Nahnu Anşārullāh An Educational and Spiritual Publication of Majlis Anşārullāh - Canada May - August 2021 Ramadān to Dhul Hijjah 1442 (Vol 22, Issue 2) What perfect morals, what everlasting charm! Upon thee be peace, upon thee be blessings Biblical Prophecies about the Holy Your Survival Lies in Holding the Rope of Allah ﷺ Prophet Muhammad during ﷺThe Practice of the Holy Prophet the last ‘Ashra of Ramadān ﷺHONOUR OF THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY Dear Ansār brothers, We, once again, are at a juncture of time where, in the name of freedom of speech or free speech, the honour of is being challenged. Apart from Ahmadī Muslims who are united under ﷺour beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad the divinely appointed Khalīfa, the rest of the Muslims are largely at stray. The current moral, social and political state of the rest of the Muslims does not reflect upon the teachings of the they are partially responsible for ,ﷺand instead of defending the honour of the Holy Prophet ﷺHoly Prophet .who himself stated that he was sent to perfect the morals ﷺbringing a bad name to Islām and the Holy Prophet Hence, in this time and age, these are us, the Ahmadī Muslims, who have recognized the Imām of the time and responded to him by stating, ‘We are helpers of God’, as stated by the disciples of Jesusas, son of Mary. Thus, it .ﷺis our responsibility to safeguard the honour of the Holy Prophet more than any other and ﷺThe Promised Messiahas, in this time and age, fathomed the status of the Holy Prophet explained it to us, he said: ’s truthfulness and sincerity was such that he experienced all manner of evil but did not care’ﷺThe Holy Prophet“ and God thus stated: ‘God and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace.’ (Al-Qur’ān 33:57) No verse of this magnitude has been used for any other Prophet. God willed us to send salutations (Durūd) on .s truthfulness and sincerity was for God’ﷺhim as a mark of thankfulness. In his blessed model, the Prophe Therefore, if we wish to be included among those who are true believers, then we should obey all of God’s commandments with truthfulness and sincerity and invoke salutations and blessings (Durūd) on the Holy (with profusion.” (Malfūzāt: Vol 1; pp 23-24 ﷺProphet Talking on the same subject in his Friday sermon of January 11, 2011, our beloved Huzoor, the Khalīfatul Masīh VMay Allah be his helper, stated: favours on us in view; he informed (ﷺWhile invoking Durūd we should have his (the Holy Prophet“ us of a religion that takes one to God, he taught us morals which God likes, he established a model for us by being a perfect servant of God, he honoured the dues of God’s worship and demonstrated an excellent model of fear of God as well as a supreme example of praise and glorification of God. The holy Qur’ān gives many commandments, among them are: to adhere to truth under all circumstances, to fulfil promises, to pay the dues of kinship, to have compassion for creation of God, to be steadfast, to forgive, was a supremely excellent ﷺto be humble and to have trust in God in every situation. The Holy Prophet model of all these attributes. When a true believer invokes Durūd, he should try and follow his model, then alone can he express his truthfulness and sincerity to him, and then alone will it be a Durūd emanating Nāmūs e Risālat), that to silence) ﷺout of thankfulness. This is upholding the honour of the Holy Prophet the outsiders one tries to follow his blessed model rather than disgrace Islām for ulterior motives and give our detractors chance to be disrespectful towards our beloved master, peace and blessings of God be on ,due to our weaknesses ﷺhim. If our detractors get a chance to say negative things about the Holy Prophet is not to be expressed through empty ﷺthen we are answerable to God for this. Love for the Holy Prophet slogans. God wants practice.” reflect upon his true ,ﷺMay God enable us to follow and practice the excellent model of the Holy Prophet status and invoke a Durūd that emanates out of thankfulness, Āmīn. Safi Rajput - Editor نن 2 ننNahnu Ansarullah 2021 تAugust ی- May ُُ �ااصنراہلل ونجری �ا ارپ�2021ء Nahnu Anşārullāh An Educational and Spiritual Publication of Majlis Anşārullāh - Canada May - August 2021 (Vol 22, Issue 2) 1 Holy Qur’ān 2 Hadīth 3 Sayings of the Promised Messiah Virtual Mulaqat of Bangladesh Majlis Anşārullāh National ‘Āmila with 4 Hadrat Khalifatul Masih V, May Allah be his helper ﷺ Biblical Prophecies about the Holy Prophet Muhammad 7 9 Your Survival Lies in Holding the Rope of Allah during the last ‘Ashra of Ramadān ﷺThe Practice of the Holy Prophet 13 in the Eyes of World Leaders ﷺCharacter of the Holy Prophet Muhammad 17 CONTENTS 18 Virtual Interfaith Seminar by Majlis Anşārullāh Canada 19 Annual Scholarships by Majlis Anşārullāh Canada Supervision Editor In-chief Editor Abdul Hameed Waraich Nasir Mahmood Ahmed Safi Rajput Sadr Majlis Anşārullāh Canada Naib Sadr Majlis Anşārullāh Canada Editorial Assistant Layout & Graphics Manager Masood Ahmed Masood Ahmed Kashif Bin Arshad Muzaffar Ahtesham نن TEL:905-417-1800, www.ansar.ca 3 ننISSN 2021 2560-886X (Print) ISSN 2560-8878 (Online)Nahnu, [email protected], Ansarullah تAugust ی- May ُُ �ااصنراہلل ونجری �ا ارپ�2021ء THE HOLY QUR’ĀN ُ ۡ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ُّ ۡ َ ّٰ َ َ َّ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ ۡ ُ ّٰ ُ َ َ ۡ ۡ قل ِان کنتم ت ِحبون اللہ فات ِبعونِ ۡی یح ِببک ُم اللہ و یغفِر َ ُ ُ ُ ُ ّٰ ُ َ ُ َ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ُ ّٰ َ لک ۡم ذن ۡوبَک ۡم ؕ َو اللہ غف ۡو ٌر ّر ِحی ٌم ﴿۳۲﴾ قل ا ِط ۡیعوا اللہ َ َّ ُ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ َ َّ ۡ َ َّ ّٰ َ َ ُ ُّ ۡ ٰ ۡ َ و الرسول ۚ ف ِان تولوا ف ِان اللہ لا ی ِحب الکفِرِین ﴿۳۳﴾ Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you and forgive you your faults. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.’ Say, aturn away, then remember that Allah loves not the disbelievers. (Al-Qur’ān, Aal-e-‘Īmrān, Verses 32 and 33) نن 1 ننNahnu Ansarullah 2021 تAugust ی- May ُُ �ااصنراہلل ونجری �ا ارپ�2021ء HADĪTH Fasting aims to teach a Muslim to control their passions and lead a productive life. It taught a simple lesson ﷺis with this intent in mind that the Holy Prophet Muhammad regarding fasting and is presented in the Hadīth below. َ ُ َ َّ َّ عن أبَا ه َریْ َرة رضي الل ِہ عنه أن النبي صلی الل ِہ علیه وسلم قال : َ َ َ َّ ُ ُّ َ َّ َ َ َ َ ّ ُ َ َّ َ َ َ َ بْن َ َ ُ ّ َ َ ّ ُ َ َ ْ قال اللہ عز وجل “ كل عم ِل ا ِ آدَم له ِإلا ِالصیام ف ِإنه لِي وأنا أج ِزي بِ ِه َ ّ َ ُ ُ َّ ٌ َ َ َ َ َ ْ ُ َ ْ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ و ِالصیَام َجنة ف ِإذا كان یوم صو ِم أح ِدکم فلا یرفث یوم ِئ ٍذ ولا يسخب ف ِإن َ َ ُ َ ٌ ْ َ َ َ ُ َ ْ ُ ْ ّ ْ ُ ٌ َ َ َّ َ ْ ُ ُ َ َ َ ُ ُ ُ سابّه أحد أو قاتله فل َیقل إني امرؤ صائ ٌم . وال ِذي نفس مح ّم ٍد ب َی ِد ِه لخلوف َ َ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ َّ ْ َ ُ ْ َ ّ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ ْ َ َّ َ ْ َ َ ف ِم الصائِ ِم أ َطیب ِعند الل ِہ یوم ال ِقیام ِة ِمن ِر ِيح ال ِمس ِك ولِلصائِ ِم فرحت ِان َ ْ َ ُ ُ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ َّ ُ َ َ َ ْ یفرحهما ِإذا أفطر ف ِرح بِ ِفط ِر ِه و ِإذا ل ِقي ربه ف ِرح بِصو ِم ِه ” . :of Allah ﷺNarrated by Hazrat Abu Hurairā, Allah be pleased with him, Said the Prophet Allah the Exalted said: “Every act of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting. It is (exclusively) meant for Me and I (alone) will reward it. Fasting is a shield. When any one of you is fasting on a day, he should neither indulge in obscene language, nor raise the voice; or if anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him, he should say: I am a the breath of the ,ﷺ person fasting. By Him, in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad observer of fast is sweeter to Allah on the Day of judgment than the fragrance of musk. The one who fasts has two (occasions) of joy, one when he breaks the fast he is glad with the breaking of (the fast) and one when he meets his Lord he is glad with his fast.” (Sahih Al-Muslim, Kitāb Al-Siyam, Bāb: Hifz al-lisān li al-Sa’im – Hadīth No. 1151d) نن 2 ننNahnu Ansarullah 2021 تAugust ی- May ُُ �ااصنراہلل ونجری �ا ارپ�2021ء THE MONTH OF RAMADĀN SO SAID THE PROMISED MESSIAHAS “ The Arabic word Ramadān refers to the heat of the sun.