Answers to Everyday Issues Part 94
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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 21 November 2025 | Issue CDI Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
A legacy of devotion Sacrifices made by the Promised Messiah’s family “Children! When you see an empty house, do not think that your father has left nothing for you. He has left behind for you a treasure of prayers…” Hazrat Sayyida Nusrat Jahan Begum Sahibara uttered these famous words at the time of the founder of the Community, the Promised Messiah’sas death. But what is less well-known is that shortly before this, Hazrat Amman Janra sold much of her jewellery and a piece of land to pay off the debts that were owed by the Promised Messiahas. That is, she also sacrificed her own savings in the path of the Promised Messiahas. So, when Hazrat Amma Janra spoke these words, she not only knew that the house was empty, but had herself sacrificed many possessions in the way of God. And the Promised Messiahas had also dedicated his orchard, in which all his children had a share, for the Bahishti Maqbarah (the graveyard associated with Al-Wasiyyat). This is a small example of the sacrifices made by the Promised Messiahas and his household in the way of God. Whether it was the donation for the construction of Minarat-ul-Masih, or any financial scheme issued by the Promised Messiahas for any religious purpose, his respected wife, Ummul Momineen Hazrat Amman Janra is seen at the forefront. Once, it so happened that funds were short for a Jamaati undertaking. The Promised Messiahas saw no option but to take a loan. Hazrat Amman Janra presented her jewellery and part of her owned land to the Promised Messiahas, requesting not to take a loan but to sell these and fulfil the religious purpose. Huzooras accepted this gift as a loan, and brought it into written record as an agreement according to Islamic practice. The children raised in the lap of such parents also remained at the forefront of those offering sacrifices in the way of their faith, and then, with time, the progeny of
the five children of the Promised Messiahas continued and spread throughout the world. In these descendants, too, a tremendous spirit of sacrifice in the way of faith has been evident and continues to this day. Not only would the details of financial sacrifices become lengthy, but the writer would face the challenge that while some sacrifices of the Promised Messiah’sas family have become known, countless others were and are never made public and may perhaps never be known. When we mention the troubles and hardships that befell Ahmadis, while every Ahmadi steadfastly faced the most difficult circumstances and gave precedence to their faith over everything else, the members of the family of the Promised Messiahas remained a practical example for all of them and stayed at the forefront in every type of sacrifice.
Recent attack on Ahmadi mosque in Rabwah Recently, during the Friday prayers in Rabwah, terrorists opened fire on Masjid Mahdi. Among the innocent Ahmadis who came under fire was a young man named Muhammad Ahmad Sahib (great-grandson of Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra) who was on duty. He was severely injured and suffered life-changing wounds. He was part of the team responsible for protecting the center and was on security rounds at that time. Other members of this team were also injured - Sabah-ud-Din Sahib and Imran Butt Sahib received severe wounds from the firing. Similarly, Arsalan Ahmad Sahib, Usama Saeed Sahib and Imran Shah Sahib were also injured in the firing. They reached the scene at such a moment that nothing remained between them and the terrorist’s Continued on page 5