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deed”; John 6:14: “This is of a truth, that
prophet that should come into the world.”
…there are difficulties to be met
Maryam did not enter theological arguments!
She let the prophet do the talking! Let us
not enter arguments with people, but gently
point them to the word of Allah. Just as a key unlocks
a door, so truth is a key that unlocks people’s
hearts. Maryam was not the key but she
pointed them to the one who was the key.
So, let us learn from the life of Maryam. To
me, Maryam is an example of purity, and of one
who shows us practical trust in Allah. She is an
example of humility and obedience. A true Muslim.
She is a lady not just of prayer, but of action.
May each of us search out her footprints, and
follow her footsteps closely. Ameen
From The Light, Lahore, 24 May 1928
A Good News to
Muslim
Brethren
by Maulana
Muhammad Ali
(end)
(Editors’ note: We reprint
this article, printed
in 1928 C.E. in The Light, to show that Hazrat
Maulana Muhammad did not want his English
translation of the Holy Quran to be translated
into German but rather, he wanted someone to
translate the Holy Quran into German, directly
from Arabic. It also shows the qualifications he
expected the translator to have. It is also worth
noticing that Hazrat Maulana speaks here of
training of missionaries.)
. . .verse of the Holy Quran is almost a
command that the Holy Quran be translated
into all the living languages of the
world.
In 1922, The Ahmadiyya Anjuman-i-Isha‛ati-Islam,
Lahore, established a Muslim Mission at
Berlin, the Capital of Germany. This Mission
holds a position of great importance, as its influence
would reach not only Central Europe
I Shall Love All Mankind.
with in conducting the German Mission
like training Muslim Missionaries
not only in the Islamic lore and
religion but also in mastering the
German language…
but Russia and Eastern Europe as well. Moreover,
Muslims from all over the world are to be
met with in Berlin. Shortly after the establishment
of the Mission, a plot of land was bought
to erect a Mosque and a Mission house there.
Thank God, that both buildings have been recently
completed at an expense 1⅟₄ lacs of rupees
(125,000). In addition to a few tracts about
Islam that have been published in the German
language a quarterly magazine the Moslemische
Revue, is also published in German. Up to this
time, about eighty Germans have been converted
to Islam. The annual budget of the
Mosque, the Mission and the magazine amounts
to between fifteen and twenty thousand rupees.
Now, just as an Islamic Mission is spineless
without a Mosque, similarly it cannot do without
a translation of the Holy Quran in the language
of the country where it is established.
Allah says in the Holy Quran that He sent every
prophet with the language of his own nation as
the vehicle of clear expression of his mission to
them: “And We did not send any apostle but
with the language of his people, so that he might
explain to them clearly” (14:4). Now as the Holy
Quran has been revealed for the benefit of all
nations, its teachings should necessarily be explained
to them so that they may derive full benefit
from them. Therefore, the above-quoted
verse of the Holy Quran is almost a command
that the Holy Quran be translated into all the living
languages of the world. As the propagation
of Islam has already been started in Germany
the next logical step is to translate the Holy
Quran into German. Just as the English translation
of the Holy Quran proved a source of
strength and stability for the Muslim Mission at
Woking, similarly the German translation