HOLY QUR’ANAl Talaq, Ch.65:V4HADITHA HADITH ON FORGIVENESSOn the authority of Safwan ibn Muhriz may Allah be pleased with him, who said:reported:A person said to Ibn Umar, “What did you hear from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, about thepersonal conversation (with Allah on the Day of Resurrection)?” He said, “I heard him saying: A believer will bebrought before his Lord the Exalted on the Day of Resurrection and He will place upon him His veil and makehim confess his sins, saying: Do you recognize? He will say: My Lord, I do recognize. Allah will say: I concealedthem for you in the world and today I forgive you. He will then be given the book containing his good deeds. Asfor the disbelievers and hypocrites, there will be a general announcement before all creation declaring thatthese people had lied about Allah.”[Sahih Muslim, Book 37, Number 6669]WRITINGS OF THE PROMISED MESSIAH (AS)Excerpts from Al - WassiyatPromised Messiah (as)New Malden Qiadat Newsletter 2
SUMMARY OF HUZUR’S (ATBA) FRIDAY SERMONSNOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday SermonFull Audio/Visuals of the Sermons available at www.alislam.org2 nd March - Companions of The Promised Messiah(as) Hudhur said he has had accounts of the companions of the Promised Messiah(as) compiled in a register under different headings and cites them on various occasions. Hadhrat Mian Abdul Aziz sahib(ra): He writes that he and his friend Mirza Ayub Baig sahib asked a Maulwi who was a professor of Arabic why they and their master, the Promised Messiah(as) was called Kafir(disbeliever). He answered that such and such Maulwis had given Fatwa (religious decree) and he had followed suit. Mirza Ayub sahib asked him if the others were hell-bound, would he follow them. Hadhrat Munshi Qazi Babu Alam sahib(ra): He writes that when he went back to school after a break of four days someone called him over and asked him where he had been. He answered that he had gone toQadian and when asked affirmed that he had taken Bai’at. The person told him not to mention it to anyone and said he too had taken Bai’at but had not mentioned it to anyone. Munshi sahib answered that he willnot hide it. Hadhrat Mehr Ghulam Hassan sahib(ra): He writes that someone came to him and describing his anxiety said Hamad Shah who was an angelic person and was praised by Hindu and Muslim alike had made a gravemistake. Hadhrat Khalifa Nurudin sahib(ra): He writes that he had been advising someone for a year about the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah(as). This person told him that he had heard that such and such person alsoreceives revelation so he would ask him what God informs him about the claim of Mirza sahib. Hadhrat Hakeem Abdul Samad Khan sahib(ra): He hailed from Delhi, he wrote that he took his Bai’at in 1905. He wrote that in 1891 he used to take religious lessons from a Maulwi. One day the Quranic verse: ‘…OJesus, I will cause thee to die a natural death and will exalt thee to Myself…’ (3:56) came in lesson and its explanation bewildered him. Hadhrat Hafiz Ghulam Rasool Wazirabadi sahib(ra): He wrote that following his Bai’at many people became his enemy and someone mentioned his unpopularity to an aristocratic person Raja sahib, who asked whatwas the basis of the enmity. Martyrdom of an elder Ahmadi Chaudhary Akram Sahb of Faisalabad.9 th March - Tabligh by Companions of The Promised Messiah(as)1400 years later, in accordance to Divine promise the advent of the true and ardent devotee of the Prophet took place who revived the mission and called the world to God and taught how to find the way to reachGod. He informed that now the only way to reach God was through the religion of Islam. The Promised Messiah(as) wrote: ‘A study of the religions of the world reveals that every religion, except Islam, contains some mistake or the other. This is not because they were all false in their origin, but becauseafter the advent of Islam, God gave up the support of other religions. Hadhrat Imam Din sahib(ra): He relates that he received a letter from someone asking him to come over with a Maulwi from Qadian because a debate was going to be held in a village. They duly arrived. During thedebate the other party became insistent that they would only proceed if ‘Mirza sahib’s’ name could be shown in the Holy Qur’an written as ‘Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, son of Mirza Ghulam Murtaza’. Hadhrat Pir Iftikhar Ahmad sahib(as): He relates that his father believed in Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) during the time of his claim as a Mujaddid and propagated his message among his friends and others. Hadhrat Master Nazir Hussain sahib(ra): He relates that he loved to do Tabligh from a young age. His family lived in the Bhaati Gate area of Lahore. An Ahmadi came to meet his father and seeing the young boy’senthusiasm he taught him proofs and arguments regarding the life and death of Jesus(as). Hadhrat Sher Muhammad sahib(ra): He relates that he once saw in a dream that there is a water well filled with milk and he is giving his friends buckets-full of milk to drink so much so that the water well is dried up. Hadhrat Mamo Khan sahib(ra): He relates that he saw in a dream that the moon had fallen in his lap. Someone interpreted the dream for him and said he would either get a lot of respect or he would take the Bai’atof a holy person. Hadhrat Munshi Qazi Mehboob Alam sahib(ra): He relates that he did Tabligh to a Musa sahib, even took him to Qadian but there was no result. Hadhrat Maulana Ghulam Rasool Rajiki(ra): He relates that after his Bai’at he read up books of the Promised Messiah(as) and started doing Tabligh with great fervour. Hadhrat Mian Muhammad Abdullah sahib(ra): He relates that someone in his family had taken Bai’at in Qadian and then did Tabligh to his father. His father saw in a dream that a beautiful full moon is shiningbrilliantly from the direction of Qadian. Martydom of Maqsood Ahmad Sahb in Nawabshah. Death of Hajira Begum sahiba, wife of a Dervish of Qadian.16 th March - Tabligh by Companions of The Promised Messiah(as) Hudhur Aqdas said many write to him or tell him when they meet Hudhur about their relationship with any elder that Hudhur may mention in his addresses. However, Hudhur said the due of these relationships willbe honoured only when people walk in the footsteps of these elders. Hadhrat Mian Jamal uddin sahib(ra): He relates that a Maulwi Nawab uddin used to go from town to town in his assumption to ‘sort out/fix Mirzai people’. Mian Jamal uddin sahib came to know that he was visitingone of nearby villages and as he was the only Ahmadi in the area, they sent for him. Hadhrat Munshi Qazi Mehboob Alam sahib(ra): He relates that he was employed by a Hakim who opposed the Promised Messiah(as). One day in his antagonism he used the derogatory word ‘dayus’ for thePromised Messiah(as). Munshi sahib did a lot of Istighfar that night regretting having talked to the man in the first place. Hadhrat Ameer Khan sahib(ra): He relates that when he heard that an acquaintance had joined the Lahore Ahmadiyya group he went to see him and made him aware of the realities regarding the group. Hisacquaintance was affected by what he heard and returned to Qadian. Hadhrat Maulwi Muhammad Abdullah sahib(ra): He relates that he once went to see the Promised Messiah(as) and was introduced by one of his companions as one who had had many debates but God had alwaysmade him triumphant. The Promised Messiah(as) said that yes, truth is always triumphant. Hadhrat Chaudhry Muhammad Ali sahib(ra): He relates that his father went to attend Jalsa at Sialkot and on his return he started doing Tabligh. His Tabligh bore fruits and multitudes started taking Bai’at. Hadhrat Shaikh Abdur Rasheed sahib(ra): He relates that a mualwi he k<strong>new</strong> recited the Qur’an in a very melodious voice and his sermons were well attended by women. The maulwi started opposing the PromisedMessiah(as) using rude language Hadhrat Shaikh Ismael sahib(ra): He relates that one day after Asr Salat people sat in the company of the Promised Messiah(as) in Masjid Mubarak when someone said that a maulwi had visited their village andhaving gathered people, started enthusing them by quoting the Hadith ‘La Nabi Ba’adi (There is no Prophet after me). Hadhrat Hafiz Ghulam Rasool Wazirabadi sahib(ra): He relates that once the Promised Messiah(as) said that he had made the high school so that people sought education there and then went out in the world forTabligh. But he regretted that after seeking education at the school people became busy in their businesses and his objective was not realised. Death of Al Haaj Umer Ibrahim, Sultan of Agadez, Niger.23 rd March - The Promised Messiah and Mahdi It was 123 years ago today that a magnificent prophecy regarding the second phase of Islam was fulfilled. A prophecy of the Holy Prophet(saw) was fulfilled in accordance with the details he had given and thePromised Mahdi and Messiah’s advent took place. Hudhur Aqdas said that each year on 23 March we should not be joyous merely because we are commemorating Promised Messiah Day or that Alhamdolillah, we are a part of this Community, or that we are awareof its early history or that we organise a Jalsa in this regard. Much more than this, we have to reflect whether we have fulfilled the dues of this Bai’at. As a reminder of this, today Hudhur Aqdas gave a discoursebased on the words of the Promised Messiah(as) expounding the ten conditions of Bai’at. The Promised Messiah(as) said: ‘Tauhid [Unity of God] does not simply mean that you say la ilaha illAllah with your tongue but then hide hundreds of idols in your heart. Anyone who gives reverence to his own plans,mischief or clever designs as he should revere God, or depends upon another person as one should depend upon God alone, or reveres his own ego as he should revere God alone, in all such conditions he is an idolworshipperin the sight of Allah. The Promised Messiah(as) said: So all ye people who count yourselves as members of my Jama‘at, in heaven you shall be counted members of my following only when you truly begin to advance on the paths ofrighteousness. Offer your five daily Obligatory Prayers with such concentration and awe of mind as though you were seeing God in front of you. The Promised Messiah(as) said: Revival of Islam demands a ransom from us. What is it? It is us dying in this very path. This is the death upon which the life of Islam, the life of Muslims, and the manifestation of theLiving God depend. This is exactly what is called Islam, and God now wants to revive this very Islam. The Promised Messiah(as) said: Now rush towards me because this is the time that he who runs toward me now is like the one who gets on board the ship right at the time of a storm. But if someone does not acceptme, I see that he is throwing himself into a storm and has no means of saving himself. Hudhur Aqdas said this is the teaching of the Promised Messiah(as) which he expects of us. Today we need to self-reflect and self-examine in terms of these conditions of Bai’at. May God forgive our weaknesses andmay He remove them and bring about pious change in us. Hudhur Aqdas said that 23 March is also commemorated as Pakistan Day and addressing Pakistan Ahmadis Hudhur asked them to pray for the country in the critical juncture that it is going through. May God savePakistan, may He save Pakistan for the sake of the Ahmadis.30 th March - : Salat is the key to Personal assessment and improvementHudhur Aqdas said that God wills to especially purify people who have joined the Community of the Promised Messiah(as) and for this we have to ponder over ourselves with the minutest of detail. While weimprove and reform our faith we also need to reform our practice.Each Ahmadi should aspire to live a life of Taqwa and purity for a life led on these lines alone will bring about revolutionary change. This revolutionary change cannot come about without reforming one’s faith as wellas reforming one’s practices.The Promised Messiah(as) has elucidated that the five pillars of Islam are our faith and we follow the Qur’an as we are enjoined to follow it. Where there is any conflict between Hadith and Qur’an we givepreference to what the Qur’an states. He said we believe that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad(saw) is His Messenger and Seal of all the Prophets.The Promised Messiah(as) said that in terms of faith there is no difference between Ahmadis and other Muslims. Hudhur said so much so that after the Promised Messiah(as) some sections of mainstream Muslimsalso believe in death of Hadhrat Esa(as) and the concept of ‘bloody Mahdi’ has also changed. In this sense there is some faith-based correction in them.Hudhur related an anecdote of an elder whose student was about to leave him after finishing his education. The elder asked the student if there was Satan where he was going. The student answered that Satan waseverywhere. The elder said that if he was to put in practice whatever he had learned about religion and Satan attacked him, what would he do?Hudhur Aqdas said the office-holders need to set an example regarding observance of Salat. If the office-holders on every level, in every auxiliary were to improve their observance of Salat and came to the mosque,the ambience of the mosque would be enhanced. This would have a positive effect on children and youngsters.Hudhur said he wished to draw special attention towards payment of Zakat. Although Ahmadis are very generous in giving but one aspect of financial sacrifice is Zakat which should be particularly heeded to.We should be mindful to avoid every ill and adopt every good. We should be role models for the youngsters as well as for our families and colleagues. Every young and old person should adopt this to a degree thatwould eradicate every kind of badness.New Malden Qiadat Newsletter 3
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