Ahmadiyya Gazette Canada

Instances from the Life of the
Promised Messiah (as):
spouses. In these few words has
been laid down the foundation of a
happy family life.
This divine guideline is visible in
the most vivid form, in the glorious
life of our beloved master, the Holy
Prophet Muhammad, may peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him!
That is why Allah enjoins us to
follow his excellent model by
saying:
“There is an excellent model for you
in the Messenger of Allah, for him
who hopes to meet Allah and the
Last Day and who remembers Allah
much.” (33:22)
The Holy Prophet (sa) emphasized
this subject by declaring:
“The best among you is he who
treats his family best, and I am the
best of you in terms of treating my
family.” (Tirmidhi)
By saying so, the Holy Prophet (sa)
has laid down the high standard of
morals in our family relationships.
None can hope to be considered a
decent believer if his treatment of
his family is wanting.
The best example of how the
excellent model of the Holy Prophet
(sa) be followed in our age, is the
glorious life of Hadrat Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the
Promised Messiah and Mahdi,
peace be upon him.
He was so particular in following
the Perfect Model of the Holy
Prophet (sa) that in every situation,
his first consideration would always
be ‘how did the Holy Prophet (sa)
do it?’
This afternoon, I am going to
present before you, some glimpses
from the sacred life of Hadrat
Ghulam-e-Ahmad, the great Servant
of Ahmad (as), on how he followed
the Perfect Exemplar (sa) in the
treatment of his family.
Through these glimpses, we shall be
able to see, how the Holy Prophet
(sa) would have acted in similar
circumstances. Also, we will be able
to see where we stand, in our own
lives, with reference to the supreme
level of nobility established by the
Holy Prophet (sa).
Ahmadiyya Culture:
If there is such a thing as
Ahmadiyya Culture, it would be a
culture based on the pedestal of the
lofty moral standards established by
the Perfect Exemplar (sa). This
Ahmadiyya Culture should be seen
in Ahmadi homes, in the lives of
men and women, in their daily lives
– homes where spouses are loved
and treated with kindness and
respect.
You may already know some of the
incidents that I am going to relate
from the life of the Promised
Messiah (as). That should not
matter. When you love someone,
you love to listen about your
beloved. You love to listen to the
same things, again and again.
Secondly, the purpose is not to tell
stories, it is to ponder over these
examples and compare our own
conduct, in similar circumstances,
with the excellent conduct of the
Promise Messiah (as).
Freedom of Women in Early
Muslim Society:
I start with an interesting incident
from the blessed life of the Holy
Prophet (sa). Hadrat Umar (ra) was
discussing something with his wife.
She forcefully argued with him her
point of view. He exclaimed, in
astonishment, “Despite being my
wife, you are so forceful in your
arguments with me!” She
responded, “Umar, times have
changed. Wives of the Holy
Prophet (sa) freely discuss things
with him and they support their
point of view without any fear.
And, the Holy Prophet (sa) lets
them do that!” Hadrat Umar (ra),
raised in a male-dominated Arab
society, found it difficult to adjust to
the degree of freedom and equality
offered by the Holy Prophet (sa) to
his wives and thus, through his
model, to the women in general.
But, did this freedom, granted to
Muslim women, in early Islam, last
through the ages? Alas! With the
misinterpreted notion of hijab and
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