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August-September-October 2015 Patron: Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar Table of Contents Amīr Jamā‘at USA Editorial Advisor: National Calendar of Activities . inside Cover Mohammed Zafarullah Hanjra The Holy Qur’ān on the Remembrance of Editor: Syed Sajid Ahmad Allah ...................................................... 2 Design: Latif Ahmed Gazette Online: Hammad Malik Selected Sayings of the Holy Prophet sa ....... 3 Promised Messiah, may peace be upon him, Visit us at AhmadiyyaGazette.us on prayer: ............................................... 4 Weekly Guidance from Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul- The Aḥmadiyya Gazette USA Masīḥ V ................................................. 5 Baitur-Rahman 15000 Good Hope Road, Children of Paradise .................................. 15 Silver Spring, MD 20905 Gratitude Is the Best Attitude .................... 16 Phone: 301-879-0110 FAX: 301-879-0115 The Honorable Parents of the Holy Prophet, e-mails: [email protected] Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him [email protected] .............................................................. 22 The Lamp Still Burns ................................ 26 Acronyms for salutations used in this publication sa: Ṣallallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam Jamā‘at International News ...................... 27 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Fifth Annual “Day on the Hill” Ninth Annual as: ‘Alaihis-Salām National Public Affairs Seminar ......... 30 (may peace be upon him) ra: Raḍiyallahu ‘Anhu/‘Anha Activities in Mexico.................................... 31 (may Allah be pleased with him/her) Sixth Annual AMMA Retreat .................... 32 rh: Raḥimahullāhu Ta‘ālā (may Allah shower His mercy on him) Invocation at 2015 USA Embassy Celebration aba: Ayyadahullāhu Ta‘ālā Bi-Naṣrihil-‘Azīz in Majuro, Marshall Islands ............... 34 (may Allah support him with His mighty help) Inauguration of Nusrat Mosque in Minnesota Verse numbers in the references from the Holy Qur’ān count ............................................................. 35 Tasmiya at the beginning of a chapter as the first verse. 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Box 226, Chauncey, OH 45719-0026 Boletin Ahmadia (Spanish) ........................ 49 The Ahmadiyya Gazette, USA August-September-October 2015 The Holy Qur’ān on the Remembrance of Allah ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ہ ۡ ۡ ہ ۡ ۡ ۡ ف ِاذا قضیتم منا ِس َک ُکم فاذ ُکروا ا ّٰلل ک ِذکر ُکم ابٓاء ُکم اَو اَش َٰد ِذک ًرا ؕ َ َ َ َ ُ َٰ َ َ ُ َ َ ِ َ َ َ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ ہ ۡ ٗ ہ ۡ ف ِمن النا ِس من یقو ُل ربنا ا ِتنا ِِف النیا و ما ََل ِِف اۡل ِخر ِۃ ِمن خ ََل ٍق ﴿۲۰۱﴾ َ َ َٰ َ َٰ ُ َ َٰ َ َ ُٰ َ َ َ َ َ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ ہ ۡ ً ہ ً و ِمن ہ من یقو ُل ربنا ا ِتنا ِِف النیا حسنۃ و ِِف اۡل ِخر ِۃ حسنۃ و ِقنا ع َذاب النا ِر ﴿۲۰۲﴾ َ ُ َٰ َٰ ُ َ َٰ َ َ ُٰ َ َ َ َ َٰ َ َ َ َ َٰ َ َ َ َٰ And when you have performed the acts of worship prescribed for you, celebrate the praises of Allah as you celebrated the praises of your fathers, or even more than that. And of men there are some who say, ‘Our Lord, grant us good things in this world;’ and such a one shall have no share in the Hereafter. And of them there are some who say: ‘Our Lord, grant us good in this world as well as good in the world to come, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.’ (2 [Al-Baqarah] : 201-202. Translation by Maulawi Sher Ali) Commentary by Ḥaḍrat Mirza Bashirud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, Muṣliḥ Mau‘ūd, Khalīfatul- Masīḥ II, may Allah be pleased with him: When you have completed the rites of pilgrimage in compliance with the procedure revealed by Allah, recall God Almighty as you recall the memories of your fathers and grandfathers. Arabs used to relate the accomplishments of their forefathers and recite poetry containing the stories of the bravery and generosity of their tribes in gatherings at Mina for three days after the completion of their pilgrimage. Almighty Allah directs to mention Almighty God after the rites of pilgrimage as you mention your ancestors. As a young child separated from her mother cries and wails seeking the closeness of her mother so should you mention Almighty God again and again so that His love may saturate every pore of your body. Allah is a hidden existence, His beauty does not appear before man directly, rather it appears through numerous means. If His beauty is mentioned in words and then we ponder over them then slowly His being appears before us meaningfully. When you mention Master then bring the concept of His being master into your thoughts. When you name Him Holy, then gather His Holiness in your mind, when you think about the Coverer, ponder over His Covering. When you think of His Forgiving, and then bring to your mind His forgiveness. It is imminent that eventually a complete picture of the Almighty God will take shape before you. The Promised Messiah, may peace be upon him, expresses this reality in one of his couplets: If it is not possible to see then at least let there be His mention, or let there at least be some -443۔ signs of the evidence of His existence. (Translated from Tafsīr-i-Kabīr (Urdu), Vol. 2, Pp 444) 2 The Ahmadiyya Gazette, USA August-September-October 2015 Selected Sayings of the Holy Prophet َع ْن َأ يِب ُھ َ رْيرَۃ قَا َل قَا َل َر ُسو ُل ا ہٰ يّلل َص َّل ا ہٰ ُّلل عَلَْیہي َو َس ََّل " َﻻ َ َْت َعلُوا بُ ُیوتَ ُ ُْك ُق ُبوًرا َو َﻻ َ َْت َعلُوا قَ ْ يِع بي يعی ً ا َو َصلُّوا عَ َ َّل فَيا َن َص َﻻتَ ُ ْ ُك تَْبلُ ُغين َح ْي ُث ُك ْن ُ ْت " )اوبدا داتکب واانملکس ابب زایرۃ اوبقلر( Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Do not make my grave a place of festivity but invoke blessings upon me for your blessing will reach me, wherever you may be (Abu Daud). (Translated.from Arabic by Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Gardens of the Righteous, Narration 1406) َع ْن َزيْ ي ْب ين َخاي ٍِل الُْجَُي يٰن ریض ہللا تعا ہ عنہ قَا َل قَا َل َر ُسو ُل ا ہٰ يّلل َص َّل ا ہٰ ُّلل عَلَْیہي َو َس ََّل " َم ْن َجََ ََغَززَا يزً يف َسيبي يل ا ٰ يّلل فَقَ ْ غَ ََغَزا، َوَم ْن َخلَ َف زَا يزً يف َسيبي يل ا ہٰ يّلل ي َِب ْ ٍ ي فَ َق ْ غَ ََغَزا ". ھ )اخبری اتکب ااہجلد ابب لضف نم جز اغز ً یا( Zaid ibn Khalid Juhni relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who equips a fighter in the cause of Allah is as if he fights himself and he who looks after the dependents of a fighter in his absence is as if he fights himself (Bokhari and Muslim). (Translated from Arabic by Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Gardens of the Righteous, Narration 179) َع ْن ُا ٰم َسلَم َۃ ر َیض ہللا عنہا قَالَ ْت: قَا َل ر ُسو ُل ا ہٰ يّلل َص َّل ا ہٰ ُّلل عَلَیہي و َس ََّل : َم ْن ََك َن َ ُ ل يذبْ ح يَ ْذ َ ُب ُه فَا َذا ي َ َ ْ َ ِ ُأ يه َل يه َﻻ ُل يِع ذي الْ يح َج ية فَ َﻻ يَأْ ُخ َذ َن يم ْن َش ْع يريه َو َﻻ يم ْن َأ ْظ َفا يريه َشيْئًا َح َّت يُ َض يٰح َي ۔ )ملسماتکباﻻاضیح ابب یھن نم دلخ ہیلع رشع ذی اۃجحل( Umm Salamah relates that the Holy Prophet said: One who intends to offer a sacrifice on the occasion of the Festival of Sacrifices should not have his hair cut or his nails pared during the first days of the month till he has offered his sacrifice (Muslim).