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Nov-Dec 2006 November - December 2006 I Ahmadiyya Gazette An educational and spiritual monthly publication OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT IN ISLAM, USA November - December 2006 2 AI-Qur'an and Al-Hadith Patron Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar Ameer Jama'at USA 3 Sayings of the Promised Messiah"-' Editor-in-Chief Dr. Naseer Ahmad 4 Closing Address of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih v•b• at the 58th Jalsa Salana USA on September 3, 2006 Editor Dr. Karimullah Zirvi 13 Summary of the Proceedings of the 58thJalsa Salana, USA Held at Expo Center, Chantiilly, Virginia Editorial Advisor Muhammad Zafrullah Hanjra 27 Opening Address by Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar, Ameer Jama'at, USA Cover: LatifAhmed Photos: Kalim Bhatti 29 The Righteous Followers of the Holy Prophet'•w in the Messianic Age: Faheem Y ounus Qureshi 34 Ahmadiyyat in the USA: A Historical Perspective: Munir Hamid, Na'ib Ameer Jama'at, USA 38 Keeping the Balance Between Religious and Wordly Obligations in the World: Falah ud Din Shams Masjid Baitur Rehman 15000 Good Hope Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905 46 The Writings of the Promised Messiah": Treasures of Spiri­ tual Knowledge and Inspiration: Naeem Ahmad Phone: 301-879-0110 Fax: 301-879-0115 51 The Door to Divine Communion Never Shuts - A Vital Sign Email: [email protected] of God's Eternal Presence: Dr. Khalil Malik 60 The Legacy of Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq", Our Missionary www.ahmadiyya.us www.alislam.org to America - A Spiritual Revolution: Hasan Hakeem 67 One Nation Under God: A Common Vision and Goal of Ahmadiyya Community: Maulana Azhar Haneef Acronyms for salutations used in this publication 72 Zikr-e-Habib: Dr. Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad saw: sallallahu alaihi wasallam 78 "My Companions are Guiding Stars": The Glorious Sacrifices (Peace and Blessing of Allah be upon him) of Youth in the Service of Islam: Maulana Shamshad A. Nasir as: alaihissalam (Peace be upon him) 85 Concluding Remarks by Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar, ra: radhi allah hu 'anhu Ameer Jama'at, USA (May Allah be pleased with him/her) 87 58thJalsa Salana USA: Lajna Imaillah USA Report rh: rahimahullahu ta'ala (May Allah shower mercy on him/her) 89 Benefits of Becoming A Moosi: Sayyeda Tahira Siddiqua aba: ayyada hullah ta'ala binasrihil aziz Nasir Begum (May Allah strengthen him with His mighty help) swt: subhana wa ta'ala 95 Defending the Honor of the Holy Prophet: Bushra Butt (Holy and Exalted) 100 Elevating the Moral Consciousness of Ahmadi Women: Dr. Shanaz Butt The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA is published by the Ahmadiyya Movement 106 My Journey to Ahmdadiyyat, The True Islam: in Islam, Inc., at the local address:: 3171 Sargent Road, Tamara Rodney Guysville, OH 45735 110 Purdah: The Garment of the Righteous: Saliba Malik Periodicals Postage Paid at Chauncey, Ohio Postmaster: Send address changes to 114 The Way of the Seekers: My Testimony of Ahmadiyyat - A The Ahmadiyya Gazette Brief Account of Four Personal Experiences with Ahmadiyyat P.O. Box 226 Chauncey, OH 45719-0226 124 Ahmadiyyat: The Turning Point of My Life: Dr. Kaukab Zirvi 129 Assessing Pope Benedict XVl's Remarks Concerning Islam November - December 2006 2 Ahmadiyya Gazette, USA Al-Qur'an ,I, !I I ;, " "" ,,, t"u !i I ,;J cL.l.JL r. ,, t,\'! I U J.li " . D-°..J:t " " There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah is All-Hearing, All­ Knowing. (2:257) Holy is Thy Lord, the Lord of Honor and Power, far above that which they assert. And peace be upon Messengers! And all praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. (37: 181-183) Al-Hadith The Holy Prophet'" saw God Almighty as a most beautiful figure. The Holy Prophet" stated that God Almighty asked him to recite this prayer: J. ,,, ,,, ,, • • ,, ,,, .,,. ,,, .,. ., _ .......-~ ~·" t • i rot· 1•~UI -..u.ai.,,.,: ""'~·- l.!:JJ..... , , .,,,,,,._- ,,, 4,Ji,, • ,,, l ~ ..., ~., " ., " 0 Allah! I seek Your help for doing good deeds and for giving up bad deeds, and for love of the destitute. And when You put a people in trial cause my death without putting me in trial. (Tirmidhi Kitabudda 'wat) November-December 2006 3 A hmadiyya Gazette USA SAYINGS OF THE PROMISED MESSIAHas The Grace of God Covers Everything God is the light of the heavens and the earth. Every light that is visible on the heights or in the valleys, whether in souls or in bodies, whether personal or impersonal, whether apparent or hidden, whether in the mind or outside it, is a bounty of His grace. This is an indication that the general grace of the Lord of the worlds envelops everything and nothing is deprived of that grace. He is the source of all grace, is the ultimate cause of all lights and the fountainhead of all mercies. His Being is the support of the universe and is the refuge of all high and low. He it is Who brought everything out of the darkness of nothing­ ness and bestowed upon everything the mantle of being. No other being than Him is in him­ self present and eternal or is not the recipient of His grace. Earth and heaven, man and ani­ mals, stones and trees, souls and bodies, have all come into existence by His grace. [Braheen-i-Ahmadiyya, Roohani Khaza 'in, vol. 1, p. 191-192, footnoteJ God of Islam Visible in Nature and Perceived by Human Hearts The God of Islam is the same God who is visible in the mirror of the law of nature and is discernible in the book of nature. Islam has not presented a new God but has pre­ sented the same God Who is presented by the light of man's heart, by the conscience of man, and by heaven and earth. [Maj'mooa Ishtiharat, Vol. 2, p. 310] Our soul and every particle of our being are prostrate before the Mighty, True and Perfect God from Whose hand every soul and every particle of creation together with all its faculties came into being, and through Whose support every being is sustained. Nothing is outside His knowledge, outside His control, or outside His creation. We call thousands of blessings and peace and mercy on the Holy Prophet Muhammad, the chosen one (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) through whom we have found the Living God who gives us proof of His existence through His Word. He demonstrates to us through extraordinary signs His shining countenance which possesses eternal and perfect power. We found the Messen­ gersaw who manifested God to us and we found the God who created everything through His perfect power. How majestic is His power that nothing came into being without it and noth­ ing can continue to exist without its support. That true God of ours possesses nwnberless blessings, numberless powers, numberless beauties and beneficences. There is no other God beside Him. [Naseem-e-Dawat, Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 19, p. 363] November-December 2006 4 Ahmadiyya Gazette USA CLOSING ADDRESS OF HADHRAT KHALIFATUL MASIH yaba AT THE 58TH JALSA SALANA USA Today, by the Grace where I am visiting. As I ised Messiah85 has stated of Allah, the Annual Con­ have stated that this year I this at great length in his vention of the USA Jama'at had planned on being with book, Al-Wasiyyat. So, is nearing its end. I had you in America and you never let this connection stated during my last Friday had done extensive prepara­ grow weak. These tempo­ Sermon, that I had planned tions for this occasion. I am rary obstacles must never on participating in the USA fully aware of the disap­ be allowed to weaken this Jalsa Salana this year. The pointment you must have bond. And we must foster USA Jama'at had made ex­ felt when you heard about this bond in our future gen­ tensive preparations. Mem­ the cancellation of my pro­ erations as well. bers of the Jama'at were gram. also eagerly waiting for my Usually, I do not ad­ participation. I have re­ Hadhrat Khalifatul dress any Annual Conven­ ceived countless letters in­ Masih Illrh used to say that tion directly through MTA dicating how the young and the Khalifah of the time except Qadian, for that, in a the old, the men and the and the Jama' at are but one way, 1s a Central Jalsa. women were anxiously entity. Then how can it be However, the fact that waiting for my arrival. As that I would not have felt many members of the USA far as an audience with me the pain of the members of Jama' at had expressed their is concerned, I think about the USA Jama'at. What dis­ anguish due to the last min­ one third of the Jama' at tinguishes Ahmadiyyat and ute cancellation of my trip, would have had the oppor­ the Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya prompted me to address the tunity of meeting me during from the rest is how Allah USA Jalsa in this manner so my last two visits to Can­ has made the Jama'at and that it can provide a little ada. In addition to that, the Khalifah to be like one sense of consolation to both some individuals meet me body. As long as this rela­ the Jama'at and myself. during their visits to Lon­ tionship is intact, there is no And this is a great blessing don. However, there is still power on earth that can halt of Allah that today, accord­ a large number of the Ja­ the progress of the Jama' at.
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