This Week in History: 21-27 October

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Bai’at ceremony at Bait-ul-Islam Mosque, Peace Village, Ontario, Canada

21 October 2011: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned the details of his tours of European countries such as Germany, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Huzooraa spoke of the blessings and help of Allah the Almighty during his tours and stated the details of the propagation of Islam’s beautiful teachings through newspapers, radio and television channels, and electronic media. Huzooraa also mentioned some faith-inspiring incidents that exhibited the sincerity of the Jamaat members.  

21 October 2016: During his Friday Sermon on this day, from the Bait-ul-Islam Mosque in Canada, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned Bashir Rafiq Khan Sahib and Dr Nusrat Jahan Sahiba, who had passed away in England on 11 October.

After the Friday Sermon, Huzooraa led the bai’at ceremony in which several people took the pledge of allegiance at the hand of the Khalifa for the very first time.

22 October 2004: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned the financial sacrifices of the Jamaat for the construction of mosques in Hartlepool and Bradford. Huzooraa expressed his hope that Allah the Almighty may enable the Jamaat to build a mosque in each city of the UK.

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Nasir Mosque, Hartlepool, UK

22 October 2013: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa arrived in Brisbane, Australia after a short flight from Sydney to inaugurate the Bait-ul-Masroor Mosque.

22 October 2016: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered the keynote address at the First National Peace Symposium hosted by Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Canada at the Bait-ul-Islam Mosque in Peace Village, Vaughan, with an audience of over 600 people, comprising government officials, including the Mayor of Vaughan, Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, member of parliament Deb Schulte, and City Councillor Marilyn Iafrate.

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa addressing the first National Peace Symposium at Peace Village, Ontario, Canada

23 October 2009: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned Zulfiqar Mansoor Sahib of Quetta, Pakistan, who had been martyred on 11 October. Huzooraa mentioned that Zulfiqar Sahib’s paternal uncle, Abbas Ahmad Sahib, was also martyred in April 2008.  

23 October 2015: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned the details of his tours of Germany and the Netherlands and narrated the blessings and help of Allah the Almighty during his tours. Huzooraa stated the details of the propagation of Islam’s beautiful teachings through newspapers, radio and television channels, and electronic media. Huzooraa mentioned that an event was held at the Dutch parliament, organised by the Foreign Affairs Committee, which MPs, ambassadors and dignitaries from various countries attended. 

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivering his address at a special session of the Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs at the Dutch National Parliament

24 October 2008: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned the details and history of the Ahmadiyya mosque built in Paris, France. Huzooraa also stated the details of the propagation of Islam’s beautiful teachings through newspapers, radio and television channels, and electronic media during his recent tour of Germany. Huzooraa stated that news about the Khadija Mosque in Berlin was published around the world in 148 different periodicals and on radio and television channels. 

24 October 2016: Bonnie Crombie, the Mayor of Mississaugavisited Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa at the Baitul Islam Mosque in Peace Village, Canada.

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Bonnie Crombie, Mayor of Mississauga meeting Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa at Peace Village, Ontario, Canada

25 October 2013: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa inaugurated a mosque in Brisbane, which was the first Ahmadiyya mosque in Queensland State. 

25 October 2015: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered the concluding address at the 37th annual Ijtema of Lajna Imaillah UK. During his address, Huzooraa said that Ahmadi Muslims should continuously seek moral and spiritual development according to the true and peaceful teachings of Islam.

26 October 2012: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned the sacrifices of the Jamaat in Pakistan and said:

“The number of life sacrifices presented by the Jamaat in Pakistan during the previous two years was unprecedented. Anyway, these sacrifices will not go in vain, rather, they will pave the way for future victories.”

Huzooraa also mentioned some martyrs, Saad Farooq Sahib, Bashir Ahmad Bhatti Sahib and Dr Raja Abdul Hameed Khan Sahib of Karachi, and Riaz Ahmad Basra Sahib of Ghatialian, District Sialkot.

26 October 2014: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered the concluding address at the 36th annual Ijtema of Lajna Imaillah UK.

27 October 2006: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned a new wave of the Jamaat’s opposition in many countries, such as Pakistan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bulgaria, and called the attention of the Jamaat towards prayers (dua). 

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