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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 14 March 2025 | Issue CCCLXV Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
Belief in the unseen:
The journey from reasoned assessment to Divine certainty
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
The reward of building a mosque for Allah’s Sake ْ ّٰ َ ْ َ ُ َ َ ��ْ أَﻧَّ ُﻪ َ�� َﻊ ُﻋ،�َّ �َ��ا��َ ْﻮ �ن ﺑْ َﻦ �ِ ��ﻋﺒﻴﺪ ا ِ ِ َ ُ ُ َ َّ َ َ ّ ﻮل ﻋ ْﻨ َﺪ ﻗ ْﻮل َ اﻟﻨﺎس ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ ِﺣ �� ِ ﻳَﻘ،ﻋﻔﺎن ِ ِ ّٰ ُ َّ َ ْ َ َ َ ﻮل ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ِ ﺑﻨﻰ ﻣﺴ ِﺠﺪ ا��ﺳ ّٰ َ َّ ُ ْ َ ّ َ ْ ُ ْ َ ْ َ ْ ُ َّ ���اﻟﻨ ِ� ّ� ﺻﻠﻰ ا و ِإ�ِ� � ِ�ﻌﺖ،ِإﻧﻜﻢ أﻛ��ﺗﻢ َ َ ً ْ َ ََ ْ َ ُ َُ �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻘﻮل � ﻣﻦ ﺑﻨﻰ ﻣﺴ ِﺠﺪا ـ ﻗﺎل َ َ ُ َّ َ ُ ْ َ ّٰ َ ،�ِ ��ﺑُﻜ� ٌ� َﺣ ِﺴ ْﺒﺖ أﻧﻪ ﻗﺎل ـ ﻳ َ ْﺒ َﺘ ِ�� ﺑِ ِﻪ َو ْﺟﻪ ا َ ْ َ ّٰ َ ْ �� ﺑ َ َﻨﻰ ا�� ُ� � ُ� ِﻣﺜ� ُ� �ِ� ا��َ ّﻨ ِﺔ
Hazrat ‘Ubaidullah al-Khawlani narrated: He heard Hazrat ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affanra say, when people were criticising him about rebuilding the Mosque of Allah’s Messengersa: “You have spoken at length, whereas I myself heard the Prophetsa say, ‘Whoever builds a mosque – [Bukair (one of the narrators) said he believed the words were] intending Allah’s pleasure – Allah will build a similar [building] for him in Paradise.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab as-salah, Bab mun bana masjidan, Hadith 450)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
The Holy Quran, the ultimate source of guidance for Muslims, highlights belief in the unseen (iman bi l-ghayb) as a fundamental characteristic of the righteous and God-conscious people. Allah the Almighty states:
َ ٰ ۡ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ُ ۡ ُ َ َ� وَن ْا �َلﺼَل ٰوة َو ِﻣ �ُما ََرزَقَن ُُه ۡۡم ْاَل ِِذَيَن َيﺆ ِﻣَنوَن ِﺑاَلﻐي ِﺐ و� ِﻘيُم َ َُيَُن ِۡفﻘ وَن
“Who believe in the unseen and observe Prayer and spend out of what
We have provided for them.” (Surah alBaqarah, Ch.2: V.4) This raises a fundamental question: What is meant by belief in the unseen, and why is it of such great importance? This article, drawing heavily on the insights of the Promised Messiahas, explores this vital question. Belief in the unseen is not a static acceptance of dogma, but rather the initiation of a dynamic spiritual journey. This journey is characterised
by continuous striving (mujahada), complete hope in Divine guidance, and a progressive deepening of certainty (yaqin). This exploration is not merely academic. It directly challenges the misconception that the Islamic faith is solely based on blind acceptance. The writings of the Promised Messiahas, and the broader Islamic tradition, reveal a Continued on page 4
Converse with the Inner Self The state of human beings is such that they can never remain idle or static, and the inner self cannot remain without engaging in some form of speech. If there is no one else with whom to converse, man will begin to speak with his own Continued on page 3