Understanding Bayt al-Mal and its income sources of ghanimah and fay’
Karbala: The murder of Muslim unity
Hazrat Khilafatul Masih II’s call and the Jamaat’s response (1925)
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Fasting on Ashura in Muharram: A brief look at this historical practice
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THE WEEKLY
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New car park, quicker scanning and worldwide collaboration ahead of Jalsa Salana UK 2025
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Praying nawafil at home َّ َ َ ّٰ ﻋ ِﻦ،�َ �َ ﻋ ِﻦ اﺑْ ِﻦ ُﻋ اﻟﻨ ِ� ّ� ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ ُ ُ ْ َ َ اﺟ َﻌ��ا �ِ� ﺑ ُ ُﻴﻮﺗِﻜ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ �وﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎل َ ُ َّ َ َ َ ْ ُ َ َ ً وﻫﺎ ﻗُ ُﺒ �ﻮرا و�� ﺗ� ِ�ﺬ،ﺻ��ﺗِﻜﻢ Hazrat Ibn Umarra narrated, “The Prophetsa had said, ‘Perform some of your [voluntary] prayers in your houses and do not turn them into graveyards.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab as-salat, Bab karahiyyati s-salat fi l-maqabir, Hadith 432)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
The bravery of Hazrat Abu Bakrra on the demise of the Holy Prophetsa When the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed away, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, came forth, sword in hand, and said: ‘I shall kill anyone who says that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has died’. In these circumstances, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiqra spoke with remarkable bravery and courage; he stood up and delivered an address. He recited the following verse of the Holy Quran:
� َﻣا ُﻣ َح �َم ًٌد ِال�َا َر َُسوۡ ٌُل � ََق ًۡد َﺧ ََل ۡﺖ ِﻣ ۡﻦ ََق ۡﺒ َِل ِہ الَرُ َُس ُِّل
Jalsa Salana UK, the annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, will take place this year from Friday, 25 July to Sunday, 27 July. Preparations are well underway with volunteers working hard
around the clock and across the site to get everything ready. This report shares the latest on-the-ground updates and highlights some of the new features planned for this year’s Jalsa.
The Jalsa Salana UK Planning Committee was approved by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa, after which the planning officially began. Key suppliers and contractors were Continued on page 3
Meaning, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is only a Messenger of Allah Almighty, and all the Prophets that have gone by before him, have all passed away. It was on this that emotion subsided. After this, the Arab nomads turned apostate. Hazrat Ayeshah, may Allah be pleased with her, describes these delicate times and says: ‘When the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed away, there were a number of false claimants to prophethood who came forth. Some Continued on page 3