Call for Muslim unity and prayers for the Ummah amidst the escalating Middle East conflict
Introducing Prophet Abraham: An analysis from the Holy Quran
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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 13 March 2026 | Issue CDXVII Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
Tahajjud: The pre-dawn nourishment of Ramadan
“So remember the name of thy Lord, and devote [thyself] to Him with full devotion.” (Surah al-Muzzammil, Ch.73: V.9) These verses remind us that the night is not only for rest, but also for worship. It is the blissful time when a believer steps away from distractions and turns to Allah with focus. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Ira, explaining how praying at night is a means of gaining closeness to Allah, states: “If at night you remember God, your soul will draw closer to Him. When a believer turns even slightly toward God, every hardship becomes easy. Take a moment to focus your attention on Him, and all difficulties will become light.
َ� َ َ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ اْس َۡم ًَر �ِِّبَك ََوَّت َِبٰت ْۡل ِاَل َ ۡۡی ُِہ َّت ِۡب ِٰت ۡۡیًلًَا َواُذِك ِِر
َ ُ َ َ ََ �ٰ َ �ٰ ِع َْن أ�ِی َہ َﺮﻳْ َﺮة ٌرﺿﻰ الّٰلِہ ِعِنٖہ أ �ن ٌَر ُﺳۡول الّٰل ِِہ َ َ � �ٰ � ُ اَء ٌَر َُّم َﻀ َ الٮ إ َۡذا ََج ان َق ۡم َّوﺳل �لًیٖہ ِہ ﺻلﻰ الّٰل ِ ْ َ� َ ُ َ ْ َ ْ َ ُ َف ِ��ﺖ أِبۡواب ا�ُجِن ِﺔٮ
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab as-sawm, Bab hal yuqalu ramadan aw shahru ramadan wa mun ra’a kullahu wasi‘an, Hadith 1898)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
The nature of the descent of revelation
َ ۡ َ َ� َ� ُ ُۡ َۤ َ � � َق ِۡم اَل ۡۡی َْل ِاۡلَا َق ِۡل ۡۡیًلًَا � ُنِ َّۡصَف ُٗہ ا َِو اْنِق ۡﺺ ِِّمَن ُُہ َق ِۡل ۡۡیًلًَا
َ� َ َ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ اْس َۡم ًَر �ِِّبَك ََوَّت َِبٰت ْۡل ِاَل َ ۡۡی ُِہ َّت ِۡب ِٰت ۡۡیًلًَا َواُذِك ِِر
The gates of Paradise are opened in Ramadan
Hazrat Abu Hurairahra narrated: “Allah’s Messengersa said: ‘When Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened.’”
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa, in his Friday Sermon of 20 February 2026, urged Ahmadis to strive to offer Tahajjud prayers during the month of Ramadan (and outside of Ramadan). He stated that though Tarawih prayers are offered after Isha, even then everyone should aim to pray Tahajjud, be it only two or four rak‘ahs. Huzooraa presented examples of the immense dedication to worship the Promised Messiahas had and how he would be regular in the Tahajjud prayer and would pray with great fervour. Allah the Almighty states in the Holy Quran: “Stand up [in Prayer] at night except a small portion thereof – half of it, or make it a little less than that.” (Surah al-Muzzammil, Ch.73: V.3-4) And further:
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
“[So remember the name of thy Lord, and devote (thyself) to Him with full devotion.] “Remember Allah’s name, and in the quiet of the night, detach yourself from the world.” (Khutbat-e-Nur, 18 October 1912, p. 527) During Ramadan, waking up for Tahajjud becomes even more important. This is the month in which Allah’s special grace is sought with greater intensity. Allah the Almighty states in the Holy Quran:
ً َََو ِِّم َۡن اَل�َ ۡۡیْل َْف َٰت ََہ �ََج ۡۡد ِّب ُٖہ ُنَۤاْفِ َۡل ًَة َل�َ ََك � ََع ۤ�ُّي اَ ٌۡن �ُّیَ ِۡب ََع ََّث ََك ًَر �ِّبُ ََك َِّمِق ۤاِّمۤا ِ ِ َ �ِّم ِۡح ُٰمۡوۡ ًَدا
“And wake up for it [the Quran] in [the latter part of] the night as a supererogatory service for thee. It may be that thy Lord will raise thee to an exalted station.” (Surah Bani Isra’il, Ch.17: V.80)
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa has repeatedly drawn attention to this Quranic instruction and reminded the Jamaat that Tahajjud is a time when Allah’s mercy is especially close. He said: “Allah the Almighty draws near to His servant and listens to his prayers. And in Ramadan, special attention has been drawn toward Tahajjud and voluntary prayers.” (Friday Sermon, 26 September 2008) He further reminded us that Ramadan is meant to train us for the rest of the year and that this training must continue beyond the month itself. He stated: “By acting upon the ways that Ramadan has taught us to become true servants of the Most Gracious, it is our duty to keep our nights adorned with acts of worship.” (Friday Sermon, 25 September 2009) Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa has also Continued on page 3
In continuing the aforementioned discussion, the Promised Messiahas said: “Physicians associate certain natural factors with sleep. However, I observe that when it is the will of God Almighty to speak with me, at such a time, though I am in a state of complete wakefulness, God suddenly induces in me a state of drowsiness and light slumber, and pulls me out of this physical realm completely, so that I am able to relate to the spiritual realm. Then, after God has finished speaking, He returns my physical consciousness and senses so that I, as the recipient of revelation, may preserve it. Then, He casts a state of drowsiness over me again, whereafter He awakens me once again, so that I am able to memorise the revelation. In this manner, therefore, on certain occasions, this will happen even fifty times. This is the power of God. He is above and beyond the phenomenon of sleep as we observe in nature, and physicians and doctors cannot understand its deeper essence.” (Malfuzat [English], Vol. 2, pp.173)