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MUSLIM SUNRISE, FALL 2013MUSLIM SUNRISE, FALL 2013Jumu’ah Sermon SynopsisDeliveredDeliveredbybyHadratHadratMirzaMirzaMasroorMasroorAhmadAhmadononAugustAugust9,9,20132013Objections are raised about Islam today that God forbid, it is aObjections harsh, extremist are raised faith. about Recently Islam someone today that wrote God in forbid, the USA it that is aharsh, Friday extremist a day of faith. disorder Recently in Islam someone and raised wrote many in the other USA objectionsagainst is a day Islam. of disorder in Islam and raised many other objec-thatFridaytions against Islam.Our Jama’at contacted the publication which published theOur piece Jama’at and one contacted of our the young publication men wrote which a good published piece the inpiece response and explaining one of our the young beautiful men teaching wrote of a Islam, good objectives piece inresponse of Islamic explaining teaching the and beautiful objectives teaching of Friday of Islam, in Islam. objectives Hazratof Khalifat-ul-Masih Islamic teaching has and further objectives instructed of Friday them in Islam. on how Hazrat toKhalifat-ul-Masih compose articles has in this further regard. instructed Bearing witness/testifying them on how to iscompose required when articles there in this a problem regard. Bearing between witness/testifying two parties so that isrequired the reality when of the there matter is a problem is clarified between and dispensing two parties of justice so that isthe made reality easy. of However, the matter if the is clarified very testimony and dispensing false, it of is justice possible ismade that the easy. decision However, of the if the decision-maker very testimony is not is false, right, it in is fact possible eventhat the wrong the decision decision of the can decision-maker be given. In this is regard not right, the in sin fact is on even thethe person wrong who decision gives false can testimony.be given. In this regard the sin is on theperson who gives false testimony.Some people do give wrong testimony to benefit their nearSome and dear people ones. do When give marital wrong problems, testimony khula to benefit or divorce, their come nearand before dear the ones. Qadha When Board, marital sometimes problems, the khula statements or divorce, given come arebefore not based the Qadha on truth Board, and reality. sometimes Similarly, the statements for temporary given advantage,based some on people truth and abandon reality. Taqwa Similarly, in business for temporary dealings advan-andarenottage, thus obtain some people piece of abandon fire. The Hadith Taqwa which in business cites ‘a piece dealings of fire’ and isthus about obtain inheritance piece of problems fire. The Hadith between which two cites brothers. ‘a piece When of fire’ the isabout Holy Prophet(sa) inheritance informed problems them between that they two brothers. were as if When obtaining theHoly a piece Prophet(sa) of fire, informed they were them overwhelmed that they were and as if obtaining said theya relinquished piece of fire, their they rights. were The Promised overwhelmed Messiah(as) and said said they thatrelinquished although the their Gospels rights. teach The to Promised love one’s Messiah(as) enemy they said do that notalthough teach staying the Gospels firm on justice teach to in love the face one’s of enemy injustice they and do persecutionstaying by peoples. firm on justice in the face of injustice and perse-notteachcution by peoples.He said it is easy to be kind and generous to the enemy but it isHe most said difficult it is easy to protect to be kind the and rights generous of the enemy to the and enemy to stay but firm it ismost on justice difficult in disagreements, to protect the rights contests of the etc. enemy and only and to the stay gallant firmon can justice practice in disagreements, this. Most people contests can show etc. and love only to their gallant enemycan and practice do sweet-talking this. Most with people them can but show go on love to usurp to their their enemy rights.and do sweet-talking with them but go on to usurp their rights.The promises we make in our covenant of Bai’at are, firstly thatThe we promises shall abstain we make from in shirk our (association covenant of Bai’at of any are, partner firstly that withwe God) shall right abstain up to the from day shirk of our (association death. That of we any shall partner keep away withGod) from right falsehood, up to the fornication, day of our adultery, death. That trespasses we shall of keep the away eye,from debauchery, falsehood, dissipation, fornication, cruelty, adultery, dishonesty, trespasses mischief of the eye, anddebauchery, rebellion; and dissipation, will not be cruelty, carried away dishonesty, by passions. mischief That and werebellion; shall regularly and offer will not the be five carried daily Prayers away and by passions. invoke Durud That and weshall routinely regularly ask offer for God’s the five forgiveness daily Prayers and and will invoke remember Durud and Hisroutinely bounties. ask We need for God’s to self-reflect forgiveness and and see will how remember much we fulfil Hisbounties. these pledges. We need We should to self-reflect be clear and that see we will how be much held accountableabout pledges. our We covenants. should be clear that we will be held account-we fulfiltheseable about our covenants.People will be answerable on every level. The last FridayPeople sermon will elucidated be answerable rights of orphans on every as level. a pledge The and last one Friday willsermon be held elucidated accountable rights over of it. orphans Similarly, as rulers a pledge will be and answerable one willbe for held not accountable governing correctly over it. Similarly, as will the rulers masses/public will be answerable for notfor paying not governing their dues. correctly Unfortunately as will the the masses/public condition of for Muslim notpaying leaders is their like this dues. and Unfortunately they appear unafraid the condition as if they of will Muslim not beleaders held accountable is like this and they appear unafraid as if they will not beheld accountable{ 7 }{ 7 }MUSLIMMUSLIM SUNRISESUNRISE [2013][2013]