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ُ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ َ ُ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ ّ َ ُ َ َ ْ َ َ َ ّ َ َ َ َ ‫َع ْن‬
‫ أنها قالت يا رسول الل ِه أرأيت ِإن وافقت ليلة القد ِر ما أدعو‬،‫عائِشة‬
Hazrat Aishara narrated [that she once asked]:
“O Messenger of Allah, what do you think I should say in my supplication, if I come
َّ ُ ْ َ ْ ْ ُ ُ َ َ ّ ّ َ َُ َ َ
‫ين الل ُه ّم ِإنك عف ّو ت ِح ّب ال َعف َو فاعف ع ِني‏"‏‬
upon Lailatul-Qadr?” The Holy Prophetsa said: “Say: ‘Allahumma innaka Afuwwun
tuhibbul-afwa, fa‘fu anni’ (O Allah, You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive ِ ‫قال‏ "‏ تقول‬
me).’” (‫ كتاب الدعاء‬، ‫)سنن ابن ماجة‬
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Dua)

Rescued from Fire T he last one-third of the month of

Ramadan is known, in light of the
tradition of the Holy Prophet , to be sa

that part of Ramadan that guarantees

redemption from hellfire. How is this
guarantee to be understood?
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa, in his
Friday Sermon on 27 August 2010,
drew our attention to the fact that
this salvation is only guaranteed if the
heightened standards of virtue, piety
and worship that most of us endeavour
to attain during the last ten days of
Ramadan are maintained all year round.
This Friday Sermon was delivered by
Huzooraa a few days before the start
of the last one-third of Ramadan in
2010, and so Huzooraa reminded us
that it must not be forgotten that Allah
has categorically told us that He has
created us for the primary purpose of
worshipping Him.
Continued on page 3
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words

Lailatul-Qadr - Night of Destiny

َۡۡ َ َ ٰ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۤ َّ
ِ‫ِانا انزلن ُہ فِ ۡی ل ۡیل ِۃ القدر‬
[Surely, We sent it (i.e. the Quran) down in the Night
of Destiny (Surah al-Qadr, 97:2)]
Although this Lailatul-Qadr [Night of Destiny] is
commonly interpreted as a blessed night, there are
references in the Holy Quran which also indicate that
the gloomy condition of the world is like a Lailatul-Qadr
on account of its hidden qualities, and truthfulness,
steadfastness, devotion, and worship during this period
of darkness have tremendous value in the estimation
of God. And it was that very dark condition that—
having reached its ultimate point during the advent of
the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be
on him, demanded the descent of the Glorious Light.
In view of the dark condition of the time, and as a
mercy for those afflicted with darkness, there was an
upsurge of the attribute of rahmaniyyat and heavenly
blessings addressed themselves to the earth. Thus, this
dark condition became a blessing for the world, and
because of it, the world received a magnificent mercy in
that the perfect man, Sayyidur-Rusul [the Chief of the
Messengers]—the like of whom has never been born,
nor ever will be—came for the guidance of the world and
brought the Radiant Book, the like of which no eye has
ever seen. Thus, it was a grand manifestation of God’s
perfect rahmaniyyat that He sent down, at the time of
gloom and darkness, the Magnificent Light that is called
the Furqan [the Discrimination, i.e. Holy Quran],
which distinguishes between truth and falsehood and
which demonstrably established truth and uprooted
falsehood. It descended upon the earth when the earth
had died a spiritual death and great corruption had
spread over land and sea. Thus, through its descent, it
accomplished that which Almighty Allah has Himself
indicated in the words:
َ َ ّٰ َ َ ۤ َ
‫ِا ۡعل ُموۡا ا ّن الل َہ یُ ۡح ِی الۡا ۡرض بَ ۡع َد َموۡ ِت َہا‬
[Know that Allah is now quickening the earth after its
death. (Surah al-Hadid, 57:18)]
(Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 4, pp. 187-188)
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Editorial
The Revolutionary Night
A s the last one-third of the month of
Ramadan approach, the faithful are
seen occupied in making the most of
these blessed days. The Holy Prophetsa
of Islam has told us that these last ten
days of Ramadan are where one can
earn salvation from the fire of hell.
It is in these last ten days that a very
blessed night occurs which is called
the Night of Qadr, meaning the Night
of Destiny. Every faithful desires to
experience this night at least once in
their lifetime. But is it only this one night
in the month or the whole year or, for
that matter, the whole of a lifetime that
Muslims search for? Let us have a look
at the very enlightening description of
this night, given to us by the Promised
Messiahas:
“Then He says:
‫انا انزنلہ فی لیلۃ القدر‬
[Surely, We sent it down on  Lailatul-
Qadr (the Night of Destiny).]
“The true meaning of this Surah
[Al Qadr] … is to lay down the general
principle regarding the time and age
when a Book and a Prophet are sent into
the world. That principle is: When hearts
are enveloped by darkness so complete
as to be entirely captivated by the world,
and then, as an evil consequence of their
beings engrossed in worldliness, all of
their doctrines, deeds, actions, morals,
etiquette, intentions and resolves
become totally corrupt, the love of God
vanishes from their hearts entirely, and
this pandemic spreads so widely that the
entire world is plunged into darkness
like night; at such a time, when darkness
reaches its limit, Divine mercy is moved
to deliver people from this darkness
and to set out, in His Word, the means
by which to reform them. This is what
Allah the Almighty has indicated in
the above verse by saying, ‘We have
revealed the Quran in such a night
when it was absolutely necessary for the
reformation and benefit of mankind to
explain the nature of the right path and
to lay down the limits of the Sharia and
faith.’ That is to say, when the darkness
of misguidance had reached the extent
where it had become like a night
Khidmat-e-Khalq Event at Orphanage by Malaysia Lajna
L
ajna Imaillah Penang, Malaysia Jamaat organised a Khidmat-e-Khalq (Serving Mankind)
event at Penang Muslim Girls Orphanage, Penang on 20 May 2018.
4 Lajna and 1 Nasirat members visited and distributed grocery items to about 40 children
and 4 staff members at the Penang Muslim Girls Orphanage.
After presented the grocery items, members of Lajna Imaillah and Nasirat had a friendly
conversation with children and staff of the orphanage.
They all worked hard to make this event successful and are hopeful of conducting similar
events in the future.
plunged in pitch darkness, it was then
that Divine mercy was kindled to send
down a light powerful enough to dispel
that darkness. So, by revealing the Holy
Quran, God bestowed upon His servants
that resplendent light which dispels the
darkness of doubts and misgivings and
diffuses enlightenment.  and foreign priests. In this period, he
“Here it should be borne in mind
that this spiritual Night of Destiny [i.e.
the descent of the Holy Quran] does not
conflict with the concept of the physical
Night of Destiny that is well known to the
common people. Rather, it is the eternal
way of Allah that He does everything
in the most appropriate manner, and
whatever external form is suitable for
the internal reality, He bestows that
upon it. Hence, since Lailatul-Qadr, in
its inner reality, is the time of extreme
misguidance in which Divine grace
attends to the reformation of the world,
God – in order to establish that mutual
connection – appointed a physical
night to externally represent the last
part of the age of misguidance in which
[spiritual] darkness reached its ultimate
point. This was the night in which God
Almighty, finding the world steeped
in extreme misguidance, decreed to
reveal His Holy Word to His Prophet.
So, as a result, this night became one of
immense blessings, or in other words,
these blessings were present within it
since eternity in accordance with eternal
divine will, and then, Divine acceptance
and blessings were preserved in that
particular night for all times to come.”
(Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 4, p. 56)
How fortunate are Muslims who
have accepted the Holy Prophet
Muhammadsa who brought with him
the light that broke the spells of the dark
night that prevailed the whole world.
And then, when the darkness of evil
and ignorance started to spread again,
how fortunate are Ahmadi Muslims to
have accepted the Promised Messiahas
who dawned upon the world as the light
of daybreak; the light that shows the
right path to those who choose to open
their eyes and wake up to this bright,
colourful morning of Allah’s bounties.
This Week in History
8-14 June 2018
8 June 1904: The Promised Messiahas
received a revelation:
‫انی احافظ کل من فی الدار۔ اعطیتک کل النعیم‬
(I shall safeguard all those who are in
this house. I have bestowed upon you all
bounties.)
June 1888: The Promised Messiahas
fought for the cause of Islam with native
overpowered Miyan Fateh Masih along
with in-charge of Batala Mission H U
Weitbrecht Stanton in a written and
verbal debate.
June 1888: The Promised Messiahas
went to Patiala upon invitation of the
Prime Minister of the State. On 13 June,
he was in Patiala. Huzooras himself
recalls events and wrote: “On one
occasion I travelled from Ludhiana to
Patiala. Before I set out I received the
‫پش‬
revelation:
‫اس رفس ی‬
�‫م ھچک اصقنن وہاگ اور ھچک مہ ومغ ی‬
‫آےئ اگ‬
(Some loss will be incurred in the course
of this journey and some worry and
suffering will be encountered.)
“I informed my companions of this.
Before we set out from Patiala for
the return journey, it was time for
Asr Prayer and in order to perform
my ablution, I took off my cloak
and handed it to a servant of Syed
Muhammad Hasan Khan, a minister
of the State of Patiala. Thereafter,
when the time came to purchase our
tickets, I put my hand in my pocket
and discovered that the handkerchief
in which the money had been folded
had fallen out of my pocket. Then I
remembered the revelation that a loss
had to be suffered. After we boarded
the train and arrived at the [railway]
station of Doraha, a European traveler
deliberately misinformed one of my
companions that the train had arrived
at Ludhiana and we all got out of the
train. After the train left, we discovered
that it was a different station. Having
alighted at a deserted place, we
faced much trouble. In this way the
second part of the revelation was also
fulfilled.”
9 June 1905: The Promised Messiahas
received this Arabic revelation:
‫انی معک و مع اھلک و مع کل من احبک‬
(I am with you and with the members of
your family and with all those who love
you.)
9 June 1910: A baby boy was born to
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra. This third
grandson of the Promised Messiahas was
named Mirza Hameed Ahmad.
11 June 1899: The Promised Messiahas
sent a letter to his companion Hazrat
Seith Allah Rakha Abdur-Rahman asking
him to acquire more information about
annual carnival of Yuz Asaf in Madras
(present day Chennai).
12 June 1883: The Promised Messiahas
sent a letter to Mir Abbas Ali of
Ludhiana, and wrote: “Before the
writing of this letter I received the
revelation:
‫کذب علیکم الخبیث۔کذب علیکم‬
‫الخنزیر۔عنایت اللہ حافظک۔انی معک اسمع و‬
‫اری۔ الیس اللہ بکاف عبدہ۔ فبراہ اللہ مما قالوا‬
‫وکان عنداللہ وجیھا۔‬
Compiled by Tariq Hayat, Pakistan
“These revelations indicate that some
evil-minded person will charge me
falsely, or might have charged me
falsely, but that Allah’s favour will
safeguarding me.”
Note by Hazrat Maulana Jalal-ud-Din
Shamsra: “The reference is to the lawsuit
that Martyn Clark brought against the
Promised Messiahas in August 1897. The
Promised Messiahas writes: ‘Through this
prosecution, at the instance of Henry
Martyn Clark, in which I was charged
with conspiracy to murder, was fulfilled
the prophecy which was mentioned in
Barahin-e- Ahmadiyyah twenty years
before the prosecution was launched.
That revelation was:
‫فبراہ اللہ مما قالواوکان عنداللہ وجیھا۔‬
[Allah will clear him of that which they
alleged because he has a high standing
with Allah.] This is a tremendous sign
that despite the fact that all these
people – Maulavi Muhammad Hussain
on behalf of the Muslims, Lalah Ram
Bhaj Dutt on behalf of the Hindus and
Dr Henry Martyn Clark on behalf of the
Christians – had combined against me to
humiliate me and, together with their
supporters, mounted an assault against
me, as it happened at the time of Jang-
e-Ahzab [the Battle of the Ditch], Allah
humiliated all of them and established
my innocence … so that the revelation
might be fulfilled:
‫فبراہ اللہ مما قالوا‬
[Allah cleared him of that which they
alleged.]
12 June 1902: The Promised Messiah’sas
book in Arabic language Al-huda wa al-
tabsira liman yara was published.
12 June 1904: The Promised Messiahas
received a revelation:
‫کتب اللہ لاغلبن انا ورسلی۔ کمثلک درلا یضاع۔‬
‫لا یاتی علیک یوم الخسران‬
(Allah has decreed: ‘Most surely I will
prevail, I and My Messengers’. A jewel
like you is not wasted. There will not
come to you the day of loss.)
14 June 1899: Hazrat Mirza Mubarak
Ahmad was born in the house of the
Promised Messiahas. It was a Wednesday,
and the birth happened at 3:00pm. The
Promised Messiahas wrote: “The time of
delivery was near for my wife and on
June 14, with the first pains, my wife’s
condition became serious. Her body
temperature dropped, and she suffered
from extreme weakness. It seemed as
if she would faint. I imagined at that
time that perhaps she was about to
leave the world. The children were all
deeply overcome, and the women and
her mother were almost out of their
senses for the crisis had arisen suddenly.
Believing that she was at her last breath
and yet being certain of God’s power
to perform wonders, I supplicated
for her health and her condition
changed immediately and I received
the revelation: ‘Tahweel-ul-Maut’,
indicating that God had postponed
death and moved it for another time.
Her body temperature rose again and
then she regained her full senses and
the boy was born who has been named
Mubarak Ahmad.”
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Continued from page 1 From the Archives

Then, Huzooraa said, why should

these raised standards of worship only
be limited to a certain period of the
On Break: Stocktaking in Progress
year? Thus, pursuit of one single night
of blessings, and that too in a period
of ten days out of the whole year, can
result in distancing one from the actual
purpose of their creation – the worship
of Allah as prescribed by Him and
as practiced by His beloved prophet,
Hazrat Muhammad Mustafasa.
Huzooraa further explained that
attaining this great night of blessings is
only guaranteed when one continuously
upholds a high standard of worship all
year round, and only then does Allah,
according to His promise, come closer
to such persons in the days of Ramadan
and awards them with the night known
as Lailatul-Qadr or the Night of Destiny.
Huzooraa stated that the month
of Ramadan descends on the faithful
as a month of spiritual revolution, so
those who have continuously strived
to attain high standards of virtue and
taqwa are the ones who go through
a transformation and are granted the
blessings of Lailatul-Qadr. 
As the month of Ramadan
approaches its end, we remind our
readers, and ourselves indeed, that in
the list of prayers that we offer before
Allah most fervently during these days
(and nights), we must not forget to pray
for our beloved Imam, Hazrat Mirza
Masroor Ahmadaa. He is the one ray of
hope for the world that is drenched in W e learn from Sahih Al-Bukhari –
the most authentic anthology of
Hadith – and other authentic sources,
E‘tikaf. For this, Hazrat Aishara reports, she
would pitch a tent for the Holy Prophetsa
in the mosque.
Allah, what does that exactly mean? One
reads the Quran and understands what
their Creator expects of them. One gets
the darkness of worldly pursuits. He is
that the Holy Prophetsa would confine During E‘tikaf, the Holy Prophetsa to know, through reading Ahadith, what
the only spring of water in the spiritual
himself to the mosque during the last ten would only leave his tent to offer prayers was expected of us by the person who
drought of the world. He is, as the days of Ramadan. It is reported that he in congregation in the mosque or only was given the title of Model of Excellence
Khalifa of the Promised Messiahas, the observed this practice all his life and after when he needed to use the lavatory. This by Allah the Almighty. Reading Tafsir
equivalent of Fajr (daybreak) at the end his demise, his wives are reported to have shows that he abstained from indulging enhances and deepens the understanding
of a long, dark, vicious night. He is, for continued the same practice.  in any matter of worldly nature and of Allah’s message for mankind, thus
all Muslims, the grand fulfilment of the Tradition narrates that  the Holy devoted every moment of those days and enabling one to ponder as to how this
bounties of Lailatul-Qadr. Prophetsa initially used to practice E‘tikaf nights for the remembrance of Allah. The can be practiced in the modern-day
in the middle-third of Ramadan and after Quran would be reviewed with him in full challenges. This leads one to indulge in
the twentieth  night, he would go back through Hazrat Gabriel during Ramadan. attaining this understanding through the
to his house on the twenty-first  day. The One year, the Holy Prophetsa observed writings of the Imam of the Age – the
Lajna Imaillah Sri Lanka hold same was observed by his companions. E‘tikaf for twenty days in Ramadan Promised Messiahas – and through the
Annual Exhibition and Sales Once in Ramadan, in which he practiced instead of ten. This was because he sayings of his Khulafa in various times

A nnual Exhibition and Sales was held

by Lajna Imaillah Sri Lanka on 12 May
2018 at Ahmadiyya Jubilee Hall, Negombo.
This one-day event was inaugurated by
A H Nasir Ahmad – National President of
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Sri Lanka.
There was a wide variety of displays
compared with last year’s event. Waqf-e-
Nau took part in numbers and exhibited
their talent and skills which attracted the
visitors. The students of Ahmadiyya Mon-
tessori also participated and displayed their
handicrafts.
An art competition was held in various
age groups with 62 Ahmadi girls participat-
ing.
A free homeopathy clinic was also one
of the features of the event. Treatments were
given to 85 patients.
Separate time was allotted for Ahmadi
brothers to visit the Exhibition. In total, 269
visitors witnessed the event, representing all
chapters of the Ahmadiyya Community in
Sri Lanka.
E‘tikaf, he established the night prayers
at the night in which he used to return
home, and then he addressed the people
saying:
“I used to practice E‘tikaf for these ten
days (i.e. the middle one-third) but now
I intend to stay in E‘tikaf for the last ten
days; so whoever was in E‘tikaf with me
should stay at his place of seclusion. I have
verily been informed of the exact date of
Lailatul-Qadr, but I have forgotten it. So
search for it in the odd nights of the last
ten days of Ramadan.”  The mention of not having physical
It was from then onwards that the
E‘tikaf was, and still is, observed in the last
ten days of Ramadan.
Hazrat Aishara reports, and we know
from Sahih Bukhari, that the Holy
Prophetsa would confine himself from the
outside world to a specific place during
the last ten days of Ramadan, staying day
and night in the mosque. He would offer
Fajr prayers and then enter the place of his
had been unable to observe E‘tikaf the
previous year. It is said that the Quran
was reviewed with him twice in Ramadan
when he observed E‘tikaf twice.
We find mention of E‘tikaf in the Holy
Quran in the following verse:
َ َ ْ َ ْ ُ َ ْ ُ ْ َ َ َّ ُ ْ ُ َ ُ َ َ
‫اج ِد‬
ِ ‫و لا تبا ِشرو ہن و انتم عاک ِفون فِی المس‬
“And do not go in unto them while you
remain in the mosques. These are the
limits [set by] Allah, so do not approach
them.” (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ch.2: V.188)
relations with wives during E‘tikaf shows
that it is not permissible to indulge in
any matter of worldly nature and to
solely focus on spiritual progress by
way of spending all available time in the
remembrance of Allah.
It should not be mistaken, as some
“ambitious” orientalists would fancy, that
E‘tikaf is a period of idleness. So, when
time is being spent in the remembrance of
and in the day that we live in.
Praying to Allah in an atmosphere
where there is no worldly disturbance
distracting the Mu‘takif (the one in
E‘tikaf), they get the chance to pay
gratitude to Allah for His blessings –
some of which we tend to not reflect upon
by being too busy with worldly matters
otherwise. This also means supplicating
before Allah the Almighty for ourselves,
our families, our colleagues, for all
Ahmadis, for the Muslim Ummah and
above all, for Hazrat Khalifatul Masihaa.
Every organisation does stocktaking at
least once a year. They get better results,
they get to plan better strategies, they
get to know about their profits and also
about their losses. They get to know what
challenges they face and how to overcome
them in the best possible manner. 
On an individual level, let’s take E‘tikaf
as a personal stocktaking. Imagine the
benefits!
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Exclusive 100 Years Ago...

The Month of Ramadan

We present a unique article written by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra that was included
in the 7 June 1918 issue of Al Hakam for this week's “100 Years Ago...”, although it was
originally published in Tash-heez-ul-Azhan in 1909.

Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, benefit God in any way. The reason why
Khalifatul Masih IIra fasting has been prescribed to us is for
our purification. As God is the Merciful,
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, in order to purify His servants … and
Ever-Merciful save them from sin, He provided cures,
We praise Him and invoke blessings on one of which is fasting. A rich person
His Noble Prophet can understand their poor brothers’
and sisters’ plight only through fasting
Whether you look at it as the month that
because fasts … will convey the pain
God has given precedence above other
and struggle of hunger and thirst to
months; whether you bear in mind its
them. The arrogant can only come to
significance as a month where prayers
realise their helplessness through fasts
are said more; whether it is looked at as a
because through fasts, they will see that
month where Muslims must strive hard;
fasts make them realise the need for
whether you observe its significance
many things. During the fast, hunger
in that the weakest of people get the
and thirst surges through their bodies,
opportunity to partake in its blessing
enabling them to realise that there is
from dawn till dusk; whether you look
no difference between them and their
at it as a month where generosity has
underprivileged neighbours.
to be shown in one way or another or
Due to fasts, one safeguards
you believe it to be the month in which
themselves from carnal pleasures and
Allah’s mercy descends on man, there
abstains from spiteful words. Fasting
is no doubt that it is a blessed, rather
produces generosity in a person; it
extremely blessed, month. Blessed are
produces perseverance and courage. It
they who seek its blessings, and those
enables a person to tame themselves.
who, when they see its end, find a
Thus, if a person fasts during Ramadan,
distinct transformation in themselves.
fulfilling all its conditions with a pure
Does God benefit from anyone’s
heart, the month of Ramadan can
hunger? Does any change come to the
cleanse all the sins they ever committed.

O my friends, who are reading

these lines, engage yourselves in
prayers and urge your friends
to use their time piously by
reading to them these words. the Afterlife? Hence, since we are not
immortal and must die one day and
our actions will not be forgotten, is this
the Messiah of the age? Of course not!
I tell you openly that an even bigger
responsibility falls on you, because first
not the perfect opportunity for us to you lived in oblivion and could have
exalted Kingdom of God through our sow seeds in this earth, the fruition of thus been saved, but now there is no
Hence, my intention behind this which we will witness in the Hereafter, excuse for you before your God and
daily abstinence from food and drink?
article is to inform my brothers and and thereby making full use of the time you will be held even more accountable
Of course not. Neither does His power
sisters not to miss the opportunity of given to us? for what you did before God. So, if you
diminish due to our hunger, nor does
this month and to derive its benefits as O my friends, who are reading these wish to save yourselves from Divine
it increase. Our God is the God Who
much as possible. When we wake up for lines, engage yourselves in prayers and chastisement, then do not neglect your
is free from all flaws. His power sees no
sehri, if we pray with pious intentions, urge your friends to use their time religious duties for worldly affairs; do
decline as He always was and is eternal,
then God shall surely show His mercy piously by reading to them these words. not trap yourselves in sin, for sin causes
and His power sees no increase as there
and alleviate the pain and suffering. Do you think that you have been saved the heart to rust away. Whoever’s heart
is nothing else above Him.
Are we here for eternity? Will we not from God’s wrath by merely accepting is filled with rust moves themselves
Remember that our fasting does not
be held accountable for our actions in
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away from Divine guidance. Correct
your ways in such a manner that you do
not cause others to stumble. It should
not be that on the Day of Reckoning,
people complain, “The actions of the
people in Your established Jamaat
were so disgusting that we detested the
thought of being part of them. We did
not see Your reflection in them as they
were constantly engaged in vices and
sins and Satan had gained dominance
over them.”
So, fear God’s punishment; lest
Angels write you down among the
people who led others astray. Engage
yourselves in prayers for the prayer that
is said from the heart is never ignored.
It is God’s promise that He listens to the
pleas of the distressed and God does
not break His promise. So, express your
helplessness in your prayers in such
a way that they are registered at the
Divine threshold and, thus, your hearts
are enveloped in the love of God. The
treasury of God is, in fact, those hearts
that are filled with His love. Who would
want to destroy their treasure? Thus, if
you wish to save yourselves from future
afflictions, purify your souls and fill your
hearts with the love of God. Before God
decrees for death to overtake you, kill
your egos as God does not give death to
a person twice. This is a sensitive time,
so unite together. The sheep that stands
alone is an easy target for a wolf. If there
is discord between you and you are left
alone spiritually, remember that Satan
has a better grip on such people and
shall consume you [like a wolf consumes
a sheep], thereby leaving you spiritually
dead.
I possess a heartfelt pain for you
that is exceptionally overwhelming, the
knowledge of which no one has besides
God. That is why I am compelled to
call you towards your success and show
you the ways of righteousness. What
My intention behind noting this prayer here is so
that a fortunate soul might benefit from it and
they might pray for the victory of the Ahmadiyya
Jamaat and Islam in this blessed month.
increased my well-wishing sentiments
for you even more was that I was
searching my desk for an article for
Tash-heez-ul-Azhan, when I found a
paper with a prayer of mine on it that
I wrote last year in Ramadan. Whilst
reading that prayer, I had a strong
intuition to urge my friends towards
this. Who knows whose prayer gets
accepted and who is aware of the hour
when God’s grace and blessings descend
in a special manner?
To express the pain in my heart,
I present the prayer below. Maybe a
fortunate soul is encouraged by this
and consequently prays before his
Lord for themselves and for Jamaat-e-
Ahmadiyya, which is my actual intent.
The prayer is as follows:
I possess a heartfelt pain for you that is
exceptionally overwhelming, the knowledge of
which no one has besides God. That is why I am
compelled to call you towards your success and
show you the ways of righteousness.
“O my Master, my Powerful God!
My beloved, my Lord, my Guide; the
Creator of the heavens and the earth; the
One controlling the wind and the air; O
God, Who sent thousands of guides,
from Adamas to Jesusas, as leaders for
the guidance of the world; the High and
Majestic, Who sent such a noble prophet
in the person of the Holy Prophetsa; O
Gracious God, Who created a guide in
the person of the Messiahas as a servant
of the Holy Prophetsa; O Creator of light
and O You Who effaces darkness, to You,
yes only to You does a being as shameful
as me prostrate, humbling himself
and praying that You listen to his plea:
Accept this plea of mine as it was Your
promises that gave me the courage to
submit my supplications before You. I
was nothing, and You gave me life; I was
non-existent, and You gave me existence;
for my sustenance You created the four
elements of nature and created human
beings to care for me. When I was
unable to express my needs, you created
for me those who took care of my needs
themselves. O my Dear One! You made
Adam my father and Eve my mother
and made a servant whom You saw with
respect to intercede for me and ask You
to be Merciful to me. I wronged myself,
yet You covered my shortcomings. I
committed mistakes, yet You forgave.
You helped me through every test and
pain. When any trouble struck me,
You helped me, and whenever I went
astray, You held my hand. You ignored
my mischiefs and when I moved away
from You, You came even closer to me.
I was negligent of You, yet You never
forgot me. On occasions when parents,
relatives, acquaintances, friends and
sympathisers are unable to help, You
extended Your Hand of omnipotence to
help me. When I was sad, You made me
happy and when I felt low, You gave me
joy. When I wept, You made me laugh.
There are many who suffer in living
detached, but for me, You showed Your
Own Self. You made promises and kept
them, and never did You fail to keep any
vow. I made pledges with You but failed
to honour them, yet You overlooked
this. I do not see anyone more sinful
than myself, but I also do not see anyone
who can be more kind to a sinner than
You. Anyone kinder than You cannot be
imagined. When I cried and wept before
You, You listened to me and accepted
my prayers; I cannot recall my cries of
perturbation ever being rejected. So O
my Lord! I fall before You in prostration
with restlessness and with a painful
heart and beg You to accept my prayer
and respond to my cry. O my Pure God!
My nation is at the verge of annihilation;
please save it! Those of them who call
themselves Ahmadis, I have nothing
to do with, unless their hearts and
bosoms are cleansed. So O my Lord! Set
Your Grace and Mercy in motion, and
cleanse them. Grant them the passion
and fervour of the Companionsra [of the
Holy Prophet Muhammadsa]. Let their
work be purer and cleaner than their
word. Let them sacrifice themselves in
the way of Your Beautiful Being and the
Holy Prophetsa. May the prayers of the
Messiahas be accepted in their favour. O
my Lord! Save my nation from trials and
tribulations and save them from woes.
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May great sages and saints be born
in this nation who unite to become a
nation of Your choice and may they
become a community … that You
hold dearest. May they be saved from
becoming a nation taken over by Satan
and may Angels always descend upon
them. Make this nation a blessed one,
yes, a blessed one and a very blessed
one. Amin, O Lord of all the worlds.
Now I shall pray for my brothers
and sisters, my mother, my friends and
all those whom I shall list below, and I
very humbly pray that we are blessed,
purified, selected, chosen as those who
spread guidance, made servants of
Islam, given health and prosperity, given
death as Muslims, looked upon with
happiness by God at our death and live
lives free from His displeasure in this
world and the next. I pray especially for
the Khalifa of the time [this was written
in time of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Ira]:
O my Lord, bless his knowledge and
wisdom, prosper him in his mission,
safeguard him from every discomfort,
make his planning blessed and lead him
along the path that is Islam.”
My intention behind noting this
prayer here is so that a fortunate soul
might benefit from it and they might
pray for the victory of the Ahmadiyya
Jamaat and Islam in this blessed month.
In the end, I wish to urge everyone
not to squander this opportunity. Cry
for the sake of your Lord at night and
pay alms during the day. This is such
a scheme that if a Jamaat from among
you is produced, which carries out these
duties, then God promises triumph in
His Holy Word. Which unfortunate
person does not have trust in God’s
promises? May God develop unity
among us and grant us the potential
to perform righteous acts and prayers.
May the days of darkness vanish and
may the bright days of Islam’s triumph
become manifest. Amin, O Lord of all
the worlds.
Humbly yours,
Mirza Mahmud Ahmad
(Translated by Qaasid Muin Ahmad)
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The Promised Messiahas on Ramadan, Part IV
Below, we present the fourth and final part on fiqh-related views of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam
Ahmadas, the Hakam and ‘Adl (Judge and Arbiter of this day) concerning many aspects of
Ramadan and how it should be practiced best. These have been taken from Fiqhul-Masih
(Urdu) on the chapter of Ramadan.
reward; it is cruelty, because
this is the age of growth and
development. Yes, approaching
puberty is an age when fasting
almost becomes obligatory.
In that age, it is important
that children are made to
experience the fast. If we look
at the permission and practice
of the Promised Messiahas, we
realise that one should begin
to practice fasting at the age of
twelve or thirteen, experiencing
some every year. This should
be practiced until they reach
the age of eighteen, which, in
my opinion, is the age when
one should begin fasting. The
first year when I experienced
fasting, the Promised Messiahas
permitted me to fast only for
one day. In that age, children
desire to fast and thus, they
yearn to experience even more
What age should one start fasting? fasts, but it is the duty of parents to stop them. Then there
comes an age when the parents should develop bravery in
Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul
their children by encouraging them to observe some fasts,
Masih IIra states, “In my opinion, it is a crime to make a
while at the same time seeing that they do not offer too
child, under the age of twelve, fast; also, to make a child
many. Those who are around them should not object as to
between the ages of twelve and fifteen fast is wrong. One
why they do not observe all the fasts, because if children
should try to obse as many fasts as possible around the
observe all the fasts in that age, they will not be able to
age of fifteen and by the age of eighteen, fasting should be
fast later. In the same way, there are some children who
considered obligatory.
are naturally weaker. I have observed when some people
“I remember when we were young, we also wished
bring their children to meet me that they will say they are
to fast but the Promised Messiahas would not permit us,
fifteen years old but they only look seven or eight. In my
and instead of stressing and urging us to fast, he would
view, those children may be fit to regularly fast at the age of
describe to us its grandeur and sanctity.” (Al Fazl, 11 April
twenty-one. In contrast, a strong child at the age of fifteen
1925, p. 11)
may be the same as an eighteen-year-old physically, but if
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra writes:
he takes my words that the age to regularly fast is eighteen
“It should be remembered that the Sharia prohibits
then he will neither wrong me nor God Almighty, he will
young children from observing fasts, but as they approach
be doing an injustice to his own self. In the same way, if a
the age of puberty, they should start experiencing some
young child does not fast and people verbally object, then
fasts. From what I remember, the Promised Messiahas
they are being unjust upon their own selves.” (Tafsir-e-
permitted me to fast for the first time at the age of twelve
Kabir, Vol. 2, p. 285)
or thirteen. However, some foolish people force their
children to fast at the age of six or seven, thinking that Prohibition of fasting at a young age
they will be rewarded for it. This is not an act worthy of Hazrat Nawab Mubaraka Begum Sahibara writes:
“The Promised Messiahas disliked that a child should
fast at a young age, before attaining maturity. He would say
that observing one or two fasts was enough. When Hazrat
Amma Janra [noble wife of the Promised Messiahas] made
me observe my first fast, she hosted a generous iftari in
which she invited all the women of the Jamaat to dinner.
After that, two or three years later in Ramadan, I kept a
fast and told the Promised Messiahas that I had kept a fast.
He was sitting in a room at the time and on a nearby stool
were two pans [a South Asian sweet snack comprising
betel leaf with fennel, lime and rose petals], probably
made by Hazrat Amma Janra. He picked up a pan, handed
it to me and said, ‘Eat this. You are weak and should not
fast yet, so break your fast.’ Accordingly, I ate the pan, but I
also added that Saleha (who was our aunt and the revered
wife of our youngest uncle) was also fasting and that she
should also be made to break her fast. The Promised
Messiahas replied, ‘Call her as well.’ So, I called her. She
came, and Huzooras handed her the second pan saying,
‘Here, eat this. You do not have a fast.’ I was approximately
ten years of age then.” (Tahrirat-e-Mubaraka, pp. 227-228)
Six fasts of Shawal
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra said that he heard from his
mother [Hazrat Nusrat Jehan Begum Sahibara]:
“The Promised Messiahas would narrate to us the
details of those days in his youth when he found out or
was given the hint that in order to progress in his field, one
must fast. He would tell us, ‘Then, I fasted for six months
incessantly and did not let anyone know that I was fasting,
whether they were family members or friends. When
breakfast would arrive from the house, I would pass it on
to a needy person but I would eat dinner.’”
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra asked his mother if
Huzooras would offer nafli [supererogatory] fasts in his
later years, to which she said, “Even in his later days
Huzooras would observe nafli fasts, especially the six
fasts of Shawal which he would offer religously. If ever
he needed to pray for something exceptional, he would
fast. However, in the last two or three years of his life, the
Promised Messiahas could not fast even in Ramadan, due
to weakness and frailty.” Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra
added that the Promised Messiahas mentioned in his book
Kitab-ul-Bariyya that he fasted for a period of eight to
nine months consecutively. (Sirat-ul-Mahdi, Vol. 1, p. 14)
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra said:
“It was the way of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa that
he would observe six fasts in the month of Shawal after
Eid. It is incumbent on our Jamaat to revive this practice.
Once, Hazrat Sahibas made preparations for all of Qadian
to observe the six fasts after Eid in a manner that would
resemble Ramadan. In the end, because the Promised
Messiahas had reached old age and would remain ill, he
could not fast for two or three years. Those of you who
possess no knowledge should listen and those who are
careless should become alert that aside from those who
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to defeat Faisalabad by 54 runs in the final to guest of the closing ceremony. He distributed
Syedna Masroor All Pakistan Hard Ball lift the trophy. prizes among the players, addressed the gath-
Cricket Tournament Abdul Hameed Shahid of Rabwah was de-
clared “Man of the Final” as well as the “Man
ering and concluded the event with congrega-
tional prayers.
of the Series” and “Best
at Jalsa Gah Cricket Ground, Rabwah. Batsman of the Tourna-
The tournament was inaugurated by Sa- ment”. He scored 87 runs
lik Ahmad Sahib, President MKA Pakistan. A in the final match, scor-
total 9 teams participated, comprising of 180 ing an overall 227 runs
Khuddam from Rabwah, Lahore, Rawalpin- and taking five wickets in
di, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Sargodha, the tournament. Kashif
Hyderabad and Karachi participated in the Rahman of Rabwah, who
tournament. took 13 wickets in total,
Teams were divided into three pools. The was declared “Best Bowl-
top team from every pool qualified for semi-fi- er of the Tournament”.
Usman Malik
MKA Pakistan nals, whereas the fourth team was selected on Sohail Mubarak
the basis of highest net run rate from the re- Sharma Sahib (Nazir

SCricket
yedna Masroor All Pakistan Hard Ball maining six teams. Bait-ul-Mal Amad, Sadr
Tournament Majlis Khud- Faisalabad defeated Karachi by one wicket Anjuman Ahmadiyya
dam-ul-Ahmadiyya Pakistan was organized by in the first semi-final. Rabwah beat Multan by Pakistan) was the chief
MKA Muqami Rabwah from 28 April to 1 May nine wickets in second semi-final and went on Syedna Masroor All Pakistan Hard Ball Cricket Tournament champions | MKA Pakistan
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Continued from page 6
are sick or weak, everyone should observe the six fasts
[of Shawal]. If they are unable to observe the six fasts one
after the other, they may fast by taking breaks between
days.” (Al Fazl, 8 June 1922, p. 7)
Looking in a mirror whilst fasting
A question was presented to the Promised Messiahas as to
whether one is allowed to look in a mirror while fasting.
The Promised Messiahas replied: “It is allowed.” (Badr, 7
February 1907, p. 4)
Applying oil to hair or beard while fasting
The Promised Messiahas was asked if it was permissible to
apply oil to one’s hair or beard while fasting. The Promised
Messiahas replied, “It is permissible.” (Badr, 7 February
1907, p. 4)
Using eye-drops while fasting
The Promised Messiahas was asked if a person who is
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of great benefit. Arrangements can be made for not just
one person to sit during the duration of the prayer and 25th Jalsa Salana Brazil
listen to the Imam, rather four men can do so, each of
whom listen to two separate rak‘aat, thus each of them
would participate in six rak‘aat each.”
It was asked whether fiqh [Islamic jurisprudence]
allowed for such circumstances? Huzoorra replied:
“The actual purpose is for people to get into the habit of
listening to the Holy Quran, and the fatwa of the Promised
Messiahas is only out of need or special circumstances, like
the fatwa concerning a person who cannot stand and pray
to sit and pray, and if they cannot sit then they should lie
down and pray. In the same way if one has dirt on their
clothes and is not able to wash it, then they are permitted
to pray in that condition. This is not an issue [of fiqh],
AMJ Brazil
rather a question of necessity. (Al Fazl, 21 February 1930,
p. 12)
Accidentally consuming food or drink does not
invalidate a fast
JSalana
amaat Ahmadiyya
Brazil held its 25 Jalsa
th

on 5  and 6  May
about 100 local citizens
also participated in the
event. An exhibition
fasting and has an ailment in his eye is allowed to use eye- 2018. The first Jalsa Salana of the Holy Quran and
drops? The Promised Messiahas replied: “The question Someone wrote a letter saying that they began mistakenly
eating in oblivion during Ramadan around sahoor Brazil was held in 1994.  other Islamic literature
itself is invalid; the one who is sick is not instructed to
[breakfast] time. Upon going outside, they realised it was Since then the annual was displayed during the
fast.” (Badr, 7 February 1907, p. 4)
the time of the break of dawn. They asked if those fasts convention has been held occasion.
Using fragrance while fasting should be kept again. The Promised Messiahas replied, every year. This year the The first day of the
It was asked if a person who is fasting is allowed to apply “If one eats or drinks mistakenly during their fast, they theme of the Jalsa Salana Jalsa started off with the
fragrance? The Promised Messiahas replied, “It is allowed.” do not have to obse another fast as compensation.” (Al was “Gratitude to God flag hoisting ceremony.
(Badr, 7 February 1907, p. 4) Hakam, 24 February 1907, p. 14) and Service to Humanity”. The inaugural session of
Fasting on the day of the Holy Prophet’ssa demise The key point of the Jalsa the Jalsa was chaired by
Applying surma [kohl] while fasting was the special message Nadeem Ahmad Tahir
The question was asked whether one who is fasting may Question: Is it necessary to fast on the Prophet’ssa demise? that Hazrat Khalifatul Sahib, Vice-President of
apply surma [kohl] to their eyes. The Promised Messiahas Answer: “It is not necessary.” (Badr, 14 March 1907, p. 5) Masihaa sent to the event Jamaat Brazil. Lajna had
replied, “It is makruh (disliked). What is the urgency that Are the fasts of Muharram compulsory? expressing his happiness, their own session that
one should apply surma during the day? It can be applied congratulating the Jamaat was chaired by Anila
at night.” (Badr, 7 February 1907, p. 4) It was asked if it is necessary to observe the first ten fasts
and emphasising that the Zafar Sahiba, President
of Muharram? The Promised Messiahas replied, “It is not
Tarawih prayer real aim of the Jalsa is to of Lajna Imaillah Brazil.
compulsory.” (Badr, 14 March 1907, p. 5)
create a link with Allah the The concluding session
Akmal Sahib of Goleki wrote to the Promised Messiahas E‘tikaf Almighty. He called the was chaired by Wasim
asking that “although it is emphasised to wake up during attention of the members Ahmad Zafar Sahib.
the night and pray, but generally labourers and farmers Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra writes that his mother
[Hazrat Nusrat Jehan Begum Sahibara] related to him, of Jamaat towards Five representatives of
struggle to do so. Is it possible that they offer the eleven worship, remembrance different religions and
rak‘aat [units] in the latter portion of the night rather than “I never saw the Promised Messiahas observe E‘tikaf
[practice of the Prophetsa of seclusion and immersion in of God, attachment and one city councilman
in the beginning?” The Promised Messiahas replied, “There
prayers in the last ten days of Ramadan].” Hazrat Miyan connection with Khilafat, spoke at the Jalsa by
is no harm, you may do so.” (Badr, 18 October 1906, p. 4)
Abdullah Sahib Sanorira also relayed the same to Hazrat conveying the message the special invitation of
Rak‘aat [units] of Tarawih Mirza Bashir Ahmadra. (Sirat-ul-Mahdi, Vol. 1, p. 62) of Islam to the people of Jamaat. Gifts were given
It was asked concerning the Tarawih prayer that as it is Brazil and South America to the specially invited
Talking during E‘tikaf
Tahajjud, instead of offering twenty rak‘aat, what was the and towards watching guests and a shield was
instruction, because Tahajjud with the Witr prayer is only Question: While performing E‘tikaf, can one speak MTA. awarded to Wasim Ahmad
eleven or thirteen rak‘aat. The Promised Messiahas replied, regarding worldly matters such as their business and The preparations of Zafar Sahib on behalf
“The constant practice of the Holy Prophetsa was to offer trade? Jalsa were carried out of Jamaat Brazil for the
eight rak‘aat during the time of Tahajjud and this is the Answer: “It if is extremely urgent, then one may do so. with Waqar-e-Amal endeavor and dedication
best way. However, it is also permissible to offer them in They are, however, permitted go outside to visit the sick or [voluntary work] and in organizing the 25 Jalsa
the earlier portion of the night. There is a narration that to use the toilet.” (Badr, 21 February 1907, p. 5) the surroundings were Salanas in Brazil. In this
the Prophetsa offered them in the first part of the night. Guidance concerning E‘tikaf decorated with colorful historic event 30 needy
Twenty rak‘aat were offered afterwards but the practice of buntings and beautiful families were provided
Dr Ibadullah Sahib of Amritsar and Khawaja Kamaluddin
the Holy Prophetsa was what I just mentioned.” (Badr, 6 banners. Two local with food hampers as an
Sahib (lawyer) were both observing E‘tikaf. The Promised
February 1908, p. 7) newspapers published act of gratitude to God
Messiahas said to them, “It is not compulsory that one
Tarawih is Tahajjud must just sit inside [the mosque] and not come out. You reports before and after Almighty.
may sit on the roof where there is sunlight and can talk the Jalsa. Apart from
Someone wrote a letter to Hazrat Sahibas the summary of members of the Jamaat,
which was the question: How should one offer prayers on a about important matters; here, on the ground, it gets cold.
journey and what is the commandment regarding Tarawih? One must take care of important aspects; in reality, all
The Promised Messiahas replied, “Sunnat prayers are to the works of a believer are forms of worship.” (Al Badr, 2
be offered in sets of two rak‘aat on a journey. Tarawih is January 1903, p. 74)
also a sunnat [practice of the Prophetsa], thus you should Leaving E‘tikaf and attending a court case
perform it. Sometimes you may read it at home alone
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra writes that Maulvi Sher
because Tarawih is Tahajjud and is not a new prayer. You
Ali Sahibra said, “Once during the time of the Promised
can say your Witr as you please.” (Badr, 26 December
Messiahas, Hakim Fazluddin Sahib Bhervi was observing
1907, p. 6)
E‘tikaf. During those days, he had to leave E‘tikaf to attend
Correcting a Hafiz during Tarawih prayer a court case. As he was about to break his E‘tikaf and leave
The question was asked if it was permissible for one who for the court around Asr time, the Promised Messiahas
was not a Hafiz to look from the Quran and correct the smiled and said, ‘If you were to leave for a court case, then
Imam during Tarawih in Ramadan? Hazrat Khalifatul what was the need to observe E‘tikaf in the first place?’”
Masih IIra replied, “I have not seen a fatwa [edict] of the (Sirat-ul-Mahdi, Vol. 1, p. 97)
Promised Messiahas in this regard.”
(Translated by Serjeel Ahmed, Pohnpei, Micronesia)
Upon hearing this, Maulvi Muhammad Ismail Sahib
(Maulvi Fazil) replied that the Promised Messiahas had
permitted it. Huzoorra said, “If it is allowed then it can be AMJ Brazil
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Friday Sermon
11.5.18
Delivered from Baitul Futuh Mosque
Men of Excellence
After reciting the Tashahhud, Ta‘awuz, and Surah Al-Fatihah,
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaba stated:
Today, the first Companion [of the
Holy Prophetsa] whom I shall talk about
is Hazrat Abdullahra bin Jahsh. His
mother, Umaimah bint Abdul Muttalib,
was one of the paternal aunts of the
Holy Prophetsa. Thus, he was a cousin
of the Holy Prophetsa. He had accepted
Islam prior to the Holy Prophetsa going
into Darul Arqam. (Usdul Ghaaba, Vol.
3, p.89, Abdullah bin Jahsh, Darul-Fikr,
2003, Beirut).
Darul Arqam was a house that
belonged to Arqam bin Arqam, who had
newly accepted Islam and was situated
at the outskirts of Mecca. It served as
a centre where Muslims would gather,
learn about their faith and worship.
Owing to this recognition, it was also
known by the name of Darus Salam
[The Abode of Peace]. This served as
the centre [for Muslims] in Mecca
for three years wherein they would
discreetly worship and also where the
Holy Prophetsa held gatherings. Later,
when Hazrat Umarra accepted Islam,
they began openly professing their faith.
According to the traditions, Hazrat
Umarra was the last person to accept
Islam at that centre. (Sirat Khatam-un-
Nabiyyeen, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad
Sahib M.A., p. 129).
Nevertheless, Hazrat Abdullahra
bin Jahsh had accepted Islam prior
to the establishment of this centre. It
is narrated that his family was also
subjected to the oppression at the hands
of the idolaters of Quraish. He migrated
to Abyssinia twice, along with his
two brothers Hazrat Abu Ahmad and
Ubaidullah and his sisters Hazrat Zainab
bint Jahsh, Hazrat Umme Habibah and
Hazrat Himnah bint Jahsh. His brother,
Ubaidullah, upon arrival in Abyssinia,
had converted to Christianity and died
there as a Christian. His wife Umme
Habibah bint Abu Sufyan was still in
Abyssinia at the time when her marriage
to the Holy Prophetsa took place. (Usdul
Ghaaba, Vol. 3, p.89, Abdullah bin
Jahsh, Darul-Fikr, 2003, Beirut).
Hazrat Abdullah bin Jahshra, prior to
his migration to Medina, came to Mecca
and he took along all the members of
the Dudan family from among his tribe
of Banu Ghanam to Medina (who had
all accepted Islam). These families left
Mecca in such vast numbers that entire
neighbourhoods were left deserted and
many houses were sealed shut. (At-
Tabaqat Al-Kubra Li Ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3,
p.49, Abdullahra bin Jahsh, Dar Ihya At-
turath Al-Arabi, 1996, Beirut).
Presently, Ahmadis in various places
of Pakistan are experiencing similar
circumstances where certain villages
have been completely deserted. Ibn
Ishaq states that when Banu Jahsh bin
Rayab emigrated from Mecca, Abu
Sufyan bin Harb sold his house to Amr
bin Alqamah. When this news reached
Hazrat Abdullahra bin Jahsh at Medina,
he related it to the Holy Prophetsa. Upon
hearing that, the Holy Prophetsa said, “O
Abdullah! Are you not content with the
fact that God will grant you a palace in
Paradise in its place?” Hazrat Abdullah
bin Jahshra replied, “Yes indeed, O
Messenger Of Allahsa! I am content.”
Upon this, the Holy Prophetsa said,
“Then, those palaces will be granted to
you.” (Sirat Ibn-e-Hisham, p. 352, Bab
Hijratul Rasool, Darul Kutb-ul-Ilmiyah,
2001, Beirut)
By this the Holy Prophetsa meant
that in place of the houses which he had
left behind, he will be granted a station
in the Heavens where palaces will be
prepared for him.
The Holy Prophetsa sent Hazrat
Abdullahra bin Jahsh on an expedition
to the Valley of Nakhlah. The following
account is recorded in the [Islamic]
literature:
“One day, after performing the Ishaa
prayer, the Holy Prophetsa said to Hazrat
Abdullahra bin Jahsh, “Come armed
in the morning as I wish to send you
somewhere.”
Hence, when the Holy Prophetsa
completed the Fajr [dawn] prayer, he
found Hazrat Abdullahra bin Jahsh
waiting at his door equipped with his
bow and arrow and also a spear and
shield. The Holy Prophetsa called for
Hazrat Ubai bin Ka’bra and instructed
him to write a letter. After the letter
had been written, he called for Hazrat
Abdullahra bin Jahsh and whilst giving
him the letter, the Holy Prophetsa told
him that he was appointing him as the
leader of the expedition. From historical
accounts we find that initially the Holy
Prophetsa appointed Hazrat Ubaida bin
Harithra as the leader of this expedition.
However, when he returned home in
order to prepare himself, his children
came to the Holy Prophetsa and began
to cry. Upon this, the Holy Prophetsa
sent Hazrat Abdullahra bin Jahsh in his
place as their leader. At the time of his
departure, the Holy Prophetsa gave him
the title of Amir-ul-Mu’mineen [leader
of the faithful]. In Sirat-ul-Halbiya it is
written that Hazrat Abdullahra bin Jahsh
was thus the first fortunate companion
to have received the title of Amir-ul-
Mu’mineen in the Islamic era. (Al-Sirat-
ul-Halbiya, Vol.3, pg.217, Sariyyat-ul-
Abdullah bin Jahsh ilan Batne Nakhla,
Darul Kutb-ul-Ilmiyah, 2002, Beirut.)
َّ َ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ
Under the commentary of the verse:
‫ال فِ ۡی ِہ‬ َ ‫الش ۡہر ال ْ َح َرام ق‬
‫ت‬ ‫یسـٔلوۡنک ع ِن‬
ٍ ِ ِ
ِ
[They ask thee about fighting in
the Sacred Month ]Hazrat Musleh-e-
Mau’udra has mentioned this incident
in these words that even after the Holy
Prophetsa had migrated from Mecca
to Medina, the severity of the hostility
from the Meccans did not subside. They
began to threaten the people of Medina
that since they had given refuge to their
people, there was only one option; either
kill all of them or expel them from
Medina. Otherwise, they would vow to
attack Medina and kill all of them and
also capture their women. Moreover,
this was not limited to mere threats, in
fact they began to make preparations
in order to attack Medina. In those
days, the circumstances were such that
the Holy Prophetsa would at times stay
awake the entire night. Similarly, the
companions would sleep equipped with
their weapons, lest the enemy would
suddenly launch an attack on them
in the darkness of the night. In these
circumstances, on the one hand, the
Holy Prophetsa started to make treaties
with the tribes living in the surroundings
of Medina so that they would support
Muslims if such circumstances arose.
On the other hand, as a result of the
news that the Quraish were making
preparations for an attack, the Holy
Prophetsa sent Hazrat Abdullahra bin
Jahsh to Nakhla with twelve men. He
gave him a letter and instructed him to
open it after two days. Hazrat Abdullahra
bin Jahsh opened it after two days and
it stated that they should remain in
Nakhla and gather information about
the circumstances of the Quraish and
report back. Incidentally, during that
same period a small caravan of the
Quraish passed by, which was returning
from trade in Syria. Hazrat Abdullahra
bin Jahsh through a personal initiative
attacked them, as a result of which one
person from among the disbelievers,
Amr bin Al-Hazrami was killed, and two
people were taken as captives and the
Muslims also seized their possessions.
When they returned to Medina and
informed the Holy Prophetsa of this
incident, he expressed great displeasure
and said that he had not permitted them
to fight and he also refused to accept
any of the items they had captured from
them. Ibn Jarir has taken the narration
of Hazrat Ibn Abbasra and written, “The
mistake Hazrat Abdullahra bin Jahsh
and his companions made was that
they believed that the month of Rajab
had not yet commenced, even though
it had already begun. They believed
that it was the thirtieth of Jumada Al-
Thani and that the month of Rajab had
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not yet started. In any case, the idolaters
started to raise a hue and cry at the fact
that Amr bin Al-Hazrami was killed at
the hands of Muslims and that Muslims
no longer respected the sanctity of the
sacred months, in which all forms of
war were forbidden.”
Hence, Hazrat Musleh-e-Mau’udra
states, “God Almighty addresses this
allegation in this very verse by stating
that although God Almighty is most
displeased by fighting in these months
and is a sin in the sight of God Almighty,
however it is even more displeasing to
Him that people are hindered from
the path of God Almighty; to stop
them from professing the unity of God
Almighty; to disregard the sanctity of the
Al-Haram Mosque and to expel people
from their homes simply because they
believe in the One God. They may have
thought of this one aspect. However,
According to the historical accounts, “love of
God and His Prophetsa had made the com-
panions oblivious to all material desires.
Their only wish was to sacrifice their lives in
God’s cause. Their desire was indeed fulfilled
and they became distinguished as ‘Al-Mujja-
du Fillah’ (the one who lost his ear in God’s
cause).
they have not reflected on the severity of
their own sins and the displeasing deeds
they have committed by rejecting God
and His Messengersa, disregarding the
sanctity of the Al-Haram Mosque and by
expelling the people from their homes.
When they themselves are guilty of such
abhorrent acts, how then can they then
raise allegations against Muslims? They
have merely committed an inadvertent
mistake, whereas the Meccans have been
actively and intentionally committing
these acts.” (Tafsir-e-Kabir, Vol.2, pp.
474-47 – Ch.2, V.218).
Elaborating on a Hadith [tradition
of the Holy Prophetsa] of Bukhari,
Hazrat Sayyid Zain-ul-Abideen
Waliullah Shah Sahibra has mentioned
the positive outcome of the expedition
of Abdullahra bin Jahsh. Elaborating
on this, he has written, “The accounts
inform us that this expedition was
completely successful with regards
to the purpose it had been sent out
for. By taking captives, they gained
concrete and precise information of the
schemes and movement of the Quraish
of Mecca. The incident related to the
caravan of Hazrami was something
that was unintentional and incidental.
The opinion of some historians, who
have mentioned that some members
of this expedition thought of avenging
and returning the captured possessions
of the Muhajireen [Muslims who
migrated from Mecca to Medina] is
incorrect. Rather, the primary objective
of this expedition was merely to obtain,
through this delegation of Hazrami,
sound and precise information of the
real purpose of the caravan under the
leadership of Abu Sufyan bin Harb
and the schemes of war made by the
Quraish of Mecca. This was precisely
what had been conveyed to them in
secrecy and therefore, they did not let
this opportunity of capturing this small
caravan go to waste. It is a far-fetched
idea to believe that they were actually
sent in order to obtain information
about the schemes of war made by the
Quraish of Mecca, however they sufficed
with simply looting this caravan and
returning to the Holy Prophetsa. Hazrat
Abdullah bin Jahshra was a companion
of a very lofty status. He was also the
paternal cousin of the Holy Prophetsa.
The Holy Prophetsa had appointed an
extremely reliable and trustworthy
person for this expedition. When the
Holy Prophetsa learnt of the plans of war
being made by the Quraish of Mecca, he
also started making preparations and he
did so in a most discreet manner.” (Sahih
Al-Bukhari Tarjuma Wa Sharah, Hazrat
Sayyid Zain-ul-Abideen Waliullah Shah
Sahib, Vol.8, pg. 15, Kitabul Maghazi,
Baab Qisa Ghazwa Badr, Zia-ul-Islam
Press, Rabwah).
He further writes, “Even though
in the narrations related to war we
find that the Holy Prophetsa expressed
displeasure towards Hazrat Abdullahra
bin Jahsh and his companions, however
this admonishment was appropriate
and justified as their expedition created
circumstances which could have been the
cause of discord. Nonetheless, at times
certain actions which apparently seem
to be mistakes, are in fact carried out in
accordance with Divine will and some
insignificant incidents bear magnificent
results. Thus, it was quite possible that
the expedition led by Abdullahra bin
Jahsh would have never been sent and
the events would not have unfolded
in the manner they did. Similarly, the
caravan led by Abu Sufyan would have
reached Mecca without any hindrance
and the Quraish would have attacked
the Muslims with full preparation,
which would have been really difficult
for the ill-equipped companions of the
Holy Prophetsa. However, the incident
caused by Abdullahra bin Jahsh enraged
the arrogant Quraish leaders. They
hastily assembled an army of a thousand
soldiers and arrived at Badr in a state
of conceited rage to save their convoy.
Little did they know that their fates had
been sealed at they very place. On the
other hand, it was equally possible that if
the companions had known they would
be facing a fully equipped army, some of
them may have shown hesitation. Thus,
this act of secrecy served as a disguise,
known as camouflage today.” (Sahih Al-
Bukhari Tarjuma Wa Sharah, Hazrat
Sayyid Zain-ul-Abideen Waliullah Shah
Sahib, Vol.8, pg. 17, Kitabul Maghazi,
Baab Qisa Ghazwa Badr, Zia-ul-Islam
Press, Rabwah).
According to the historical accounts,
“love of God and His Prophetsa had made
the companions oblivious to all material
desires. Their only wish was to sacrifice
their lives in God’s cause. Their desire
was indeed fulfilled and they became
distinguished as ‘Al-Mujjadu Fillah’ (the
one who lost his ear in God’s cause).
(Usdul Ghaaba, Vol. 3, p.90, Abdullah
bin Jahsh, Darul-Fikr, 2003, Beirut).
In relation to more details about his
character, there is a well-known account
of how Abdullahra bin Jahsh’s prayers
were accepted before he was martyred.
Ishaq bin Sa’dra bin Abi Waqas narrates
with reference to his father, “On the
day the Battle of Uhud, his father i.e.
Sa’d requested Abdullah bin Jahsh
to come to one side in order to pray
together. They retreated to one side and
Sa’d prayed first that ‘O Allah! When I
meet the enemy tomorrow, let me face
someone who is the most fearsome in
battle and commands great aura. Let me
fight him and let me kill him for Your
sake. Let me seize his weapons.’ Upon
this Hazrat Abdullahra bin Jahsh said
Ameen. After this Hazrat Abdullahra bin
Jahsh prayed: ‘O Allah! When I meet the
enemy tomorrow, let me face someone
who is most fearsome in battle and
commands great aura. Let me kill him,
and let him overcome me and kill me
and take hold of me and cut off my ears
and nose. When I come before You, that
You ask me, “O Abdullah! Why have
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your nose and ears been cut off?” and
I should answer: “O Allah, they were
severed in Your way and in the way of
Your Prophetsa”, and you reply, “You
indeed speak the truth.”’” Hazrat Sa’d
says, “Abdullah bin Jahsh’s prayer was
better than mine, because towards the
end of the day I saw that his nose and
ears were hanging on a thread, meaning
that a thread had been through them.”
(Usdul Ghaaba, Vol. 3, p.90, Abdullah
bin Jahsh, Darul-Fikr, 2003, Beirut).
This was a cruel practice used by the
disbelievers. Even today, some extremist
Muslims are indulging in this practice
in Islam’s name. Hazrat Muttalib bin
Abdullah bin Hantab narrates, “On
the way to Uhad, the Holy Prophetsa
stayed in a place near Medina called
Shaikhain. Hazrat Umme Salmara
presented roasted shoulder meat which
the Holy Prophetsa ate. Then she brought
Nabiz, the Holy Prophetsa drank from
it (I believe it is something similar to
a milk-based drink). Someone then
took the cup of Nabiz and drank from
it and then Abdullah bin Jahsh took
the cup and finished it. Another person
then said, ‘give me some to drink also,
for you know where you are going
tomorrow.’ Abdullahra bin Jahsh replied,
‘Yes, I would like to meet my Lord in
a quenched state rather than that of
thirst.’” (At-Tabaqat Al-Kubra Li Ibn
Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p.50, Dar Ihya At-Turath
Al-Arabi, 1996, Beirut).
What wonderful ways
companions had of demonstrating
the
their love for God Almighty and what
wonderful preparation they undertook
to meet Him.
Hazrat Abdullahra bin Jahsh and
Hazrat Hamzara bin Abdul Muttalib
were both buried together in one grave.
Hazrat Hamzara was the uncle of Hazrat
Abdullahra bin Jahsh and at the time of
his martyrdom he was a little over 40
years old. The Holy Prophetsa was the
custodian to his inheritance, and so the
Holy Prophetsa purchased goods during
the Battle of Khaibar and gave them to
his son. (Usdul Ghaaba, Vol. 3, p.90,
Abdullah bin Jahsh, Darul-Fikr, 2003,
Beirut).
Hazrat Abdullah bin Jahshra was also
renowned as an authority with sound
opinions and advice. At the time of the
Battle of Badr, Hazrat Abdullah bin
Jahshra was among those Companions
from whom the Holy Prophetsa took
counsel. (Al-Isti‘ab fi Ma’rifatil Ashaab,
Vol. 3, p.16, Abdullah bin Jahsh, Darul
Kutub-ul-Ilmiya, 2002, Beirut).
Hazrat Musleh Mau’udra narrates
the incident of the Holy Prophetsa
regarding the sister of Hazrat Abdullah
bin Jahshra whilst they were returning
from the Battle of Uhud. He states that
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this has been recorded in history, or he
has narrated it in his own words, that in
the Battle of Uhud, it can be witnessed
just how the Holy Prophetsa displayed
great courage and his high morals and
how he was compassionate to the people
and won their hearts. From the state of
affairs of this battle, one can begin to
understand the heights of his moral
condition and appreciate the unrivalled
sacrifices of his Companions. Hazrat
Musleh Mau’udra writes, “I speak of
that time when the Holy Prophetsa was
returning to Medina after the battle had
ended. When the women of Medina
had heard news of the martyrdom
of Abdullahra bin Jahsh, they became
extremely anxious and when they heard
the Holy Prophetsa was returning, they
waited at a short distance outside of
Medina to welcome him. Among them
was his sister-in-law, Himnara bint Abi
Jahsh three of whose close relatives
had been martyred during the battle.
When the Holy Prophetsa saw her, he
told her to grieve over her loss. This is
an Arabic idiom which means that I
am informing you of the death of your
relative. Himnara bint Jahsh replied, ‘O
Messenger of Allah! Who shall I grieve
over?’ The Holy Prophetsa answered,
‘Your uncle Hamzara has been martyred.’
Upon hearing this Hazrat Himna said,
‘Surely to Allah we belong and to Him
shall we return’ and then said ‘May
God elevate his status, he was met
with a prosperous end.’ Then the Holy
Prophetsa said, ‘Himna! Now grieve over
another loss’. Hazrat Himnara replied
‘O Messenger of Allahsa! Whom shall I
grieve over?’ He answered, ‘your brother
Abdullahra bin Jahsh has been martyred.’
Himna again said, ‘Surely to Allah we
belong and to Him shall we return, all
praise is due to God, he was met with
a prosperous end.’ The Holy Prophetsa
then said, ‘Now grieve over another loss’.
Hazrat Himnara replied, ‘O Messenger of
Allahsa! Whom shall I grieve over?’ The
Holy Prophetsa replied, ‘Your husband
was also martyred.’ When she heard
this, tears fell from Hazrat Himna’s eyes
and she replied, ‘Woe unto me’ The Holy
Prophetsa then said, ‘Look how strong
the bond is between a woman and her
husband. When I informed Himna of
the death of her uncle she said ‘Surely
to Allah we belong and to Him shall
we return’; when I informed her of the
death of her brother she again said,
‘Surely to Allah we belong and to Him
shall we return’, but when I informed her
of the death of her husband, she heaved
a sigh and said, ‘Woe unto me’ and was
unable to hold back her tears with all
the grief.’ The Holy Prophetsa then said,
‘In such circumstances women forget all
their close relatives and blood-relations
and she remembers her loving husband.’
Thereafter he asked Hazrat Himnara,
‘Why did you say woe unto me?’ She
replied, ‘O Messenger of Allah! His son
came to my mind as to who would now
take care of him.’”
(Aside from the love for her husband
– if a husband is loving only then will a
wife fondly remember him – however,
she showed great concern for their
children. This is a lesson for men and
women today that you should become
loving husbands and women should
become such mothers who care about
their children. Furthermore, to become
such loving husbands you must fulfil
the rights of your wives and children
and many complaints are received in
this regard nowadays that rights are not
being upheld.)
“How beautiful is the statement of
the Holy Prophetsa. He said to Himnara,
‘I pray to God Almighty that He brings
forth someone who takes even better
care than your husband (i.e. taking
care of the children in an even better
manner).’ It was a result of this prayer
that Himnara was married to Hazrat
Talhara and they had a son, Muhammad
bin Talha. However history tells us that
Hazrat Talhara did not show as much
love and compassion to Muhammad bin
Talha as he did to the previous children
of Himnara. People would say that no
one could love their step-children as
much as Talhara did. All of this was
a result of the prayers of the Holy
Prophetsa. (Masaib Ke Neeche Barkatoun
Ke Khazane Makhfi Hote Hain, Anwar-
ul-Uloom, Vol.19, pp. 56-57).
The second Companion is Hazrat
Ka’b bin Zaidra. His name was K’ab bin
Zaid bin Qais bin Malik and he was from
the Banu Najjaar tribe. He took part in
the Battle of Badr and was martyred in
the Battle of Khandaq [Ditch]. It is said
he was hit with the arrow of Umaya bin
Rubiya bin Sakhr. He was from among
the Companions of Bir Maona, where
all the other Companions were killed
however he was the sole survivor. (Al-
Isti‘ab, Vol. 3, p.376, Darul Kutub-ul-
Ilmiya, 2002, Beirut).
Bir Maona is where the Holy
Prophetsa – on the request of a tribe
– sent 70 of his companions, a large
party of whom were Huffaz [had
memorized the entire Quran] and were
Qaris [those who are able to read the
Qur’an according to its proper rules
of recitation]. They had been deceived
and all of them were martyred with
the exception of Hazrat Ka’bra. Hazrat
K’abra survived because he had climbed
up a mountain. According to some
narrations, the disbelievers attacked and
injured him severely. Perceiving him
dead, the disbelievers left him whereas
he was actually alive. He soon returned
to Medina and returned to good health.
The third Companion is Hazrat
Saleh Shuqraanra. His name was Saleh
and his title was Shuqraan and he was
known by this appellation. Hazrat Saleh
Shuqraanra was a freed Abyssinian slave
of Hazrat Abdullah bin Aufra. The Holy
Prophetsa chose him for his services and
purchased him from Hazrat Abdullahra.
According to certain other narrations,
Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Aufra handed
him over without recompense. (Usdul
Ghaaba, Vol. 2, p.392, Shuqraan, Darul-
Fikr, 2003, Beirut).
Hazrat Saleh Shuqraanra participated
in the Battle of Badr. Since he was not
free and was in servitude, hence the
Holy Prophetsa had not allocated a share
to him. The Holy Prophetsa appointed
Hazrat Saleh Shuqraanra to oversee the
prisoners. The prisoners he oversaw
would themselves give remuneration
and so Hazrat Shuqraanra received even
more from the spoils of war. (Sirat ibn
Kathir, Baab Zikre Ubaida…pg.750,
Darul Kutubil Ilmiyya, 2005, Beirut)
Although he did not have a share
allocated from the spoils of war,
What wonderful ways the companions had of
demonstrating their love for God Almighty and
what wonderful preparation they undertook to
meet Him.
however, due to this responsibility, he
received even more than the spoils of
war. After the Battle of Badr, the Holy
Prophetsa set him free. (Usdul Ghaaba,
Vol. 2, p.392, Shuqraan, Darul-Fikr,
2003, Beirut).
Hazrat Jafir bin Muhammad
Sadiqra says that Hazrat Shuqraanra
was from among the Ahle Sufa
[those Companions who had devoted
themselves to remain in the company of
the Holy Prophetsa]. (Huliyatul Auliya,
Vo.1, pg.348, Zikr Ahle Sufa, Maktabtul
Imaan Al-Mansoora, 2007).
Hazrat Shuqraanra was from among
the Companions who would sit in the
company of the Holy Prophetsa. He
also had the honour of taking part in
the Ghusl [washing ritual of deceased
body in Islam] and burial of the Holy
Prophetsa. (Al-Asabaa, Vol.3, pg.248,
Shuqraan, Darul Kutubil Ilmiyya, 2005,
Beirut).
Hazrat Ibn Abbasra states that the
Holy Prophetsa was given Ghusl with his
clothes on. Hazrat Alira , Hazrat Fazal
bin Abbasra, Hazat Qutham bin Abbasra,
Hazrat Shuqraanra and Hazrat Owais
bin Khawalira entered the burial area of
the Holy Prophetsa. (Al-Sunan Al-Kubra
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li-Al-Bahqi, Vol.4, pg.84, Hadith: 7143,
Maktabat-ul-Rushd, 2004, Riyadh).
About the burial, Hazrat Shuqraanra
states, “I swear by God, it was I who laid
the velvet cloth under the body of the
Holy Prophetsa.” (Sunan Al-Tirmadhi,
Kitab-ul-Janaiz, Hadith: 1047)
According to a tradition of Sahih
Muslim it was a red velvet cloth. (Sahih
Muslim, Kitab-ul-Janaiz, Hadith: 2241).
This cloth was used by the Holy
Prophetsa and so Hazrat Shuqraanra
relates that I did not wish for anyone
else to use this cloth after the demise
of the Holy Prophetsa as he would often
use this as a garment and would lay it
out. (Al-Minhaj Bushra, Sahih Muslim
Az Imam Noovi, pg.749, Kitabul Janaiz,
Hadith: 967, Daru Ibn Hazam, 2002).
At the Battle of Muraysi, Hazrat
Shuqraanra was appointed to oversee
the wealth, weapons and livestock etc.
that were obtained from the opposing
camps. (Imta-ul-Asmaa, Vol.6, pg.316,
Darul Kutubil Ilmiyya, 1999, Beirut).
He was very trustworthy and
dependable and would oversee matters.
It is mentioned that Hazrat Umarra
sent Hazrat Abdur Rahmanra, who was
the son of Hazrat Shuqraanra, towards
Hazrat Abu Musa Asharira. Hazrat
Umarra wrote that I am sending you
a pious man, Abdur Rahman son of
Saleh Shuqraan, who was a slave freed
by the Holy Prophetsa. Treat him by
keeping in consideration the status the
Holy Prophetsa gave to his father. (Al-
Asabaa, Vol.5, pg.31, Abdur Rehman
bin Shuqraan, Darul Kutubil Ilmiyya,
2005, Beirut).
Such was the great status given to
slaves by Islam. Islam not only granted
freedom to slaves but in fact also gave
respect and dignity to their children.
One narration mentions that Hazrat
Shuqraanra took residence in Medina
and he also had a home in Basra. He
passed away during the era of the
Khilafat of Hazrat Umarra. (Al-Asabaa,
Vol.3, pg.285, Shuqraan, Darul Kutubil
Ilmiyya, 2005, Beirut), (Imta-ul-Asmaa,
Vol.6, pg.316, Darul Kutubil Ilmiyya,
1999, Beirut).
Next, I shall talk about Hazrat Malik
bin Dukhshumra. He was from the
Khazraj tribe and the family of Banu
Ghanam Bin Auf. He had a daughter
named Furiya. (At-Tabaqat Al-Kubra,
Vol. 3, p.282, Malik bin Dukhshum, Dar
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Ihya At-Turath Al-Arabi, 1996, Beirut).
The scholars dispute whether Hazrat
Malik bin Dukhshum took part in the
Baiat of Uqba or not. According to
Ibn Ishaq and Musa bin Utba, he was
a part of it. In any case, the difference
of opinions amongst the scholars
continues. Hazrat Malik took part in the
Battle of Badr, Khandak and all other
battles alongside the Holy Prophetsa.
(Al-Isti‘ab, Vol. 3, pp.405-406, Malik
bin Dukhshum, Darul Kutub-ul-Ilmiya,
2002, Beirut).
Suhail bin Amr was amongst the
senior and respected leaders of the
Quraish. He was part of the Battle of
Badr on the side of the idolaters and
was captured by Hazrat Malik bin
Dhuhshumra.
The traditions mention that Amir
bin Sa’dra narrates from his father,
Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqasra, “On the
day of the Battle of Badr, I fired an
arrow at Suhail bin Amr which pierced
through one of his arteries. I followed
the trail of blood and I saw that Hazrat
Malik bin Dukhshumra was holding
him by the hair on his forehead. I said
this is my prisoner as I fired the arrow
at him, however Hazrat Malik said this
is my prisoner as I have seized him.
They both took Suhail before the Holy
Prophetsa, who took Suhail from both of
them however at Roha, Suhail escaped
from the grasp of Hazrat Malik bin
Dukhshumra. Hazrat Malik called out
loudly among the people and set out
to find him. The Holy Prophetsa said
whoever finds him should kill him.”
Only God Almighty knows what is
concealed in the hearts. God Almighty
stopped the Holy Prophetsa from passing
any judgement, however, these scholars
seem to have a licence to commit all sorts
of atrocities in God’s name, especially the
clerics of Pakistan.
(This is because he had come to wage
war against the Muslims and escaped as
a prisoner and therefore he was a threat
of danger if he reappeared. Nevertheless,
he was a prisoner of war and thus this
instruction was given.)
“However, since he was destined to
survive. And so, instead of anyone else
finding him, Suhail bin Amr was in the
end found by the Holy Prophetsa. Since
he was found by the Holy Prophetsa, he
did not kill him.”
This is the lofty example set by the
Holy Prophetsa and serves a rebuttal to
those unjust people who allege that the
Holy Prophetsa committed injustices and
caused bloodshed. Despite encountering
the individual about whom the death
penalty had been ordained, he still
did not kill him. According to one
narration, “The Holy Prophetsa found
Suhail amongst the acacia trees. The
Holy Prophetsa instructed to tie him up
and so his hands were tied with his neck.
In other words, he was imprisoned.”
(Tarikh-e-Dimashkh Li-ibn-e-Asaqar,
Vol. 12, p. 333, Suhail bin Amr bin Abdu
Shams, Dar Ihya At-Turath Al-Arabi,
Beirut).
There is a Hadith in Sahih Al-
Bukhari narrated by Hazrat Itban bin
Malikra, who was among those Ansari
Companions who fought in the Battle
of Badr, in which he stated that he went
to see the Holy Prophetsa and said, “O
Messenger of Allah! My eyesight has
weakened significantly. I usually lead
the prayers for my people. When it rains
heavily the path between my place of
residence and the mosque becomes
flooded and I cannot lead the prayer. It
is my wish O Messenger of Allahsa that
you come to my home and offer your
prayers here, after which I will turn
my house into a mosque.” The Holy
Prophetsa replied, “Insha-Allah [God
willing] I will come.” He then said, “One
morning, the Holy Prophetsa and Hazrat
Abu Bakrra came to my home after
sunrise. Upon reaching the door, the
Holy Prophetsa requested permission to
enter. I permitted them to enter. When
the Holy Prophetsa entered the home
he did not sit down, rather he asked,
‘Which part of the house do you wish
for me to offer prayers?’ I pointed to a
corner of the house where I wished for
him to offer prayers. The Holy Prophetsa
stood up for prayer and said ‘Allahu
Akbar’. We stood forming a row for the
prayers. He led two units of prayer and
then offered the salaam [signalling the
end of prayer].”
The narrator then says, “I offered
him Khazeerah (a dish prepared from
meat and flour or bread) due to this the
Holy Prophetsa stayed a while longer.”
The narrator further states, “Some
other residents of the area also gathered
together in the house. One of them said,
‘Where is Malik bin Dukhshum?’ One of
them replied, ‘He is a hypocrite and has
no love for Allah nor His Messengersa.’”
As he lived nearby, perhaps he said this
because he did not attend the gathering.
Upon hearing this, the Holy Prophetsa
said, “Do not say this. Do you not see
that he professes the Islamic creed of
La Ilaha Illallah [There is none worthy
of worship except Allah] in the hope of
attaining the pleasure of God?” The one
who said the aforementioned statement
then said, “God and His Messengersa
know best”. He then said: “We only
see him showing his attention and
compassion towards the hypocrites.”
(Perhaps due to his kind nature, he
wished to spread the message to the
hypocrites and thus through this he
would bring them closer to Islam. That
is why he had compassion for them
and owing to this, a misunderstanding
developed within some of the
companions.) The Holy Prophetsa
then said, “Verily God Almighty will
forbid the fire to touch that individual
who declares La Ilaha Illallah, on the
condition that it is pronounced keeping
the pleasure of God in mind”. (Sahih
Al-Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Salat, Baab Al-
Masajid Fi Al-Buyut, Hadith: 425).
This is the response to all the so-
called scholars who brandish the edict
of kufr [disbelief] and with regards to
Ahmadis they commit atrocities. It is
the edicts of these so-called scholars
that have destroyed the peace within
the Muslim countries. At present, in
Pakistan there is an organisation by the
name Labbaik Ya Rasulallah. They raise
many slogans, but the real meaning of
Labbaik Ya Rasulallah would be to act
on this saying of the Holy Prophetsa and
refrain from labelling anyone a “non-
Muslim” who attests to La Ilaha Illallah.
God Almighty has made the fire [of
Hell] forbidden for that individual who
affirms this keeping the Will of God in
mind. These people say that we do not
pronounce this declaration keeping the
Will of God in mind. Do these people
know what is concealed in the hearts
more than the Holy Prophetsa? May God
Almighty protect the people from this
organisation.
In another narration it is stated
that Hazrat Itban bin Malikra said to
the Holy Prophetsa that Hazrat Malik
bin Dukhshumra is a hypocrite. To this
the Holy Prophetsa said, “Does he not
profess La Ilaha Illallah?” Itban replied,
“Indeed he does, however his profession
is not genuine”. The Holy Prophetsa then
asked, “Does he not offer his prayers?”
He replied, “Indeed he does, however it
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cannot be deemed as prayers.” (Perhaps
in those days there were certain people
who of were stern nature, the likes
of which we see among the religious
clerics today). The Holy Prophetsa then
said, “It is such people about whom God
Almighty has stopped me from passing
any sort of judgement.” (Usdul Ghaaba,
Vol. 4, p.230, Malik bin Dukhshum,
Darul-Fikr, 2003, Beirut).
Only God Almighty knows what is
concealed in the hearts. God Almighty
stopped the Holy Prophetsa from passing
any judgement, however, these scholars
seem to have a licence to commit
all sorts of atrocities in God’s name,
especially the clerics of Pakistan.
Hazrat Anas bin Malikra relates that
Hazrat Malik bin Dukhshumra was
slandered in front of the Holy Prophetsa
who then said,
َ َ
‫لَا ت ُس ُّبوْا ا ْص َح ِاب ْی‬
Meaning, “Do not insult and malign my
companions.” (Al-Isti‘ab, Vol. 3, pg.406,
Malik bin Dukhshum, Darul Kutub-ul-
Ilmiya, 2002, Beirut).
On the way back from the Battle
of Tabuk, the Holy Prophetsa stopped
near Medina at a place called Ze’awan.
During this stay, the Holy Prophetsa
was informed about Masjid Al-Zarar
through revelation. The Holy Prophetsa
called for Hazrat Malik bin Dukhshumra
and Hazrat Ma’an bin Adira and ordered
them to go towards Masjid Al-Zarar.
Hazrat Malik bin Dukhshumra and
Hazrat Ma’an bin Adira went to the
Banu Salim tribe, which was the tribe
of Hazrat Malik bin Dukhshumra.
Hazrat Malik bin Dahshamra said to
Hazrat Ma’anra to wait for him to bring
something with which he could light a
fire with. He went home and brought a
dried date palm branch lit on fire. They
then went towards Masjid Al-Zarar and,
according to narrations, they arrived
between Maghrib and Isha prayers. They
set it alight and it burned to the ground.
(Sharah Al-Zarqani, Vol.4, pp.97-98,
Ghazwa-e-Tabuk, Darul Kutub-ul-
Ilmiya, 1996, Beirut).
Thus, we should not be making
assertions about Companionsra based
on ill suspicion. It was assumed that
perhaps he deviated from the right path
to the extent that he was accused of being
a hypocrite. However, later he became
the one who destroyed the centre of the
hypocrites under the instructions of
God Almighty.
May God Almighty continue to
elevate the status of the Companionsra.
May He enable us to assess ourselves as
to whether or not we are acting on the
instructions of God Almighty.
(Translated by The Review of Religions.)
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The Big Iftar
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Ibrahim Ikhlaf, Secretary Tabligh UK
Summary
T he National Tabligh Department
organised the Big Iftar on Wednes-
day 23 May 2018 at the Baitul Futuh
Mosque, London. This was the first of
two events organised by the National
Tabligh Department in this year’s Ra-
madan. The second was held on Satur-
day 2 June 2018.
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The purpose of this event was to
spread the message of the true Islam. All
local presidents were requested to publi-
cise the event locally and regionally and
invite tabligh contacts, academics, dig-
Hazrat Aishara narrated that the Holy Prophetsa used to
exert himself in devotion during the last ten nights [of
Ramadan] to a greater extent than at any other time.
nitaries, neighbours, friends and work
colleagues.
The Big Iftar was heavily promoted
on social media. Thousands received the
message through post-event coverage
on three mainstream Pakistani chan-
nels, namely Geo TV, Aaj News and C44
as well as on social media such as Twit-
ter and Facebook.
Planning
The planning for the event started in
mid-April with the formation of the or-
ganising committee comprising of, Na-
dim Vanderman, Raja Ataul Mannan,
Bilal Mahmood, Nadim Baig, Khalid
Khan, Rehan Syed, Dr Pannu, Faiz Ah-
mad, Shahzad Ahmad, Ibrar Ahmad
and Danayal Zia.
The major task ahead of the commit-
tee was to reach out to as many people as
possible. For this purpose banners were
put up in Baitul Futuh Mosque, flyers
were distrib-
uted after Fri-
day prayers,
invitations
were sent
out to close
to 80 local
churches, lo-
cal presidents,
regional mis-
sionaries, re-
gional Amirs
and tabligh
secretaries
were request-
ed to invite
their contacts and finally, the event was
heavily promoted on Social Media such
as Twitter and Facebook.
By the grace of Allah we had a good
turnout and participants were predomi-
nantly indigenous English people.
Programme
The programme comprised of a tour of
the mosque, talks with regional mission-
aries Naseem Bajwa Sahib and Mansoor
Clark Sahib followed by the iftar. For
those interested, special arrangements
were made to view Maghrib prayers
from the gallery.
A separate seating area was arranged
for guests invited by Lajna Imaillah.
An exhibition of the Holy Quran as
well as other Jamaat books was also ar-
ranged. More than 70 books were given
to guests on request.
A team of 8 tour guides under the
guidance of Waleed Ahmad Sahib took
the guests around the Mosque and exhi-
bition area. These sessions were interac-
tive as guests were actively encouraged
to ask questions.
Feedback
Visitor feedback was very positive. Some
of the comments are as follows:
“I am a Christian, but I have come
here to find out more about the Muslims
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and I must admit that it has been a bit of
an eye opener to me. I have thorough-
ly enjoyed myself and that includes the
meal that we finished up with.”
“I came to this beautiful mosque to
join lovely people. It all brings us to-
gether. It’s nice to be open and friendly
and bring peace to everybody.”
“I felt very welcomed. It was amazing
to learn about fasting and to see people,
no matter where they are from, to be so
accepted and to experience the visit to a
mosque as I had not been to one before.”
“I have been very surprised today
with the conversations ... I also felt the
calmness (the serenity) here; I liked very
much the call to prayer and the breaking
of the fast.”
“Very interesting, it’s the first time I
came to visit a mosque. The event was
amazing; I am always interested to learn
more and to understand what the dif-
ference is between what we hear in the
media and what the reality is, and I am
impressed in many ways.”