31 July 1910: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I (ra) addressed the general public, who had gathered at the Ahmadiyya Building in Lahore to listen to his words. Huzoor (ra) chose the topic of “Islam Compared with Other Religions” in Urdu. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 3, p. 323)
31 July 1920: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) travelled to the hillside city of Dharamshala, now located in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. During his stay, Huzoor (ra) composed his famous poem, “Naunehalan-e-Jamaat …”.
For its English rendering, see: “Nawnehalan-e-jamaat mujhe kuch kehna hai: Expectations of Khulafa-e-Ahmadiyyat for young Ahmadis” at alhakam.org.
1 August 1931: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) had a meeting with the Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon. During the meeting, Huzoor (ra) discussed the plight of the people of Kashmir. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 5, p. 452)
1 August 2016: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) launched MTA Africa, a new television channel established specifically to cater to the needs of the African people. (“Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community launches MTA International Africa TV Channel”, www.pressahmadiyya.com)
2 August 2013: During his Friday sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) advised members of the Jamaat to save themselves from all kinds of indecencies. While speaking in detail about the vices and evils of this age, Huzoor (ra) instructed that an Ahmadi ought not to tread close to such evils, as once a person gets closer to them, they are controlled by Satan and are hugely influenced.
3 August 1917: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) sent a delegation of Ahmadi missionaries and devotees to Mumbai. This team spent more than two months discharging their assigned duties and remained occupied in discussions with people of different faiths.
The delegation included Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad MA (ra), Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ishaq (ra), Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfani (ra) and Hazrat Maulvi Muhammad Ismail (ra). Huzoor (ra) gave them 31 instructions, and despite the rain, he went outside Qadian to see off the delegation. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 4, p.198)
3 August 1990: The whole world witnessed Iraq’s invasion and annexation of Kuwait on 2 August 1990. The following day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) began a series of sermons on this issue, amounting to 17 in total. These sermons have been compiled in book form. Huzoor (rh) unmasks the injustices and double standards of both Eastern and Western nations. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Vol. 4, p. 863)
To read the English rendering of these sermons, see www.alislam.org.
4 August 2017: During his Friday sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) mentioned Shakil Ahmad Munir Sahib, former Missionary-in-Charge Australia, who had recently passed away at the age of 85. He wrote various books on Islam and Christianity, such as Islam in Spain, Shroud and other discoveries about Jesus, The reform Taleem-el-Islam Course Book, etc. In relation to the centenary celebrations of 1989, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) had instructed the Jamaat to translate selected verses of the Holy Quran into 100 different languages and the Australian Jamaat was assigned the Maori language. Despite old age, Shakil Ahmad Munir Sahib learnt the Maori language and completed translating the Holy Quran into the Maori language. When Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) visited New Zealand in 2013, the complete Maori translation of the Holy Quran was presented to the Maori king there.
5 August 1955: During his stay in London, the editor of the magazine Eastern World had an audience with Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) on this day. On the same day, some students from Zanzibar, Africa, had the opportunity to see Huzoor (ra) and spend time in his company. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 16, p. 552)
5 August 1982: During his tour of Norway, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) addressed a press conference on this day in Oslo. This was his first press conference outside Pakistan as Khalifatul Masih. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Vol. 4, p. 816)
6 August 1898: On this day, the Promised Messiah (as) replied to a letter of Hazrat Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan (ra), in which Huzoor (as) unveiled an idea for a separate graveyard for his followers. Huzoor (as) added that the idea of a special cemetery derived from the history of Islam and that the Sharia wholly backed and valued this. Since it could be a means of the forgiveness of others, because the company of the righteous never lets vulnerable ones remain deprived, he provided the example of the special burial ground in the holy city of Medina. Interestingly, this is years before the establishment of the Bahishti Maqbarah. (Maktubat-e-Ahmad, Vol. 2, pp. 230-231)
6 August 1945: On this day, the United States callously dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and then on Nagasaki three days later. This horrific act resulted in a huge catastrophe, leaving thousands of people dead and injured while destroying the cities as well.
During his Friday sermon on 10 August 1945, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II (ra) spoke about this heinous event and presented the Islamic teaching in relation to establishing peace in the world.
For more details, see “The 6 & 9 August 1945 tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Ahmadiyya call for peace” at alhakam.org (5 August 2022, p. 20).