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Mr Naseer Ahmad Qamar KHILAFAT CENTENARY SPECIAL EDITION NO.11
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Mansoor Ahmed Shah Essence of Islam - Part 26
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of the Promised Messiah(as).
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Sarah Waseem. Attaining nearness to Allah by truthfulness,
Tanveer Khokhar fulfilling covenants etc.
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Editorial
As readers of the Review of were those blessings? Abraham’s
Religions will be aware, the progeny numbered prophets,
Ahmadiyya Community is khalilfas and kings – eg Noah,
celebrating one hundred years of Moses, David, Solomon and
the blessed institution of Jesus (peace be upon them all).
Khalifat. Ahmadis in countries Therefore this article makes the
around the world are additionally pertinent point that both
marking this occasion at their prophethood and khilafat had
annual conventions. been promised to the Muslims
whether or not they realise it.
In this edition we include the two
addresses delivered by Hadhrat In this context the following
Khalifatul Masih V, Head of the dream of the Promised
worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Messiah is of interest:
(as)
community, at the Nigerian

annual. In a speech given at the In January 1907 the Promised
occasion of the London Annual Messiah(as) had a dream in which
Convention, ‘The importance of he saw two men standing either
the Institution of Khlilafat for the side of Hadhrat Mirza Sharif
modern age, our attention is Ahmad Sahib (the grandfather of
drawn to the Darood prayer the current Khalifa, Hadhrat
(invoking blessings of Allah Khalifatul Masih V). In the
upon Muhammad(saw) and dream, Hadhrat Mirza Sharif
Abraham(as) and their followers) Ahmad Sahib was wearing a
recited by Muslims several times turban (a sign of rank). One of
a day for the prosperity and the men pointed at him saying
blessings for the people of “the king has come” and the
Muhammad(saw) in the same other said “he still has to become
manner as the people of a judge (qadhi)”
Abraham(as) were blessed. What
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EDITORIAL
The Promised Messiah(as) that by following the teachings of

interpreted the dream as follows. Islam in their pristine form and
He writes that a qadhi is also a by being honest one brings
‘hakam’, meaning ‘one who honour to one’s nation. This is an
rules under the principles of important message for those who
justice.’ A ‘qadhi’ is also one try to create discord amongst
who is an arbiter and upholds the Muslims. Indeed it is only the
truth and eradicates evil. A institution of khilafat that allows
possible meaning of this dream, one to maintain national and
therefore, is that it will be from individual identity and also have
the progeny of Hadhrat Mirza a framework for communal
Sharif Ahmad Sahib that there progress that transcends tribal,
will be those who will combine national and racial divisions.
the roles of rulers, judges and This indeed is the blessing that
spiritual kings. has been accorded to all Muslims
if only they allow themselves to
Hadhart Mirza Masroor Ahmad realise it.
Sahib is the grandson of Hadhrat
Mirza Sharif Ahmad Sahib and References
the first person from his progeny (Tadhkirah –Urdu 1969 p. 691
to wear the turban as Khalifatul no. 1277
Masih.
The hallmark of khilafat is unity-

unity of all believers under a
single spiritual guide that is the
living Khalifa. However it is a
unity that encompasses diversity.
In his speech in Nigeria, Hadhrat
Khalifatul Masih V draws our
attention to this. He emphasises
the importance of fidelity and
pride in one’s nation and states
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ESSENCE OF ISLAM:
Part 26 – The Ability to Receive Revelation
This series sets out, in the words of the Promised Messiah(as), Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam
Ahmad, a summary of his exposition of four outstanding topics: ISLAM; ALLAH,
THE EXALTED; THE HOLY PROPHET(saw) and THE HOLY QUR’AN. The original
compilation, in Urdu, from which these extracts have been translated into English, was
collated with great care and diligence by Syed Daud Ahmad Sahib, Allah have mercy
on him and reward him graciously for his great labour of love. Amin. The English
rendering is by the late Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, may Allah be pleased with him,
and is quoted from The Essence of Islam, Volume 2. All references throughout, unless
otherwise specifically mentioned, are from the Holy Qur’an.
The Ability to Receive Message... (Ch.6:V.125)

Revelation
Capacity and ability are needed This means that when a sign is
for the receipt of revelation. Not shown in order to demonstrate
everyone can become God’s the truth of the Holy Qur’an,
Prophet and be the recipient of they say: “We will never believe
Divine revelation. Allah the until we ourselves receive the
Exalted has given an indication Divine Book”. God knows best
of this in the Holy Qur’an, as where and when to confer
follows: Prophethood, that is, He knows
who is able and who is not able
And when there comes to to receive revelation. He
them a Sign, they say, ‘We bestows the grace of revelation
will not believe until we are only upon him who possesses
given the like of that which the requisite ability and capacity.
Allah’s Messengers have
been given.’ Allah knows The Wise Creator has created
best where to place His men of different types for various

ESSENCE OF ISLAM – PART 26, THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE REVELATION
reasons and the whole body of

mankind resembles a line, one
end of which is situated at a great
height and the other end is very
low. At the high end are the pure
souls whose capacities are perfect
and at the low end are those who
are close to animals and in the
middle are those of various
degrees. This diversity of
capacities is confirmed by
observation for no reasonable
person can deny that human The founder of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim community was Hadhrat
beings are at different stages of
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as).
understanding, of righteousness, The founder of the Ahmadiyya
of fear of God and of Divine love. Muslim community was Hadhrat
As one is born handsome and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as). In 1891,
another is born plain, one is born he claimed, on the basis of Divine
revelation, that he was the Promised
with good sight and another is
Messiah and Mahdi whose advent
born blind or with weak sight, had been foretold by Muhammad,
one is born normal and another is the Holy Prophet of Islam (peace
born defective, in the same.way and blessings of Allah be upon him)
and by the scriptures of other faiths.
the diversity of intellectual and
The founder’s claim constitutes the
spiritual faculties is also patent basis of the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya
and visible. It is true that every Muslim community.
individual, provided he is not
insane, can make progress in his Khaza’in vol.1, pp.181-182
reason, his righteousness and his footnote 11)
love of the Divine, but it should
be borne in mind that no one can Diversity in the Intelligence of
grow beyond the limit of his Man
capacity. Human nature is like minerals of
(Barahin Ahmadiyya, Ruhani diverse types; some are bright and

clear like silver, some are evil- Now that it is established that
smelling and inflammable like individual human beings possess
sulphur, some are restless like diversity of intelligence, moral
mercury and some are hard like qualities and the light of the
iron. This diversity is obvious and heart, that is proof that Divine
is in accord with the Divine revelation is confined to certain
dispensation. It is not opposed to individuals who are perfect in
the law of nature and contributes every respect. Every reasonable
towards social peace and person comprehends that each
adjustment. It is obvious that if all soul receives Divine light
natures had been at the same level according to its capacity and its
of capacity, different types of ability and no more. The sun is a
work which call for different good illustration of this principle.
grades of capacities and which are Its rays are shed in every
essential for the adjustment of direction but not all places
social conditions would have receive its light equally. A room
been left incomplete and in the doors of which are closed
suspense. For hard work hard receives no light, and that which
natures are appropriate, and for has a small ventilator in the
delicate work those natures are direction of the sun receives
suited which are delicate. The some light, but not enough to
Greek philosophers have dispel the darkness completely.
expressed the view that, as some But a room of which all doors are
men are close to animals, reason open and whose walls are built of
demands that the nature of some clear and transparent glass will
should be fine and clear so that as not only receive the full light of
we observe that some natures the sun but will also spread it in
descend so low as to approximate all directions and convey it to
to animals, equally some should others. The same is the case with
be capable of rising so high that the pure souls of the Prophets.
they should establish a The holy souls that God
relationship with the higher Almighty chooses for His
world. Messengership are like a crystal

palace which has no opaqueness would have to confess that to

and no screen to obstruct the establish a perfect relationship
light. It is, therefore, clear that with the Eternal Source and to
those individuals who do not enjoy converse with His Great
possess perfection cannot Holiness, a special ability and
achieve the rank of Divine brightness is needed which is
Messengers. This rank is appropriate to this great rank and
bestowed upon those whose holy dignity. Not every person can
souls are entirely free of attain to it who is in a state of
darkening veils and of physical loss and lacks merit and is
coverings and whose trans- covered up in dark coverings and
cendent holiness is beyond possesses a low nature and lacks
imagination. Such perfect souls high courage.
are the means of guidance for
mankind. As the bounty of life is No one should be deceived by
conveyed to all the limbs by the the fact that according to the
heart, the All-Wise has appointed Christians, holiness and trans-
the bounty of guidance through cendence and innocence and
such souls for they are bestowed perfect love for the Divine are
the perfect relationship that not essential for the Prophets
ought to subsist between the who are the recipients of Divine
Source of grace and the recipient revelation. They have lost the
of grace. It is not possible that true principles and have
God Almighty, Who is sacrificed all verities to the
absolutely Unique and notion that somehow Jesus(as)
Transcendent, should bestow the might be deified and the
grace of His Holy revelation atonement might be accepted. As
upon people the greater part of the innocence and holiness of the
whose nature is dark and opaque, Prophets demolishes this
and is narrow and constricted, structure of theirs, they have
and whose mean natures are been compelled to have recourse
involved in low impurities. If we to one falsehood in order to
do not deceive ourselves we support another falsehood.

Having lost one eye they have atonement should not be

had to gouge out the other. They doubted. In this selfish attitude
loved falsehood and abandoned they forgot that their doctrine not
the truth. They insulted the only defames the Prophets but
Prophets and represented the also puts in doubt the holiness of
pure ones as impure and they God, for how can He be holy
proclaimed as opaque and who established relationship and
impure the hearts on which held converse with the impure.
Divine revelation descended so (Barahin Ahmadiyya, Ruhani
that the greatness of their Khaza’in, vol. 1, pp.188-190
fictitious god should not be footnote 11)
diminished and the doctrine of
NOTE
Verse references to the Holy Qur’an item count ‘Bismillah...’ (In the Name of
Allah...) as the first verse of each Chapter. In some non-standard texts, this is
not counted. Should the reader refer to such texts, the verse quoted in The
Review of Religions will be found a verse earlier, i.e. at one verse less than the
number quoted in this journal.
For the ease of non-Muslim readers, ‘(saw)’ or ‘saw’ after the words, ‘Holy
Prophet’, or the name ‘Muhammad’, are used normally in small letters. They
stand for ‘Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam’ meaning ‘peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him’. Likewise, the letters ‘(as)’ or ‘as’ after the name of all
other prophets is an abbreviation meaning ‘peace be upon him’ derived from
‘Alaihis salatu wassalam’ which are words that a Muslim utters out of respect
whenever he or she comes across that name. The abbreviation ‘ra’ or (ra)
stands for ‘Radhiallahu Ta’ala anhu and is used for Companions of a Prophet,
meaning Allah be pleased with him or her (when followed by the relevant
Arabic pronoun). Finally, ‘ru’ or (ru) for Rahemahullahu Ta’ala means the
Mercy of Allah the Exalted be upon him.
In keeping with current universal practice, local transliterations of names of

places are preferred to their anglicised versions, e.g. Makkah instead of
Mecca, etc.

Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community, Nigeria 2008
Inaugural Address delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad,
Khalifatul Masih V, Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim
community On Friday 2 May 2008 at Hadeeqa-e-Ahmad, Abuja Road.
Allah the Almighty says in the ‘I seek refuge from Allah from
Holy Qur’an: the accursed Satan.’
O ye who believe! come into We are told not to be pleased

submission wholly and follow with ourselves by the mere fact
not the footsteps of Satan; that we are Muslim but have
surely, he is your open enemy. been persuaded to keep on asking
(Ch.2:V.209) for forgiveness.
This commandment is not for a In order to remain a Muslim and

believer of some other faith, or a become a true Muslim, one is
disbeliever or idolater but it says: required to have good conduct at
‘O ye who believe, you have all times and one must tread
been commanded to submit along those ways that have been
wholly and become totally shown to us by the Holy Qur’an.
obedient, failing which, you will
follow in the footsteps of Satan’. So the first thing that you must
Hence, it is clear from this verse remember is that Islam is the
that even after believing, there is name of submission. If you like
a rise and fall in the condition of to be called a Muslim, then it is
one’s belief and that it continues necessary to show total obe-
to be attacked by Satan. In order dience. If you think that you can
to protect oneself from the do something and leave out other
attacks of Satan, one has been matters, or do something
taught the prayers: arbitrarily when necessary and
ignore the commandments of

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Allah the Exalted, then it will be for their well-being.

as if you have forgotten Islam
and have begun to follow Satan. And, the Merciful One is that
Remember that all your deeds God who started the sending of
should be towards goodness and Prophets, one after the other, for
the doing of good works; the spiritual requirements of His
otherwise, you will be following servants.
in the footsteps of Satan who is
an open enemy of yours. One hundred and twenty four
thousand prophets were sent to
Then, true Islam is that all those this world: a few have been
ways from which Satan can enter mentioned in the Holy Qur’an
your heart should be closed. but many have not.
And, how are those ways closed?
There is only one method of However, Allah revealed that He
protecting those ways from Satan had sent messengers amongst
and that is to discharge the rights every people so that their
that you owe to Allah and His spiritual requirements might be
people. Close the ways from met. And then 1400 years ago,
which Satan enters and open the perfecting the faith, Allah sent
ways from which the Merciful the Prophet of the Last Age, the
One can enter. Seal of all Prophets, Hadhrat
Muhammad(saw) to the world and
And Who is the Merciful One? after whom there was to be no
The Merciful One is that God prophet bearing a new law. His
Who for the sake of His servants Shariah and His Book were now
is mindful of this world and the here to stay forever.
Hereafter.
Moreover, the Almighty Allah
The Merciful One is that Lord set out in the Holy Qur’an
Who created the material things revealed to the Holy Prophet(saw)
in the world for the physical the proclamation that:
requirement of His servants and

..among others from among He gave the glad tiding that He

them who have not yet joined guarantees to His servants that
them… when those others (who have not
(Ch.62:V.4) yet joined them) place their
hands on the shoulders of the one
meaning that amongst other who is from the Almighty Allah,
people, there will be some then the ways to goodness will be
individuals yet to come who will assured; and because they will be
bring about a revolution within far removed from Satan, their
themselves and join the ones who protection will be guaranteed.
had gone before them. They will
cause pious and holy changes When this verse was revealed,
within themselves and will run the Companions asked who the
away from the footsteps of Satan. others were who would join the
They will be unlike the blind ones before them.
person who rests his hands on
some person’s shoulders and Based on the knowledge
walks in the footsteps of that disclosed to him by Allah, the
person and who knows not Holy Prophet(saw) placed his hand
whether the person on whose on the shoulder of Hadhrat
shoulders he has rested his hand Salman Farsi and said: ‘A man
himself actually knows the right will appear amongst them, who
way or not. will have been sent by Almighty
Allah and even if faith ascends to
But when the Almighty Allah the Pleiades he will bring it back
announced: to the earth.’
And among others from Then the Holy Prophet(saw)said

among them who have not yet that the man to restore faith in the
joined them. He is the Mighty, world would be his Messiah and
the Wise. Mahdi.
(Ch.62:V.4)
Whosoever receives his message

or learns about him, should go ments; in which there were

and convey the Holy Prophet’s prophecies about the future; and
salaam(greetings of peace) to which was to be preserved in its
him even if has to crawl on his original form; neither a jot nor
knees on ice glaciers. title – no iota of it would change
because that was Allah’s promise
So we Ahmadis are most that He would preserve its
fortunate that we have accepted integrity as is stated in the Holy
that Messiah and Mahdi. The Qur’an:
words:
Verily, We Ourself have sent
And among others from down this Exhortation, and
among them who have not yet most surely We will be its
joined them. He is the Mighty, Guardian.
the Wise. (Ch.15:V.10)
(Ch.62:V.4)
Allah the Almighty states that
and the words of the Holy despite these assurances, faith
Prophet(saw) that if faith ascends to will decline and the so-called
the Pleiades the one to bring it believers will begin to tread in
back would indeed bring it back, the footsteps of Satan and as a
was also a forewarning. result faith will ascend to the
Pleiades.
This was despite the fact that the
advent had taken place of the last Therefore, do not think that when
law-bearing Prophet whose the Last Prophet and the Last
teaching was to remain till the Book are already there, there is
Last Day. It was despite the fact no need for a guide. Whoever
that the Holy Qur’an incor- thinks that is in error. In order to
porated all forms of knowledge; join with the earlier ones, a guide
in which there were reports of is essential for among others who
past Prophets; in which there have not yet joined them. He is
were all kinds of command- the one whose advent was to be

in the 14th century (of Islamic took at the time of his initiation.
calendar).
He should analyse how far has he
As I said, his advent has indeed tried to rid himself from the
taken place and Allah the clutches of the Satan and how
Almighty has enabled us to many obstacles stand in his way.
believe in him. Therefore, He should ask which of the good
fortunate is he who has joined works commanded in the Holy
him as his follower. However, is Qur’an he has adopted and which
becoming a member of this of the evil deeds in the Holy
Jama’at and being initiated at his Qur’an he has tried to leave. He
hand, a guarantee for the strength should assess his success in his
of our faith? No, this alone is not efforts. So, this is how every
enough. Having entered the Ahmadi should assess himself.
Jama’at of the Promised
Messiah(as) every Ahmadi should
experience a distinct transfor- Elaborating on the purpose of his
mation within himself. advent, the Promised Messiah(as)
says:
If after joining the Jama’at of the
Promised Messiah(as) your family “The task for which Allah
as well as outsiders do not has appointed me is that I
observe a distinct change in you, should remove the
then your pledge of allegiance is muddiness that has arisen in
a pointless exercise. Therefore, the relationship between
every Ahmadi, every one who Allah and His creation and
considers himself a member of re-establish a relationship of
the Jama’at of the Promised love and sincerity…and that
Messiah(as) should assess himself I should show an example of
to see what he has gained by that spirituality that had
joining this Jama’at. He should been buried under the
analyse how far he has remained darkness of the self.”
steadfast in the pledge that he

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Hence, true initiation will be who becomes a poor

genuine only when everyone example while one is in our
who is initiated tries to attain Jama’at and displays
further nearness to Allah. weakness of actions or of
beliefs, is cruel for he gives
What does attaining Allah’s the whole Jama’at a bad
nearness mean? It means to act in name. He even makes us a
accordance with His com- target for criticism. A bad
mandments. It also means to example is disliked by
discharge the rights of Allah on others and a good exemplar
us as well as the rights of our creates attraction and
fellow man on us. affection amongst others.”
Only then will spirituality shine So, having called oneself an

in all its glory. Otherwise the Ahmadi, if a person does not
sinful self will remain dominant. inculcate a good change within
Satan always tries to instigate the himself, then he not only gives
self. If you do not create a change the whole Jama’at a bad name,
within yourself even after being and a bad name to the Promised
initiated, then there can be no Messiah(as), but breaks the pledge
difference between an Ahmadi that he made at the time of his
and a non-Ahmadi. Bai’at with the Promised
Messiah(as) that he would create
On one occasion the Promised virtuous changes within himself.
Messiah(as) said: Always remember that when an
evil enters into you, then other
“The members of our evils start entering into you too.
Jama’at should also be an We should, therefore, always
example to other people. If keep the verse of the Holy
someone’s life after Bai’at Qur’an in mind, which says:
(initiation) is the same
unholy and impure life as And those who, when they are
before Bai’at; and the one reminded of the Signs of their

Lord, fall not deaf and blind the same as worshiping idols.
thereat.
(Ch.25:V.74). Now, on the one hand we should
claim to believe in one God and
This makes it very clear indeed should have renewed this
who true believers are. They are affirmation in the pledge that we
those who reflect upon the undertake at the hands of the
commandments of Allah. Promised Messiah(as) that there is
but One God, and on the other
If they do not have their sight hand despite this declaration still
fixed upon the commandments of seek the support of falsehood, or,
Allah, they will be like the blind not speak the truth, is tantamount
and deaf. to worshipping idols. It is like
denying that God is the Master of
Now, I would like to draw your all Powers and thinking that your
attention towards certain falsehood has more power than
important injunctions of the Holy Allah.
Qur’an.
For example, if someone
Amongst the injunctions I take commits a mistake, then by
up, the foremost moral value is standing firm on the truth, if he
truthfulness and honesty. Allah admits his mistake and thinks
says in the Holy Qur’an: that, in accordance with the
command of Allah, even if he
…Shun therefore the suffers a loss, there is no problem
abomination of idols, and but the Almighty Allah will
shun false speech. make good the loss, for He
(Ch.22:V.31) knows well my heart and he
rewards good deeds, then all this
By placing falsehood and idol will be a source of drawing him
worship on the same standing, nearer to the Almighty Allah.
Allah has drawn our attention Otherwise, evil habits will
towards the fact that falsehood is continue to multiply.

And, man will resort to falsehood wanted to bring about a pure

at every step. If he is a change in himself. He wanted to
businessman, he will rely on lies become a true believer and that is
when trying to sell something in why he said the straightforward
his business. If he is an word that he wanted to give up
employee, he depends upon evil habits but he could not give
falsehood to keep his boss in them all up at once. Therefore,
doubt about his work. If he is a he wanted to know a way by
husband, he tries to leave his which he could give up one evil
wife in doubt. If she is a wife, she to start with and then, slowly,
tries to keep the husband in give up all the others.
uncertainty.
Anyhow, the Holy Prophet(saw)
Then, a woman as a mother has a asked him to give up the telling
very high status. A woman is an of lies. He said to the Holy
architect of the future generation. Prophet(saw): ‘What you have told
If a woman acquires the habit of me is very easy.’
telling lies, the whole generation
will be involved in this evil habit. When he got home, he thought of
Because of such lies, the children robbing someone but realised
begin to be involved in one evil that were he to be caught, he
after the other. would have to speak the truth
because of his promise and, as a
In the Hadith, there is the account result, he would be punished.
of a person who came to the Holy The next day, he thought of
Prophet(saw) and said to him: ‘I committing adultery, but again
have in me many evils. I cannot thought that he would be
leave all these evils at a stroke. punished if caught. Every time
Tell me a way by which I can he thought of some evil deed, he
give up one bad habit to start was restrained by his promise of
with.’. not telling a lie and speaking the
truth and that were he to commit
Now see, having believed, he the evil, it would result in either

punishment or shame and If there is a business dispute or a

disgrace. dispute about property, the
lawyers sometimes compel their
This is how all his bad habits clients to bear false witness lest
disappeared, by giving up one the case is determined against
bad habit. After a while he them.
mentioned to the Holy
Prophet(saw):‘By making me give The Promised Messiah(as) was
up one bad habit, you made me once involved in a court case
give up all evils.’ where he was accused of
breaking postal regulations by
Therefore, every true believer placing a letter in a parcel post to
must remember that telling a lie, save money. His lawyer advised
bearing false witness or sitting in him to say that he had not done
the company of liars, are this but that the other party might
practices that create a distance have done this.
between a believer and his faith.
In one place, Allah the Almighty, The Promised Messiah(as) said:
mentioning a sign of believers “Why should I tell a lie when I
says, did put the letter in the parcel?”
The lawyer said that if that was
…who bear not false the case, the Promised Messiah(as)
witness... need not have hired him as a
(Ch.25:V.73) lawyer. In other words, if I am to
be employed as a lawyer, you
In short, a believer never speaks will have to use lies as a tactic.
falsehood nor does he bear false
witness. Sometimes when they The case went to court and the
give false testimony, people are Promised Messiah(as) stated that
not conscious of it. In our courts, he put the letter in the parcel,
especially in the courts of less firstly because he considered it to
developed nations, false be a part of the parcel that
witnesses are produced. contained a manuscript of his

This incident happened even

UNFORTUNATELY, NOWA- before his elevation to the
DAYS LIES ARE TOLD FOR exalted status of the Promised
BUSINESS GAIN, OR Messiah. Therefore, remember
POLITICAL, OR NATIONAL that telling lies and bearing false
INTEREST. THESE WORLDLY witness are such misdemeanours
PEOPLE TELL LIES TO that they can involve a person in
ACHIEVE THEIR WORLDLY all kinds of evil. It is such a
OBJECTIVES AND THINK dangerous sin that the earlier
THAT THEIR SAFETY LIES IN prophets had also instructed
IT.BUT THEY FORGET THAT, against this. The Holy Qur’an
IF NOT IN THIS WORLD, AND has also put great stress on this
THEN IN THE NEXT, THEY issue.
WILL BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE BY ALLAH Unfortunately, nowadays lies are
THE ALMIGHTY. told for business gain, or
political, or national interest.
These worldly people tell lies to
work, and, secondly because he achieve their worldly objectives
was not aware of the Law and did and think that their safety lies in
not wilfully set out to cause any it. But they forget that, if not in
loss to the Government. The this world, and then in the next,
judge, who was English, they will be held accountable by
exonerated him. The Promised Allah the Almighty.
Messiah(as) says that he had been
through such cases but had never Remember! Lying is such a
relied on falsehood and Allah the disease that it earns the
Almighty had always helped displeasure of Allah the
him. Almighty; and Allah the
Almighty considers this as grave
He says: “How can I accept that a sin as Shirk, that is, associating
there is no alternative to telling someone with Him.
lies?”

It is also important that truth is of all, Ahmadis should stand up

used to make your country in a distinct manner and
progress and stand shoulder to remaining steadfast on truth-
shoulder with other countries that fulness, they should make the
are more developed. Truth has best use of the blessings that
made a tremendous contribution Allah the Almighty has bestowed
to the progress of Europe. on their country and thus become
an example in truthfulness for
Whereas it is true that Europeans their countrymen.
use falsehood in many dealings
and employ different standards The second important virtue that
for their people and for others; has great bearing on the
but the secret of their progress in development of nations is the
business and industry lies in their fulfilment of covenants and trust.
honesty in maintaining the Not only for the sake of national
standard that they fulfil their progress, but also for Human
promise. The product will be Rights and for gaining the
exactly the same as described on pleasure of Allah, it is important
the outer label. But be warned! that every trust that is placed in
Allah the Almighty is not a you is fulfilled. Develop such a
kinsman of anyone. Therefore, as high standard of discharging
long as they conduct their your obligations that every
business honestly, they will keep Ahmadi becomes a symbol of
on profiting; but when they stop honest fulfilment of his trust. In
being honest, their business and this regard Allah the Almighty
industries will close down. advises us as He says in the Holy
Qur’an:
Therefore, Nigeria, which is a
country full of natural resources And who are watchful of their
and has possibilities of making trusts and their covenants.
agricultural progress, can join the (Ch.23:V.9)
advanced countries of the world
by using those capabilities. First This is the true hallmark of a

believer. He fulfils whatever The third condition is that ‘I will

promise he has made; and while pay full attention to the
fulfilling his promise he also performance of Salat and pra-
remembers the trust that has been yers; and will seek assistance
placed in him. When an Ahmadi from God Almighty by sending
takes a pledge (Ba’ait) with the benedictions on the Holy Prophet
Promised Messiah(as) he also Muhammad(saw) and by seeking
makes a promise. forgiveness for my sins.
What is that promise? Every Then you pledge that, as a

Ahmadi knows the conditions of believer, you will never harm
the pledge (Ba’ait) and I have another human being.
explained in detail those
conditions in my previous You also pledge that you will
sermons. However, I will repeat never be unfaithful to Allah the
them briefly again to draw your Almighty and will always strive
attention with reference to this to follow the excellent example
gathering. of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad . (saw)
The first promise is that: ‘I will

worship one God and will You have also pledged that you
associate nothing or no one with will adopt humbleness, humility
Him. I will consider God to be and shun pride and arrogance.
Singular and Unique and Master
and Sovereign of all.’ Now if you Then, you make a vital pledge to
think carefully, by acting on this hold the honour and integrity of
promise, man is forced to do Islam above your own life and
good and give up evil. your family. What is the honour
and integrity of Islam? It is not to
That is why the second condition establish the integrity of Islam by
is that: ‘I will give up all worldly the sword or a gun but to show
pleasures, and I will honour the true teachings of Islam by your
rights of all human beings’. own example and conduct and to

train your own progeny in the freed in exchange for no more

true teachings and values of than teaching the Muslims to
Islam. read. In short, Islam gives a
message of moderation and
What are the true teachings of mildness.
Islam? That a believer should be
capable of transmitting love and Again, when Makkah was
affection all around him! One of conquered, everyone was
the frequent objections that are provided safety and security. All
raised about Islam and the the prominent leaders of
Founder of Islam nowadays is Makkah, who had striven hard to
that he (God forbid) spread Islam harm the Muslims, were
by the use of the sword. The fact forgiven. It was proclaimed:
is that he never raised his sword ‘Nothing will be done to you if
until the enemy attacked him. you live in peace, whether or not
Who attacked Muslims in the you accept Islam.’
Battle of Badr? They were the
non-believers of Makkah! At that The Holy Prophet(saw) used to
time Muslims did not even treat Jews, Christians and non-
possess adequate weapons; but believers with sympathy and
Muslims prevailed with the used to try to help and benefit
succour of Allah the Almighty. them.
During the battle, the Holy That is why the Promised

Prophet(saw) set a righteous Messiah(as) took this pledge from
example of his conduct by us that we will be sympathetic to
allowing the enemy to draw all creatures of Allah the
water from the source of water Almighty.
that was in the possession of
Muslims; moreover, the prison- Then there is the pledge that we
ers that were taken during the will maintain the love and
battle were treated mildly. Some obedience of the Promised
of the educated prisoners were Messiah(aas) above all worldly

considerations. Therefore, this is trust to safeguard. And that is

the firm pledge that an Ahmadi your country and its
has taken. administrative system. It is as
important for you to fulfil this
Allah the Almighty says that it is obligation as it is to fulfil your
your bounden duty to fulfil this spiritual or religious obligation.
pledge. This pledge is a trust that How are you going to fulfil this
has been given to an Ahmadi; and obligation?
every Ahmadi who takes this
pledge, should keep in mind that First of all, the right of a country
Allah is watching over what he is that its citizens should remain
has pledged to do Neither faithful to it. Indeed, it is a
slumber nor sleep touches Allah tradition of the Holy Prophet(saw)
the Almighty. He is constantly that love of your country is part
watching as to what extent every of your faith. Therefore, it is
Ahmadi is fulfilling his pledge or essential for every Nigerian
to see whether he is indulging in Ahmadi, or those who have come
an act that may cast blemish on from different countries and are
his pledge. nationals of their country, to fulfil
their pledge of loyalty to their
Always remember that it is respective countries. Only then
possible to hide things from your will this trust be safeguarded and
fellow beings but nothing can be your obligation discharged.
hidden from Allah the Almighty.
A labourer should work with the
Therefore, after making this intention that his effort will
pledge, to consider a small contribute to make his country
virtuous act as unimportant is stand alongside the advanced
tantamount to not safeguarding a countries. A farmer should invest
trust. his labour to make his country
agriculturally self-sufficient and
Besides the spiritual trust, you never to be dependent on others.
have also been given a worldly An employee should work

honestly to discharge his duties occupying our natural resources,

and use all his faculties and they will put us into the chains of
capabilities to contribute to the their slavery once again.
gross national product. An
industrialist should raise the Therefore, we will have to adhere
standard of his products with the strictly to our pledge and fulfil
intention of fulfilling his our obligations so that a stranger
obligations and to discharge his dare not cast an evil eye on the
trust, so that the country can be resources that Allah the Almighty
counted alongside the advanced has granted us.
countries.
May Allah the Almighty make
A government employee should every Ahmadi, every Nigerian,
fulfil his responsibilities hones- realise his responsibilities to
tly; and politicians and leaders discharge his trust and meet his
should discharge their obligations obligations so that Nigeria can
in truest manner. They must really stand shoulder to shoulder
remember that Allah the with the advanced countries of
Almighty has given them this the world. For this, it is the duty
opportunity. of every Ahmadi to pray and
supplicate, because without the
Always remember, that many Mercy and Beneficence of Allah,
Third World countries by which I trusts and obligations cannot be
mean developing countries in discharged or fulfilled. May
Asia and Africa have remained Allah also enable every Ahmadi
under the yolk of slavery for a to pray.
long time. If we do not meet our
obligations or do not fulfil our
trust, some countries of the world References
have their eyes on our resources Bukhari Kitabul Tafsir Surah Al-
and they are ready to pounce on Jumu’ah.
them like hungry wolves. Once
these outsiders succeed in

Annual Convention, Nigeria 2008
Concluding address delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor
Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya
Muslim community, on Sunday 4 May 2008 at the Nigeria Jalsa
held in Hadeqa-e-Ahmad near Abuja.
Today, by the grace of Allah, is destination signs on motorways

the 58th Jalsa Salana of the and roads to say that this way
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of leads to such and such a place; or
Nigeria and also the second Jalsa is so many miles away; or gives
in the first hundred years of the warning to alert the traveller of
Centenary of Khilafat-i- dangers on the way such as:
Ahmadiyya in which I am “Steep Hill”, “Slippery Road”, or
participating. “Caution Necessary”. All these
signs are aimed at enabling a
I hope that within your God- traveller to reach his final
given faculties you will have destination safely and easily.
benefited enormously during the
three days of the Jalsa. When God Almighty sends
Prophets to the world, He sends
My sermon and the address on them so as to show the right way
the first day were designed to to those who are lost or have
point out the ways that have been gone astray. The Prophets are
shown to us by Allah and His sent when people have already
Messenger(saw). The Imam of the lost their way and when disorder
Age, the Promised Messiah(as) has is rampant. When the Almighty
adorned these ways and made Allah sent the Holy Prophet(saw).
them ready for us so that any He indicated all the ways that led
person who travels on them can unto Him, and also raised the
reach his destination with ease, standards very high of traversing
just like the efficient adminis- these ways so as to enable man to
tration of a government puts up reach his destination quickly.

ANNUAL CONVENTION, NIGERIA 2008 – CONCLUDING ADDRESS
That ultimate destination is the and because of the strength of

winning of the pleasure of Allah their faith, they climbed to those
the Almighty. heights that have become the
envy of the believers. It was the
Not everyone can travel on these same Bilal, a slave from Africa,
ways. Not everyone can who used to be persecuted who
successfully reach such was laid out in the scorching sun
destinations. There are some on hot days and who had hot
conditions for travel on these stones placed on him and who
ways and for reaching the was severely beaten. Because of
destination. One needs the proper his steadfastness and increasing
means of transport to reach such righteousness, when the Second
a destination. Those means of Khalifa, Hadhrat Umar(ra)
transportation are to affirm belief addressed him, he addressed this
and have faith. former slave as Sayyedna Bilal.
The Holy Prophet(saw) had come So Allah the Exalted granted the
with a great teaching but Abu rightful status to those who
Jahl and many of his friends were recognised the right way and
deprived of these ways and made tried to walk on it, who left bad
bereft of the understanding of ways and read the signs before
this teaching despite the fact that every time the road split into two
they were the chiefs of their directions or at its bisection and
people and were deemed to be crossroad and found out the
very intelligent in that area. But details of the destination before
because of their arrogance and proceeding further.
pride and because they were
conceited, Allah the Almighty Therefore, we must remember
rendered their lot evil. As that the foremost thing is belief.
opposed to this, there were many We have to be filled to the brim
weak ones and slaves including with the spirit of righteous deeds
Sayyedna Bilal who became and submission and obedience.
accepted by the Holy Prophet(saw)

In this age, as I said earlier, the regarded as the most wise and
true servant of the Holy intelligent, as I said earlier,
Prophet(saw), the Promised because of his enmity to the
Messiah(as) has pointed out those Prophet, became Abu Jahl (the
routes and has cleaned up those father of ignorance) and the one
sign-boards that gave the who was a lowly slave, became
directions for the route. The renowned as Sayyedna Bilal.
reason that Allah the Almighty
sent the Promised Messiah and So if anyone has a status in the
the Mahdi was to truly guide eyes of Allah, it is those who
mankind that had gone astray spend their lives in righteousness
with the passage of time. and in the acceptance of faith and
in remaining steadfast in faith.
The Holy Prophet(saw) had
prophesied that gradually the In my previous address I had
Muslims would begin to forget also pointed out some good
their true teachings and would deeds that should be acquired
suffer moral and spiritual decline because they are essential for
and then the advent of the personal, spiritual and national
Promised Messiah and Mahdi progress. Today also I shall
would take place. mention a few commandments
to which the Holy Qur’an draws
So we Ahmadis are fortunate that our attention.
that Messiah and Mahdi was sent
and we believed in him. Having Firstly, as I had said before,
believed in him, it is necessary to Allah the Exalted is not related
make wholesome and virtuous to anyone and He has no concern
changes in ourselves because with who is rich and who is poor
Allah does not care ‘who’ is or who comes from which tribe.
‘who.’ According to the Almighty
Allah, His dearest is the one who
During the times of the Holy is advanced in righteousness and
Prophet(saw) the one who was good works. Regarding this,

Allah says very clearly in the to usurp the rights of one another.
Holy Qur’an: However, Allah the Exalted says
that tribal and sub-tribal
O mankind, We have created distinctions are so as to enable
you from male and female; you to recognise one another
and We have made you into whilst you were one people
clans and tribes that you may before that. Hence, this tribal
recognise one another. Verily, discrimination in which some
the most honourable among people engage is a sort of trial.
you, in the sight of Allah, is he
who is most righteous among An Ahmadi should pass through
you. Surely, Allah is All- this trial, as stated by the
Knowing, All-Aware. Almighty Allah; that is,
(Ch.49: V.14) differences should be confined to
a means of recognition and no
Hence, when people from more than that. If you exchange
various tribes, colours and this for tribal animosity, you will
nations are joining the depart from the way of
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at righteousness; and once you
today, there is an open sky for depart from righteousness, you
them, under which the field is will also be removed from
open for each and every one of attaining the nearness of Allah.
them, but only he will attain
nearness to Allah who walks Mentioning this aspect the
along the path of righteousness, Promised Messiah(as) has also
and who tries single-mindedly to stated: ‘God Almighty is neither
perform good deeds. pleased with your mere bodies
nor your castes; He always looks
There are various tribes settled in at righteousness. The Promised
Nigeria. The worldly among Messiah(as) adds: ‘After death,
them consider their own tribe to castes disappear…the castes and
be superior to the others, or, tribes are classification tags and
because of tribal enmity, they try have nothing to do with Allah the

Almighty. Love for God is Remember, a believer is a unit.

created by righteousness and He is a unit as he worships One
only that leads to higher spiritual God. When the believer was sent
ranks.’ into this world, he came from the
One God Who created the tribes
When we proclaim that we and nations. The One God is He,
believe in and owe allegiance to Who has also commanded:
the Imam of the Age who ‘Worship Me alone Who is the
appeared according to the One without associate and to
prophecies of the Holy Whom all of you shall return.’
Prophet (saw) it only means that we
pledge to re-establish the If anyone attains paradise, it
righteousness that had been would be because of his good
forgotten by the world so that the deeds and the standard of his
faith of the Holy Prophet righteousness.
Muhammad(saw) may be made
firm and stable. Hell will be the same for all those
who are hell bound. It cannot be
In my last address, I stated how that a person from such and such
important it was for the believers a tribe earns a lesser hell because
to honour their covenants. of his misdeeds while another
Therefore, every Ahmadi, be he a person’s punishment for the same
Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani, or from offence is more severe.
any other tribe – or be he a
national of another country: Allah says that everyone is
European, Nigerian or Pakistani recompensed according to his
– should remember that he will own deeds. All the laws made
have a value in the sight of Allah these days are made on the face
only when he treads the path of of it to fulfil the requirements for
righteousness. His distinction justice.
will not be by reference to his
tribe or his country but by his It is not written that out of people
righteousness. with equivalent qualifications,

preference will be given to a He has to use his authority with

person from such and such a tribe justice and also be mindful of
and not to another person. righteousness. Rights must be
Nigerian law safeguards the given to whom they belong. It
rights of the Nigerian. cannot be that the right of one
from another tribe should be
Likewise, when you go abroad, offered to your own tribe because
decisions are based on the that is far removed from taqwa or
principles of merit. It is another righteousness. It is far removed
matter that sometimes preference from the ways that an Ahmadi
is given to some at the cost of has committed himself to walk
others because of personal upon when he undertook the
contacts and nepotism. covenant of allegiance at the
Nevertheless, as far as the hands of the Promised
making of laws is concerned, as I Messiah . (as)
have said, parity is asserted.

Remember, it is your
But Allah the Almighty says that responsibility to honour your
if He is a Friend of anyone, it is covenant of bai’at and to also
with one who is righteous. cherish the love of your country.
Anyone who enjoys a rank in His Never abandon justice. Once you
sight does so because of his are established on justice and fair
righteousness and not because of play, you will be instrumental,
his tribe or nation. As a result, no more than ever before, in taking
one can gain undue advantage in your country to the rank of the
His court. The believer should advanced nations of the world;
also remember the Divine otherwise, remember your tribes,
injunction to take on the colours power or wealth will be of no
of God and should fulfil the avail to us.
requirements of justice. An
Ahmadi who claims to be a The Almighty Allah has been
believer must remember to never very gracious with Nigeria and
let go of justice. has enriched it with many natural

resources. You have petrol, gas grateful is grateful only for

and minerals such as zinc, the good of his own soul.
limestone, iron ore, and And whoso is ungrateful,
Columbite etc. God has blessed then surely Allah is Self-
you with agriculture as well. Sufficient, Praiseworthy.
Many crops grow here and much (Ch.31:V.13)
more can be cultivated.
Moreover, God gave your A principle has been stated in this
forefathers the good fortune of verse. Be grateful for Allah’s
accepting Islam. That is why the favours. Why? So that Allah may
majority of the country’s popu- bless you further for your
lation is Muslim. Then God gratitude. It is you who will
blessed the Ahmadis in that they benefit; Allah does not need your
accepted the Messiah and the gratitude or your praise or
Mahdi(as). glorification. Elsewhere Allah
the Almighty states:
All these favours demand that the
Ahmadis particularly should be And remember also the time
grateful to Allah the Almighty so when your Lord declared,
that Allah continues to multiply “If you are grateful, I will,
His blessings upon them. Raise surely, bestow more favours
the standard of your good deeds. on you; but if you are
That indeed is gratitude. ungrateful, then know that
My punishment is severe
When the Almighty Allah indeed.
blesses a believer with His (Ch.14:V.8)
favours, he advances in his good
deeds. Allah the Almighty says Therefore, if you want to derive
in the Holy Qur’an: benefit from His favours on a
permanent basis you need to be
And We bestowed wisdom on grateful or else Allah the
Luqman saying, ‘Be grateful Almighty has warned in very
to Allah:’ and whoso is strong words: the possibility of

Divine punishment makes a true meet the needs of the country so

believer tremble. Therefore, that it will not be indebted to
every believer should try to others for food. A factory owner
understand the spirit of gratitude should set the highest standard
to Allah. That can only be for his products, not only to fulfil
achieved with real obedience. the needs of the country but also
When you have the passion for to make his mark in the
obedience to Allah and His international market.
Messenger(saw) you will look for
the proper method of expressing If one is a labourer, he should
gratitude. work hard. In short, the best use
of God-given bounties and
First of all, fill your heart with achieving the loftiest objectives
the love of God for His blessings thereof is real gratitude. It would
and favours. Keep counting His amount to ingratitude if those
blessings in your heart all the bounties were not used in
time, and think: how great is His accordance with Divine
grace that He granted me the instructions. It is the duty of all
good fortune of accepting the Ahmadis to pray that Allah the
Imam of the Age, who is in total Almighty may enable them and
servitude to the Holy Prophet(saw); their countrymen to put those
and, Allah has blessed my bounties to proper use and that
country with rich resources. they may never suffer a decrease
in these Divine bounties.
Then resort to glorification and
praise of Allah as a verbal How great is Divine beneficence
expression of gratitude to Him. over the people of Africa! Not
Express your gratitude with the only did He bring about their
proper use of powers and liberation from foreign
capabilities granted by Allah. A occupation but also enriched
farmer, for instance, should farm them abundantly with natural
using all his skills to produce the resources. That should make
crop in the best possible way to every Ahmadi humble and

grateful. They should tell their That is a Divine injunction for

countrymen that their survival true believers: let not the enmity
depends upon their being grateful of a people incite you to
to Allah and creating humility in transgress. The people referred to
themselves on account of these by Allah are the disbelievers who
bounties. God is sovereign; He had committed endless atrocities
has the power to give and to take against the Muslims. He says:
away. you shall not transgress. In
another verse the Almighty Allah
An Ahmadi will justify his love says that enmity should not
for the county and for the prevent you from showing justice
countrymen only if he lives his and fairness.
life with that approach and
guides them aright. When both parties transgress,
justice is ignored and rancour
Another important point to which starts developing; thereafter, the
I would like to draw your distinction between believers and
attention, is mutual love and non-believers is lost.
affection which is essential for
progress of the Jama’at as well as We Ahmadis claim, on the one
the country. The Holy Qur’an hand, that having believed in the
says: Promised Messiah(as) we have to
begin to reform ourselves, and
… And let not the enmity of a not only ourselves but to reform
people, that they hindered the society as well, and on the
you from the Sacred other hand, carry so much malice
Mosque, incite you to and grudge as to start avenging
transgress. And help one ourselves on our own religious
another in righteousness and national colleagues. Allah
and piety; but help not one the Almighty says that in
another in sin and response to the actions that your
transgression. And fear enemies have carried out against
Allah … (Ch.5:V.3) you, you should not do anything

that shows excessive force by You are Nigerian! You make a

yourself. However, keeping in pledge according to the laws of
mind the demands of justice and the land to love your country.
equity, without taking the law When the Nigerian National
into your own hands, you can Anthem is played it is obligatory
approach the authorities in power on all Nigerians, irrespective of
for an appropriate remedy. This any religion or no religion, to
is the conduct that you are stand up in respect.
allowed against your enemies.
You all have made a common
Muslims should be much nearer pledge and it is important to have
to each other because they are regard for that relationship. It is
brothers. Therefore, one who important to practice mutual
becomes an Ahmadi cannot justice. When justice is
claim that because he has joined established, the hearts are
the community of true admirers cleansed of all malice. When
of the Holy Prophet malice goes, mutual love and
Muhammad (saw) his standard of affection increase resulting in
faith has become higher. peace in the society.
Notwithstanding who belongs to
which tribe or area, they have to Therefore, all Ahmadis must
live like two loving brothers do. remember to take care of each
A Muslim is the brother of other and not indulge in excesses
another Muslim. towards any group. If this change
does not come about, then the
The teaching of justice and claim of undertaking the
impartiality is not restricted to covenant of Ahmadiyyat is
our own kind; it is also for the meaningless.
enemies. As I have said before,
since we are taught to do justice It is not the purpose of the
to our own enemies, how much Ahmadiyya Community to
more should we give love and merely increase its numbers. Its
justice to our own people? purpose is to increase the number

of pious people, to increase the religion or tribe calls you to

number of such people who have goodness, then an Ahmadi, who
the fear of Allah in their hearts has strong faith, should go
and of those who do good deeds. forward and cooperate. On the
Allah the Almighty enjoins you other hand, Allah enjoins not to
to love each other. Allah does cooperate in any evil-doing and
not say that you should not also to avoid being wherever you
dispense justice to those who are see any evil.
not Ahmadi or who are not
Muslim. Religion is a matter If every Ahmadi avoids
between every person and God. cooperation in evil deeds and
Allah the Almighty says that: stands on the front line of co-
operation in dispensing
There is no compulsion in goodness, then the societal peace
matters of faith… will be recognised by your name.
(Ch.2 :V.257)
What is goodness, a good deed or
Therefore, although we are a virtuous deed? It is any action,
enjoined to describe the verities any deed that Allah the Almighty
of our religion and to give the likes. Allah the Almighty loves
message, no force is permitted. his servants and He does not like
One who does not listen, his His servants to be hurt.
dealing is with God not you.
Your duty is to avoid any excess Allah the Almighty says that
and, remaining within your when you talk to others, you
bounds, to dispense justice and should talk to them displaying
human rights. good manners and courtesy. He
says:
That is why Allah the Almighty
says in this verse, that you Speak to people kindly.
should cooperate with each other (Ch.2:V.84)
in gaining piety and
righteousness. If a person of any And not that you should only talk

to your relations lovingly or that themselves, even though poverty

a Muslim should only talk to be their own lot.
other Muslims lovingly.
Now this is the highest standard
Allah the Almighty says that you of goodness: they did not have
should talk to PEOPLE lovingly. enough for themselves, yet their
Therefore, when Allah the standard of sacrifice was so high
Almighty has so widened the that they would share their food
circle of love of a believer, your with their brothers. When you set
relationship with each other up these standards, virtuous
should be all the more strongly deeds spread and personal
based. desires disappear.
We say that by joining the In fact personal desires become

Jama’at of the Promised national interests and then only
Messiah, we have tried to bring the national and Jama’at interests
about that change in ourselves or acquire priority. When a faithful
we want to bring about the same believer works hard, he does not
change in ourselves that was work only for personal gain, but
manifest in the Companions of also to bring credit to his Jama’at
the Holy Prophet Muhammad(saw). and to bring renown to his
country. If he helps his brother, it
What change had the is with the intention that his
Companions wrought in brother becomes as prosperous as
themselves? They had raised he is himself and he may also get
their moral standard and their opportunities for advancement.
standard of sacrifice for their
brethren so much that they cared If instead of helping, you try to
more about their brothers than sabotage others then you will
about themselves. Allah the hurt your own morality and you
Almighty has mentioned this in will also harm the Jama’at and
the verse (Ch.59:V.10) meaning the country. Therefore, Allah the
that they prefer the others to Almighty has enjoined to

cooperate in virtuous deeds and immoral or pornographic films

righteousness so that an appear on the Internet, which are
environment of love and not suitable for decent minded
affection is created in the society persons. Such filthy and immoral
that will, as a result, become the films affect the morals of young
cause for national progress. boys and girls; and many of them
Therefore, every Ahmadi should ruin their lives because of this.
strive for this.
Some parents also worry about
One thing I would like to say to their children, especially about
the young: in this day and age, young girls. Ahmadis must
when there are many new abstain from this. We must make
inventions that instead of taking positive use of the inventions that
you nearer to God, take you away Allah has provided us in this day
from Him, an Ahmadi must tread and age. Use it for preaching!
very carefully as long he claims Countless objections are being
that he is an Ahmadi. Allah the raised against Islam. If Ahmadis
Almighty says about the from every country start giving
believers: replies to these objections, then
opponents will have no recourse
Believers are those ….who avoid but to become silent.
vain things.’
(Ch.23:V.4) I have said this many times that
Ahmadi boys and girls should be
In this present age, so many futile extremely careful about the use
practices have become a part of of Internet. Always remember
everyday life, and one of them is that modesty and chastity are a
the Internet that some young part of faith and every Ahmadi
people use for wrong purposes boy and girl should have a high
instead of gainful objectives. It is standard of modesty and decen-
commonly used to cheat others cy. Only then will he or she be
and to develop friendships with able to progress in virtue and
boys and girls. Sometimes, righteousness; and only then will

he or she be able to avoid trans- May every person realise that his
gression and excess. country comes first and his
personal desires second. May
Therefore, every Ahmadi, man or every Ahmadi be the first and
woman, young or old, should foremost in love and sacrifice for
always remember that if they his country! May Allah the
have accepted Ahmadiyyat, then Almighty bless all of you who
they will have to bring about a have come to this Jalsa and may
radical change. Otherwise, what you be the recipients of all the
is the use of belonging to the prayers of the Promised
Jama’at of the Promised Messiah Messiah(as) the prayers that rose
the sole purpose of whose advent from a small village of Qadian
was to remove the chasm that for the world to recognise its
had grown between man and his Creator. May you receive an
Creator and to fill it with abundant share of these prayers!
righteous teachings. Always May your relationship with
remember that we have to make Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya increase
sacrifices for a grand purpose. and strengthen every day.
And what is that sacrifice? That Those Nigerians whom I have

sacrifice is of our self and of our met or with whom I have been in
vain desires. These sacrifices correspondence, I have found
will make us an active and them well-advanced in their
gainful part of our Jama’at and sincerity and loyalty. May Allah
we will become the best citizens the Almighty increase this
of our country. sincere relationship more and
more and may I always receive
It is my fervent prayer that Allah glad tidings from you.(Amin)
the Almighty may bring about
these righteous changes in you
and that Allah may provide a
special rank to Nigeria among
the advanced countries.

The Importance of the Institution of
Khilafat for the Modern Age
A speech presented at the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya
Community UK 2008 held in Hadeeqatul Mahdi, Alton,
Hamshire.
by Ravil Bukharaev – UK
Seen and Unseen Qualities of In the Surah “Al-Nasr”, so named

Khilafat Ahmadiyya after the clear Promise of Divine
Allah the Almighty tells us in the Help for all true Muslims, Allah
Holy Qur’an, that everything in says:
this world is important and serves
a purpose. As true Muslims, When the help of Allah comes
moreover, as Ahmadi Muslims, and the Victory,
we know and believe that And you see men entering the
everything in the world has its religion of Allah in troops,
seen and unseen properties, and Glorify thy Lord with His
more often than not, with praise and seek forgiveness of
reference to both the spiritual and Him. Surely, He is oft-
material realms of Allah - the returning with compassion.
Unseen bears greater importance (Ch.110.:Vs.2-4)
for our spiritual health. Therefore,
we are inevitably led to ponder Here, as in many other places in
not just upon its seen and the Holy Qur’an, Allah the
tangible, but also on its intangible Almighty speaks not only to the
and unseen properties in the light Holy Prophet(saw), but also to his
of the Holy Qur’an, and upon the spiritual posterity – the rightly-
links between these two guided Khalifas of the age
properties and the qualities of the Through them, Allah also speaks
institution of Khilafat. and gives instruction to all of us.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INSTITUTION OF KHILAFAT FOR THE MODERN AGE
As ever in the Holy Qur’an, the Khilafat as a Perfect System of

meaning of this Surah is manifold unity and Order
and inexhaustible. In relation to If one is asked to explain briefly
the blessed institution of the what ‘Islam’ is, one may well say:
Ahmadiyya Khilafat, the grand “Islam is the sense of Unity.”
centenary of which we all are Indeed, true Islam, as we see
celebrating this year, this brief every moment in the fold of
Surah alone might present us with Ahmadiyyat, is the sense of unity
a topic for discussion lasting for and brotherhood among people –
days on end. But even if we take emerging from the unique and
just one aspect of this Surah, then wonderful sense and realisation of
probably the most important is Tawhid, the Unity of Allah. Alas,
that it tells us of the absolute need we see that in the so-called
and the true essence of Khilafat – Muslim world beyond the fold of
as the only true religious system, Ahmadiyyat, there is no unity in
upon which the entire Islamic any, let alone this, grand sense of
Ummah should be organised. Let this word. Even brotherhood,
us once again read this verse of where it can be seen, is being built
the Surah “An Nasr”: more on materialistic and
political, rather than spiritual and
“Glorify thy Lord with His religious grounds.
praise and seek forgiveness of
Him”. How is then is this selfless unity
to be established and maintained
In light of the present discourse in the modern world, when many
we may presume that the first part people, devoid of any common
of this injunction of Allah refers ideals, now question the very
to the seen and obvious, and the need for being united, asking
second part – to the unseen and whether it is indeed necessary to
physically intangible features of establish and maintain any unity
Khilafat in Islam. at all? In this modern or, rather,
post-modern world, many people
will bluntly say that unity is not

essential any more. This will not for the society and its future.
necessarily be the result of
corruption of one’s heart and soul; In the absence of unity and any
nay, this will be the result of one desire for unity, we see only
particular philosophy, which, in disintegration, and nothing else.
the wake of idealistic communism To the question, why it is so, the
and thoroughly pessimistic answer in Islam is as scientific, as
Existentialism, removed them to it is religious – “because it is only
become the main materialistic unity (as a coordination of mutual
philosophy to replace religion in links in a formal system) that
the modern world. begets orderliness”. Speaking in
scholarly terms of physics,
This philosophy, called Post- disunity, in any formal system, is
Modernism, teaches that all truths chaos, and chaos is death – death
and ideals are always relative; that being the end of the very purpose
there is no absolute truth in the of existence for such a system. It
universe; instead all truths and all is as true in the world of physics,
beliefs are equal insofar that they as in any human society.
have importance only for those
who hold them. In societies, where religion plays
a lesser role or none at all, the
For the many proponents of this social system is allegedly
philosophy of Post-Modernism, maintained by the application of
which has in the last thirty odd laws. The laws may be good or
years permeated all thinking and bad, but these laws say nothing
all cultural, as well as political, about the purpose of such society
activities of the Western world – they are there just to organise
under the hypocritical banner this society in a particular way.
“there are no taboos in a liberal This lack of purpose, in the
democracy”, it is enough for an atmosphere of ever-increasing
individual to do what he or she permissiveness, will inevitably
has a passing whim to do – bring any post-modernist society
without any thought of the to a point of utter disappointment
consequences of such behaviour and frustration with the laws that
do not work and do not prevent photographs from the most recent
lawlessness any more, after which convention of Muslims scholars
point a catastrophic chaos can of various sects of Islam in Saudi
ensue. Arabia to see how keen they are,
in reality, to mend their
So, does God want unity and differences and unite. These
order in the world? Does He offer pictures of the Ulema is proof
us these ideals and their enough of their desire to be
understanding as the purpose of selfless and unite for religious
our life, or are the proponents of reasons. Of course, they seem to
post-modernist philosophies right, have been already united in
and all ideals are imaginary and opposition to Khilafat
there is no such thing as one truth Ahmadiyya, but even then “their
for all people? Those are not vain hearts are divided” as to who will
questions, because there indeed have the lion’s share of the
are various unions in the world, material gains and political
both Muslim and non-Muslim, benefits of such intolerant
enjoying varied success in what behaviour. They are raging in
they do. Some Muslim scholars open rebellion for all to see and
and politicians, before and now, fear, but the Truth is not with
attempted to establish their own them, for the genuine Truth is
Khilafat of sorts. After the always hidden in the unseen.
Khilafat movement of 1919-1924,
there was Maulana Maudoodi, The Holy Qur’an reminds us that
the Taliban, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, to the world around us and our inner
name just a few. But is it not about world is full of signs “for those
them that Allah Almighty says in who understand”. How vital is it
the Surah “Al Hashr”: then for all of us not only to use,
but also to always intensify our
Thou thinkest them to be quest for understanding? Let me
united, but their hearts are give you an extarordinary
divided. (Ch.59:V.15) example from nature to illustrate
and to answer the above-said
It is enough to have a look at the question.

An example from nature: on its legs – it was dying, unable

According to zoologists, to move, fly and feed itself. But
flamingos are able to occupy how do the others avoid a similar
habitats too extreme for most tragic fate?
other creatures. Their favoured
food of blue-green algae (for the In a way most extraordinary even
Lesser) and brine shrimp (for the for humans, let alone humble
Greater Flamingo) thrive in birds, their behaviour presents
alkaline or saline water, usually in nothing less than a miracle of
shallow, ephemeral lakes. In East Allah. Multitudes of flamingos
Africa, huge flocks of Lesser and can bathe and cleanse themselves
Greater Flamingo breed in the in just one steam. These birds, by
most inhospitable of all the Rift the Will and Grace of Allah, all
Valley lakes - Lake Natron in stand in line patiently waiting for
Northern Tanzania. The surface their turn to bathe and thus survive
temperatures at Lake Natron can the extremity of their habitat.
exceed 65°C and the flamingos They do not fight to get to the
are also able to withstand high stream first – they are steadfast
levels of chlorides, sulphates and and patient, as if they understand
fluoride.”1 that the entire survival of their
flock depends in their sacrificial
So, in immense multitudes, patience. Instead of chaos, one
flamingos live in the most adverse sees perfect order and perfect
circumstances. At the end of the harmony, which would be the
day they always have to cleanse envy of some humans in similar
themselves of alkaline and other circumstances.
chemical depositions on their feet
and feathers, or else these The answer to this miracle is as
depositis will eventually become grand as it is simple – the God-
so heavy as to prevent their given instinct of these remarkable
movement and make them die of birds make them take care of their
hunger. The film I saw showed survival not as individual birds,
one of these unfortunate young but as species in their unity, and
birds with large stony deposition therefore, makes them maintain
order, for any chaos under the to send out this bright example of
circumstances would prove fatal unity to the entire humankind. It
for all of them. Even birds can be only done through Khilafat
understand the ultimate precious- – the only structure in Islam able
ness and necessity of Unity – why to support and maintain unity and
is it so difficult for humans to brother-hood among believers and
understand the same? to help them strive together for the
fulfilment of the purpose of
What do we learn from this human life. And what is this
example of living nature? We purpose if not a lifetime of
learn that the Divine treasure of attaining and preaching Tawhid –
unity always presupposes a the awesome, magnificent and all-
structured order, and there can be encompassing Unity of our God
no attainment of unity without a Almighty!
structured order – neither in
Nature nor, respectively, in We know that Islam, by the grace
religious or any other human of God, is today the fastest-
communities. But while a human growing faith in the world. But it
community might rely on its man- is a special blessing of the
made rules and common material Ahmadiyya Jama’at that many of
purpose, a true religious com- those new converts, who, accord-
munity by which we mean the one ing to Allah’s promise in the Surah
that has no material purpose “Al-Nasr”, are “entering the
whatsoever – relies only on those religion of Allah in troops”,
rules and follows those patterns of directly enter the fold of
social behaviour revealed by Allah Ahmadiyya Khilafat, which is the
the Almighty. perfect expression of the Unity of
Muslims in Islam.
The importance of Khilafat – in its
most obvious and tangible aspect Seeing this steady growth of the
– is in the task of maintaining Ahmadiyya Jama’at, one starts to
religious and social bonds among realise why the Surah “Al-Nasr”
true believers, to organise them for enjoins the Khalifa and Imam of
good deeds beneficial for all and the Time to “glorify thy Lord with

His praise”. But also, when so is the life of the faith itself. If we,
many people of different the Ahmadis, are the body of
backgrounds enter the fold of Ahmadiyyat, then Khilafat
Ahmadiyyat, it must be ensured Ahmadiyya is its very soul, and the
that all of them realise the Khalifa of the time is its beating
preciousness and grandeur of spiritual heart!
Khilafat Ahmadiyya. From the
very beginning of their new life in Khilafat Ahmadiyya is the most
the Jama’at, they must adhere to important and most magnificent
the concept and practice of blessing that could have come to a
Khilafat with all their being. human being and any human
Khilafat is that mirror, in front of community. Not only Ahmadis,
which they have to cleanse and but all Muslims in the world pray
beautify their souls, and it is for Khilafat many times every
because of this that we are single day, even if though they
admonished in Surah “Al-Nasr”: may not realise it! They are doing
so, when they are pronouncing the
Glorify thy Lord with His second part of the Durood
praise and seek forgiveness of Prayer(invoking the blessings of
Him Allah on the Holy Prophet(saw)):
Surely, He is oft-returning with
mercy. (Ch.110:V.4) ‘Allahumma Barik ‘Ala
Muhammadin Wa ‘ala Aali
Only through seeking forgiveness Muhammadin Kama Barakta
from Allah, can we hope to cleanse ‘Ala Ibrahima Wa ‘ala A’Aali
and purify ourselves as to be Ibrahima Innaka Hameedun
worthy of the spiritual jewel of Majeed’
Khilafat. Alhamdulillah, we are
comforted and inspired by the “O God! Bless Muhammad
Divine Promise that such and the House of Muhammad
forgiveness will indeed come, but as You blessed Abraham and
only if we shall tread on the right the House of Abraham; indeed,
path of Khilafat and treasure it You are Praiseworthy and
more than our own lives. Khilafat Glorious”
Do they understand that the earth, as he made Successors

greatest blessing of Allah to the from among those who were
spiritual Houses of before them; and that He will
Muhammad and Abraham was
(saw) surely establish for them their
the path of Prophethood and, religion which He has chosen
respectively, the path of Khilafat for them; and that he will
on the precepts of Prophethood? It surely give them in exchange
is for Khilafat Ahmadiyya and its security and peace after their
continuous prospering that we fear... (Ch.24:V.56)
beseech and ask Allah The
Almighty while daily pro- We can see with our own eyes and
nouncing the second part of the feel with our own hearts that the
Durood. The fact that we ask for it blessed Khilafat Ahmadiyya has
so many times a day is in itself a indeed been established as the
proof of its vital importance and long-awaited example for
absolute necessity. And so, the Muslims and the entire humanity.
importance of the philosophy and Khilafat Ahmadiyya has estab-
practice of Khilafat Ahmadiyya lished the true system of Islam on
is, for the modern world, an ever- earth and has indeed given peace
increasing one. of heart and mind to all who have
the honour and the privilege to
All unbiased people who can see belong to it. All holy martyrs of
the orderly and God-fearing the Ahmadiyya Jama’at and those
functioning of the Ahmadiyya of our brothers and sisters who
Khilafat, will bear witness that endure life and selflessly strive
this religious and social system for Allah under grave persecution,
perfectly reflects the Promise of find their peace and comfort in the
God Almighty given in the Surah Divinely-ordained institution of
“Al Nur”, where Allah says: Khilafat – in the bond of love and
affection existing between them
Allah has promised to those and their Khalifa. And those who
among you who believe and do are unlucky enough to leave, for
good works that He will surely any material reason, the fold of
make them Successors in the Ahmadiyyat, learn on their own

unhappy experience the truth of The Unseen Crucial

Allah’s warning, that it is only in Importance of Khilafat for the
the fold of Khilafat that Modern Age
In order to appreciate another,
..They will worship Me, and unseen and intangible, but still a
they will not associate crucially important aspect of the
anything with Me. Then whoso Ahmadiyya Khilafat, we have to
is ungrateful after that, they again turn to the best and
will be the rebellious. grandest of men, to the Khataman
(Ch.24:V.56) Nabiyyeen, Muhammad
Mustafa , and to the Mahdi
(saw)
And rebellious they are – all those promised and prophesied by him!
who are devoid of Khilafat at this Throughout this Jalsa, throughout
most crucial juncture of world the centenary year, indeed,
history! In the growing chaos of throughout the entire existence of
intolerance and violence in the the Ahmadiyya Jama’at its Holy
name of religion, in the vain and founder and its members repeat
hopeless search for unity of the and study the vital Ahadith
Islamic Ummah by various according to which the Holy
forceful or crafty political means, Prophet(saw) said2:
in all greedy and selfish hypocrisy
of all attempts at inter-Islamic “Prophethood shall remain
bonding, Khilafat Ahmadiyya among you as long as God
remains the only true vision of shall will. He will bring about
Unity, the only beacon of light in its end and follow it with
the utter darkness of the Latter Khilafat on the precepts of
Days prophesied by the Holy prophethood for as long as He
Prophet of Islam(saw) and illumined shall will and then bring about
by Hadhrat Mirza Gulam Ahmad, its end. An unimaginative
the Promised Messiah and kingship shall then follow to
Mahdi(as), after whose revelations remain as long as God shall
the concept of Khilafat has been will and then come to an end.
reborn in Islam one whole century There shall be then a despotic
ago. rule, which shall remain as
long as God shall will and “Since it is not possible for a

come to an end upon His man to live forever, God has
decree. There will then planned to keep alive,
emerge Khilafat on the forever up to the last days,
precept of Prophethood... The His messengers who bear a
Holy Prophet said no more.” mark of distinction over the
rest of His creatures. To this
As we know, this prophecy of the end He has established the
Holy Prophet(saw) has been institution of Khilafat so that
fulfilled in the emergence of the world shall never remain
Khilafat Ahmadiyya. The without the blessing of
Promised Messiah(as), himself, prophethood”.
gave us the glad tidings that the
Khilafat of the Holy Prophet shall So, the immensely important
be restored through him. In his feature and property of the
Al-Wassiyat he says: Khilafat Ahmadiyya is not of an
earthly, but of heavenly and
“Do not be grieved by that Divine nature! Its utmost
which I have told you and let importance is that it is established
not your hearts suffer anxiety, on the precepts of Prophethood,
for it is necessary for you to as warranted by the Holy
see the Qudrat-i-Thaniyya – Prophet(saw), fourteen hundred
the Second Manifestation of years ago, and as proved and
Divine Power. Its coming is confirmed by the Promised
the better for you, for it is Messiah and Mahdi(as) Both eras
permanent and will not be cut of the true Khilafat are thus built
off till the Day of Judgement. on the precepts of Prophethood,
This second manifestation and, therefore, the supreme
will not happen till after my religious authority of all Khalifas
departure.” in Ahmadiyyat firmly rest upon
the well-known instruction of the
To further elucidate us on the Holy Prophet(saw), who is reported
issue of Khilafat in Ahmadiyyat, to have said:
he says:

“Follow in my footsteps and in possible, because Allah Himself

the footsteps of Khulafah-e- promised ever higher spiritual
Rashideen who are fully status to Muslims striving along
guided.” the path to spiritual perfection,
saying:
For those who may argue that
there are other social and And whoso obeys Allah and
hierarchical systems in various this Messenger of His shall be
schools of Islam, or even in other among those on whom Allah
religions, the irrefutable answer is has bestowed His blessings,
thus given as to the uniqueness of namely: the Prophets, the
the Khilafat Ahmadiyya. There Truthful, the Martyrs, and the
were and there are attempts at Righteous. And excellent
establishing Khilafats of sorts companions are these.
made by different Khilafat (Ch.4:V.70)
movements, but they seem to
have forgotten that the true But again – precisely because of
Khilafat cannot be established by the prophecy of the Holy
men, but by Allah alone. Indeed, Prophet(saw), no other religion and
even the Catholic Church might no community in Islam can hope
say that they have a kind of a to attain the spiritual glories of
Khilafat with the Pope at its helm. Khilafat, if they do not recognise
But neither the Catholic Church, that the new Khilafat in Islam
nor any other religion beyond may emerge only and necessarily
Islam can be blessed with Khilafat on the precepts of prophethood,
on the precepts of Prophethood, and this is tantamount to
as the only unlimited and recognising the truth of
everlasting Prophethood is that of Ahmadiyyat in its entirety.
the Holy Prophet of Islam(saw),
who, in himself, confirms the Thus the Ahmadiyya Khilafat
truth of all other prophets of God. bears witness to the truth of
Ahmadiyyat, and the importance
Khilafat in Islam only became of this fact for the modern world

just cannot be underestimated. Existence of God that humankind

needs and craves for.
If we truly realise that grand
unseen property of the It is in this sense we should
Ahmadiyya Khilafat is its founda- understand that Khilafat
tion on the precepts of Ahmadiyya – is indeed the conti-
Prophethood, we also realise that nuous and trustworthy Second
the spiritual importance of Manifestation of His Divine
Khilafat Ahmadiyya for the Being. It is, true to the words of
modern world is today even the Promised Messiah(as),
greater than its social example. “Qudrat-i-Thaniyya – the Second
Manifestation of Divine Power,
The Ahmadiyya Khilafat presents which is permanent and will last
a valid alternative to any political until the Day of Judgement”.
or humanitarian structure for
selflessly resolving the many Khilafat Ahmadiyya Is A State
problems of humanity. It Of Worship And The Living
establishes the existence of the Miracle Of Allah
living Prophetic tradition in Islam We know that Islam does not need
and, thorough the phenomenon of supernatural miracles to prove its
Prophethood, establishes and truth. We know one miracle in
proclaims the very Existence of Islam, the grandest of all, and that
God, to which existence Khilafat is, the Holy Qur’an. But today,
Ahmadiyya – in its utterly witnessing the results of the
sacrificial, completely selfless centenary of Khilafat Ahmadiyya,
and, therefore, all but we can add that Islam has got
unbelievable existence with another miracle in support of the
prophetic Divine foresight - is the Truth of the first one – the
most obvious, most trustworthy functioning of Khilafat on the
and most irrefutable proof. precepts of Prophethood, which is
getting stronger by the day,
Khilafat Ahmadiyya is, therefore, despite all selfish and power-
proof for the entire world of the hungry opposition in the world!

May the entire world witness And so, those who adhere to
Khilafat Ahmadiyya with loving Khilafat Ahmadiyya will never
eyes! They will then see not only suffer a loss as a Jama’at – this is
the true religious system uniting the Divine promise of Allah
true believers by bonds of love fulfilled in the very existence of
and common striving for the good Khilafat in our age. Khilafat
of humanity but also that this is, Ahmadiyya is the living proof of
the only system that is uniting, in the blessings of prophethood
the present, both the past and the always instructing and admon-
future, thus preserving for today ishing us with wisdom and lofty
and tomorrow, for all generations examples of the Holy Prophet of
to come, the very essence of Islam(saw) of his rightly-guided
Prophethood as the living and Khalifas and of the Khalifas of
inexhaustible channel of Divine Ahmadiyyat.
revelation.
Islam exists in the world to
It is only Khilafat Ahmadiyya establish Allah’s Being and His
that, at every moment of our Unity for all to see and realise. In
lives, grants us the way to this respect, the Ahmadiyya
worship Allah as He Himself Khilafat is not just the religious
wants us to worship Him. As it is and social organisational system
said in the Surah “Al-‘Asr”: in Islam. It is not only a visible
system – it is something invisible
By the testimony of time, to feel and experience. It is,
Surely, man is in a state of a therefore, the state of communal
loss, as well as individual worship in
Except those who believe and Islam, for we worship Allah not
do good works, and exhort only by our individual and
one another to accept truth, congregational prayers, but also
and exhort one another to be by our deeds and thoughts, and
steadfast. fulfilled promises, as it is shown
(Ch.103:Vs.2-4) in the Surah “Al-‘Asr”.

All of that is being done by us the last breath to safeguard the

within the frame of Khilafat. This institution of Khilafat and its
is why our attitude to Khilafat stability and shall direct our
Ahmadiyya is one of religious progeny after progeny to always
nature, and this is how we must be bonded with Khilafat and be
judge our sincerity towards given the blessings of it, so that
fulfilling our obligations towards Khilafat Ahmadiyya continues to
it. go on safe and sound and the
propagation of Islam may go on
But Jama’at Ahmadiyya exists not through Ahmadiyyat till the Day
for it own benefit – it is of Judgement and the flag of the
established for the benefit of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(saw),
whole of humanity! Therefore, may fly higher and higher than all
may Allah bring about the long- other flags in the world.
awaited revolution in attitudes
and, first of all, make praying O Allah, grant us the capacity to
Muslims of the world finally fulfil this pledge.
realise the objective of praying
during their daily worship. May
this understanding lead them
towards the right path – which is REFERENCES
the path of Khilafat of the Holy
Prophet(saw), and its continuation 1. In the book “Masnad-i-
in Khilafat Ahmadiyya! Ahmad” it is reported by
Hudhaifa as quoted by
And we must treasure our Mishkat in the chapter Inzar-
Khilafat as the most sacred wa-Tahzir.
religious institution and in our
daily efforts, always remember
the New Centenary Pledge
devised by our Khalifa, Hadhrat
Mirza Masroor Ahmad, forever
affirming that “we shall strive till

Religions from an Islamic Perspective
by Mubashar Ahmad Kahlon, Mufti Silsila, Darul Ifta. Rabwah
Islam teaches that Allah is the nations of the world, their spiritual
Creator of this world Who has needs should also be fulfilled.
fulfilled the needs of all nations.
To instruct and guide His We are told in the Holy Qur’an
Creation, He sent prophets and “all praise belongs to Allah alone,
messengers, who through their Lord of all the worlds”(Ch.1:V.2)
teaching and personal example, and also that:
guided mankind to God, and who
through their ethical and spiritual ...there is no people to whom a
education made mankind rightful Warner has not been sent.
heirs of Allah’s love and affection, (Ch.35:V.25).
enabling them to progress by
reforming their morals. It instructs that no one can be
called a Muslim unless he firmly
Had God not arranged for the believes that all the Messengers
spiritual rectification of all sent to all nations were honest,
nations, He would have deprived chosen men of God and that their
some of being able to partake of teachings were not of their own
His love and Magnificence. Had manufacture but were truly the
only a particular nation been word of God and that the books
guided to the ‘right path’ other they presented before their nations
nations would have been deprived were Divinely revealed.
of His instruction and guidance.
Such a God would only be the We are told:
God of a certain nation but not the
Creator of all the worlds. This Messenger of Ours
believes in that which has been
Being the Creator of all the worlds revealed to him from his Lord
demands that apart from providing and so do the believers: all of
for the physical needs of all the them believe in Allah, and His

RELIGIONS FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
angels, and in His Books, and have firmly planted the love of
in His Messengers, saying, God in the hearts of millions could
“We make no distinction not be liars and rogues, as God
between any of His does not accept any deception in
Messengers... His chosen ones.
(Ch.2:V.286)
The Holy Prophet Muhammad(saw)
A man cannot enter Islam until he said:
believes in the truth of the Holy
Books given to all nations of the When God Almighty loves
world and in all the Prophets someone then He spreads his
commissioned to these nations. acceptance in the hearts of the
people of earth.
The Qur’an refers to some of the
names of the Divine scriptures and Hence Islam instructs that
some Messengers who came to followers of Islam accept such
Arabia and its surroundings. We people whom nations and
are also reminded that those religions of the world esteem as a
messengers quoted in the Holy leader, as a Messenger of God and
Qur’an are not the only to respect them with love. The
Messengers sent to mankind. Holy Qur’an says:
And We did send Messengers And We did raise among

before thee; of them are some every people a Messenger,
whom We have mentioned to preaching: ‘Worship Allah
thee; and of them there are and shun the Evil One’.
some We have not mentioned (Ch.16:V.37)
to thee... (Ch.40:V.79)
And We sent no Messenger
The meaning of this verse is that before thee but we revealed to
Allah has ordered that Muslims him, saying, ‘There is no God
should have great respect for all but I; so worship Me alone’.
Messengers found in every part of (Ch.21:V.26)
the world. These Messengers who

In both these verses the Holy truthful exemplars for the world
Qur’an reminds us that all nations but also that they were free from
of the world were taught about the all sin.
Oneness of God and how to
worship Him and be adorned in ..They are only honoured
His shades of virtue. For this servants. They speak not
reason the Holy Qur’an, while before He speaks, and they act
mentioning about the Prophets, only by His command. He
says: knows what is before them and
what is behind them, and they
And We made them leaders intercede not except for him
who guided people by Our whom He approves, and they
command, and We sent act cautiously for fear of Him.
revelation to them enjoining (Ch.21:Vs.27-29)
the doing of good works, and
the observing of Prayers, and The Qur’an further instructs its
the giving of alms. And they followers to adopt the lives and
were worshippers of Us alone. examples of those Messengers.
(Ch.21:V.74) Therefore while mentioning the
Messengers coming to Arabia and
And also : to nations living in their
surroundings the Qur’an says that:
And they were not commanded
but to serve Allah being And We exalted some of their
sincere to Him in obedience, fathers and their children and
and being upright, and to their brethren and We chose
observe Prayer, and pay the them and We guided them in
Zakat. And that is the religion the straight path. That is the
of the people of the right path. guidance of Allah. He guides
(Ch.98:V.6) thereby those of His servants
whom He pleases. And if they
had worshipped aught beside
The Holy Qur’an declares that, Him, surely all they did would
not only were these Messengers have been of no avail to them.

It is these to whom We gave some due to their stubbornness

the Book and dominion and and mischief engaged in raising
prophethood. But if these issues to their Messengers. With
people are ungrateful for the passage of time, their
them, it matters not, for We interpretations were declared as
have now entrusted them to a part of the teachings of the
people who are not Messengers. As a result wrong
ungrateful for them. These it edicts were spread about the
is whom Allah guided aright, Messengers and their teachings
so follow thou, their amongst the nations that followed.
guidance... Hence mutual disagreements were
(Ch.6:Vs.88-91) born.
The history of human society is When mankind reached a state of

one of constant progress. maturity that allowed greater
However, in its early stages of communication between nations,
intellectual and social develop- then Allah sent Hadhrat
ment, close contact between Muhammad .The teaching he
(saw)
nations was absent. So humankind brought superseded that of all of

was given two kinds of instruction the previous Messengers whose
by the Messengers sent to them. teachings and guidance had been
One concerned lasting funda- temporary and according to the
mentals and truth and the other, needs of time. In their place he
was teachings applicable to the brought an eternal message
specific situations of those acceptable to all nations of the
nations. Thus, such teachings world. In Islam, all aspects of
were temporary in status. human life and the eternal and
everlasting truths brought by
After the death of the Messengers, previous Messengers came
as fragmentation occurred in these together.
nations, some declared that the
message was merely a metaphor. Islam tells us that Hadhrat
Some, due to their lack of Muhammad(saw) came as a Prophet
intelligence, collaborated and for all nations and as a guide for

all of humanity. We read in the Call unto the way of thy Lord
Holy Qur’an: with wisdom and goodly
exhortation, and argue with
And We have not sent down to them in a way that is best...
thee the Book except that thou (Ch.16:V.126)
mayest explain to them that
concerning which they differ, Islam does not forcefully stop the
and as a guidance, and a followers of other religions from
mercy for a people who worshipping and practising their
believe. faith and even preaching it to
(Ch.16:V.65) others but instead gives them total
freedom to do so.
The Holy Qur’an informs all
nations of their depravities and When Allah made Hadhrat
invites them to get rid of these and Muhammad Mustafa(saw) the ruler
to accept Islam. But alongside that of Arabia, a delegation from
it instructs that oppression Najran valley came to meet him.
towards any religion or its They stayed in Madinah for
followers is forbidden. several days and presented
arguments in support of the truth
There should be no of their faith, the Trinity and the
compulsion in religion. Surely, divinity of Christ. Although the
right has become distinct from Holy Prophet(saw) negated their
wrong... views comprehensively, he did
(Ch.2:V.257) not stop them from providing
evidence of the truth of their
And say, It is the truth from religious tenets. On the contrary,
your Lord; therefore let him while in discussion with the
who will, believe, and let him Prophet(saw) one day, they said
who will, disbelieve... they were going outside the
(Ch.18:V.30) mosque. When he asked why,
they replied:
In order to unite the followers of
others faiths, Islam advises: ‘It is the time for our worship and

we want to worship outside.’ The worship of other religions should

Prophet(saw)told them that there also be saved from devastation
was no need to go out of the and demolition.
mosque for the sake of worship.
Instead, he said, ‘You can worship For these reasons the Holy
in your own way in our mosque.’ Prophet Muhammad(saw) in the 4th
Hijra (4A.H) wrote the peace
Thus the Christian priests of the treaty for the monks and all the
Najran valley, performed their Christians of Saint Catherine near
prayers while sitting in the Mount Sinai
mosque.
Muslims were to protect churches,
Islam orders the Muslims to take houses of the monks and shrines
care of Mosques along with of Christians from attack of their
places of worship of other enemies and protect them from all
religions. harm. No Christian was to be
forced to leave his religion nor
The Holy Qur’an reminds us: any monk to be thrown out of his
monastery, nor a pilgrim to be
…And if Allah did not repel stopped from pilgrimage and
some men by means of neither were Christian churches to
others, there would surely be demolished in order to make
have been pulled down houses and mosques for the
cloisters and churches and Muslims.
synagogues and mosques,
wherein the name of Allah is During the time of Caesar, the
oft commemorated... Muslim ruler, Harun-ur-Rasheed,
(Ch.22:V.41) complained to the chief Justice,
Imam Abu Yusaf asking why the
In this verse Allah announced to Christian churches were safe in
the world that it is not only the Islamic era and queried who had
responsibility of the Muslims to given them permission to have
protect their mosques from processions carrying the cross in
destruction but also all places of the cities.

Imam Abu Yusaf replied that And revile not those whom
during the time of Hadhrat ‘Umar, they call upon beside Allah,
when Roman countries were lest they, out of spite, revile
conquered, Christians were firmly Allah in their ignorance.
assured that their churches would (Ch.6:V.109)
remain safe and that they would
be granted complete freedom to This is the excellent teaching that
practise their faith and to hold Islam gave. It has instructed that
processions marching with the followers of other faiths must be
cross. As a result of this guarantee respected even if one does not
no one could now repeal that order accept those aspects of their faith
concerning their basic religious that are untrue.
rights.
Islam does not preach hatred
Indeed Islam has forbidden towards other religions and their
punishing even non-Muslim followers. However, to protect
parents who are idolaters and who society from the wickedness of
preach idolatry to their Muslim criminals, it instructs that a culprit
children. Rather it instructs must be punished for the sake of
life, wealth and honour of the
And if they contend with thee people, irrespective of whether the
to make thee set up equals with culprit is a Muslims or a non -
Me concerning that of which Muslim. However, it does not
thou hast no knowledge, obey treat the followers of other
them not, but be a kind religions with hatred.
companion to them in all
worldly affairs; and in Thus, the Holy Prophet(saw) let the
spiritual matters follow the Jews, the Christians and the
way of him who turns to Me... disbelievers sit in the Prophet’s
(Ch.31:V.16) Mosque, and talked to them inside
the mosque and sometimes kept
To those who worship the idols of prisoners of war in the mosque.
their forefathers or idols of any He would correct their beliefs on a
kind, the Qur’an says about them: factual basis and advised them to

change any misconceptions they given equal citizenship rights.

harboured. However, unlike the
followers of other religions the Islam declares all human beings
Holy Prophet(saw) and his equal in all worldly matters.
companions did not treat the non- Therefore, the Holy Prophet(saw)
Muslims with hatred; rather, they stated in his Farewell Sermon at
took them to their homes and the annual pilgrimage that all
entertained them, fed them from humans were equal and that no
their own utensils and made them Arab was superior to a non-Arab
sleep in their beds. nor was a white man superior to a
black man and vice a versa.
Also if non-Muslims cook food,
which according to Islamic laws is Followers of religions will be of
permitted, then Islam has allowed two types – noble and ignoble.
Muslims to eat such food. It is Concerning both the Qur’an says:
written:
Allah forbids you not,
...And the food of the people of respecting those who have not
the Book is lawful for you... fought against you on account
(Ch.5:V.6) of your religion, and who have
not driven you forth from your
When the Holy Prophet(saw) homes, that you be kind to
migrated from Makkah to them and act equitably
Madinah and an Islamic state was towards them; surely Allah
established in Madinah, it was the loves those who are equitable.
first Islamic state in history.
Allah only forbids you,
In order to run the administration respecting those who have
of Madinah the Holy Prophet(saw) fought against you on account
made a pact with the citizens of of your religion, and have
Madinah known as Meethaaq-e- driven you out of your homes,
Madinah, according to which and have helped others in
Muslims, non-believers and driving you out, that you make
persons of Jewish persuasion were friends of them, and whoso-

ever makes friend of them — it commands that such prisoners

is these that are the should have their worldly needs
transgressors. satisfied. Hence in light of this
(Ch.60:Vs.9-10) verse, the Holy Prophet(saw) taught
his companions to treat the war
In the light of this Qur’anic prisoners kindly and said that they
teaching, the Holy Prophet(saw) were to be given the same food
made friends with the noble Jews, that the Muslims ate and dressed
who were living in Madinah. He as the Muslims dressed. Indeed,
traded with them, and visited them the companions sometimes
if they were sick to inquire about provided the non-Muslim prison-
their health. If a non-Muslim died ers of war with food while they
he stood up out of respect. Seeing themselves remained hungry.
this, his companions also stood
respectfully for the funeral of a Islam does not teach that all the
non-Muslim. followers of other religions are in
error but instead gives parallel
The Qur’an says: teachings concerning them.
Where it refers to their
And they feed, for love of Him, imperfections, it also accepts their
the poor, the orphan and the goodness.
prisoner, saying, we feed you
for Allah’s pleasure only. We Concerning the believers of the
desire neither reward nor Holy Bible, the Holy Qur’an says:
thanks from you.
(Ch.76:Vs.9-10) ...Some of them are believers,
but most of them are
According to the spirit of Islam disobedient.
only combatants who are caught (Ch.3:V.111)
during battle can be imprisoned.
Non-Muslims who were taken However, it does not describe
prisoner during battle had often them as all being disobedient.
committed a multitude of offences
against the Muslims. Islam Then it says:

Among the people of the Book followers of the Qur’an and the
there is he who, if thou trust people of Islam. The people being
him with a treasure will praised in these verses are
return it to thee. referred to as ‘people of the
(Ch.3:V.76) Book,’ instead of being ‘people of
the Qur’an’. Thus these verses are
Similarly it says: directed at such people ‘of the
Book’ to whom the teachings of
They are not all alike, Among Islam have not yet reached or who
the people of the Book there could not understand Islam and
is a party who stand firm by were instead acting with sincere
their covenant; they recite intentions according to the virtues
the word of Allah in the of their own faith.
hours of night and prostate
themselves before Him. They The Qur’an declares them to be
believe in Allah and the Last God-fearing by saying:
Day, and enjoin what is good
and forbid evil, and hasten, ...they are amongst the
vying with one another, in virtuous people.
good works. And these are (Ch.3:Vs.114-116),
among the righteous. And
whatever good they do, they and that :
shall not be denied its due
reward, and Allah well ...and Allah knows well the
knows the God-fearing. righteous.
(Ch.3:Vs.114-116) (Ch.3:Vs.114-116),
Some commentators of the and accepts them as deserving of

Qur’an have said that this verse is God’s pleasures and virtuous
directed at those Jews or deeds.
Christians who later accepted
Islam. However, this explanation Hence Islam does not declare
is not correct because whoever those virtuous non-Muslims who
accepted Islam became one of the are living righteously according to

the teachings of their religion, as And whoso seeks a religion

being deprived of salvation but other than Islam, it shall not
instead gives them a message of be accepted from him, and in
hope, saying : the life to come he shall be
among the losers.
Surely the Believers, and the (Ch.3:V.86)
Jews, and the Christians and
the Sabians whichever party This verses clearly refer to such
from among these truly people who after understanding
believes in Allah and the Last the truth of Islam, do not accept it
Day and does good deeds – out of stubbornness.
shall have their reward with
their Lord, and no fear shall In order to gain higher spiritual
come upon them, nor shall ranks the Qur’an says:
they grieve.
(Ch.2:V.63) Say ‘If you love Allah, follow
me: then will Allah Love you
So Allah declares those followers and forgive you your faults.
of other religions to whom the And Allah is Most Forgiving,
teachings of Islam have not Merciful.
reached or who do not understand (Ch.3:V.32)
the truth of Islam for any reason
but who are acting upon their The Holy Qur’an also tells those
religious teachings with sincere Muslims who sincerely wish to
intentions as deserving of His become the beloved ones that
mercy. there are four ranks of believers
who obediently follow Islam
However,. of those to whom the
message of Islam, has reached and And whoso obeys Allah and
who understand the truth of Islam this Messenger of His shall
yet refuse to accept it due to be among those on whoM
malice and prejudice, the Qur’an Allah has bestowed His
warns: blessings, namely, the
Prophets, the Truthful, the

Martyrs, and the Righteous. to such people and will talk to

And excellent companions them.
are these. This grace is from
Allah, and sufficient is Allah, Islamic history is a witness that in
the All Knowing. every age such people were born
(Ch.4:Vs.70,71) among the Muslims with whom
God conversed. This door of
Referring to those Muslims who God’s blessings is open.
acquire these spiritual ranks it According to His promise, God
says: Almighty sent the Promised
Messiah(as) in this age and sent His
…As for those who say, ‘Our angels upon him and through
Lord is Allah,’ and then revelations showered the rain of
remain steadfast, the angels purified water on him. Revelation
descend on them, saying: continues through His khalifas
Fear ye not, nor grieve, and and His blessings will be
rejoice in the Garden that showered on countless Ahmadis
you were promised. We are who will serve Him until the day
your friends in this life and in of resurrection.
the Hereafter. Therein you
will have all that your souls ‘God still makes whoever he likes
will desire, and therein you a mediator. But He talks with the
will have all that you will ask one He loves.’
for an entertainment from the
Most Forgiving, the
Merciful. (Translated by the daughter of
(Ch.41:Vs.31-33) Laiq Ahmed Abid)
This verse tells us that blessings

will be showered upon those who
obtain these spiritual ranks by
acting according to Islamic
teachings. It is declared in this
verse that God’s angels will come

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MANAGEMENT BOARD CONTENTS August 2008, Vol.103, No.

DISTRIBUTION The Importance of the Institution of Khilafat

The Review of Religions Religions from an Islamic Perspective

community, at the Nigerian

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The Promised Messiah(as) that by following the teachings of

The hallmark of khilafat is unity-

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The Ability to Receive Message... (Ch.6:V.125)

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reasons and the whole body of

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palace which has no opaqueness would have to confess that to

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Having lost one eye they have atonement should not be

In keeping with current universal practice, local transliterations of names of

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O ye who believe! come into We are told not to be pleased

This commandment is not for a In order to remain a Muslim and

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Allah the Exalted, then it will be for their well-being.

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..among others from among He gave the glad tiding that He

And among others from Then the Holy Prophet(saw)said

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or learns about him, should go ments; in which there were

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Hence, true initiation will be who becomes a poor

Only then will spirituality shine So, having called oneself an

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And, man will resort to falsehood wanted to bring about a pure

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punishment or shame and If there is a business dispute or a

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This incident happened even

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It is also important that truth is of all, Ahmadis should stand up

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believer. He fulfils whatever The third condition is that ‘I will

What is that promise? Every Then you pledge that, as a

The first promise is that: ‘I will

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train your own progeny in the freed in exchange for no more

During the battle, the Holy That is why the Promised

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considerations. Therefore, this is trust to safeguard. And that is

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honestly to discharge his duties occupying our natural resources,

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Today, by the grace of Allah, is destination signs on motorways

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That ultimate destination is the and because of the strength of

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Almighty. Love for God is Remember, a believer is a unit.

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preference will be given to a He has to use his authority with

have said, parity is asserted.