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Friday Sermon
3rd November 2006
After greeting the members with salaams Hazrat Amirul
Momeneen Zafrullah Domun read Tashahhud followed by sura Al Fatiha from
the Holy Quran and then he read the following verses of the Holy Qur’an
in Arabic:
Yaa ayyohal lazina aamanou in toti’oul
lazina kafarou yarouddoukoum a’laa a’kaabekoum fatankalebou
khaserine
Balil laho mawlakoum wa howa khayroun naserine
Sanoulki fi koloubil lazina kafarour rou’ba bema ashrakou
billah hi maa lam yonazzil behi soultaana wa maawa homoun naar wa be’sa
maswaz zwalemine. Ch 3 v 150-152
SUBJECT OF OF LAST FRIDAY’S SERMON
In last Friday’s Sermon we spoke about how important it is for
all members of the Jamaat to make permanent in their own life the good
deeds that they practiced during the month of Ramadan. We stressed that
members should strive to read their five daily prayers regularly and
on time and as far as possible, at least for the men folk, to read these
prayers in congregation. In addition, they should also strive to do
their tahajjud prayers, read additional voluntary prayers (nawafil),
and engage themselves in the remembrance of Allah a lot. Furthermore,
they should make the reading understanding and practicing of the Holy
Quran, a daily feature of their life. They should not show any neglect
in this regard. They should also show excellent behavior whenever they
deal with other people within or outside the Jamaat. Under all circumstances
they should keep their emotions under control and they should always
try to be a personification of Islamic teachings as exemplified by our
beloved prophet Hazrat Mohammad (saw). I also spoke about Hazrat Dawood’sas
excellent prayer about how to win Allah’s Love and about some
other prayers on this subject. Members were also requested to learn
prayers that will help them to fight satanic incitements and temptations.
Once this sermon is on our website we hope our members would download
it and learn these prayers and read them daily incha Allah.
HAZRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD (as)
All the members of our Jamaat should always bear in mind that our Jamaat
has an intimate relationship with the Jamaat that was established in
1889 by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), the Promised Messiah. He was born
on 23 February 1885 in the village of Qadian, in the district of Gurdaspur
in the province of Punjab. This village is situated at about 90 miles
from the city of Amritsar, in India. He died on 26th May 1908 at Lahore
and he is buried in the paradisiacal cemetery (Bahishti Maqbara) in
Qadian.
From 1880 to 1884 he wrote his Magnum opus known as “Buraheen
Ahmadiyya”. In that book he set out to give about three hundred
logical arguments to prove that Islam, the Holy Prophet Mohammad (saw)
and the Holy Qur’an are from Allah. He also challenged anybody
to come forward to disprove his arguments. He also gave a prize of about
10,000 Indian rupees to anyone who could prove the falsity of not all
but at least of about twenty five percent of these arguments. Unfortunately
up till now no one has been bold enough or knowledgeable enough to take
up this challenge. During his lifetime he wrote about eighty (80) books
in Urdu, Arabic or the Persian languages in addition to about one thousand
five hundred (1500) pages of pamphlets in Urdu.
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) was that pious, scholarly, Allah-loving,
Sunna-adherent person who, under divine instructions launched the Jamaat
known as “ Musalmaan Firqa Ahmadiyya” in 1889. He wrote
two pamphlets regarding this matter and I will now give you a summary
of what he said then.
TABLIGH- PROCLAMATION
The title of the first pamphlet which was written in Urdu was “Tabligh”
which can be translated as “Preaching” and it was written
on 1st December 1888. A paraphrase of what he said follows:
“And here I would like to convey another message generally to
all human beings but in particular to our Muslim brothers. Allah has
commanded me to invite all those who are seekers of Truth, of true faith,
of true purity of faith and those who want to tread the path that lead
to the love of Allah and those who want to leave the slothful, dirty
and treacherous way of life to enter into an oath of allegiance with
me. Therefore those who think that they possess this capacity in themselves,
it is incumbent upon them that they come to me. I will share their pain
and I will strive to lighten their burden and Allah will bless my prayers
and will bless the attention that I will give them provided they follow
all the divine conditions with total devotion. This is a divine instruction
that I am conveying today. The revelation which I received about this
in Arabic is as follows:
“Iza azamta fatawaqqal alallah , wasna’il foulqa
bi, ayyoyena wa wahyena, allazina yobaye’ounaka, innama yobayeounalllah
yadoullaha fawqa aydihim”
The translation is as follows: When you are decided, place your
trust in Allah; construct this boat under our eyes and our revelation;
all those who enter into allegiance with you enter into allegiance with
Allah; Allah’s hand is above their hands.
On 12th January 1889 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) published another
pamphlet in Urdu under the title “Completion of the preaching”
in which he gave detailed instructions about the conditions which someone
has to fulfill if he or she wants to join the Jamaat. These conditions
are as follows:
The one who wants to enter into an oath of allegiance
(bai’at) shall solemnly promise:
1. That he shall abstain from associating any partner
with Allah (Shirk) right up to the day when he shall be put into his
tomb.
2. That he shall keep away from falsehood, adultery, ogling at women
, debauchery, dissipation, cruelty, dishonesty, mischief and rebellion;
and he will not allow himself to be carried away by his passions, however
strong they may be.
3. That he shall regularly offer the five daily prayers in accordance
with the commandments of Allah and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him); and he shall try his best to be regular in offering
the pre-dawn supererogatory prayers (Tahajud) and he shall send blessings
(Darood) on the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him);
and he shall make it a daily routine to ask forgiveness for his sins,
to remember the bounties of God with love in his heart and to praise
and glorify Him.
4. That, under the impulse of any passion, he shall cause no harm whatsoever
to the creatures of Allah in general, and to Muslims in particular,
neither by his tongue nor by his hands nor by any other means.
5. That he shall remain faithful to Allah in all circumstances of life,
in sorrow and in happiness, in adversity and in prosperity, in felicity
and in misfortunes; and he shall under all circumstances remain resigned
to the decree of Allah and keep himself ready to face all kinds of indignities
and sufferings in His way and he shall never turn his back away in the
face of any misfortune; on the contrary, he shall march forward.
6. That he shall refrain from following any un-Islamic custom and any
lustful inclination, and he shall completely submit himself to the authority
of the Holy Quran; and he shall make the Word of Allah and the Sayings
of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) be the
guiding principles in every walk of his life.
7. That he shall entirely give up pride and vanity and he shall spend
all the days of his life in humbleness as a weak creature, with cheerfulness,
forbearance and meekness.
8. That he shall hold the faith, the honor of the faith, and the sympathy
for Islam dearer to him than his own life, his wealth, his honor, his
children and all his other dear ones.
9. That he shall keep himself busy in the service of Allah's creatures
for Allah’s sake only; and he shall try to benefit mankind to
the best with his God-given abilities and favors.
10. That he shall enter into a bond of brotherhood with this humble
servant of Allah, pledging obedience to me in everything good, for the
sake of Allah, and remain faithful to it till the day of his death;
and this brotherly bond will be of such a high standard that its likeness
will not be found in any other worldly relationship and connection that
may exist between a servant and a master.
WHO SHOULD JOIN THE JAMAAT
In the same pamphlet he also said that since almost ten months Allah
had already put a brief of these conditions in his mind but he delayed
their publications. The reason was that he did not want that all sorts
of persons to enter into this Jamaat. His heartfelt wish was that only
the blessed people should enter this blessed Jamaat. He wanted that
only those who have the quality of sincerity in their nature and not
those who are not genuine, who easily change sides and who are doubt-prone
should enter this Jamaat. That was why he was waiting for an opportunity
that will distinguish between those who were genuine and those who were
not, and those who were sincere and those who were hypocrites. Therefore
Allah, exalted is His Greatness, in His infinite Mercy and Wisdom brought
this opportunity on the occasion of the death of Bashir Ahmad. This
was a moment of trial for many who claimed to be the followers of Hazrat
Ahmad as. Now let me give you some information about this incident.
INCIDENT ABOUT BASHIR AWWAL
On 20th February 1886 Hazrat Mirza GhulamAhmad (as) published a prophecy
in which he said among other things that Allah had informed him that
He wiould give him a son who would be endowed with many good qualities.
In fact a son was born to him on 7th August 1887and he gave him the
name Bashir. Unfortunately that son died about 16 months later on 4th
November 1888.Therefore his enemies raised a hue and cry and they said
that his claims were false and many of his so-called followers left
him at that moment. It was to this incident that Hazrat Ahmad as was
referring when he said that it was a defining moment. It helped to distinguish
between those who were genuine and those who were false in their declaration
of discipleship. Therefore he declared that only those who had a nature
that was apt to stay with him remained with him. And those whose faith
was not strong enough and who were easily tired and were weak, they
left him because they became victims of doubts and evil thoughts. Hence
he found it quite appropriate to publish the conditions of allegiance
(Bait) at that particular moment. Consequently although few people would
come with him, but he would be spared the trouble of the end of those
who have gone away. Hazrat Ahmad further said that those who at that
moment of trial accepted to enter into an oath of allegiance with him
and entered this blessed Jamaat, only such people were his real friends
and it was for them that Allah had told him that “I will make
them successful over their enemies until the day of Resurrection and
they will be accompanied by Mercy and Blessings. With My Permission
and under Our Supervision prepare this boat; those who enter into allegiance
with you enter into allegiance with Allah. Allah’s Hand will be
above their hands.” And He also said: “present your selves
with full devotion with all your capacities in front of your Lord and
do not leave your Generous God alone because he who leaves Him alone
will be left alone”.
At the end of the pamphlet Hazrat Ahmad also asked all those who wanted
to enter into an oath of allegiance with him to do the necessary prayers
asking for help (istikhara) and then to come to him . He prayed that
Allah may be their Helper and that He helped them to bring about a pure
change in their life and that He gave them such a soul that would be
characterized by truth, purity, love and also that He gave them an awakened
conscience.
Today by the Grace of Allah, as the true spiritual inheritors of Hazrat
Mirza Gulam Ahmad (as), with utmost humility and with a deeply thankful
heart and I wish to inform you all that Allah in His infinite Mercy
has vouchsafed to me some of these revelations word for word. In the
beginning during the year 2000, I received the revelation in Arabic
“wasnail foulka be a’yoyena wa wahyena” which means
“prepare this boat with Our Permission and under Our supervision”.
Later on in 2002 and recently during this year I received “ Wa
jaa’eloul lazinat tabaouka fawqal lazina kafarou ila yawmil qiyama”
which means “ I will give those who follow thee success over those
who reject thee until the day of Resurrection”. And several times
I have received the revelation “Innal lazina yobayeounaka innama
yobayeounal alah, yadoullaha fawqa aydihim”i.e “Verily those
who swear allegiance to thee indeed, swear allegiance to Allah. The
hand of Allah is over their hand.” And today by the Grace of Allah
just before Jummah, I again received these verses as revelation from
Almighty Allah. And at the same time I received another revelation as
follows in Arabic “Am yaqoulounaf tarahou, Bal howal haqqo mirrabeka
falaa takoum menal moumtareen” which means “Do they say
‘He has forged it?’ Nay but it is the Truth from thy Lord,
therefore be not of those who doubt.’
I think that the last revelation received today is referring to what
our enemies are trying to do to create discord in our Jamaat. Through
their intellectual but empty acrobatics and lies they are trying to
put doubts in the head of our members so that they may leave our Jamaat.
To them and to those who have doubts I will now give the translation
of the verses that I read at the beginning of this sermon. Allah says:
“O ye who believe if you obey those who have disbelieved,
they will cause you to turn back on your heels and you will become losers.
Nay Allah is Your Protector and He is the Best of helpers.
We shall cast terror into the hearts of those that have disbelieved
because they associate partners with Allah for which He has sent down
no authority. Their abode is the Fire and evil is the habitation of
the wrongdoers.” Ch 3 V 150-152.
This message is crystal clear. May Allah open the eyes of those who
have veiled themselves and they are unable to see light and they live
in darkness because they are prisoners of their own convictions. May
Allah help each one amongst us to progress in spirituality .May Allah
remove all your doubts if you have any. May He make all your steps so
firm that no one will budge you from where you are. Strive to become
like Hazrat Masih Maood (as) wanted you to be, that is, sincerely devoted
to Allah, ever-conscious of His presence, pure-hearted and a soul with
an awakened conscience. May our Merciful Lord make this a reality for
each one of us. Ameen
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