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Sahibzada Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - True Servant of Allah Sahibzada Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - True Servant of Allah February 9th 2018 NOTE: Al Islam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon Summary Sahibzada Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - True Servant of Allah Respected Sahibzadah Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib, son of Hazrat Sahibzada Mirza Aziz Ahmad Sahib (ra) passed away because of heart attack at the age of 78. Respected Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib was the paternal great- grandson of the Promised Messiah (as). Debaanu Farakhut Sahiba, who passed away on 26th January at the age of forty-seven. Innaa Lillahi Wa Innaa Ilaihi Raji’oon (Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return). February 9th 2018 Hazrat Ayesha (ra) narrates that the Holy Prophet (sa) said: Sahibzada Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - True Servant of Allah “A deceased person, for whom a hundred Muslims observe the funeral prayer and all of whom intercede with Allah and ask Him for forgiveness for the deceased, will have their intercession accepted.” There is a further narration that once when a funeral passed by and the deceased was praised by people, and the Holy Prophet (sa) said, “Paradise has become certain for him.” February 9th 2018 A few day ago, Respected Sahibzadah Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Innaa Lillahi Wa Innaa Sahib, son of Hazrat Ilaihi Raji’oon (Surely, to Sahibzada Mirza Aziz Allah we belong and to Sahibzada Ahmad Sahib (ra) passed Him shall we return). Mirza away because of heart Ghulam attack at the age of 78. Ahmad - True Servant of Allah These physical Respected Mirza Ghulam relationships are of no Ahmad Sahib was the value on their own, what paternal great-grandson makes these relationships of the Promised Messiah valuable are his attributes (as)... He was also my and characteristics, which brother-in-law… I will relate.Khabbab. February 9th 2018 He was a servant of the Faith and a life-devotee (Waqf-e- Zindagi). After devoting his life in 1962, he was appointed by Recently, Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Masih II when I appointed him to (ra) as the managing editor the post of Nazir-e-Aala, of The Review of Religions. despite his frailty and illness, as Sahibzada Mirza well as recent bereavement of Ghulam his brother, he fulfilled all his Furthermore, Hazrat Ahmad - duties diligently and worked Khalifat-ul-Masih II (ra) True Servant exceptionally hard. So much so instructed him to enhance of Allah that even on the day of his his religious knowledge, demise, he visited many sick people at their homes. ...so he studied Hadith and religious matters from He also offered all the five Hazrat Sayyid Mir Daud prayers at Masjid Mubarak. Ahmad Sahib. His life as a Waqf-e-Zindagi (life devotee) commenced in February May 1962. 9th 2018 In 1964, his marriage was settled with my sister and Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Shams Sahib led their Nikah [marriage contract). He has three sons and two daughters. Two sons are life-devotees. Sahibzada Mirza Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib had an illustrious Ghulam career in the services of the community, Ahmad - serving in high and influential positions such True Servant as Nazir Taleem (director of education),.. of Allah .. additional Nazir Islah-o-Irshad Muqami for several years and he also served as the Nazir Diwan. He also served as the Sadr Majlis Karpardaz (president of the committee for the Bahishti Maqbarah) from 2012 until 2018… following the demise of Mirza Khurshid Ahmad Sahib, I appointed him as the Nazir-e-Aala [executive director), the local president as well as the Sadr, Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya. February 9th 2018 He was a member He was a member ...president of the of the committee of the committee of committee for the for Waqf-e- the register of the Khilafat library, Jadidand served narrations of the president of the as the president of companions of the Buyoot-ul-Hamd the committee for Promised Messiah Society, Rabwah, Waqf-e-Jadid. (as)... Sahibzada Mirza He served as the director of the Fazl a member of the Ghulam president of ‘Umar Foundation. Ahmad - Ansarullah As long as Jalsas board of True Servant Pakistan, the vice were held in jurisprudence, a of Allah president and the Rabwah, he member of the president of served as the vice committee of the Khuddam-ul- Officer Jalsa history of Ahmadiyya Salana as well as Ahmadiyyat, Markaziyya, the the Nazim Mehnat secretary of the editor of the Review (supervisor of Khilafat committee, of Religions, private diligent work). He supervising secretary for Hazrat was the president managing director Khalifat-ul-Masih III of the committee of of Al-Sharikat-ul- Tabarrukat (relics). Islamiyah. February (rh)... 9th 2018 Following the tragedy that In 1989, he, along occurred in Lahore with Mirza on 28th May 2010, Sahibzada Khurshid Ahmad where many In one of his Mirza Sahib and two Ahmadis were sermons, Hazrat Ghulam other workers in martyred, Mirza Khalifatul Masih Ahmad - the Anjuman had IV (rh) said that True Servant Ghulam Ahmad the honour of Mirza Ghulam of Allah Sahib served as being imprisoned the Amir of the Ahmad Sahib for a few days in delegation that used to offer good the cause of Allah was immediately advice. under the article sent to Lahore… 298c. to console and reassure the Jama’at February 9th 2018 Once, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) wrote a letter to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib saying, “God Almighty has instilled honesty and felicity in your nature and He never lets such a human perish. May Allah Almighty continue to bless you with continued spiritual progress and may He grant you the paradise of obtaining peace of mind.” Sahibzada He was an ardent devotee of Khilafat and served Mirza Ghulam the Khalifa of the time diligently, when the Ahmad - community was facing persecution in 1974. True Servant Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) stated about two of Allah individuals that they are loyal to every Khilafat, these were Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and Mirza Khurshid Ahmad sahib. He was diligent in his Chanda payments and made all the payments before bringing any money home. He expressed gratitude upon receiving the smallest gifts. He would either return the favour by sending a gift to the sender or go the sender’s house and thank them in person or write to them. February 9th 2018 He was very obedient to Khilafat. Despite being I instructed the Naziraan very frail he attended the that they should visit Jalsa here. When I different Jamaats and suggested to him to use a convey my message of walking stick, he began Sahibzada greetings in every house. Mirza using a walking stick Ghulam straight away. Ahmad - True Servant of Allah The province of Sindh was allocated to him. He travelled to Sindh and did his duty despite being in pain from a fractured bone in his foot. February 9th 2018 He had an immense bond of obedience with the Then when Hadrat current Khilafat. His son Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) writes that whatever letter migrated, his mother he and his wife would Sayyeda Naseera Begum receive from his mother Sahiba was terminally ill and from the Khalifa he and seemed to be would copy them and Sahibzada breathing her last. Despite Mirza place them in a file. Then this, he remained busy in Ghulam he would entrust them to Ahmad - the affairs of the Jama’at all his children telling them True Servant and the migration, so he that these are the of Allah was unable to even go to valuable assets of our her room. time so keep these letters with you. One of his workers in Qadian, Akram Sahib writes: “Whenever he would travel to Qadian, he would visit the homes of the Darwesh (those appointed to safeguard Qadian during the partition). Similarly, he would strive to serve the widows and orphaned February children of the Darwesh. 9th 2018 Mirza Ghulam He embraced me Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was kind, and said with a Ahmad Sahib was caring and took very passionate going to his office personal trouble to voice, ‘should I not and the Mualim serve the inform you of a [local preacher), members of his person whom I Daniyal Sahib who team working for also request for was with me said, him. prayers?’ Sahibzada Mirza He was ‘he is a very close I enquired who Ghulam conscientious, relative of the that is? He replied, Ahmad - carried out his tasks Khlaifa of the time. ‘The Khalifa of the True Servant dutifully and was time. You should of Allah You should very compassionate. request him for write to him for He was kind to prayers.’ I prayers’. This had patients and helped approached him a lasting impact on their free treatments. and told him that I the new convert. Shahid Abbas Sahib have accepted from Malaysia Ahmadiyyat from a He would listen to writes: “I performed sect among the anyone, if they had the Bai’at in 2005 Shia and request any grievance and and went to visit the you to pray for me. try to resolve the February headquarters. matter. 9th 2018 If need be, he He would help his would stay up all administrative staff night to get the job if they were busy. ‘I do not need to done. request you for If for Hafiz sahib has Sahibzada administrative your cooperation, Mirza states: “He had a reasons, he had to as you are all Ghulam special connection admonish serving in your Ahmad - with Khilafat which capacities. True Servant someone, he used was visible on all However, since of Allah to apologise for occasions. Hazrat Khalifatul any hurt it caused.
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