There are two blessed parties that tread the path of God. Firstly, those who adhere firmly to the fundamental principles of religion without any real insight (din-ul-aja’iz), or in other words, those who follow the shariah and thus attain salvation. Then, there are those who advance even further still. Whatever the odds, they do not tire and continue to march forward until they reach their ultimate objective. However, truly unsuccessful are those who advanced forward from the rank of din-ul-aja’iz but did not complete their spiritual quest; such people always fall prey to atheism. In this context, some people assert that they have observed their Prayers and undertaken periods of reclusion for spiritual exercise, but to no avail. For example, a man named Mansur Masih states that the reason he become a Christian was due to the fact that he turned to various spiritual preceptors and went into 40-day retreats but none of this bore any fruit; so he became averse to Islam and accepted Christianity.
A look at the history and significance of Masjid Mubarak in the Ahmadiyya Jamaat
مبارک و مبارک وکلّ امر مبارک یجعل فیہ
“This mosque is a source of blessings, is blessed itself, and every blessed deed will be performed in it.” (Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV, p. 437 [English Translation])
Mosques hold a special spiritual and central position in Islam. Around them revolve the virtuous deeds of an Islamic society and they are believed to be the houses of Allah. Moreover, they are reflections of the sacred Ka‘bah, which serves as a link between man and God. They are a source of portraying equality in Islam and can be looked at as spiritual clinics that works around the clock. Furthermore, a special sign regarding the age of the Mahdi and the Promised Messiah foretold in Surah al-Kahf, verse 22 of the Holy Quran is pointed out as the building of mosques.
Presently, there are countless mosques of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat across the globe, but the mosque under discussion can be specified as the founding mosque of Ahmadiyyat. Analysing history, it is revealed that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiahas, after his claim of being the Mahdi and the Messiah, offered around ninety-five percent of his prayers in this mosque. In the early days, the Promised Messiahas would himself call for prayer and on certain occasions he would even lead congregational prayers in this mosque.
When the attention of the Promised Messiahas was drawn towards the building of a new mosque in Qadian, Masjid Aqsa was already present in between the two bazars on a high place and there was no actual need for another mosque because there were not enough worshippers apart for the Promised Messiahas and a handful of followers. However, the indication of future occurrences and a series of blessings that were foretold in the words of the revelation mentioned at the start demanded the construction of a house of God.
Masjid Mubarak, Qadian
Moreover, the date of its foundation can be deduced based on ilm-ul-adad (knowledge of numbers) by adding the value of the alphabets present in this revelation, which amounts to the figure 1300. The year 1300 AH happens to correspond with the year 1883 of the Gregorian calendar. It was then that the foundation of this mosque was due to take place according to the will of the Divine, although the foundation of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat was laid six years later.
A study of Tadhkirah – a compilation of revelations, dreams and visions of the Promised Messiahas – points out various other revelations regarding Masjid Mubarak, which are as follows:
(Therein are blessings for people, and whoever enters it will be secure)
ِبَیْتُ الْفِکْرِ وَ بَیْتُ الذِّکْر
(Baitul-Fikr [the place of contemplation] and Baitul-Zikr [the place of prayer])
ِلَا رَادَّ لِفَضْلِہ
(No one can repel His bounty)
As well as these revelations, it is said that a vision displayed the name of Musleh-e-Maud on the wall of Masjid Mubarak as “Mahmud”. An extraordinary divine vision known as the incident of surkh cheentey (red ink drops) occurred in the small room adjoining this mosque. Also, the Promised Messiahas, interpreting the verse of Surah Bani Israil:
in Khutba-e-Ilhamiya (The Revealed Sermon), states that Masjid Aqsa here refers to the mosque which was built by him. Surely, it is Masjid Mubarak because Masjid Aqsa of Qadian was built by Huzoor’s father, Mirza Ghulam Murtaza Sahib, following a strong inspiration, in the final days of his life in the year 1876
In light of history and its accounts, pondering further over the 1883 construction of Masjid Mubarak, we find that the Promised Messiahas was an extremely busy person who was going to be the flag-bearer of Ahmadiyyat in the near future and that time was nearing for a global Jihad of the pen to begin by his hand in the defense of Islam. Therefore, owing to the coming grand academic and spiritual activities, the Promised Messiahas required a unique mosque which was due to be situated adjacent to the historical room above (which was named in the revelation as Baitul-Fikr where he authored the magnificent book Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya) so that during the busy schedule of composing and compilation, without wasting a moments time, apart from offering obligatory prayers, he would be able to submit and pray before the Almighty Allah.
This magnificently blessed mosque holds additional benefits as well. As in the early days of the Jamaat, separate arrangements for accommodation, offices, Langar Khana (a place funded by charity, offering accommodation and food for mankind) and mulaqats was not available, visitors would meet the Promised Messiahas in the mosque, having meals and sittings on prayer mats. Moreover, questions and answers were held in the mosque. Sometimes, the Promised Messiahas would open the central window and present tabarruk to a fortunate person seated in the mosque from within the house. The Promised Messiahas would bid farewell to the guests from the mosque. Masjid Mubarak served as the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat right from its inception.
We also come to know that according to eye witness accounts of Hazrat Pir Siraj-ul-Haq Numanira, its foundation was laid in 1882 while the research of Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfanira tells us that its foundation was laid in the year 1883.
A suitable place was unavailable for the building of this mosque close to the room of the Promised Messiahas on the top floor. Those who have visited Qadian know that there was a street behind Baitul-Fikr and neighbouring that street was the property of Huzoor’sas uncle, Mirza Ghulam Muhyuddin in which lay a dilapidated wall from the ruins of an ancient building. The Promised Messiahas had it roofed along with the southern wall of his house from indigenous wood of his orchard. Several old foundations were dug up to provide for the bricks and thus began the construction work of the mosque under the supervision of Piran Ditta, a family builder. The stage of building the stairs arrived in August 1883. The inner portion of the mosque finally came to its completion on 9 October 1883, but it was whitewashed afterwards.
This portion can be understood with the help of the map below:
Map of the initial portion of Masjid Mubarak, Qadian (1883)
The mosque also possessed an upper storey which was simple and compact.
Once the Ahmadiyya Jamaat was established, Hazrat Maulvi Nuruddinra, Hazrat Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkotira and various other notable persons migrated to Qadian. Therefore, a shah nasheen (a raised platform) was built on the western side of the mosque’s roof where the Promised Messiahas used to sit, blessing his servants with his presence and distributing pearls of knowledge and divine wisdom. These pure and soul refreshing gatherings were remembered with the beautiful name of “darbar-e-sham”.
Taking a brief look at the extension of Masjid Mubarak, it is disclosed that the first building remained in its original state for 24 years. Then, under the supervision of Hazrat Mir Nasir Nawabra in 1907, it was extended towards the southern side for the first time. It is demonstrated in the map below:
Extension of Masjid Mubarak, Qadian of 1907
The second extension of Masjid Mubarak happened in the era of the Second Khilafat which came to its completion on 2 December 1944 with the conclusion of Salat led by Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra, though work was still carried out in 1945 in order to give final details to the completion and construction. Due to this extension, the mosque doubled in size and space as compared with the building of 1907. This time, the duty of supervision was performed by Hazrat Sahibzada Mirza Bashir Ahmadra while Syed Sardar Hussein Shah Sahib supervised the finer details of the construction. Countless devoted persons contributed to this virtuous cause, while the personal contribution of Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra was reasonably large. The map of this extension according to an article of Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra, published on pages 2 and 3 of 26 March 1945 Al Fazl, appears as follows:
1944 extension
Extensive refurbishment work and extensions have taken place in the blessed era of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa, adding to the beauty and capacity of the mosque immensely.
Masjid Mubarak, Rabwah
The difficult phase of the Indian subcontinent’s partition came to pass in 1947. During those perilous times, the resolute Mahmudra not only reestablished a single tree from one place to another, but in fact resettled an entire orchard from one place to another. This son of Promised Messiahas who sacrificed his comfort and solace to provide food, water, clothes and shelter for thousands of destitute individuals, was also anxious to establish a new Markaz for these pure souls.
The passionate devotee of the nation firstly inhabited 313 Darweshes in Qadian to continue praying in Masjid Mubarak, Qadian and then laid the foundation of Masjid Mubarak in the new Markaz, Rabwah. Likewise, Bahishti Maqbara was built in Rabwah like the Bahishti Maqbara of Qadian.
Regarding the foundation of Masjid Mubarak Rabwah, it is discovered from Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat that this was done on Monday, 3 October 1949 and the blessed date of 9 Zul-Hijja (which turned out to increase the happiness of Ahmadi Muslims of the world two-fold because on this day, after Asr prayer, not only did Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra lay the foundation of Masjid Mubarak for the new Markaz of Ahmadiyyat, Rabwah, but on the same day, Muslims in Mecca were seated in the arena of Arafat and engaged in various prayers before Allah the Almighty during Hajj).
In order to spiritually and practically include every Ahmadi of the world in this blessed ceremony, according to the instructions of Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra, the Jamaats of India, Pakistan and England were informed of this event via telegraph. Moreover, it was announced in Al Fazl that on 3 October, at 5:30pm, the foundation stone of Masjid Mubarak Rabwah would be placed, prayer would be carried out and members of Jamaat should participate in the prayer wherever they reside.
Owing to this blessed ceremony, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra departed from Lahore on 3 October at 9:40am and, travelling by road, reached Rabwah at 12:45pm. Besides the women of the Promised Messiah’sas family, Huzoorra was accompanied by Dr Mirza Munawar Ahmad Sahib and Private Secretary Mian Muhammad Yusuf Sahib.
The news of the laying of this mosque’s foundation stone was published in Al Fazl and the private secretary also informed all the Jamaats by means of telegraph. Thus, devoted members from the Jamaats of Lahore, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Jhung, Mughiana, Sialkot, Mianwali, Bhukar, Chiniot, Ahmad Nagar and Lalian etc. reached Rabwah to participate in this historic ceremony and to partake in the prayer. Apart from all the men and children of the Jamaat in Rabwah, local women also participated in order to be the part of the prayer.
The foundation stone laying ceremony was to be held after the Asr prayer and as it was a sacred ceremony in which the foundation of God’s house was going to be laid, therefore, in accordance with the instructions of Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra, the prayers carried out by Prophets Abrahamas and Ishmaelas at the time of laying the foundation of the Baitullah were printed through manual press under the supervision of Nazarat Ulia (Chief Directorate) so that people remembered these prayers and recited them continuously in a loud voice at the time of laying the foundation. Hence, printed pages containing these prayers were distributed at the time of Asr prayer.
Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra led the Asr prayer, standing at the exact place where the foundation stone was going to be laid and a canopy was erected there which served as a shield from the scorching sunlight. Immediately after Huzoorra completed the prayer, each member stood in a line, passing bricks and cement containers hand to hand before Huzoorra. Three bricks were presented by male members belonging to the family of the Promised Messiahas, while another three by the male companions of the Promised Messiahas, three by waqifeen-e-zindagi, three by amirs and nazirs (directors of departments) of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat, three by male migrants of Qadian, three by the women belonging to the family of the Promised Messiahas and three by female companions and migrants. Another two bricks brought by Dr Mirza Munawar Ahmad Sahib from Masjid Mubarak Qadian were also placed in the foundation.
Meanwhile, Huzoorra continued to recite the prayers in a loud voice and the whole gathering passionately followed him. During those moments, Huzoor’s voice was filled with extreme passion and emotion. Once each brick was placed, Huzoorra recited the following prayers:
“Our Lord, accept this from us; for Thou art All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Our Lord, make us submissive to Thee and make our offspring a people submissive to Thee. And show us our ways of worship, and turn to us with mercy; for Thou art Oft-Returning with compassion and Merciful. And, our Lord, raise up among them a Messenger from among themselves, who may recite to them Thy Signs and teach them the Book and Wisdom and may purify them; surely, Thou art the Mighty, the Wise.” (Surah al-Baqarah, Ch.2: V.128-129)
Huzoorra repeated each prayer and the gathering followed him. The crowd was overcome with emotion with many people weeping. Huzoorra then raised his hands and engaged in a long prayer and thus everyone was praying at the same time.
Thereafter, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra delivered an inspiring sermon, filled with glad tidings regarding the new Markaz and the mosque and drawing attention towards future responsibilities and prayers. Huzoorra announced his own contribution for the mosque and the contribution of his family, children and various Jamaats. Furthermore, in the manner of Bai‘at-e-Rizwan, Huzoorra himself assigned promises of contributions for the construction of the mosque to certain individuals and Jamaats. The total sum of contributions nearly amounted to 17,000 rupees in promises and cash. It took 50,000 rupees to build the entire mosque.
Following this sermon and ceremony, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra led Maghrib prayer in which he again recited those prayers that were carried out by Hazrat Abrahamas and Hazrat Ishmaelas at the time of laying the foundation of the Baitullah. Hence, this blessed ceremony came to an end.
It would not be out of context here to mention that prior to the blessed inaugural ceremony of Masjid Mubarak, when Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra initially reached Rabwah at around 1:30pm on Monday, 19 September 1949, the indication of this mosque had already been done. After Huzoorra indicated the area of the mosque, three goats were slaughtered at three corners of the mosque. One goat was slaughtered by Nazir-e-Ala Mirza Aziz Ahmad Sahib, one by Dr Mirza Munawar Ahmad Sahib and one by Amir-e-Muqami Hazrat Syed Zain-ul-Abidin Waliullah Shahr.
The map of Masjid Mubarak Rabwah was prepared by Hafiz-ul-Rahman Wahid Sahib, Head Draftsman, and the construction of this mosque came to its completion in the month of August under the supervision of Hazrat Qazi Abdul Rahimra, a revered companion of the Promised Messiahas. Minarets were constructed afterwards.
Masjid Mubarak, Rabwah
The Ahmadiyya Jamaat was thus given the opportunity by Allah the Almighty to build the first permanent mosque of Rabwah. When the mosque reached its apparent completion on 23 March 1957, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra delivered his first Friday Sermon from there. Before the inauguration of the mosque, Huzoorra prostrated for a long time as an expression of gratefulness in sajda-e-shukar and members of the Jamaat followed him in this prostration.
Referring to the early stages of Masjid Mubarak’s construction, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih Vaa said, while mentioning the account of the Baitul Futuh fire:
“Mir Mahmood Sahib was here in those days [when the fire happened]. He has related that when building Rabwah first started after the migration to Pakistan, the Jamaat was very weak in financial terms. There was a challenge of building a new city. Buildings of the Jamaat and mosques were needed, and a town had to be built from scratch on what was essentially a wilderness. In those times, when Masjid Mubarak was built, it became known that the construction of this mosque was not up to standard. It was probably said that the right material was not used in the roof. Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra came to the mosque for prayer and stood inside the door, watched and stated that it is being said that the (roof) can collapse; therefore examine it and if what is being said is correct that it is a weak building or a roof which can collapse and it should be rebuilt, then fine, while we face other trials, let this be another one. Indeed at that time the Jamaat faced many tribulations soon after the partition and only those who know the financial situation of the Jamaat at the time can understand it. There is a huge difference between the financial situation of today and that time.” (Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih Vaa, Baitul Futuh Mosque, 2 October 2011)
Three Khulafa led prayers, delivered sermons and held question and answer sessions in this house of God until 1984. It is this blessed mosque where the election for the Third Khilafat was held in the year 1965 and the Fourth Khilafat in 1982. This is the mosque in which a failed attempt was made on the life of Khalifatul Masih in 1954, but the opponents did not know that he was Fazle-Umar. Time passed and following the migration of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh in 1984 from Rabwah to London, the sacred and blessed thresholds of this mosque drew Hazrat Sahibzada Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa from Africa who had offered and led prayers in it from the year 1985 to 2003.
Allah has now granted Islamabad to the Ahmadiyya Jamaat as a Markaz and it is our prayer, in keeping with the prayers of our beloved Imamaa, that this new Markaz serves as a beacon for the entire world to hearken to the truth and accept the Messiahas of the age.
Allah, Whose blessings cannot be hindered, has granted Masjid Mubarak (the Mubarak Mosque) in Islamabad, which indeed is a source of blessings, itself is blessed and every blessed deed will be performed it, Insha-Allah.
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih inaugurates the Mubarak Mosque in Islamabad
Islamabad, Surrey: 17 May
Fridays are blessed anyway, but what better if they occur in the holy month of Ramadan; and what better when there happens to be the opening of a mosque on such a blessed Friday. And what is even more blessed is when a mosque is opened on the day and Hazrat Khalifatul Masihaa names it Masjid Mubarak – a zill (reflection) of Masjid Mubarak built by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiahas in Qadian.
All this together made Friday, 17 May a day of immense importance in the history of the Jamaat. We all know that Huzooraa had moved to the new Markaz in Islamabad on 15 April and that not a moment went by when Huzoor’s engagements took a break. The mosque also had been functional since the very same day, but the Friday Sermon earlier today marked the official opening of the Mubarak Mosque in Islamabad.
Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa arrived at about 13:05, unveiled the commemorative plaque and went straight into the mosque. Everyone was expecting that Huzooraa would lead in silent prayer as he usually does at mosque openings, but Huzoor went into the mosque. He then reached the mihrab and, facing the congregation, informed the Jamaat that while it was a tradition for silent prayers to be offered at such occasions, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra had prostrated before Allah at the inauguration of Masjid Mubarak in Rabwah; hence the Jamaat would do the same today. Huzooraa offered sajda-e-shukr (a prostration of gratitude to Allah) in the mihrab and the congregation followed suit – a very emotional sajda as everyone present bowed before their Lord on this blessed occasion.
Therafter, the Jumuah Azan was called and Huzooraa delivered the Friday Sermon. Huzooraa explained that the expansion of the Jamaat’s global operations had called for the extension of Markazi offices for a very long time, but it was now that it was destined to happen. By the grace of Allah, it had now happened in the form of the Islamabad complex which consists of office blocks and a residential colony. Huzooraa said that when the mosque was to be named, various suggestions were considered, but then the revelation of the Promised Messiahas came to Huzoor’s attention:
مبارک و مبارک و کلّ امرٍ مبارک یجعل فیہ
It was then that Huzooraa decided to name this mosque Masjid Mubarak. Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa, during his sermon, prayed that this Masjid Mubarak became a reflection of Masjid Mubarak in Qadian. Huzooraa prayed that this new Markaz plays an instrumental role in the spread of Islam in the whole wide world.
Huzooraa mentioned that Masjid Mubarak has a capacity of over 500 worshippers-making it four times the size of the Fazl Mosque in London. Including the adjacent halls and the covered area around the hall, Huzooraa said that a total of 2,000 worshipers can be accommodated altogether.
The full text of Huzoor’saa sermon will be published in Al Hakam very soon. In the meantime, readers can listen to the sermon at www.mta.tv
Allah
the Almighty graciously granted the Muslims a whole month, namely Ramadan,
every year to reap the benefits of worship and to gain nearness to Him.
Although
every single day of Ramadan is rich in benefits for the believers, but for our
ease, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, told
us the significance of every ten-day cycle (ashra) of the month.
According
to a Hadith, the highlight of the first ten days is rahmat (mercy), the
second ten days open doors of maghfirat (forgiveness) and the last ten
days grant nijat (deliverance) from the fire of hell – all subject to
the sincerity of one’s efforts and the acceptance by Allah the Almighty.
In the
blink of an eye, the first ten days have already passed. Today, Friday 17 May,
sets the second ashra in motion; the ten days that open the gates of
Allah’s forgiveness.
As these
lines are being written, seconds and minutes are swiftly passing by; more will
have passed in the time it takes for these lines to reach you. Ramadan is all
about making hay while the sun shines, not only idiomatically, but quite
literally also as one meaning of Ramadan is intense heat.
Tracing
the origins of the above-mentioned idiom, its roots are found in Tudor-age
farming in England. The Tudors had no resources to forecast the weather of the
coming days (or even a day), so they had to cut the hay, stack it and leave it
in the sunshine to dry and then store and transport these stacks to be used as
fodder. Storing it or transporting it away was equally essential, lest the
dried-up fields caught fire in the intense heat and brought the whole effort to
ashes.
This is
almost what a fasting believer does – they gain the Ramadan-momentum by the mercy
of Allah in the first set of ten days, stack as much good deeds as possible and
seek forgiveness in the second set, and then, in the last set, pray to Allah to
enable them to continue the Ramadan-momentum throughout the year, lest the
worldly fire of temptation torches their efforts and savings.
Hazrat
Amirul Mominin, Khalifatul Masih Vaa has on many occasions drawn our
attention to the blessings of the three sets of ten days of Ramadan. Huzooraa,
in a Friday Sermon during Ramadan, stated:
“The
first ten days of seeking mercy are gone and we are now in the second set of
ten days, which Allah has declared as the one for seeking forgiveness. Allah
shrouds those in His mantle of forgiveness who strive to attain His nearness in
these days. Everyone should endeavour to be shrouded in Allah’s forgiveness
during these days.” (29 October 2004)
Hazrat
Mian Abdullah Sanaurira narrated to Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra
the following account which took place around the year of 1884:
“Once in
the month of Jeth [of the Hindu Calendar], that is in May or June, the Promised
Messiahas, having offered Fajr prayer in Masjid Mubarak, headed into
the adjacent room where there were bathing arrangements and which was cool on
account of the fresh plaster on the walls. He lay on the charpoy [Indian
bedstead] which used to be kept there. There was no mattress or pillow upon the
charpoy. The head of the Promised Messiahas was positioned towards
the Qibla and he was facing the north. He had pillowed his arm beneath his head
whilst resting the other over his head. I sat down and began pressing his feet.
“It was
the sacred month of Ramadan – it was the 27th day and a Friday.
Hence, I felt elated that blessed occasions such as these had come together for
me. In other words, I was serving a blessed person of elevated stature as the
Promised Messiahas; the time was of Fajr prayer which is a blessed
time; the month was Ramadan, which is a blessed month; it was the 27th
day of this blessed month and the day was a Friday. Moreover, the previous
night was Lailatul-Qadr [the night of destiny] because I had heard the
Promised Messiahas mention that it was certainly the night of
destiny when the 27th day of Ramadan and Jumuah both occurred
together.
“I was
contemplating over the blessings of the moment when the body of the Promised
Messiahas suddenly trembled. Huzooras, gradually shifting
his arm from above, looked towards me. I noticed at that moment that his eyes
were full of tears. He then returned his arm to its previous position. Whilst
pressing his feet, I reached the shin of the Promised Messiahas and
observed that there was a drop of red liquid on his foot on a firm part just
under his ankle, still congealed on account of having apparently dropped there
recently. I touched it with my right hand’s index finger to see what it was.
Thereupon, the drop spread onto the ankle and also remained on my finger. I
smelt it but there was no smell of any kind. I had smelt it because at the
time, I thought that it would possess a fragrance, being some sort of gesture
from God Almighty. Then, I reached near the ribs of the Promised Messiahas
and observed another large drop of the same red liquid upon his shirt. I
examined it and found it too to be damp.
“I was
perplexed as to the source of the red liquid. I rose quietly from the charpoy
so that the Promised Messiahas would not wake up and began to search
for a sign from where the red liquid could have dropped. It was a very small
room. I searched every nook and corner, be it the roof or the surroundings but
could not trace anything visible from where it could have dropped. It also
occurred to me that the tail of a house lizard may have been cut on the roof
and its blood might have dripped. Accordingly, I examined the roof but found no
sign that this had occurred.
“I
finally sat down, fatigued, and continued pressing the body of the Promised
Messiahas as I was doing earlier. A short while later, the Promised
Messiahas sat up and heading out of the room, went and sat in the
mosque. I began to press his shoulders while sitting behind him. Thereupon, I
enquired from Huzooras where the red liquid that was on him had
fallen from. Huzooras answered casually, ‘It could be mango juice’
and avoided my question. I again submitted, ‘Huzoor, it is not mango juice but
red liquid.’ Huzooras gestured with his head, using his chin and
asked, ‘Kithey hey?’ [Punjabi: Where is it?] Showing him the mark on the
shirt, I said, ‘Here it is.’ Turning his head towards the shirt, Huzooras
pulled the shirt towards him and saw the drop.
“Thereafter,
he did not say anything to me on the matter but narrated a few accounts of
former saints with regard to experiencing God and explained matters seen in
visions taking physical form. He informed me that the Being of God was beyond
the beyond and eyes could not see Him in this world. However, some of His attributes pertaining to
His beauty or majesty are shown to saints in physical form. ‘Hazrat Shah Abdul
Qadir Sahibrh said that he had seen Allah the Almighty in the form
of his father. Hazrat Shah Sahibrh once said that God Almighty once
visited him, endowed him with a handful of turmeric and informed him that the
turmeric was His own knowledge and insight and that he should protect it. When
he awoke, the handful of turmeric was physically present in his hand.’
“Another
saint, whose name the Promised Messiahas did not relate, was sitting
in his chamber at the time of Tahajud and was reciting something on his prayer
mat, when he observed in a vision that somebody had come from outside and taken
the prayer mat he was sitting on. When he awoke, he found that the prayer mat
was actually not beneath him. Upon the break of dawn, when he departed from his
chamber, he discovered that the prayer mat lay in the courtyard.
“After relating these accounts, the Promised Messiahas said, ‘These were matters related to the phenomenon of visions, but God Almighty materialised those objects in physical form in order to show the excellences of those saints. As far as my account is concerned, whilst you were pressing my feet in the room, I saw in a vision a beautiful, vast and clean building. There was a throne in it on which was sat an imposing figure in the form of a ruler. It was vouchsafed to me that that was the Ahkamul-Hakimeen [the Highest of Judges], that is Rabbul-Alamin [the Lord of All the
Worlds]. I deemed myself to be a humble officer of the Divine Court. I had
noted down certain commandments on fate and decree and I took them along with
me before the Almighty for His signatures. When I approached Him, He sat me
beside Him on the throne with deep affection and love.
At that time, my condition was akin to a son who meets his father after being
separated for many years and his heart spontaneously feels a surge of emotions.
At that moment, I also pondered over the fact that this was the Ahkamul-Hakimeen
(or Rabbul-Alamin) and the extent of love and affection with which He
had sat me beside Him. Then, I presented those commandments which I had written
for His signature. He dipped His pen in the red inkstand, flicked it a little
in my direction and then signed the papers.’”
Hazrat
Mian Abdullahra mentioned that the Promised Messiahas
physically demonstrated the actions of flicking the pen and of the signing with
his own hand. After that, the Promised Messiahas said, “This is the
red ink which emanated from that pen. Look, a drop has fallen upon you as
well”.
Hazrat
Mian Abdullahra said, “I surveyed my entire shirt and submitted,
‘Huzoor, no drop has fallen on me.’ Huzooras said, ‘Take a look at
your cap.’ In those days, I used to wear a white cotton cap over my head. I
removed the cap and observed that a drop was upon it as well. I was overjoyed
and said, ‘Huzoor, I also have a drop upon my cap.’ Then, I felt a longing to
acquire the shirt and keep it as a holy relic because it was greatly blessed.
Hazrat Mian Abdullah Sanaurira alongside the red inkstained shirt of the Promised Messiahas
“Fearing
that he would swiftly forbid it, I firstly enquired of the Promised Messiahas
whether it was permissible to possess objects of a righteous person as holy
relics. He replied, ‘Yes, it is permissible. The Companionsra kept
the sacred relics of the Holy Prophetsa.’ Then I submitted, ‘Huzoor,
I have a humble plea’. Huzooras asked, ‘Tell me, what is it?’ I
said, ‘Huzoor, please grant me this shirt to keep as a holy relic.’ The
Promised Messiahas replied, ‘No, this is something I cannot give
away.’ I said, ‘Huzoor, you have just said that the Companionsra
possessed the sacred relics of the Holy Prophetsa.’ He responded, ‘I
will not give this cloth away because idolatry will spread through this after
you and I pass away. People will worship it and turn it into a shrine.’ I said,
‘Huzoor, idolatry did not spread from the sacred relics of the Holy Prophetsa.’
He replied, ‘Mian Sahib, the fact of the matter is that those Companionsra
who possessed sacred relics of the Holy Prophetsa instructed, before
their own demise, to have them buried with their shrouds and thus, this was
followed. Whichever holy relics were in the possession of the Companionsra
were buried with their shrouds.’ I said, ‘Huzoor, I too shall ensure that this
shirt is buried with my shroud, before my passing away.’ The Promised Messiahas
agreed, saying, ‘If you do make this pledge, then take it.’ As it was the day
of Jumuah, after a short while, Huzooras changed his clothes having
bathed and the shirt came into my possession.”
Hazrat
Mian Abdullah Sanaurira relates, “The Promised Messiahas
was still wearing the shirt when I mentioned this sign to a few guests who had
come from vicinities close by.” Thereafter, they went to the Promised Messiahas
and informed him that Hazrat Mian Abdullah Sahibra had related to
them this account upon which he said, “Yes, that is correct.” Then, they
requested Huzooras to grant them the shirt and said that they would
distribute it among themselves as they all held a right to it. Huzooras
granted them permission and did not impose any conditions on them or make them
pledge.
Hazrat
Mian Abdullah Sanaurira says, “At that moment, I became extremely
worried that this sign would be taken away from me. I was alarmed and for this
reason, I submitted to the Promised Messiahas, ‘Huzoor, you hold no
control over this shirt now as it has come into my possession. It is within my
power to grant it to them or otherwise because I have already taken it from
Huzoor.’ At that moment, Huzooras smilingly said, ‘Yes, Mian
Abdullah has of course taken this from me. It is now up to him whether he
grants it to you or not.’ Then, they greatly insisted that I grant it to them
but I declined.”
Hazrat
Mian Abdullah Sanaurira goes on to mention, “To this day, the very
same mark of red is present on the shirt and has not changed in the slightest.
The material of that shirt, in Punjabi, is called nenu. The Promised
Messiahas was wearing this shirt for seven consecutive days. I did
not used to show people this shirt because Huzoor’sas words that the
shirt should not be made into a shrine was constantly present in my mind.
However, people greatly desired to see it and this bothered me very much.
“I
mentioned the dilemma to Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II that I resented displaying
the shirt due to the words of the Promised Messiahas and that people
bothered me. I enquired from him the best course of action. He replied, ‘Show
it to people repeatedly and frequently so that many emerge who become witness
to having seen it and so that every person in our Jamaat can declare that they
have seen it.’ Afterwards, I began to
show it to others, but I still do so only for those who desire it of me. I
resent showing it to others of my own will because the words of the Promised
Messiahas are embedded in my mind. I keep it with me at every
journey because there is no guarantee for when death overtakes me.”
Hazrat
Mirza Bashir Ahmadra said, “I have seen this shirt. It has a light
red colour that is slightly pink and I have come to know from Hazrat Mian
Abdullah Sanauri Sahibra that its colour has been like this from the
beginning.”
(Taken from the compilation of narrations
related to the life of the Promised Messiahas, Sirat-ul-Mahdi,
compiled by Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra. Translated by Fateh Alam,
London.)
“O Allah! Forgive me my mistakes;
protect me from the evil of my lack of knowledge, ignorance and injustice in my
affairs and safeguard me from every harm and evil, of which You are aware far
greater than I. O Allah! Forgive me my mistakes. Forgive all of my mistakes,
whether they were committed knowingly, unknowingly or in a manner of a joke, as
they are all within me. Forgive all of my mistakes, which I have already
committed and which I have not yet committed; those which I committed secretly
and those which I committed openly. You are the One Who causes people to
progress and regress and only You are Powerful over all things.”
“O Allah! I forsake everything for You and put all my trust in You, believe in You, and incline towards You. With Your help I contend against the enemy. I have come to You for judgement in my case, so forgive all my past and future sins, those that are concealed and those which are evident. You cause people to progress and also restrain them. There is none worthy of worship except You.”
“O Allah! You are my Lord, there is none
worthy of worship except You. You created me and I am Your servant. And I am
steadfast in Your covenant and Your promise to the best of my capability. I
seek refuge in You from the evil effects of my deeds. I acknowledge Your
blessings and favours. I confess my sins, so forgive me, as there is none
except You who forgives sins.”
“O Allah! I seek Your deliverance from a
heart which is devoid of fear, a prayer which is not accepted, a self which
knows no contentment, and the knowledge which is not beneficial. My Guardian, I
seek shelter from these four things.”
“O Allah, I implore You for Your love and the love of those who love You and also such conduct as should lead me to Your love. O Allah, make Your love dearer to me than my soul and my family and my wealth and dearer to me than [refreshing] cold water.”
(Sunan
al-Tirmidhi, Abwabul-Dawaat, Hadith 3490)
More Hadiths
Then there is a lengthy prayer in which it is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbasra that he heard the Holy Prophetsa recite the following prayer:
“O Allah, I seek Your mercy, which can
guide my heart and accomplish my affairs. Bestow success upon my disjointed affairs.
Unite me with those that have been separated from me. Grant dignity to those
who are with me. Purify my actions. Inspire me with wisdom and guidance. Bestow
upon me things that I love and save me from every evil. O Allah, grant me such
faith and certainty that prevents disbelief. And bestow upon me such grace,
which makes me the recipient of Your generosity in this world and in the
Hereafter.
“O Allah, make every decision of mine
fruitful, grant me the company of martyrs and the life of Your obedient
servants and victory over enemies. O Lord, I have come to Your threshold with
my needs. Although my thinking is faulty and my planning is weak, I still
depend on Your mercy. So, O the Arbiter of all affairs and Bestower of peace of
mind, I beg you to save me from the punishment of the Fire, as You save people
from the raging seas. Protect me from perdition and the trials of the
grave.
“O my Lord, Grant me those things which
I have not even thought about. The matters which I have not even begged of You.
The good things for which the intention has not yet arisen, but You have
promised these blessings to any of Your servants or You are going to give these
blessings to any of Your creation, I too have desire for them O Lord of the
Universe; I beseech You in the name of Your mercy to grant me every such
blessing.
“O Allah, the Firm Friend and the Master
of guidance and wisdom, I beg You to grant me peace on the Day of Resurrection.
In the eternal period I am desirous of attaining Paradise in the company of Your
pious people, who bow and prostrate before You, and who fulfil their covenants.
Surely, You are Gracious and loving. Without doubt You do what You will.
“O Allah, make us such guided leaders
who do not go astray themselves and do not lead others astray. Make us
harbingers of peace for Your loved ones and enemy of Your enemies. I beg You in
the name of Your love, to make us love everyone who loves You and make us, for
Your sake, hostile to Your enemies.
“O Allah, this is our humble
supplication. Its acceptance depends on You. This prayer is all we have
laboured for. We now, put our complete trust in You.
“O Allah, enlighten my heart for me,
light up my grave, put light in front of me and behind me, put light on my
right and on my left, put light above me and beneath me, enlighten my sight and
my hearing, brighten up my hair and skin, fill my flesh and blood with light,
and make light penetrate into my bones. O Lord, increase light in my heart and
bestow such light on me that it makes me an embodiment of light.
“Holy is the One, Who presides over the
universe with greatness. Holy is the Being and offering praise to any other
being cannot be justified. Holy is the Bestower of blessings and favours. Holy
is the Lord of Honour and Glory. His is the Majesty and Honour.”
A look at the figures of the Jamaat in the time of the Promised Messiahas
Minarat-ul-Masih, Qadian. 1939
An
allegation raised by opponents of the Jamaat and Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the
Promised Messiahas is that in 1906, two years before his demise, he
stated:
“Those
who are outside of this Jamaat shall continue to diminish day by day. All the
Muslim sects that are outside this Jamaat will decline by the day, and will
either enter this Jamaat or become extinct, just as the Jews declined until
only a very few are left. The same will be the end of the opponents of this
Jamaat.” (Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V, p. 119 [English Translation])
Arguing
over this prophecy, opponents allege that the reality is different from what
has been foretold by the Promised Messiahas. They claim that the
total membership of the Jamaat in the life of the founder of the Ahmadiyya
Jamaat was 400,000 and it “declined” to 200,000 in the time of Hazrat Mirza
Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IIra. Thus, instead of
increasing, the followers of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat decreased, while on the other
hand, the followers of other sects increased and even left the Jamaat behind.
Therefore, the opponents assert that this prophecy was never fulfilled.
Revisiting
history to determine the exact number of followers of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in
the era of the second Khalifa, we find that Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra
was asked by the Court of Inquiry in 1953, “What is the total number of Ahmadis
in Pakistan?” and he replied, “It ranges between two to three hundred
thousand”. (Tehkikati adalat mein Hazrat Imam Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya ka bayan,
Anwarul-Ulum, Vol. 24, p. 369)
Correspondingly,
the report of the Court of Inquiry sheds light on the total number of Ahmadis
across the globe, as it states:
“The
present number of the Jamaat is stated to be in the neigbourhood of 200,000 in
Pakistan, Ahmadis are also to be found in other Muslim countries and in India,
Europe and America.” (Report of the Court of Inquiry constituted under
Punjab Act II of 1954, p. 10)
In the
time of the Promised Messiahas, the total number of Ahmadis present
in the subcontinent and other countries amounted to 400,000. While considering
the above-mentioned references, it is evident that in the era of Hazrat
Khalifatul Masih IIra, the figure of Ahmadis only in Pakistan ranged
between two to three hundred thousand, while countless Ahmadis were present in
other Muslim countries, India, Europe and America.
Hence,
it becomes vividly clear that the claim of the opponents regarding the decline
in the number of Ahmadis from 400,000 in the time of the Promised Messiahas
to 200,000 in the era of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra is completely
erroneous and a concealment of truth.
By the
grace of Allah the Almighty, the seed of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat that was sown
across the globe in the era of the second Khilafat has now become a tree laden
with fruits with its branches spread in more than 200 countries of the world
and the numbers of the passionate followers of the Promised Messiahas
are increasing day by day.
In the
life of the Promised Messiahas, greater number of Ahmadis were
present in the subcontinent and only a handful of Ahmadis were to be found in
other countries. Presently, the followers of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat have spread
in almost all countries of every continent across the globe. For instance, the
United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, Spain, Malta, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Fiji,
Mauritius, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, USA, Canada,
Mexico, Brazil and Guyana. Ahmadiyya mission houses and mosques are well
established in these countries.
Regarding
the presence of Ahmadis at Jalsa Salanas in the United Kingdom, Germany and
Canada, opponents determine on their own accord that as most of the attendees
at these gatherings are Ahmadis of Pakistani and Indian backgrounds, it shows
that the Ahmadiyya Jamaat mainly consists of the progenies belonging to
Pakistani and Indian Ahmadis.
The fact
of the matter is that indeed, a large of number of Pakistani and Indian Ahmadis
are settled mainly in the UK, Germany and Canada after seeking asylum from
persecution or otherwise, however on the other hand, the majority of Ahmadis in
Russian States belong to Russian origin. Similarly, a vast majority of Ahmadis
present in the countries of East Africa, West Africa and South Africa – namely
Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Uganda, Mali, Ivory Coast and Benin – belong to
African origin rather than progenies of Pakistani or Indian Ahmadis. A large
number of Ahmadis present in Singapore and Indonesia consist of local
residents.
It is
indeed true that Pakistani and Indian Ahmadis are found in Arab and Gulf
States, but then again, the majority of Ahmadis in many Arab countries belong
to Arab origins.
After
the demise of the Promised Messiahas, through the blessings of Allah
the Almighty, mosques, mission houses and missionaries can be found in all
those countries where the Ahmadiyya Jamaat has spread, including those few
countries that are mentioned above. These countries hold their own Jalsa Salanas,
and to determine this fact, one can watch the recordings and view pictures of
these gatherings on MTA and social media.
Allah
the Almighty promised to Jesusas in the Holy Quran:
“And [I]
will place those who follow thee above those who disbelieve, until the day of
Resurrection” (Surah Aal-e-Imran, Ch.3: V.56). Most certainly, Allah the
Almighty kept His promise that is mentioned in this verse,but the
question is, when was it fulfilled?
This
promise was fulfilled in the 4th century when the King of Rome,
Constantine the Great accepted and declared Christianity as the official
religion of the state. Consequently, Christianity began to spread rapidly.
Allah the Almighty had surely promised to Jesusas that his followers
would prevail over the enemies, but the world witnessed the fulfilment of this
promise in the 4th century after Jesus’ demise.
Renouncing
Ahmadiyyat, opponents of the Jamaat join the ranks of those Muslims who believe
that Jesusas conveyed the message of Allah the Almighty for three
years and then he was raised to the Heavens. As the prophecy regarding the
followers of Jesusas that they would prevail over other religions
came to pass hundreds of years after his demise, the followers of the Promised
Messiahas (an embodiment of Jesusas) would certainly
prevail over other religions as well. The opponents should at least wait for as
long as it took in the fulfillment of the promise to Jesusas.
Allah
the Almighty also vouchsafed this prophecy to the Promised Messiahas:
“And [I]
will place those who follow thee above those who disbelieve, until the day of
Resurrection”. [Al Hakam, 5 May 1899, p. 2]
Hence,
the Promised Messiahas stated:
“All our
opponents who live today shall die and none of them shall ever see Jesus son of
Mary descending from the Heavens; then their children that are left after them
shall also die and none from among them shall ever see Jesus son of Mary
descending from heaven and then their third generation shall also die and they
too shall not see the son of Mary descending from the heaven. Then God shall
cause great consternation in their hearts, that a period of Christian
domination has passed and the world has witnessed a great change, yet the son
of Mary has not descended from the Heavens. Then, in dismay, the wise among
them shall forsake this belief and three centuries from now shall not have
passed when those who await the second coming of Jesus son of Mary, whether
they be Muslims or Christians, shall abandon this concept altogether. Then
shall prevail only one religion over the whole world and there shall be only
one religious leader. I came only to sow the seed, which has been planted by my
hand. It shall now grow and flourish and there is none who can hinder its
growth.” (Tadhkiratush-Shahadatain, Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 20, p. 67)
The
Promised Messiahas states regarding one of his revelations:
“And
will place those who follow thee above those who disbelieve, until the day of
Resurrection” (Surah Aal-e-Imran, Ch.3: V.56), has been revealed to me
repeatedly – so many times that God alone knows the count – and with such
emphasis that it has penetrated my heart like a steel nail. This indicates that
God Almighty will greatly bless all those friends who follow my way and will
grant them victory over those who follow other ways and this superiority shall
be maintained till the Day of Judgment. No one will come after my humble self
who will be opposed to my way. God Almighty will destroy anyone who opposes my
way and his way will not endure. This is a promise by God, the contrary of
which will never happen.” (Tadhkirah, pp. 76-77 [English rendering])
Hazrat
Khalifatul Masih IIra states:
“Behold!
despite the fact that more than 1300 years have passed over Islam till this
day, other people exceed in number over those who call themselves Muslims …
Although the Holy Prophetsa was sent for the entire world and 1300
years have passed over it, the number of non-believers is twice as much as
compared to those who believed him. In that case, if Muhammadsa,
given the extended period of time, was not able to expand the number of his
followers to surpass the number of non-believers and this causes no effect on
his truth, then how could it be said of the one who has been appointed by God
in this age while he is one of his [the Holy Prophet’ssa] servants,
and he has not claimed any superiority over him, that his followers would
seemingly prevail at once. Perceive what happened to Jesusas of
Nazareth – was he able to witness in his own life that his followers triumphed
over their enemies? Certainly not because Christians prevailed hundreds of
years after his demise and enemies dominated them for almost 200 years. Thus,
how does the demise of the Promised Messiahas give any right to the
opponents to raise an allegation that his Jamaat must prevail over the entire
world right away. The condition of our Jamaat after the demise of the Promised
Messiahas resembled that of the followers of Jesusas after
his demise or (as our opponents put it) at the time when Jesusas was
‘raised to the heavens’. So, at that point in time, if the declaration was
true:
فَوْقَ
الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا
‘above
those who disbelieve’, then what is the reason for the Maulvis of today to
create an uproar that Ahmadis have not seemingly prevailed over their
opponents. If the first Messiah, owing to a lack of apparent domination,was
not considered a false claimant, then how has the second Messiah been
considered false? If there is no objection raised against the truth of Mosesas
for the reason that he passed away in a jungle even though he was promised
rulership while his people wandered in deserts for 40 years, enemies continued
to rule over his people and Mosesas sat and watched whilst sitting
on a mountain, knowing that the enemy was ruling and passed away in this state,
then what is the reason of raising this allegation that the Promised Messiahas
was a false claimant due to not being able to witness his followers prevail
over their enemies. If Mosesas, Jesusas and the Holy
Prophetsa are not considered false claimants in the same manner,
then why is Hazrat Mirza Sahibas considered a false claimant in this
manner?” (Qaul-ul-Haq, Anwarul-Ulum, Vol. 8, pp. 51-52)
(Research conducted by a panel of scholars at the Research Cell, Rabwah. Translated by Al Hakam)
Members of the Mauritius Jamaat are experiencing a kind of hardship which appears to be an indication of their steadfastness and future reward. The trial is that the opponents want to take hold of the Rose Hill Mosque which has remained in the Jamaat’s possession for several years and whose imam is Maulvi Hafiz Ghulam Muhammad BA. The case is being heard in the high court at Port Louis.
A handful of Ahmadis belonging to the island of Mauritius are ardently offering monetary sacrifice and have thus far offered 2,000 rupees. Members of the Jamaat are requested to pray for their success.
Maulvi
Obaidullah Sahib is residing in Saint Pierre while Maulvi Ghulam Muhammad Sahib
is located at Rose Hill and the message of Islam is being duly conveyed in each
of the two places. Tabligh is being carried out among the Hindus, Aryas,
French, English and local Christians. Moreover, one or two Christians have
converted to Islam as well.
As for
now, during the court proceedings, the claims of Promised Messiahas were
conveyed to every famous leader of Muslims from the Island. Revue Islamique
is a fortnightly newspaper that is published by Anjuman Ahmadiyya Rose Hill,
which is the central Anjuman of the Island. Apart from this newspaper, tracts
are published in French which are sent to France and Madagascar.
Western Africa
By the
grace of Allah the Almighty, the Nigerian Jamaat is progressing in
faithfulness. They are in correspondence with the Markaz [Qadian] and the
London Mission. Owing to certain reasons, the question of sending a missionary
over there seems difficult. There are problems in acquiring a passport.
Christian clergymen have gained a strong foothold out there. Our Jamaat has
informed the government regarding the doctrines of Ahmadiyyat and the teachings
of the Promised Messiahas about loyalty [to one’s government]. The
Honourable Mr B Feni Mukan, Secretary of Lagos Jamaat, has taken oaths from the
new Ahmadi converts that aside from abiding by the conditions of Bai‘at, they
shall refrain from the various customary innovations prevalent in the region.
The
Nigerian Jamaat holds a weekly gathering under the guidance of their respected
President, Mr Augustu in which lectures on Ahmadiyyat and Islam are delivered.
Two of these lectures have been published in the form of tracts.
A young
Nigerian, Mr Abdul Rahim Smith has acquired permission to visit Qadian and
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih has granted approval to bear the expenses of his
journey. This young man is soon to visit Qadian, regarding which he firmly
believes that it is the birthplace of the Awaited Messiah and the Markaz of
Islam.
Gold Coast
Southern Africa
Below
are the names of recent converts of Gold Coast Jamaat:
AR Pedro
Liam, Smalls Orinsa, Bakiri, Barima al-Salafi, Ali Ana, Al-Haq Miza, Musa
Mensa, Abd Ilahi Anderson, Suleiman Ahord, Isa Mensa, Abdul Qadir, Bremiah
Hamniyand, Muhammad Samuels, Syed Wau Tamina, Musa Odiba, Yusuf Yorki, Muhammad
Sadu, Smalls, Chief Barmat, Suleiman, Musa, Brema, Yarkubu, Syedu, Yarkubu No.
2, Ishaqa, Yusufu, Bukaray, Yusufu No. 2, Ameedu, Abd Ilahi, Muhammad.
Australia
Maulvi Hassan Musa Khan Sahib is working extremely well in Australia through his lectures and writings. He writes articles in newspapers and distributes the Jamaat’s literature to his full potential. Presently, Nazarat Talif-o-Ishaat [central publications and propagations directorate] has granted him permission to rent a house for residing permanently and two pounds are given monthly for the rent. The address of Maulvi Sahib is: MH Musa Khan, Ahmadiyya Missionary, 788 PB GPO Adelaide S Australia.
On the
demise of Prince John, Maulvi Hassan Musa Khan Sahib, on behalf of the
Ahmadiyya Jamaat and the Afghanis residing in Australia, sent letters
expressing sympathy to the officials along with literature of the Ahmadiyya
Jamaat. Everyone acknowledged it with thanks. Thus, in this manner, the message
of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat was effectively delivered to Australian officials.
Straits Settlements
By the
grace of Allah the Almighty, the Jamaat has been established in Penang and
Singapore. Dr Ghulam Din Sahib and Dr Ghulam Muhammad Sahib are noteworthy
among those who have recently pledged the oath of allegiance.
The
recent converts of this region include Bengali (Malay Singaporean), Nizamuddin
(Malay Singaporean), Maula Bakhsh (Malay Singaporean), Muhammad Hussein (new
Muslim, Malay Singaporean), Hakim Ghulam Muhmmmad (Malay Singaporean), Muhmmad
(Malay Singaporean), Ghulam Muhammad Thekedar (Malay), Muhkimuddin (Malay),
Khairuddin (Malay) and Ghulam Nabi (Malay Singaporean).
Egypt
Abdul
Karim Sahib conveys the passion of Egyptian Ahmadis in his letters and
particularly points out the passion of Muhammad Saleh Shushan Sahib and
Muhammad Wasfi Sahib. It is quite possible that with the services of Abdul
Karim Sahib, the work of conveying the message of the Messiah is carried out in
the country of Egypt.
The
request for publishing a newspaper and educating a young Egyptian gentleman in
Qadian for carrying out tabligh in Egypt was presented before Hazrat Khalifatul
Masih II. It has been graciously approved that the Jamaat shall bear the
expenses of a young Egyptian man.
From 28 April to 2 May 2019, 5 missionaries of France, 6 of Belgium and 5 of Holland had the opportunity to organise their second refresher course at Baitul Ataa (Jalsa Gah), Trie Chateau, France.
A total of 18 presentations were given – 13 presented by the missionaries, 3 by external speakers and 2 by Zaheer Khan Sahib, guest speaker invited from the Markaz.
The
opening ceremony was presided by Ashfaq Rabbani Sahib, national Amir France.
Immediately after the opening session, a letter for prayers was faxed to Hazrat
Khalifatul Masih Vaa.
Each
day started with Tahajud, followed by Fajr prayer and dars. During the
refresher course, time in the afternoons was allocated for sports.
In the
span of the 5-day refresher course, after Isha, a sitting was held where senior
missionaries shared their life experiences.
One
afternoon was reserved so that the missionaries could tour Paris. On the way
there, a stop was made to see Masjid Mubarak, inaugurated by Hazrat Amirul
Momineenaa in 2008, the first Ahmadiyya mosque built in France,
which also serves as the national headquarters of Jamaat France.
The
refresher course came to an end with the concluding ceremony which was presided
by Missionary In-charge of France Naseer Ahmad Shahid Sahib. A brief report of
the course was presented which was followed by silent prayer.
Readers
of Al Hakam are requested to pray for all the missionaries serving the
Jamaat around the world that Allah may assist us in disseminating the message
of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa and the teachings of his servant, the
Promised Messiahas.
Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Strasbourg, France had the opportunity to organise its second Quran exposition on 2 and 3 May 2019 at a very famous bookshop, Librairie Oberlin, which is famous for having a great variety of religious books.
This year, Librairie Oberlin was celebrating their 200th year of existence.
The French copy of the Quran as well as copies of the Holy Quran in more than 35 different languages were on displayed along with other French Jamaat books and pamphlets.
More than 80 people attended this event. Many had questions about different verses of the Holy Quran that are often misinterpreted, which, by the grace of Allah, were given satisfactory answers. Books and pamphlets were also freely given to the visitors.
Jamaat
Strasbourg requests readers of Al Hakam to remember them in prayers that
our efforts are accepted by Allah the Almighty.
