This Week in History: 18-24 November

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivering keynote address at Special Reception marking opening of Baitul Ahad Mosque in Nagoya, Japan. 21 November 2015

18 November 2005: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa shed light on the Islamic teaching in regard to trust (amanat) and mutual dealings and called the attention of all Ahmadis to exhibit high morals in their business dealings, since it was also a silent mode of tabligh

18 November 2011: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa presented clarification to a hadith he had narrated in his last Friday Sermon about the Holy Prophet’ssa combining of prayers during a battle. Huzooraa then instructed that Jamaat’s departments and organs should carry out thorough research before publishing any references to narrations or ahadith. He said, correct references should be used and it should always be checked if the Promised Messiahas had said anything on the matter. It was understood that no one would edit the words of the Khalifa of the time, who should be personally consulted on the matter. Moreover, even if the citation of a reference by earlier khulafa was found to not correspond with the writings of the Promised Messiahas that too should be corrected, but only after the approval of the Khalifa of the time.

18 November 2016: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned God Almighty’s blessings, which He had showered during Huzoor’s tour of Canada. Huzooraa said that the message of Islam Ahmadiyyat was conveyed to more than 60 million people through media coverage.

19 November 2012: Boris Johnson, the then Mayor of London, welcomed Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa to City Hall. During the 45-minute meeting, Huzooraa and the mayor discussed various issues, including the establishment of world peace, the true peaceful teachings of Islam, the efforts of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya in fighting extremism and the persecution faced by the Jamaat in certain countries.

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Then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, meeting with Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa at City Hall

20 November 2015: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa inaugurated the Baitul Ahad Mosque in Nagoya, Japan. It is the first Ahmadi mosque in the country and it can accommodate up to 800 worshippers. Huzooraa praised the financial sacrifices of the local Ahmadis for the mosque’s construction and also praised the local non-Muslim community for their support and kindness. 

Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa unveiling the commemorative plaque at the inauguration of Baitul Ahad Mosque, Nagoya, Japan

21 November 2008: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned Bashir Ahmad Mahaar Sahib, a darwesh of Qadian, who passed away on 13 November. 

Huzooraa also mentioned Ghazanfar Chattha Sahib, inspector Bait-ul-Maal, who had been martyred on 18 November, during his official visit to Burewala jamaat in Punjab, Pakistan. 

21 November 2014: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned three Darweshan-e-Qadian, who had recently passed away. They were Ghulam Qadir Sahib, Mirza Muhammad Iqbal Sahib, and Chaudhry Manzur Ahmad Cheema Sahib.

Huzooraa instructed members of the Jamaat to remember the Darweshan-e-Qadian and their progeny, who had offered great sacrifices for the Jamaat, in prayers.

21 November 2015: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered the keynote address at a special reception held to mark the inauguration of the Baitul Ahad Mosque in Nagoya, Japan. Over 100 non-Muslim dignitaries and guests attended the evening reception.

22 November 2013: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned Dr Bashiruddin Usama Sahib of America, who had passed away on 2 November at the age of 82. He accepted Ahmadiyyat in 1955 and had the opportunity to visit Rabwah and meet Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra. He was serving as the Naib Sadr of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

23 November 2013: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered the keynote address at an event held by the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Algeria, Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda. Dignitaries and guests representing a number of African countries attended the function at the Baitul Futuh Mosque, Morden, UK. During his address, Huzooraa appealed for the true independence of all nations and called for all nations to be granted self-determination. Huzooraa spoke of Africa’s rich potential and said it could only be realised if its people became united and put aside all personal interests. 

23 November 2015: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered the keynote address at a special reception held in his honour at the Hilton Hotel on the island of Odaiba, Tokyo. More than 60 guests attended the reception, during which Huzooraa reflected on the consequences of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, and described them as “attacks that shamed humanity”.

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivering his keynote address at a special reception in Tokyo, Japan

24 November 2006: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa shed light on Allah the Almighty’s attribute of Rabb-ul-’Alamin, and stated that the Muslims had tried to limit this attribute of Allah by rejecting the Imam of the current Age. 

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