This Week in History: 2-8 December

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivering his historic address at the European Parliament Brussels

2 December 2005: During his tour of Mauritius, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa inaugurated the 44th Jalsa Salana Mauritius with his Friday Sermon. It was the first time that a Khalifatul Masih had graced the Jalsa Salana of Mauritius.

2 December 2011: During his Friday Sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa shed light on the situation of the world in general and the Muslim world in particular, and called the attention of Ahmadis towards fervent supplications for the betterment of the world.

2 December 2016: During his Friday Sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned Sheikh Sajid Mahmud Sahib of Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi, who had been martyred on 27 November.

Huzooraa also mentioned Sheikh Abdul Qadeer Sahib, a darwesh of Qadian, who had passed away on 26 November at the age of 92.

3 December 2010: During his Friday Sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa instructed the Jamaat to offer two nawafil every day, and to remember the Ahmadis all around the world in their prayers, particularly those who were being persecuted and facing any kind of problem:

“Every Ahmadi should offer at least two nawafil every day, for those who are facing any kind of problem due to [their faith in] Ahmadiyyat, who are being deprived of their civilian and religious rights due to the oppressive laws. Moreover, especially pray for the Jamaat’s progress as well.” 

4 December 2009: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa spoke about the increasing uproar in Switzerland against minarets on mosques, and stated that it seemed there was a deep conspiracy behind these actions.

4 December 2012: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa answered questions from a range of media outlets during a 40-minute press conference in the Press Room of the European Parliament in Brussels.

A number of global media organisations, including those from the UK, Spain, France, Belgium, Pakistan and other countries, attended.

After this, Huzooraa delivered the keynote address at the European Parliament to a packed audience of more than 350 guests representing 30 countries. The event was hosted by the ‘European Parliament Friends of Ahmadiyya Muslims Group’, whose chair and vice-chairs all took to the stage to welcome Huzooraa. Martin Schulz MEP and President of the European Parliament also came to meet with Huzooraa.

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4 December 2015: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa cautioned the world’s leaders and governments about the potential escalation of current conflicts into a full-scale World War III. Huzooraa highlighted how the world’s problems stemmed from grave injustices perpetrated by both Muslim countries against their own people as well as injustices perpetrated by other world powers. Huzooraa called upon Ahmadi Muslims worldwide to pray for long-lasting peace in the world:

“Today the world is in great danger and moving rapidly towards a catastrophe and so special and sincere prayers are required from members of our community.” (Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community warns of risk of Third World War, www.pressahmadiyya.com)

4 December 2016: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered the concluding address at the National Refresher Course for Office Bearers of Lajna Imaillah UK. 

5 December 2003: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa instructed that every Ahmadi must attain at least an FA degree (similar to the UK A Levels). Before this, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIIrh had instructed the Ahmadis in Pakistan to at least pass matriculation (equivalent to UK GCSE).

5 December 2008: During his Friday Sermon on this day, delivered from the Baitul Hadi Mosque in Delhi, India, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa stated that there was a change of plan in his ongoing tour due to some law and order issues within the country, and instructed the members of the Jamaat to cancel their plans of travel to attend the Jalsa Salana Qadian.

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivering the Friday Sermon from Baitul Hadi Mosque in Delhi

6 December 2008: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa returned to London after shortening his tour of India, due to some law and order issue there.

7 December 2012: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa said that some opponents of the Jamaat had desecrated around 120 tombstones in an Ahmadiyya graveyard in Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan. 

8 December 2017: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa advised the governments of the Muslim countries to take good political decisions, and called the attention of Ahmadis towards prayers for the Muslim world. 

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