Ramadān - Ahmadiyya Gazette Canada

Allāh Desires that you may exalt Him for His having guidedyou and that you may be grateful.Chapter 2 Verse 186While reading the history ofMuslims, one is amazed thateven during wars, they regularlyprayed tahajjud. They fought allday and then at night, rather thansleeping, they occupied themselvesin worship. In the battle of Yarmūk,the Christian king sent one of hismen to the Muslim camp at nightto find out something. When hereturned he said, “We will neverbe able to overcome them. [Whenour] soldiers return they begin tostretch and take off their armor inthe middle of the path so that theymay quickly go and rest. But these[Muslims] remain occupied inprayers and worship of God evenat night.”Take a hold of God’s name. Whowould desire that his name beerased? It is for the sake of a namethat people are hopeful of havingchildren. So when even a weakhuman does not desire that hisname should be erased, then howcould He, who possesses greatmight and power ever desirethat His name be erased? If yourepresent God’s name, then if youare wiped out it will be as if God’sname is erased [which God willnot allow]. Therefore, grab a holdof his door and occupy yourselfwith prayers. It is possible that oneof your prayers will be acceptedand this present disorder mayberemoved.Pass through this Ramadān byachieving many benefits andworship God. When through youGod’s name is made to shine andyou bow at His door, then nobodywill be able to destroy you. And ifyou move away from his door thenHe too has no care for you. He willsend another nation. For He is notin need of us; rather, we are in needof Him.A gardener plants a tree in hisgarden but whichever tree remainsfruitless, he cuts off so that it doesn’ttake up needless space, after which,the tree it can be used for burning.This garden has been planted bythe Promised Messiah as . If it doesnot bear fruit then another gardenwill be planted. He who is standingin this garden and is not bearingany fruit, should be more fearfulthen a tree standing in a jungle. In ajungle, fruitless and barren trees canremain standing, but in a gardensuch trees are definitely cut down.You are trees in this garden, youare in more danger as compared toothers, therefore, whoever amongsees in himself the trait of beingfruitless and barren should cause achange in himself.During your fasts, involveyourselves specifically in God’sworship so that your Eīd will be asource of joy. May Eīd be a sourceof joy for you, not because that dayyou will be able to eat and drink,rather because on that day you willenjoy special fruits and delicacies ofGod’s mercy. May Eīd be a sourceof joy for you, not because you willmeet your friends and dear ones,rather, because on that day you willmeet more of God’s creation.This is a very blessed month. Hewho desires to benefit from it willbe showered with great blessingsand mercy.This sermon was originally printed in anissue of Al-Fadl dated August 6th, 1914.The Urdu text of this sermon can also befound in Khutbāt Mahmūd Vol. 4, page143-148. It has been rendered into Englishby Farhan Ahmad Naseer.14 Guidance on Ramadān