A Guide for Ansar Monthly Meeings 2016-2017 Ta‘Lim and Tarbiyat Handbook (A Guide for Monthly Meetings)
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A Guide for Ansar Monthly Meeings 2016-2017 Ta‘lim and Tarbiyat Handbook (A Guide for Monthly Meetings) [66:7] O ye who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is men and stones, over which are appointed angels, stern and severe, who disobey not Allah in what He commands them and do as they are commanded. Table of Contents Ansar Pledge ………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Message from Sadr Majlis …………………………………………………………………………. 3 Proposed Topics for the Monthly Meetings 2016.…………………………………………………. 4 Proposed Topics for the Monthly Meetings 2017.…………………………………………………. 5 2016 Topic 1: Congregational Salat …..…….………………..……………………………………. 6 2016 Topic 2: Reciting the Holy Quran ………………………………….………………………… 18 2016 Topic 3: Successful Marriages …………......………………………………………………… 30 2016 Topic 4: Cleaning Our Inneselves …………….……………..……………………………….. 42 2016 Topic 5: Loyalty to Khilafat ……...………………………………………………………….. 54 2016 Topic 6: Ego and Marriage …………………..…………………………………………..…… 66 2016 Topic 7: Qaule Sadeed ……..……….…………………..……………………………………. 78 2016 Topic 8: Moral Training of Children ……….……………………………….……………….. 90 2016 Topic 9: Early Marriage ……………………….….…………………..……………………… 102 2016 Topic 10: Our Pledge to Majlis Anasrullah ……………………………...…………………... 114 2017 Topic 1: Negative Interference in Marital Life …………..…………………………………. 126 2017 Topic 2: Honesty and Intergrity ……..…………………….……….………………………… 138 2017 Topic 3: Differntiating Cultural and Islamic Values …….…………………………………… 151 2017 Topic 4: Propagating the Message of Islam ….……………..……………………………….. 163 2017 Topic 5: Technology and Our Children ..…………………………………………………….. 175 2017 Topic 6: Instilling Islamic Values in Our Children ….…………………………………..……187 2017 Topic 7: Our responsibility towards our families …..…..……………………………………. 199 2017 Topic 8: Wisdom behind worship and prayers …..………………………….……………….. 211 2017 Topic 9: Strengthening Jamaat’s Economic Condition ..……………..……………………… 223 2017 Topic 10: Our pledge to Majlis Ansarullah ……………….…………......…………………... 235 Copyright © 2016 Majlis Ansarullah, USA 1 Ansar Pledge Say this part three times: Ash-hadu • alla ilaha • illallahu • waḥdahu • la sharika lahu • wa ash-hadu • anna Muhammadan • ‘abduhu • wa rasuluh Say this part once: I bear witness • that there is none worthy of worship • except Allah. • He is One • (and) has no partner, • and I bear witness • that Muhammad (peace be upon him) • is His servant • and messenger. Say this part once: I solemnly pledge • that I shall endeavor • throughout my life • for the propagation • and consolidation • of Ahmadiyyat in Islam, • and shall stand guard • in defense of • the institution of Khilafat. • I shall not hesitate • to offer any sacrifice • in this regard. • Moreover, • I shall exhort my children • to always remain dedicated • and devoted • to Khilafat. • Insha’allah. Notes: Text in parenthesis is not in the original Arabic text and has been added to the translation. “•” in the text indicates where person leading the pledge should pause to allow members to repeat the same portion. Copyright © 2016 Majlis Ansarullah, USA 2 Dear Brothers, As-Salamu ‘Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Any parent who has raised righteous children will tell you that despite all his efforts, there were times when he felt helpless. They would confess that in the end it was prayers and Allah’s grace which carried them through. But people do not open up to such depth if they do not feel mutual brotherhood. Perhaps that is why in our nationwide planning survey, over 40% of the responders indicated that “enjoying a culture of brotherhood” was their favorite part of attending a monthly Ansar meeting. Our frank conversations around the complex—yet common—parenting scenarios presented in the Ta’lim & Tarbiyat Handbook are strengthening our brotherhood in various ways. The attendance in our monthly meetings has increased by over 30% while the National Ijtima attendance has gone up by over 60%. So this year, our team has added many new features to enhance your experience. The Holy Qur’an audio files are embedded. Listen and improve your own recitation during the meeting. Topic specific video clips from Huzoor’s (may Allah be his helper) Friday sermons (with English subtitles) are included. Health infographics—with a focus on preventive medicine—are more succinct. You might ask, “How did we select the topics for our monthly meetings?” That is a fair question. More than half of the topics came directly from Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V’s address to Majlis Ansarullah UK/USA during the concluding session of our 2015 National Ijtima. The remaining were derived from those Ansarullah Shura recommendations which were approved by Huzoor. I request your prayers for brothers Rizwan Alladin, Munir Malik, Monas Chaudry, Tahir Ahmad Soofi, Tanvir Ahmad, Mobarak Badoella, Shehzad Amjad, Naeem Ahmad, Maqbool Ahmad, Ismail Anani, Yasin Sharif, and Mubashar Ahmad who spent months to develop content for this workbook. Brothers Naveed Malik and Rafi Malik provided graphic designing and editorial review, respectively. This able team worked under the selfless leadership of Na’ib Sadr Saff Dom, Imran Hayee. May Allah reward them and their families with physical and spiritual abundance. Ameen. This tedious work reminds us of the prayer: “Our Lord, do not punish us, if we forget or fall into error.” (2:287) If, at places, we forgot to use a better expression or erred on a factoid, we seek forgiveness. You are encouraged to send me your feedback at [email protected] but do not allow Satan to divide us by arguing during the meeting. These handbooks, these meager efforts are submitted only to fulfill our duty of “…man will have nothing but what he strives for.” (53:40) Otherwise, we know that its only Allah who can put that brotherly love in our hearts. It is only Allah who can help us save ourselves and our families from the fire. Therefore, let us pray that may Allah make our families a model for the righteous. May He respond to our calls for help by saying: “Fear not; for I am with you...” (20:47). Ameen. Wassalam, Faheem Younus Qureshi Serving Majlis Ansarullah, USA March 20, 2016 Copyright © 2016 Majlis Ansarullah, USA 3 Proposed Topics for the Monthly Meetings 2016 (At a Glance) Suggested Monthly Book Month Ta‘lim & Tarbiyat Topic Health Topic Reading1 How to establish the habit of Book: Philosophy of the Jan Exercise congregational Salat in our families? Teachings of Islam Feb Is the Holy Quran part of our lives? Nutrition Book: Blessings of Prayer Are we showing our children what a Mar Vitamins Book: How to be free from truly successful marriage life means? Sin Apr Are we cleaning our inner self? Obesity Book: The Will Are we increasing in our loyalty to May Hearth Health khilafat? Book: Lecture Ludhiana Jun Ramadhan Break How not to let our ego or anger hurt Book: Three Questions by a July our marriages? Smoking Christian and their Answers Book: Four Questions by How to exercise Qaule Sadeed when Aug Vision Mr. Sirajuddin, a Christian, marrying our children? and their Answers Sep National Ijtema Break Book: A Misconception Are we attentive towards the moral Oct Hearing Removed training of our children? Encouraging our children to marry Nov early and helping them to choose the Oral and Dental Health Book: The Heavenly Sign right partners? Are we, according to our bait, giving precedence to our relationship with Dec Men’s Health Book: A Gift for the Queen Masih‐e‐Maud (as) over other worldly relationships? Notes: 1. The suggested book reading is not meant to be read during the monthly meetings. Ansar are encouraged to read those books on their own during their regular reading time. 2. The English and Urdu versions of the books or their links are available on Ansar website under Ta‘lim department. Copyright © 2016 Majlis Ansarullah, USA 4 Proposed Topics for the Monthly Meetings 2017 (At a Glance) Suggested Monthly Book Month Ta‘lim & Tarbiyat Topic Health Topic Reading1 How not to interfere negatively in our Jan Adult Vaccination children’s marital life? Elucidation of Objectives Are we giving our advices with absolute Feb Regular Health Exam honesty and sincerity? The Green Announcment How to prepare ourselves and our families to differentiate between cultural Livingh With Mar and Islamic values to ward off peer pressure? Diabetes The Criterion for Religion Have we fulfilled our responsibility to Apr spread true Islam’s message to the world? High Cholestrol The Heavenly Decree How to teach ourselves and our family May members to enslave technology? Blood Pressure Lecture Lahore Jun Ramadhan Break Have we instilled the true teachings of Fountain of Christianity July Influenza Islam in our children? Defense against the plague Aug What is our full responsibility towards our Pneumonia and a Criterion for the Elect family? of God Sep National Ijtema Break Do we understand wisdom behing Star of the Empress Oct Stroke worship and prayers? Have we played our role in strengthening A Gift for An‐Nadwah Nov Back Pain the economic condition of our Jamaat? How to uphold the objectives of Majlis Lecture Sialkot Dec Falls and Fractures Ansarullah alive in our hearts and minds? Notes: 1. The suggested book reading is not meant to be read during the monthly meetings. Ansar are encouraged to read those books on their own during their regular reading time. 2. The English and Urdu versions of the books or their links are available on Ansar website under Ta‘lim department. Copyright © 2016 Majlis Ansarullah, USA 5 Majlis Ansarullah Monthly Meeting Jan 2016 AGENDA • Recitation