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Friday Sermon of | After reciting the Tashahhud,
the Ta’uz and the first chapter of Al
Fatiha Imam Zafrullah Domun said: In my last two sermons I spoke about an article written by the late
Sir Zafrullah Khan published originally in an issue of Review of Religion in
1926 and which has recently been republished in May 2010. It is available at http://www.reviewofreligions.org/2267/evolution-of-faith/. I suggest that those who can read should spend some time studying
this article because it gives in a nutshell what we should do in a life time. I
had almost fully covered the article. But I will still quote a last paragraph.
He says: “To answer this
last query it would be necessary to discover the nature and attributes of that
Being. So that the first stage of the enquiry would be concerned with the determination
of the question as to the Existence, Nature and Attributes of God; the relation
which exists between man and his Maker, and the object which God has appointed
for man on earth; this would include the possibility and nature of Revelation
and Prophethood. For this purpose one would rely upon the evidence of one’s own
senses, that is to say, one’s own observation of the Universe, one’s personal
experiences, and the innate consciousness planted in each individual self, also
on the evidence furnished by the reliable experiences of others, whether
recorded or related orally, the teachings of scriptures and the
guidance afforded by living preceptors. All this, however, would merely
constitute the materials, the data, on which our judgment is to be based, but
the judgment must be ours and not somebody else’s. For if this is not so, the
whole enquiry will be futile. If I am to surrender my judgment to another, then
the conclusion at which I have arrived is somebody else’s faith and not mine.
It cannot provide me with any motive power; it cannot prompt or check the
workings of my mind, the operations of my will, and consequently cannot have
the slightest effect upon my actions.” We see how through a process of reasoning Sir Zafrullah Khan has briefly explained how
it is important for all of us to undergo a process of questioning so that we might be put on a path
that might lead us to realize the aim of our existence on earth. In Jamaat
Ahmadiyya Hazrat Masih Maood as laid the ground for such a process
to be continually present within it. That is why he said that Allah will
continue to send some spiritual personage who would renew a dying faith
whenever the need arises. But unfortunately the majority of the members have
preferred to surrender their judgment to someone else namely their caliph,
because they want to think that he is infallible and will lead them to the
right path. Unfortunately experience has shown that this is not so. Allah is
the sole Guide and He guides whom He pleases to the right path. Despite the
wealth, arrogance and fictitiously inflated number of Ahmadis Allah has
exercised His will and has raised His servants to tell the Ahmadis that what
they are doing is bad. We should remember that we are not saying that what
Hazrat Masih Maood as has said is bad. What we mean is that present
day Ahmadiyya leadership has perverted his teachings and they want to deny the
Ahmadis the spiritual fruits that Allah has in store for them. Now I want to say a few words about Eid Ul Adha. As most of you might
already be aware Eidul Adha will be celebrated in Mauritius on Wednesday 17th
November this year. Incha Allah we will read Eid Prayer at 9 o’clock
sharp here at Bait ul Rahma. We request all brothers and sisters to be on time
so that we might release all those friends who will be participating in Qurbani
as early as possible. You should note that Eid ul Adha is not a public holiday
and hence there will be heavy traffic to Port Louis. So you should take this
into consideration so that you might not be late. After Eid sermon incha
Allah we all take part in a collective lunch. When we speak about Eid ul Adha we cannot fail to speak about Hajj.
In fact Hajj as we know it today is the fifth pillar of Islam. All able bodied
Muslims who have means should try to perform hajj at least once in their
lifetime. If done with the proper intention the ceremonies of hajj is said to
wash away the pilgrim’s sins and make him as pure as he was when he was born.
Of course this applies to a woman also. This year about 2.5 million pilgrims
including the Saudis will converge on Mecca for the Hajj which will start on 14th
November and will continue for at least five days. Usually the ritual of Hajj
starts on 8th day of Zul Hajj and ends on the twelfth. During these
days pilgrims will travel from Mecca to Mina to Arafat and to Muzdalifa. At
each of these places they will perform the necessary ritual as Hazrat Mohammad saw
did in the year 630-31A.D. The Saudi
authorities who are the guardian of the Holy Places of Islam namely Mecca and
Medina have invested heavily their petrodollars to provide plenty of facilities
in order to make life easy for all the pilgrims. The novelty this year is a
monorail that will carry thousands of pilgrims to Mina to Arafat and to
Muzdalifa from Mecca during the Hajj days. This year this facility will operate
at 35% of capacity. But eventually it is set to move about 20,000 pilgrims in
one hour. Although we cannot go for Hajj, yet we should still participate in
making sacrifices on Eid Day if we have the means. Moreover during these first
10 days of Zul hajj we should also engage ourselves in more remembrance of
Allah and prayers than in other days. Usually according to a hadith it is
recommended that we repeat Subhaanallah, Alhamdo lilla, wa laa ilaha
illallaho Allaho akbar during these days. We may be far from Mecca but our
heart remains attached to the Lord of the Kaaba. Let us hope that we
will spend as much of our time as we can in remembering Allah and in prayers in
the remaining days until Eid. Now I would like to talk about the article that was printed in the
Sunday newspaper Weekend on 7th November last. You may read the
article under the subtitle “Courier” on Weekend’s webpage. We members of Jamaat
Ahmadiyya Al Mouslemeen believe that members of Jamaat Ahmadiyya mainstream
have departed from the path drawn by the founder of Jamaat Ahmadiyya Hazrat
Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas. It appears that within the leadership itself
each one has its own idea of what the teachings are. Someone who is a well
known member of the Jamaat was invited here on the occasion of the Jalsa Salana
and he gave a speech about “Islam and Human Rights.” If I am not mistaken it
was the same speech that was delivered in Jalsa Salana UK. The leaders of the mainstream Jamaat in
Mauritius thought of making a publicity stunt by arranging for an interview of
that illustrious person to be published in one of the weekly newspapers. In the
course of his interview that person said a few things which are contrary to
established Ahmadiyya views. On behalf of Jamaat Ahmadiyya Al Mouslemeen I
contacted the newspaper man to tell him that I wanted to respond to what was
said in the interview. He asked me to pen down a piece and he will publish it.
I sent him my response and he published it in the next issue of the paper. I
pointed out among other things that the interviewee said a few things which
were against established Ahmadiyya beliefs and also he carried on a few lies
that mainstream Ahmadiyya repeats so that its members and eventually the world
might believe. The first point on which I spoke was the number of Ahmadis in the
world. Since some time now we have been saying that all these millions of new
Ahmadis that are announced with great clamor in Jalsa Salanas are fictitious. I
have repeatedly been saying that all these people do not exist. The
representatives of the Jamaat in Mauritius have felt stung when such
information was published in a widely circulated newspaper in Mauritius and so
they came up with the lame and idiotic reply that there are so many Ahmadis in
the world that they cannot be counted and also that is a sign of their
dynamism. I remember reading somewhere that someone said “You can fool some
people for some time but you cannot fool all the people all the times. Today we
live in a world where almost everything can be counted. Of course provided you
know how to count. Billions of stars in
galaxies are being counted. The millions of species in marine life are being
counted. The number of people that are born daily, monthly and yearly in the
world is being counted. It appears that suddenly when they have been cornered
that mainstream Ahmadis propagandist forget how to count. During the past years
they have been clamoring that their number was growing at such a pace that they
it had reached 200 million in the world. That figure is about 16% of the total
Muslim Population in the world. At one time it was announced that in one year
alone 80 million new converts joined the Jamaat in India. This amounts to
slightly less than half the Muslim population of India. In giving these figures,
the fourth caliph made a grave mistake. Unfortunately the fifth caliph is not
humble enough to say it publicly that these were wrong figures that were
communicated to the Jamaat. Once a caliph makes a mistake, his followers
erroneously think that it is a virtue to repeat the same mistake again and
again. This is unfortunately the mindset of Ahmadis these days. But Allah did
not send Hazrat Masih Maood as to produce Ahmadis who are so afraid
to speak the truth that they will not care if by not doing so they incur the
displeasure of Allah. An Ahmadi is someone who is afraid of no one but Allah.
For Allah’s sake he or she will always speak the truth. This is the distinction
of being an Ahmadi. Ahmadis can reiterate through newspapers, televisions,
radios and the internet that they are the true representatives of Islam. But
declarations are cheap. What is important is how much they live Islam in their
daily lives. With regard to their numbers in the world they are not telling the
truth. They are so confused that suddenly they do not know how to count! Now regarding “love for all hatred for none”, the representatives
of the mainstream Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Mauritius have said in their article that
they have “profound respect” for the laws of the Republic of Mauritius. In
order to avoid shaming them too much I will only speak about a few simple
matters. According to the rules and regulations of the Ahmadiyya Muslim
Association of Mauritius (the real legal entity) no member can be expelled from
the association unless he has been given a chance to defend himself. In how
many cases have this rule been applied. If not how far has the law been
respected? During the past ten years mainstream Jamaat in Mauritius has
expelled more than twenty members together with their children. In how many of
these cases the person was allowed to defend himself? The answer is zero and
yet you say you are very loyal to the laws of the land. The fact is that the
caliph is considered to be above the law of the land. How many times obeying
him have you gone against the law of the land? The Jamaat was created in the
first instance to be an example in everything that is good. But in order to
strengthen the grip of the caliph on it, the amir, missionary in charge have
gone so far as denying many Ahmadis their basic rights. For the time being I
will not speak about how far all foreign currency transactions have been within
the purview of the law or not. I will also spare you about how far provisions
of the Registration of association Act has been followed thoroughly in all
transactions. The amir together with his missionary in charge Mawlana Basharat
Naveed can easily brainwash young virgin minds to believe in whatever dogmas or
version of history that they want them to believe. But truth will always
prevail. It has been reported to me that Maulana Basharat Naveed, who forgets that he is a foreigner in this
country tried to speak about Sufis and the saying “Love for All hatred for
none” in the recently held ijtema. Of course, out of his ignorance he spoke
disparagingly of some Sufis. But such a reaction does not surprise me at
all. In Jamaat Ahmadiyya there was a
time when the second caliph asked the members who were inclined towards Sufism
to read the life of Maulvi Rajeki in order to be inspired. But what does a
newcomer from Jamaat’s Jamia in Pakistan know about Sufism. They have grown
under a caliph who taught them how to make tabligh by fixing targets.
Once they cannot make the target they invented it. Such an attitude would never
come from someone who understands what Sufism is. Real Sufis adhere to truth
and they really have love for all and hatred for none. They do not choose to
love people and above all they are not at all instrumental in spreading hatred
as is being done by the Ahmadiyya leadership these days. Today we will stop here. Let us hope that Allah opens the heart and
mind of the Ahmadiyya leadership so that they may provide true guidance to the
people instead of teaching them the path that according to the Holy Quran leads
to hell. |