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April 2017 The Light 2 The Innocent Made Immortal on 22 nd March 2017 Keith Lambert Kurt Cochran Aysha Frade And Leslie Rhodes The Call of the Messiah by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Promised Messiah and Mahdi Different states of mind in five daily prayers What are the five daily prayer services? They are pictures of your different states of mind during the course of the day. You experienced five conditions at a time of trial and your nature demands that you must pass through them. The first of these is when you are warned that you are about to be afflicted with a calamity. For instance, imagine that a warrant has been issued for your presence in court. This is the first condition which disturbs your serenity and contentment. This condition resembles the time when the sun begins to decline, as on the receipt of the court warrant. Corresponding to this condition, the noon prayer (Zuhr) has been prescribed, the time of which begins with the decline of the sun. You experience the second condition when you are drawn close to the place of the calamity. For instance, when having been taken into custody under the warrant you are presented before the magistrate. At that time, you are in terror and the light of security seems as if it is about to depart from you. This condition resembles the time when the light of the sun diminishes and the human eye can fix itself upon the sun and it becomes obvious that the time of its setting is near. Corresponding to this spiritual I Shall Love All Mankind. condition the afternoon prayer (`Asr) service has been prescribed. The third condition sets in when you lose all hope of deliverance from the calamity. For instance, when, after the recording of the prosecution evidence, which is designed to bring about your ruin, you are charged with an offence and a charge-sheet is prepared. At this time, you almost lose your senses and you begin to think of yourself as a prisoner. That condition resembles the time when the sun sets and hope of daylight comes to an end. The sunset prayer service (Maghrib) is prescribed in relation to this spiritual condition. The fourth condition is when you are afflicted by the calamity and its deep darkness envelops you completely. For instance, when, after the close of the evidence you are convicted and sentenced and are committed to the custody of the police. This condition resembles the time of night-fall, when everything falls into deep darkness. The evening prayer service (`Isha) is prescribed in conformity with this spiritual condition. When you have spent a certain time in the darkness of the affliction, Divine mercy surges up and delivers you from the darkness, as the dawn succeeds the darkness of the night and daylight begins to appear. The dawn prayer service (Fajr) is prescribed corresponding to this spiritual condition. Allah, Most High, in view of your five changing states of mind has prescribed five prayer services for you. You can thus understand that these services have been prescribed for the benefit of your soul. If you desire security against these calamities, you should not neglect the five daily services as they are a reflection of your inner and spiritual conditions. Prayer is a remedy for the calamities that may threaten. You know not what type of circumstances the new day may confront you with. So, before the beginning of the day, entreat your Divine Master earnestly that the day may prove to be a source of benefit and blessing for you. (Kishti-i Nuh — Noah’s Ark, continued) If you desire security against these calamities, you should not neglect the five daily services as they reflect your inner and spiritual conditions.
April 2017 The Light 3 Islamophobia, Real or Contrived? Real Threat to World Peace. Compiled by Ebrahim Mohamed, South Africa Islam offers Peace and Justice – Not Fear! The very name ‘Islam’ means Peace! Muslims who do not live up to this lofty ideal, like the minority terror groups, do not represent Islam. Any unbiased seeker of truth will tell you that true governance, according to the rule Book of Islam, the Holy Quran, is based on equality, justice and high moral standards. Such was the example set by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Holy Quran testifies to this fact: “Certainly, you have in the Messenger of God (i.e. Muhammad) an excellent exemplar” (33:21). Many renowned academics, clerics and statesmen from different faiths who studied the life of the Prophet Muhammad (may peace and the blessings of God be upon him) as an historical figure, have come to some fascinating conclusions. Here are some examples to reflect upon: George Bernard Shaw, well-known Irish dramatist and Nobel Prize recipient for Literature said: “I have studied him (Muhammad) - the wonderful man . . . He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a The very name ‘Islam’ means Peace! Muslims who do not live up to this lofty ideal, like the minority terror groups, do not represent Islam. state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behaviour for all times to come. I Shall Love All Mankind. I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only GBS - ‘he religion which (Muhammad) must appears to me to possess that be called a assimilating Saviour of capacity to the Humanity.’ changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him – the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called a Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problem in a way that would bring much needed peace and happiness. I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today.” The Rev. Bosworth Smith, carefully studied the life of Prophet Muhammad, and in his book, Mohammad and Mohammadism, published in 1874, writes: “Head of the State as well as the Church, he was Caesar and Pope in one; but, he was Pope without the Pope’s pretensions, and Caesar without the legions of Caesar, without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a police force, without a fixed revenue. If ever a man had the right to say that he ruled by a right divine, it was Muhammad, for he had all the powers without their supports. He cared not for the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping with his public life.” Annie Besant, a prominent British women’s rights activist, writer and spokesperson for the National Secular Society, wrote in her book, The Life and Teachings of Muhammad (1932), p.4:
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