This Week in History: 24 February – 2 March

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa inaugurating the Baitul Wahid Mosque Feltham, UK

24 February 2012: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa inaugurated the Baitul Wahid Mosque in Feltham, UK. On this occasion, Huzooraa also urged the Jamaat to pray for the Ahmadis of Hyderabad Deccan, India, where the non-Ahmadi Muslims were attempting to occupy the Ahmadiyya mosque.

Speaking at the formal reception that was held in the evening, Huzooraa said, “The world today is fraught with danger and turmoil. We sit at an extremely critical juncture and so there is an urgent need for us to all recognise our Creator and to fulfil the rights of His creation. Otherwise, if we fail to uphold and discharge each other’s due rights, it will undoubtedly lead to great destruction in the world.” (www.reviewofreligions.org/6671/love-for-all-hatred-for-none-baitul-wahid-mosque-opens-in-feltham-london/)

25 February 2017: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa addressed the concluding session of the UK National Waqifaat-e-Nau Ijtema, at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London, which was attended by more than 1,500 women and girls, including nearly 1,000 members of the Waqf-e-Nau scheme. During an inspirational address, Huzooraa spoke in detail about the rights of women and their high status in Islam.

During his address, Huzooraa said, “We are now in a period where education is the key to challenging this propaganda by waging an intellectual Jihad through those same mediums that are being used to target Islam. It is not only men and boys who can take part in this Jihad of the Pen, rather, our women and girls can, and must, take part.” (www.pressahmadiyya.com/press-releases/2017/02/head-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-addresses-female-muslim-youth-event-waqfat-e-nau-ijtema-london/)

26 February 2010: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa shed light on the Islamic teachings in regard to taking care of orphans, and advised Ahmadis living in western countries to participate in the Orphans Fund, which serves orphans in Pakistan.

Huzooraa said he wants to especially encourage the Pakistani Ahmadis residing in the West to participate in this fund because what could be more fortunate for a believer than being in the company of the Holy Prophetsa in paradise as a result of their caring for orphans as has been mentioned in a hadith. Huzooraa added, there is ample room for everyone to contribute, and he estimated that if each Ahmadi family member in the West donated seven to ten pounds annually, it would go a long way in helping the orphans in Pakistan and this small amount can play a significant role in transforming the lives of many orphans.

26 February 2017: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa addressed the concluding session of the UK National Waqifeen-e-Nau Ijtema, at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London, which was attended by more than 1,800 people, including over 1,400 male members of the Waqf-e-Nau scheme.

During his address, Huzooraa said:

“In today’s world, people are attacking Islam from all directions and so as Waqf-e-Nau [members], you should be on the front lines defending your religion.” (https://www.pressahmadiyya.com/press-releases/2017/03/head-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-addresses-muslim-youth-event-waqf-e-nau-ijtema-london/)

Huzooraa continued: 

“However, this is not the era of the Jihad of the Sword; rather, we are living in an age where people are attacking Islam through literature, through the media, through the internet and through other similar means, and so, it is your duty to counter the allegations made against Islam in a like manner.” (Ibid.)

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V’saa address at National Waqf-e-Nau Ijtema, UK

27 February 2009: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned the opposition to the Jamaat in Pakistan, and urged members of the Jamaat to pray for the Ahmadis of Pakistan. Huzooraa also mentioned Mubashir Ahmad Sahib of Karachi, who had been martyred on 22 February.

Huzooraa also said he is sometimes asked if the Khilafat Centenary prayers should continue to be recited. He said they should be continued more than before, and that the earlier specific instruction was simply to inculcate the habit of reciting supplications. Huzooraa stressed the importance of the following Quranic prayer as well as some other prayers:

رَبَّنَا‭ ‬لَا‭ ‬تُزِغْ‭ ‬قُلُوْبَنَا‭ ‬بَعْدَ‭ ‬اِذْ‭ ‬هَدَيْتَنَا‭ ‬وَهَبْ‭ ‬لَنَا‭ ‬مِنْ‭ ‬لَّدُنْكَ‭ ‬رَحْمَةً‭ ‬اِنَّكَ‭ ‬اَنْتَ‭ ‬الْوَهَّابُ

‘Our Lord, let not our hearts become perverse after Thou hast guided us; and bestow on us mercy from Thyself; surely, Thou alone art the Bestower.’ (Surah Al-e-’Imran, Ch.3:V.9)

28 February 2014: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned Kamal Ahmad Krogh Sahib of Denmark, who passed away on 19 February. He was born in 1942, and accepted Islam Ahmadiyyat in 1960. He had the opportunity to serve the Jamaat in various capacities, including as the editor of Jamaat Denmark’s quarterly magazine, Active Islam. Huzooraa said he was extremely devoted to Khilafat and loved the Khalifa of the time. In 2004, he suffered a stroke, which left him disabled, but despite his physical challenges and illness, he used to travel a long distance to attend Friday prayers and Jamaat events.

29 February 2008: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned that there has been a renewed intensity in attacks on Islam, on the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, and on the Holy Quran with an objective of defaming Islam.

Huzooraa said we invite our adversaries to look at the teachings and contents of the Holy Quran attentively and discern its excellences with respect to its spiritual, moral and social guidance for mankind. Teachings of Islam are in accordance with nature, but it is necessary to have a pious heart to understand them.

Huzooraa also mentioned Basharat Ahmad Sahib of Karachi, Pakistan, who had been martyred on 24 February. He had accepted Ahmadiyyat in 1988, along with his family.

1 March 2013: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned Nasira Salima Raza Sahiba of Zion, America, who had passed away on 18 February. She was born in 1927, and her father was a Baptist priest. She accepted Ahmadiyyat in 1949, and had a great passion for preaching. More than 50 people accepted Ahmadiyyat as a result of her preaching.

1 March 2014: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa inaugurated the Nasir Mosque in Gillingham, Kent, UK. On this occasion, Huzooraa also held an audience with the local Ahmadi Muslims, in which he said,  “The way to fulfil the rights of this mosque is by being regular in prayer, developing a relationship with God Almighty and spreading a spirit of love amongst the local community. The local people should come to see how you care for them and fulfil their rights.” (“Nasir Mosque inaugurated by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad”, www.pressahmadiyya.com)

In the evening, a special reception, attended by more than 180 dignitaries and guests, was held to mark the opening of the mosque, during which Huzooraa said, “A person’s prayers will not be accepted if they do not seek to help the poor and deprived. A person’s prayers will not be accepted if they are not fulfilling the rights of orphans. A person’s prayers will not be accepted if they are not striving to end all forms of slavery. And a person’s prayers will not be accepted if they do not show mercy to one another and indeed to all forms of God’s creation.” (Ibid.)

2 March 2007: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned a new convert Ahmadi, Muhammad Ashraf Sahib of district Mandi Bahauddin, Pakistan, who had been martyred due to his faith in Islam Ahmadiyyat.

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