Truth of the Promised (as)

Ref: Friday Sermon 12.12.14 Jama‘ at

The Ahmadiyya Jama‘ at is a representation of True - which means ‘Peace and surrender to the will of Allah’

We believe, like all other Muslims, in the Holy Prophet Hazrat (saw). However we are distinguished from other Muslims because we accepted Hazrat Ahmad (as), the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He claimed to be that Promised One who was awaited throughout the world, in various faiths. . Ahmadiyyat is Islam in its pristine purity, and not a new religion. It is the Renaissance of Islam in the Latter Days. The Promised Messiah

Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Hazrat (as) 1835-1908

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) was born in 1835 in Qadian, a small village situated in the district of in India. The Promised Messiah

Above: Day view of Qadian

Left: Some Companions of the Promised Messiah Truth of the Promised Messiah (as)

A few incidents in the life of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) as explained by Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) highlighting various perspectives of the blessed life of the Promised Messiah will be presented:

The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) repeatedly asked the Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims of his time if they could raise any objection on his past life. Indeed everyone was witness to his past life being pure or at least no one could raise objection about it. Even a fierce opponent like Maulawi Muhammad Hussain Batalvi had testified to the Promised Messiah’s purity in his magazine and others said that he was pious. How could a person who had been pure for forty years become foul overnight? Expert psychologists opine that moral ills seep in gradually and moral deterioration does not take place all of a sudden. Truth of the Promised Messiah(as)

God states: ‘Most surely We help Our Messengers…’ (40:52). Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that all sorts of efforts were made to kill the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). False court cases were filed against him one of them was a false case of attempted murder of Martyn Clark. The magistrate of this case was determined that he would get the person who had claimed to be the Messiah and who no one else had been able to get. Ultimately, the very same magistrate ended up repeatedly saying that the court case was false and the entire case was dismissed. Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) said he had experienced the time when the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) was socially boycotted and when people derided and stoned him. He said 55% of the people sitting in front of him were those who had once opposed but had later joined the Jama’at. He said after Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I (may Allah be pleased with him) a furore was raised in the Jama’at, but what became of those people! They were contemptuous and said they would not be slaves of a mere child. But God put so much awe of the mere child in their hearts that they fled Qadian and did not return. They had boasted that 98% of Jama’at was with them and only 2% was with Khilafat. But now even 2% does not remain with them and more than 98% is with Khilafat. Captain Douglas:

Various incidents were related, one of which was the incident of Captain Douglas. This was related in detail during the Friday Sermon. (Available on: https://www.alislam.org/friday-sermon/2014-12-12.html) This sequence of signs continues to this day. The aforementioned incident took place more than a hundred years ago. The sign is now appearing again in that a maternal grandson of Captain Douglas has sent a message that he wishes to take Bai’at. He wonders what good his maternal grandfather did that has intensely inspired him today. We have of course heard the story of the great grandson of Dr Martyn Clark who openly said that his great grandfather was in the wrong and the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) was truthful.