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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 18 April 2025 | Issue CCCLXX Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7388
Huzoor guides khuddam of USA’s Southwest Region on how to navigate Western education and societal values On Sunday, 6 April 2025, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih Vaa, met with a delegation of khuddam from the Southwest Region of the USA at Islamabad, Tilford, UK. The group comprised 18 khuddam. As Huzooraa arrived and greeted the attendees, he took his seat and addressed the amir-eqafilah, enquiring about the group, who introduced them briefly.
Introductions Huzooraa then engaged with each khadim individually, allowing them to introduce themselves and share their family backgrounds, fields of study and careers. Following the introductions, the khuddam also mentioned that one of them had to remain behind at the last minute, as his father had suddenly fallen ill and he requested prayers for his recovery. They also expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Huzooraa for the blessed opportunity to have this mulaqat. They then requested permission to ask questions, which Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa graciously granted.
Science, miracles and research A khadim sought guidance on
whether Ahmadi Muslim scientists should conduct research into the potential connections between the spiritual realm, miracles and the physical laws of nature. Huzooraa affirmed that such research should indeed be undertaken. Huzoor-e-Anwaraa elaborated that the Promised Messiahas explained there is no inherent contradiction between the laws of nature and the laws of the sharia. One represents Divine teaching, while the other is the practical manifestation of knowledge granted to humanity. Huzooraa referred to the Promised Messiah’sas conversation with Dr Clement Wragge (recorded in Malfuzat, Vol. 10) and Huzoor’sas statement that his followers would excel in both spiritual and secular knowledge and insight. Huzooraa recalled Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III’srh call for 100 Ahmadi Nobel laureates following Dr Abdus Salam Sahib’s achievement, noting the continued need for progress in this field. Huzooraa cited the following verse of the Holy Quran:
ۡ َ ۡ َ ٰ ٰ َ� ۡ َ َ ۡ ُ َ� َ َ َ َ ِض ِ َوْیَتُف�ْرَوَن ِف ِ ۡی ﺧْل ِﻖ اْلﺴَمَو ِت َواۡلَاۡر
“And ponder over the creation of the heavens and the earth.” (Surah Aal-e-‘Imran, Ch.3: V.192)
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Prayer missed and remembered
َّ ََ ْ َ َ ّٰ ﻋ ِﻦ،ﺲ اﻟﻨ ِ� ِّ� ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ٍ �ﻋﻦ أ َ َ ََ َ َ ّ َ ُْ َ ًَ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َ �� ،ﻗﺎل� ﻣﻦ ﻧ ِ�� ﺻ��ة ﻓﻠﻴﺼ ِﻞ ِإذا ذ�ﺮﻫﺎ َ َ َّ َ َ َ َ َّ َ ﻛﻔ ﺎرة ��ﺎ ِإ�� ذﻟ ِﻚ Hazrat Anasra narrated that the Holy Prophetsa said: “Whoever forgets a prayer should perform it as soon as he remembers. There is no atonement for it other than that.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab mawaqiti s-salah, Bab man nasiya salatan fal-yusalli idha dhakaraha wa la yu‘idu illa tilka s-salah, Hadith 597)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
One Cannot Become Pure Without Refraining from Lies In reality, until a person abandons lies, he cannot become pure. Worthless mate- rialists believe that they cannot survive without lies. However, this is an absurdity. If one cannot survive with truth, then lies definitely cannot sustain a person either. It is a pity that these wretched people do not give God the value He deserves. They do not know that it is without the grace of God Almighty that a person cannot survive. They consider the filth of falsehood to be their god and the resolver of their difficulties. This is precisely the reason that God Almighty has tied falsehood to the filth of idols and mentioned it in the Holy Quran. Know for certain that we cannot take a single step, rather, not even a single breath, without the grace of God. Our bodies are blessed with countless abilities, but what can we do with our own strength? Nothing at all. (Malfuzat [English], Vol. 2, p. 82)