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The Ahmadiyya Movement
The Ahmadiyya Movement was founded by Hazrat Abroad, the
Promised Messiah and Mahdi and the expected Messenger of all
nations. In the Spirit and power of all the earlier prophets, he came
to serve and re-interpret the final and eternal teaching laid down by
God in t h e H o l y Quran. The MoVement therefore represents the
True and Real Islam and seeks to uplift humanity and to establish
peace throughout the world. Hazrat Ahmad died in 1908, and the
present ,Head of tim Movement is his second successor, Hazrat Mirza
Bashirud-Din Mahmud Ahmad under whose directions the Move-
ment has established Missions in many parts of the world, the
f0[Iowing being the addresses of some of them:
THE LONDON . HAFIZ A. G. NASIR H. A.
MOSQUE, , ..... Kuni Doma Dori,
63 .M61rose Road, 4 Chonii, 3 Ban
Southfields, Nada Ku, Kobe (Japan)
London.~S. W. 18, MOHAMMAD S H A R I F
England. MALIK,
v/a Milazzo No. 3,
THE AHMADIYYA
MOVEMENT iN ISLAM Piano, 5, Intenno 22,
Rome (Italy).
Sufi M: R. Bengalee. M.A., MALIK AZIZ AHMAD
56 Congress St., KHAN,
Suite 1107, Petodje, Oedik,
Chicago, Illinois, Gang I, No. 27,
' U . S . . America. Batavia C. (Java).
T H E NIGERIAN B R A N C H Dr. MOHAMMAD DIN,
OF THE SADAR A N J U M A N Lomina Street, 49,
AHMADIYyAH Belgrade.
P. O. Box 418, M. RAMZAN ALl, H, A.
Lagos (S. Nigeria) La Gomunidad
B. W. Africa. Islania Ahnaadia, San Luis,
T H E AHMADIYY'A 2725 Buenos Aires
MOVEMENT. (Argentine)
P. O. Box 554; Nairobi, M. MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM
Kenya Colony, t. Nasir., B.A.
(B. E. Africa). Magyarovszagi
T H E AHMADIYYA Iszlam Mission,
MOVEMENT, VII. Arena-ut, 7.111 2
Mount Karmal, Budepast, Hungary
Haifa (Palestine). THE AHMADIYYA
H. A. K. AYAZ KHAN, MOVEMENT,
B.A., E L . B , Gold Coast, West Africa,
Boernerowo K l W a r s z a w y , P. O. Box 39;
No. 18, Telefoniczna Street Salt Pond.
Warsaw (Poland) THE AHMADIYYA
N. A. GHAFOOR SOOFI, MOVEMENT,
Rose Hill. Mauritius.
ES~7o H. M. H. Esmail, T H E AHMADIY'YA
p. O1 Box/551, MOVEMENT,.
China Buildings, Box No. 305~ G. P. O.,
Hon~kon.~ (China). Perth. W. Australia.
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C o n te n t s
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T H E L I F E OF M U H A M M A D • '
._. by Sufi M. R. Bengalee - - " . .- .
1 th, h~.r~.hy " pint-i, nly .vder f,~i" . :¢.o ) h ~ .f th6: b,,ok (m the
l.if,. ,,f Muhamm;id hy Stiff 51. R. Itt.nffa|et.. [ ;intlt, rst:tnd that I ¢.-i[I I,av $~2.0o dus
tht- I*~}sta~, t,, the. mailm:m f,~r e;nch I.,ok t~n',h.r~,d wh*.lith~-|Jt,ok~ ;tri. dt.|i,.'erud to mr..
Ntlnlt,
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THE MOSLEM SUNRISE $
S o m e :Verses F r o m t h e :
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- ' T r a n s l i t e r a t i o n "
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.lahir rclatc~ that tl~e ll~h' l'r~pht't .-aid: "'FAt+r~ .~.,,I dccd i~.
c h a r i t y . ' : ~ l'ukhal~i ~
.\In'. I l u r a i r ; t h l"chttc.< t h a t t l l t . I I,,lv /h;~q+hct .~:tid: "'l'~>t.ry l~ind
w,,rd i : c h a r i t y . ' " ( l ' U k h a r i }
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. \ h i t .Mu.~a ~X.qh-ai'I r e : p o r t s l l i a t the l l o h - Prtq~h<+,t ~ k u d : "'Cl~arlty
I... thc d u t y tff cx-crv .~l~.<lt'm ~'' - " . \ r i d if 1(C ihJc+< n~Jt. h n d anvthi]l~:
l,, .~ivc i l l ' c h a r i t y ? ' : i i t q u i r e d th.e c~)ml):Uiii)n.~. ";I.ci h.im t l i e n W ( i r k
with his . w n liand.~ mid 1)t.lictit himsel.f : m d ~ - i v e I(, .tlwr.~.,i,.charit~:.'~ re - -
p l i c d the I li+ly I']:t~l~ht,t. - " b \ n d if hc canH~,~t tn ~ dtJe.-++im~t d ~ ~o?'" ":If.el
him th(.I/l ;lssist 1'1 l~cr.~tm . w h . i s i n ilCed <,-f help.'" " A n d if ht' <l</t'~
n . l d<, t h a t ? ' " - " l . c t him t h e n .bhl ~J.th/.+r.qt~l d~, W!mt is g~,t,d.'" " A u d
if hi. , l , c ~ iI<,t..d~, that:"".: " l . ~ ' t h i m t h e n al~,qtait~ fi-~m~ : d . i n . t ~ - i n j u r y
t..thcr.-. (t,r t h i s t.o i-(. c h c l r i t g ~ ' " l lgiiklt;cl-i) - -." .
. .+\/+h'u I b l f l t a t i m
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rclc/tt;~ tirol" t h b q li,l,;: I't'~;l, it't s ,c~kt. ~,f tilt. hell-
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hrc at~d :t..+kc<l lht" In't+tcctl~xl ~+I (,++,d :t~ams! i t : u l + l tttrllt'd ]fi+.+ fact"
like ~nc ;tfraid. .\.~6tiu lIt'++tnt'11ti~llt+'d heIl-lh't', a n d l~ray-t'+il ft~i: G+Jd'.~
l+rc~t¢'cti<~H ;L~;ti~lst it arid turllt'<t his face l i k e ~mt, ali-:lid ;11~<1 s a i d : "
"'Shichl v~mr+Telf a.~;tin~t fire t'vtni t l i . u ~ h W ith+;t 1fit;ct: • ,,f.:datb. f l i t -
if v,,u cafim,t i]nd" it. t h e n w i t h ,a w,+r,l:,+f kiildnt.s-.+" < I;Ul~:hiu-i)
. \ , l u l l a h lhll S:th'm. r e l ~ , r t . q : " \ \ ' h e t ~ + t l i t • I li+]S I?.rr+llhct tir<t' c a m e "
t~ L~h+di11;t. I wt++'nt 1~~ h h u a u d h , , k c d a t hi+ face tqt~+t'h- : t i , l k n e w
t h a t his xx'a+ +0ot tilt' face of.:t false iWOl+het,.. The, first thitL~" h c ' s a i d
xX++l+: "() l~C~q~lt'~-.~lpt+t+a<l-the ' ffrt'tqin~ of l>eact .. ft't+d tht httnff!'y. <l~J
~ ~ . 1 t . 3 ~ u r k i n s f ~ l k , a n d iw:tv :Lt ni~llt w h t ' n ~+tht;l+.< a r t + ap+lcel+, y~ni.
will e n t e r i~ara!list • pt,:tccftil x'~i'" .('l'iy i+udhil
.\++a.~ rt'l:ttt.+< t h : t t tht'-.ll~l.y-15"~>l~ht.t said: . " \ \ ' h t . n + . : t + 31+~slt~tii s.w.~
~.t't'd+'- in his Itel<l.~ :tll<l .~l:~,xx's t:l'~q>.,5.;t11~l-tacit. b i r d s . ;tl-l<l a~+intals f a t
tht'rt+fr,~nt, i t is ¢~nznt.+:?il.-;1+-.c h ; t r i t y +~m lies p a r t . " ? ( l ' u k h + a r i + •
. \ l , u l l u r a i r a h r e p o r t + i h a t tht: l l~ly l'r<q+ht+f.:tskcd. "\\+11<+ ai11<m~
x+,~ti, i.< kei..lfi~1.~++fa+t ' ti~<l:t~:? "~ . " I . " f c p l i t , < l - : \ I m l¢;tkr. . " \ V h t K lit+
fi,ll wc,l tllt-'-l'tlllt'l';tl hit'r, t~+lttx'. + .
=+" "'l.'r+;t.ffaill ; t n s w e r e d ..\hu l;akr.
" \ \ ' h ~ lt;l+ fed the I+-.t'? . . . . l . " s a h l A h l t I+akr tht, t h i r d t i m e . " A n d
w h , + ha+ ) i s i t c d t ht+ +ick: t 0 ! l ; t s ? ~ ' . "'1:" rt.l~lie<l . . - \ b n - l g : t k r . Tht. Hilly
J'r~]~ht,t +<aid : " ( Ira. : w h . has d~mt' a l l thc~t~ .~~-~,+I.d~q.<ls --i~ ~urt. t -
t'nt/.'r l l ; t r a < l i s t - . " : t + 3 1 u . ~ l i m + .... " - - + ' • " ". ' . -. -+
. \ l + u l l u r a i r a h rt.ll+irt+ t h a t tli+~.+ .ll~~Iv + l~r<q+ht, t ~ + t i d : "'t:h,+l + d i v i d e d
I . v c and m e r + v i H t . h u n d r e d liart.~. I l c l+cpt ni.c~.vl n i n e pitrt's with
I l i t n s c l f :tlld .~'t'nt d++wn t h t , rcmainilt,~ <me l>:tri+ Ul~inl.-tllc t'aPtli. I ' t
i + . u t of t h i s p a r t t h a t crt+atftrC~ sh<~xv h+x'tr a n d m 6 r c y u n t o . n e att-
,~tht'r s,~ much-s+~ f h a t +the m a r e r a i s e s . ' u p h . e r - l i o o f It'st s h e sho?ttid
i n j u r e ht'r c++lt." (~lh;kltari l • " - ~. ' ... •
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T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E 5
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,,!)I~t~sltl~Jn. :'l'hcx" s~)u~'ht to poison h i m m o r e t h a n once. T h c . v
wh~,.we1:c well:x'vislwrs.l~ec:tmc-ill-di.qp~Jscd, t ~ w a r d h i m . anal
imd the wicked alike is the first principle of their life. They
are very', o h l i g i n g t~ the l li'mlus and the Moslems alike. T h e y
are mere time-servers in as much a s they yield to th.e polmla'r
cry and trim their :opinions t0:suit t h e ' w h i m s Of the public
mind. If a man in power Says in broad daylight that it is night.
.-their e.ves will not be slow to see the moon and. the stars in
lieaven.- W h a t connection can such peoPle establish with God,
and what loya!ty can they show t 0 H i m ? And what need have
t!iev tO distnrb the enj0y'ments o f . a n easy-ooing-life on earth
. I~v]nviiiii)ff nnnecessary troubles. ()ne single.lesson have the),
learnt fri}m their teachersMto, fall i n - w i t h the wishes and
opiniims of others a n d n e v e r to risk their earthly, interests by
calling a sl)ade a sl)ade. Right and wrong, true and false, g.ood
and evil., h a v e n o intrinsic !neaning with them: W h o e v e r serves
it) satisfy thcix-greed is in the right, a n d wlaoever fills their thaw
is a n h e i r t() heavenh, 1)liss anti entitled to eterfial life.
..\ study Of the ii~fe-historv-cff. Muhanmiad. t h e seal ()f the
l)rol)liets,ma;~, l)eace and blessings of God he tlpOil him, leaves
al~solutelv no'ro0m for doubt that he was pe-rfeCtl;c S i n c e r e a n d
pure of heart, ever r e a d y t4~.sacrificehis life:for the sake 6f
(;ucl. and quiteindifferent tu e x t e r n a l motives such as hope and
fear. l l e imt his trust Solely"on (;od, and was-so deeply lost
in l-l.im that he took no account whatsoevm, of the dangers to
Which h e would have to ex pose himself and 0 f the sufferings he
.. would have to endure .at the hands Of the, heathen because of
his.'lWc~clainiingthe tmity 9f God. In order to c a r r y - o u t the
;comniaiads ~f his Master. he Silently endured all troubles anti
afflictions, and fulfilled all the conditions of self-exertion, s e i f -
sacritices. and thorough niinistrationin utter disregard of ex-
ternal threats. \.:erily, i say, that the life Of~no other Prophet
iif lhe xi~0rid presents such a c0ml~inati0n.0f hostile f o r c e s s i d e
"by sMe with such.a high degree of patience: and perseverance,
such situations of da.nger in a campai~a against idolatry and
irrdigion ,~ide hv side with Such complete tru.@ iii GtM as we
' lind in the life O-f the l'rophet o f Islam, -'-
..\part from, all-these circumstances; if a man endowed with
reas~m and tOreroon sense retlects over the conditioris of lhe
age in Which the Prophet,. was raised, he will be soon persuaded
that the time was crying foi-a g r d a t a n d prayerful reformer:and
a. heavenly guide. : H i s teachi~ags w e r e as trtie as they were
reasonable. They ' contained i n t h e m all tha{ the age needed.
And hmv fruitful his teachings.proved tO be! Millions of
g T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E
VCI'SU "
"'.\ In;In ~{iill.x ~lf :cx'cn a..~'rain ~ll" m i s c h i e f shall lie pun-
ishcd fi,r i l . " i l OllRl'll l~i b c - r e m c m b e r e d th~tl t h e r e i s m~ con-
Irmlicti~,l, in:this a n d the ~ t h c r rib's/:: fiw "'mi:;chic f'" h e r e m e a n s
Inischit*f l]i;tl, is-lwrsistcd in :'fr~,m |}li.. d~fin.~ ~if w h i c h one does
m~t ~lesisl. a n d - ~ f .which 'one d~,cs.m~t repent.: T h e w~,rd u~;ed
h e r e t h e r c f , n'c i s : ( n t i s c l f i c f ) ;~ml m~t ( s i n ) . that it m i g h t apl)ear
lha! whal is Hlc;ml lierc js s~lmc mi'schievtnis at'! w h i c h ol~e does
m n desist lr~.n. : ( ) l h c r w i s e . | h c whole oi'.lllc l ! , l y (.)um~n- is
full o f r e f e r e n c e s to thc"ct'fcct t h a t siti can lit., f o ! g i v e n pro-
viiled ~,lie ¢.XlWeSsc.s re.~-rtq ! i~CpClils; ,lot's no! p e r S i s t i n the sin
;tn~l '~Imrl'ormS lsliqhfttr/i.c.,
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asks for for~-ivem.ss. (h;~l l::tther
h~xc. th,~sc ~xh~ r('pelll~ t~lll" l i e SaYs in"tlle I:i,lv ()llr;ill:
"'( ;0~1 :\hlfi.~laly -I.ves th~sc wlaq rellt.i)l, a s.alg~, lh~sew.tll~
m a k e an el'l'~w! to clcansc lht:llisclvcs ~)1 sin. 111 st l~wl. il is
a g a i n s t tlat::tli(-incal'tril,tHc ,ff f,,'~'ivenc:ss fiw ti;~,l t,~ punisti
,"very sin, for l.lc is lhc .Xla.-;lcr; ll!ll, lu~wevcr, like a .Xla.~istratc.
;is. in the v e r y fil'Sl t'llitlfl0r !ll" lhc [ hil.v ( )ur;tn l i e i'alls 1 liul:
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T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E 9
W h y :I Believe in Islam
(133' Hazrat Mirza Basbiruddin Mabmud,
Kbalifat-ul-Masib, Head of the Abmadiyya Movement)
la;ts established their trttth x~'itll strong arguments t¢) the satis-
(:teflonof the human mind. • Islam. there fore. furnishes me not
,adv.with a•faith but also wi:th a certainty of knowledge which
s;!t[sfies my intellect and comPelsilit to admit the.need of reli-
ClOll.
~econdly. 'i believe in Islam as .it ¢loes nol base itself only
I t i l , l , n experiences,lf people wh~, have l,assed.awav b u t i m ' i t ~
i ever3 bodk: :to a personal expe ricnce of t h a t w h i c h it teaches
and guarantees.- It claims that ever¢ truth can in some rammer
41r the other be put to the test in/fits very wiwld, and it Ihus
~;ttisfies my reason.-
T!airdlv;' I helieve ii, islam aS it ;cacheslthat there can l,e ,m
c,,ntJict b~.:tween t h e w o r d of (;od and the work of f;oCL and thus
rcs~,l;,'e~ tlae.sttIJpused c0nflicr between science and religion. It
d(les 1101 ;tSk ine .to ~gnore the laws of nature and to believe iH
Ihiug's which are contrary to them. On the.c0ntrary, it exhorts
Hw Ic, siudv the laws ~f nature and t o derive benefit from
ihcnl: [t ;teaches tile that, as. revelation comes ~rom G o d and
l i e als, is tlac Creator of the uni~'erse, there can .be no contlict
bciwet;n thatwhicl¢ he does a n d that Which H e says. It invites .. o
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12 T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E "..
lalrly and I~vingly nbt only with mc but with the whole w~wld:
11 leaches me n . t only t~) dischar.~e ,ifv duti/es tmvard n i v s d f
bul insists up!m my dealing fairly with every m h e r Imr.4on and
Ihin/4. and has fitrnished.me with l)roper.~uidance for this
Imrpt~sc. l : o r insi:ance, it draws attention t o the ri.~'hts of
parents and the duties which children ~wc t~ their parents. I t
,j . .~ . .
ful nrc I ransk"l:csslon S agaillSt themselves b.v t h()se wh() arc now
tranls.g'ressed a ~ a i n s t . The.~~- shOuhl. Iherefiwe. take no) prhle
in lW(~claill]in.t?,' their:cJwn great|less. Ira! sh~)lnhl lake pridi.,.in
helping o t h e r s to Ilec(Jme great, flit t r u c / t e a ! | l e S S I.)eh,ngson!y
Io him w h o a ries to r;fise fallen 1H-(,thers.tc) greatness.
~lslaln l e a c h e s / t h a t n~)nati()l|-shol|hlti-a||sg'rcss against a.il=
()tiler n a t i o n , n()r sh()tl](l onb s t a t e tranSg'l-eSs ag';lin.gt a n o t h e r .
but t h a t nations a n d st;tles sh()uhl c(i()i)erate with each other
l()r I)ic l iUrl)()sc"of a d v a n c i n g tlae,'i|llel'ests ()f the whole ()(
hunlanitx-. I t fi)|'Ifids st)rile n~tti,)im.~ ail(i .~lilte.~ aud i n(livhli~als
from u n h i n g - W h h . e a c h ()ther in ()r(ler t() c()nSl)n'e.a~';tmst
()ther nations ()r .qates ()r in(livi(hlals. ()n the ()ther h a n d i t
- / - ° . . . . . . . . . . • " *,. • . •
Christianity iVersus A t h e i S m
\\'e Will all athnit-that our iJrand of dem0cl-acv had its be-
,:inning in the lmmanitarial~ism associated with Christianity.
ilere in A m e r i c a this s~)urce of .e,oo(t-fell0wshil~ has been
h i g h h deveh)l)ed.
..\fier the lirst \V,,rld \\:a," w c made extraor, linarv efforts
m reclaim t h e : w a r - t o r n nations. H u n d r e d s of millions were
.Slienl. by" o u r Citizens t h r 0 u g h the Red. Cross. g o v e r n m e n t a l
ae'encies and iiidividual beneficence, and. it x'Hll indeed be a
. tr'~i.~edyl i f We h,sc:this trend t,/war d b e t t e r t.hings.
:It is irideed a ,~rim inhtunan admission, I m t l ) r u t a i ; m l con-
scienccless force is nmv rtilinff the world. The idea that.good
will itiway-s 1;r~:.vail is lmrc sopt~istry unless it is associated with
suflicicnt in!clliffence t~ acquire the fiirce Weeded tO dominate
• llireatcnin,~ c|ne|-ge!icies. .
: l t h a s |)Celi stated (m iltllllel'OtlS occasi()ll-'-;.that the British
I~cgan to ln-epat-e !five years tc~0.1ate. -They: began to train for
" w;trfarCbtit a Sh'ort t [ m e b e f o r e they w e r e t3ompeliCd to face
this h r u t a l e~nlllicl. A n d lh~ sttl'fering, they have had to cn-
dtire, the h t m d r e d s and thousands of lives :they have lost is
the pcnah v'fin" their indifference a n d neglect.
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16 THE MOSLEM. S U NRISI~
a reg-ime o f t e r r o r . ......
In the beginning', the natives did not helieve a n y resistance
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TH E L I F.E O F M U HA.M M A D
- by Sufi M. R. Bengalee
T o be out s h o r t l y . .
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The Moslem Sunrise Press - "
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20 THE biOSLEM S IJN RISE
Syria
Lajna-Ima-IUah
The LadieS' Society
In order t~ at~conipiish a hi:ghcr s t a n d a r d o f ii fejforwomen
and-tO raise their educational status, l lazrat Mirza Bashirml-
"din ..Mahnnul .\hmad. the in-esent head Of the ,.\hmadivVa:,
•( ~ m m l u n i t v . .(.)ailian. l'uniab. India..- foumled a great move-
ment ~vhicia.has-madc n.iable pr.6gress. In 1923.-.he ih-ganized
:l clul~ f~ll: wl,mcn which bec;{me nati~,nally-knmvn as the tL.ajna.
l,.n;t-lllah--'{TheNocietv o f t h e *laids of (;Od.'"
"l'ht~, real W~n-k ¢if <lissenlinating education alllOtlff the
w,itnCii ilf this I~rward znm'enmnt-had started hmg before.the
Cltdl w;ts fornmllv set-up, in the lleg'inning, the: pel's{m. Chiellv
,-CSlff,nsil,lc f , , , - i . , a n s i a t i n g : i n t , , aCtilm this" ,i,ililc scheme 0f the
h,,iy leiider: W a s h i s dcceaseil c{ing~n'-t d l a z i ' a t :\niatui H a w
,,fblessed Ilielll~lrv; She {(;as a natui'alteacher and she did last-
iiiff WCll-k ill Ih~.' t-ailSe ill feillale, edut'ati(in. 5he ellCOtlFa,~ed
W,-IlliC'il I'.rOlli every-ll{ii-1 ,if lho towiiof ()adian,ill Cillne to. her
lil~lliC, Where slle Would- leacli theinhow lo re~{d;ilid write, i~
s : w , : k i l i l . o r llJ devehql any ci'eali{'e ialeiil Which they chose.
.<-he shmved exlreille ldlldiiess to all and .~rceied every lille With
:i smile] There waS_l~ieVel- ;LliV discrinlinal ion. s.;he bellied kill who
st,ughl her assistance ;xvith th-elessindustl'v.- But .'he was unahle
" I,J c~mlliletc liei" mlblc, work :is <lieaiii clainled h e ( t o ~ soon.
\\~hen the-I.~ajna Clull was-ft!rnially ~lr.~;tnized. Hazral
.\lal'vanl. the wif.e i;f.the: lllesseil leader, xv;t~i;se|l:c,ecl a s t h e
-ht'ad" ~:if the s~,eiet{-.not .nit- in ()adian. but also in all parts ill
lhe W<ll'.hl xvhel'c J~ajna ~t-as estai]lished. Several inembers were
allp!linted tl:l cc!llecttke lnqmthly dues wl;lile ~lliei-s wcre selected
itt"ll'l;[ke thel"eli{ii;tselilleel-llill.~ t h e w o r k ; " " - .. -
• " " P h { ' - l n } e s i d e n t ;lif e a c h h wal organizatiimi is elet'teil b'v t h e
men.lliels, litlil the rules ~mtl lel4tilaticms which ape si)ni [6 a l l
eslablished units iif .this society, are lnade in Oadian. the hea/1-
qua,'te,'s. "File ineeiings are:called t,' order i,,---the loCai l,resi-
dent_ and each-nlember is rciluesteiI to r¢cite..verses from the
1Rlly-:(~ura.n. :iiOel:llS;:llassages froni val-ious holy books, and:to
r e a d a n y original articles thathav/e been written llv any ~f the
women. N e w idi}as lln hmv t,;:i enlai-~e the.{'ircle [ i f e~lilcati0n
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24 THE MOSLEM SUNRISE
Busy its she Was, sheahvi~ys laad time t~.J put a fl-6sh i:ed
rose on the kitchen table with my mid-afternoon glass of milk"
and she 0ften took a SlfiCy br0wn ginger-bread fi'~ml the oven
just at the time I came honie from school, h s tangy odor.pene-
trated the hallway; and. as I reached the kitC!len d~)or she'd
sa~,
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piece, With some lmtter." . . . . . -
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And she was rather dil~lomatic sureh- : f o r When. at ti ftcen, ]
I slipped out through the window and {~;ent tu.ihe Melbou{nc
dance, which Igaiherhad forbidden, it Was laer Wisdom that pi-'e-
vented a tragic crisis. I overheard h e r s a y , t o t : a t h e r i " B u t
Ellen is t o o m a t u r e t o Whip. Use yot.w h e a d " lZather: finally
T HI~ MOSLEM SUNRISE - 27
cl!-)se: t() .v().u: l.hat i s the incest t h m ~ you ever can (I()---I()
c h e r i s h h e r . m e m o r y , aml the t]-easm-e she left Vt)u. I di) not
even walil_to, lake v()ur, m()lher's |)]ace~ ].-;A]en.; Y o u see [ h a v e
),v ();,vn l)lace in life. all(l it is m y ()wn i)lace t h a t I w i s h t o fill.
Y,,u see. d a d d y and I /m(l:vou ar~---m)W one family, in i)m-
ti0me :. a n d eacZh<if us has (]tn" ()wn l)la'cein Our. h o m e . - l)ad([v
has h i s n i c h e , . a s t h e father.-+ I ll+tx:e m y n + c h e a s t h e m o t h e r .
And v()u ha('e V()Ill- liit'llt': as <)tie chil(1---'" - • '
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;,), F sin rei'fl v eglal)lished h e r scctirelv iil her ()wn- l)laCe .
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- . " • - . . • ': ; . , . • . .
What is Islam?
Islam is the religion which is wrongly tailed Mohammedanism
1. Islam means:
(1) Peace~
(2.) Resignation .
The sig'nificance of the name Islana is the attainment of a l i f e of
perfect peace, and eternal happiness through complete resignation to
the Will of God.
2. Absolutely uncompromising monotheism is the central teaching
of Islam. "La-Ilaha,. Illailah l~Iuhammadur-RasuluUa." "There i s none
worthy of worship but one and the only God (Allah), who possesses all
excellences, and Muhammad is His propheL" This is the most important
doctrine of Islam..Furthermore, Islam helps us to establish a perma-
nent relationship with God and to realize Him during our earthly life
as our Helper in all our affairs and undertakings.
3. Islam requires belief in all the prophets and spiritual guides in-
cluding Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Krishna, Budha and Confucius. Islam
represents the completion o f the mission of all the prophets from the
earliest dawn o f history: that in fact all the prophets of God came with
one and the same mission. Thus Islam establishes peace between all
religions.
4. The Quran, the Moslem Scripture---the w o r d o f God w a s re-
~;ealed to :the Master-prophet l~fuhammad over thirteen hundred years
ago and has been preserved intact without t h e slightest change. There
are millions and millions of Moslems.who know the whole Book by
heart. It is an inexhaustible mine of spiritual truths which satisfy the
needs of all peoples of all countrieS.
5. T h e establishment of truedemocracy, and Universal brotherhood
without a n y discrimination of caste, creed, colou/" o r country is the
unique and unrivalled distinction o f Islam, Islam has not only propounded
but fulfilled and realized the splendid principles of democracy in t h e
actual life and action o f human society.
6. Following are a few Of the specific peculiarities of Islam:
(a) Liberation of women by establishing the equality of both sexes.
" :safe-guardlng their rights and liberties and raising their status.
(b) Absolute veto on all intoxicants.
(c) Solution of economic problems.
(d) T h e furnlshln.g of humanity with the noblest practical ethics.
(e) The promotion of science and education.
7. Following are some of the obligatory, duties of Islam:
(a) Daily prayers.
(b) Fasting in the month of Ramadan.
(e) Fixed almsglving and charity.
(d) Pilgrimage once in one's lifetlme,.provided circumstances allow.
8. According to Islam life after death is the continuation of l i f e
on earth. Heaven and H e l l b e g i n right f r o m here. Heaven is eternal
an~i eVerlastin.~, while Hell is only temporary. Hell is as a hospital
treatment f o r ' t h e htiman soul which, as soon a s it iS cured, goes to
Heaven. Heaven is the attainment of a llfe of eveHasfin~ progress a n d
complete j'oy and: happiness through union with..G°d and by the develop-
ment of the fine spiritual qualities and the lmhma.ed capacities that have
been implanted in man.
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