadīs in Pakistan have shown extraordinary<br />
patience and resilience in the face<br />
of severe persecution. These sacrifices<br />
and these emotions can only bear fruit if<br />
we fall down before <strong>Al</strong>lāh and wet our<br />
prayer mats with tears ... Let us, therefore,<br />
pray with deep anguish and fervour so<br />
that our prayers are heard.<br />
(Friday Sermon 7th Nov 2011)<br />
I appealed to the Jama’at to pray that we<br />
are safeguarded from the animosities and<br />
hostilities of these cruel people, I also<br />
appealed that we should pray that <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
<strong>Al</strong>mighty cleanses the country of such<br />
people who cause disorder and oppression<br />
so that this country (Pakistan) can<br />
be saved.<br />
(Friday Sermon 14th Oct 2011)<br />
For more Sahoor and Iftar timings, please visit<br />
http://tarbiyyat.org/OptionalFasts/optFasts.asp<br />
SEHAT-E-JISMANI<br />
INTER-QIADAT FOOTBALL LEAGUE (IQFL) - 2ND SEASON<br />
http://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/ifllondon<br />
The 2nd Season of the IQFL started on Saturday, 12th<br />
November at Wandles. Being drawn in Group E, Inner<br />
Park’s first match was against Jamia A, which our team<br />
lost 16-0. We won the next matches against West Croydon<br />
(19-1)and Redbridge South (4-1). In the next stage,<br />
the first match was won 4-3 against Barking.<br />
Khuddam, who want to play in the team, kindly contact<br />
Fater Iqbal (Captain).<br />
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INNER PARK ACTIVITIES in FEBRUARY 2012<br />
Inner Park - attending lecture on Hajj and visit to Hajj Exhibition at British Museum<br />
Six of our Khuddam went to a lecture in UCL (University College London) on Friday, 10 th February 2012 departing<br />
from Southfields Station at 16:30. The lecture started at 18:00 and the topic was on Hajj. There were members attending<br />
from the Jama’at and a few others also came to gain knowledge on the concept of Hajj.<br />
After the lecture was over we all walked to the British Museum which wasn’t far away from UCL and we were most<br />
impressed with the exhibition they had displayed. The exhibition showed the history of Hajj and the challenges of<br />
those who performed the pilgrimage. With beautiful and historic artefacts, scripts and pictures alongside their descriptions<br />
made this exhibition highly interesting.<br />
The exhibition showed how the pilgrims travelled and how Hajj evolved from a journey of a few days from some<br />
surrounding areas to only a matter of an hour’s journey to the holy city of Mecca, the exhibition also showed the<br />
spiritual aspects of the place and the rituals which were and are still performed from the time of the Prophet Muhammad<br />
(saw). The lecture and Hajj exhibition went a long way to widen our knowledge about Hajj.<br />
May <strong>Al</strong>lah gives us more opportunities to attend these events.<br />
In the previous month, Inner Park created 1 video viral about the<br />
upcoming Regional Ijtema on 18th March 2012. This viral was uploaded<br />
on youtube and also on Khuddam website. Please watch<br />
the video and get benefit from it.<br />
Click on the video right to watch it!<br />
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<strong>Al</strong> <strong>Noor</strong><br />
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INNER PARK ACTIVITIES in FEBRUARY 2012<br />
Inner Park - Waqar-e-Amal at Sarai Khidmat<br />
On Thursday, 16th February 2012, Inner Park Qiadat held a Waqar-e-Amal session at the back garden of Sarai Khidmat.<br />
Inner Park has the permission from Sadr <strong>Majlis</strong> <strong>Khuddamul</strong> <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> <strong>UK</strong> to look after the garden of Sarai<br />
Khidmat, therefore a Waqar-e-Amal Session was organised and nine of our Khuddam attended this Waqar-e-Amal<br />
session. The duties involved to sweep the leaves from the garden and the roof of Sarai Khidmat. After sweeping the<br />
leaves the Khuddam piled them up and put them in the bin bag. Additionally any rubbish was cleared from the lawn.<br />
Khuddam from Inner Park maintain the garden of Sarai Khidmat and visit the garden at least every fortnight to see, if<br />
anything needs to be done. Please remember all the Khuddam in your prayers.<br />
Masroor Region’s 2nd<br />
Khuddam Regional Ijtema<br />
will insha’<strong>Al</strong>lah take place<br />
on Sunday 18th March<br />
2012 at Ricards Lodge High<br />
School in Wimbledon.<br />
<strong>Al</strong>l Khuddam are requested<br />
to take off from any work or<br />
other commitments to<br />
attend this Ijtema.<br />
Jazak<strong>Al</strong>lah.<br />
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INNER PARK ACTIVITIES in FEBRUARY 2012<br />
Inner Park - Tree planting at Hadeeqatul Mahdi<br />
A national Tree planting session was held on Saturday, 4th February 2012 at Hadeeqatul Mahdi. Masroor Region<br />
was asked to provide Khuddam for tree plantation. 6 Khuddam from Inner Park attended this event.<br />
You can view most of our previous activities at Khuddam website. <strong>Al</strong>ways check the<br />
Inner Park page to stay up to date.<br />
http://www.khuddam.org.uk/regions/masroor-region/qiadats/inner-park/<br />
EDITOR’S REQUEST<br />
NAMAZ TIMINGS<br />
By the Grace of <strong>Al</strong>lah, the <strong>Al</strong>-<strong>Noor</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
of <strong>Majlis</strong> <strong>Khuddamul</strong> <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> Inner<br />
Park has been published every month<br />
now for 3 years. <strong>Al</strong>hamdulillah. As the<br />
quality and content has improved in that<br />
time, the work on this monthly newsletter<br />
is increasing. We need some Khuddam to<br />
volunteer to help us publish this newsletter.<br />
We need just one hour a month from you.<br />
If you can help and are interested, please<br />
contact us by e-mail at<br />
innerpark@khuddam.org.uk<br />
Jazak<strong>Al</strong>lah.<br />
Fajr 5:15<br />
Zuhr 13:00<br />
Asr 16:15<br />
Maghrib 18:15<br />
Ishaa 20:30<br />
Prayer Timings for Fazl Mosque/Baitul Futuh<br />
on 20th March 2012<br />
Jumma takes place at 13:00 at Fazl Mosque & Baitul Futuh<br />
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I bear witness that there is none worthy of<br />
worship except <strong>Al</strong>lah. He is One and has<br />
no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad<br />
SAW is His servant and messenger.<br />
I solemnly pledge that I shall always be<br />
ready to serve Islam, <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong>t, The<br />
Nation and the Country.<br />
I shall always speak the truth I shall not<br />
use foul language against anybody and I<br />
shall strive to obey ALL the commands of<br />
Khalifatul Masih. Insha’<strong>Al</strong>lah.<br />
<strong>Majlis</strong> Atfalul <strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> Pledge<br />
Atfal Chanda<br />
Atfal Chanda for the whole year is £15<br />
£12 Atfal Chanda and £3 Ijtema Chanda<br />
Please pay your Chanda at the next Atfal Class<br />
Announcements<br />
Weekly Atfal Class takes place every<br />
Saturday, 11am-1:00pm at (Lower)<br />
Ackroydon Hall (26 Montfort Place, SW19<br />
6QL).<br />
Please make sure you attend these<br />
classes and arrive on time. <strong>Al</strong>ways bring a<br />
pen, diary and a “Topi” with you.<br />
Please send us your issues, suggestions, questions, articles and feedback, for the next issue to:<br />
atfal-team-inner-park@hotmail.com<br />
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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT<br />
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday 25th March 2012<br />
as British Summer Time begins.<br />
Tariq Magazine<br />
The Tariq Magazine is a<br />
publication and is the<br />
<strong>Ahmadiyya</strong> Muslim Youth<br />
Association‘s main organ to<br />
communicate with all its<br />
members in the <strong>UK</strong>. The<br />
magazine itself has always<br />
been designed, proof read and<br />
published by teams of unpaid<br />
volunteers.<br />
A nominal subscription of<br />
only £6 per year helps to<br />
fund printing and postage<br />
costs.<br />
The Inner Park Khuddam newsletter team welcomes your comments or suggestions for<br />
improvements to this newsletter. We also wish to receive material for publication. In<br />
particular we would like to hear about any jama’at news or information on any subject of<br />
life. Please note that all material should be provided in electronic format together with<br />
photographs where appropriate.<br />
The deadline to submit your material is the 1st of each month. Please help us to make this<br />
newsletter successful .<br />
Please send all your correspondence to either Local Qaid or the email shown below.<br />
Jazakallah and remember the newsletter publishing team in your prayers .<br />
Any queries, questions, feedback etc. please email us on:<br />
innerpark@khuddam.org.uk<br />
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