Khuddam from USA’s New York Region receive guidance from Huzoor on spirituality and practical life
Islam’s solution to the loneliness epidemic
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‘Prayer is our only weapon’
100 Years Ago... ‘Ahmadiyyat is the only hope for Islam’: Sir Edward Denison Ross (1871-1940)
Huzoor re-emphasises the importance of du‘a amidst persecution
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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 25 April 2025 | Issue CCCLXXI Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
Pope Francis and what he knew about true Islam
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Shortening the prayer for a crying child ََ ّٰ َ َّ َّ َ ُ َ َّ َ اﻟﻨ ِ� ّ� ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺣﺪﺛﻪ أن، ٍأ� َﺲ ﺑْ َﻦ َﻣﺎﻟ ِﻚ ُ َْ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ َ َ َّ ُ ُ َ ّ َ َ �ِ� ﻗﺎل� ِإ�ِ� �� ْدﺧﻞ ��َ � ﻓﺄ،اﻟﺼ�� ِة َوأﻧﺎ أ ِرﻳﺪ ِإﻃﺎﻟ َﺘ َﻬﺎ َّ َ َ َ َ َّ َ َ ُ ُ َ َََ ﺑ�ﺎء ﻓﺄ��َ ّﻮز �ِ� َﺻ���ِ� ِ�� ّﺎ أ ْ�ﻠ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷﺪ ِة َو ْﺟ ِﺪ،�ِّ �ِ اﻟﺼ َُ ْ ُّ �أ ِﻣ ِﻪ ِﻣﻦ ﺑ�ﺎﰱِ ِﻪ Hazrat Anas bin Malikra narrated, that “The Holy Prophetsa said, ‘I sometimes begin the prayer intending to prolong it, but when I hear a child crying, I shorten the prayer, knowing the anguish his mother feels because of his crying.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-adhan, Bab man akhaffa s-salata ‘inda buka’i s-sabiyy, Hadith 709)
The passing of Pope Francis means two Christian denominations are without a leader right now – the Anglicans, where Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, resigned some months ago, and the Roman Catholics, who lost their pontiff earlier today. (“Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury”, www.archbishopofcanterbury. org, 12 November 2024) At a time when leadership crisis is one of, if not the most, concerning issues facing the world, this is undoubtedly a challenging time for the Vatican. Realising how vital the matter of religious leadership is, we hope they will be able to successfully navigate through the procedures and protocols of choosing their leader. Through the example of its leaders, the Ahmadiyya community knows that, despite religious differences, one can still wish well for people of other faiths on a humanitarian plane. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa, the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, wrote a letter to Pope Francis when he assumed the office of papacy back in 2013. In a detailed letter, he wrote: “I hope and pray that in the forthcoming era the Pope uses his influence to develop peace and harmony in the world. There is a great need to join together upon our common teachings and particularly upon the Unity of God.” (“World Muslim Leader congratulates Pope Francis and Catholic Church”, www.pressahmadiyya.com, 14 March 2013)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
The meaning of trust in God
This is in line with the Quranic teaching of calling the Ahl al-Kitab (People of the Book) to common grounds to resolve mutual conflicts and misunderstandings. (Surah Aal-e-`Imran, Ch.3: V.65) In the same letter, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa referred to what he had written to Pope Francis’ predecessor: “In my letter to [Pope Benedict XVI] I also requested him to use his great influence to bring the people of the world together towards peace, reconciliation and mutual understanding and to strive to prevent the world from destruction. I send the same message to the new Pope as well.” (“World
Muslim Leader congratulates Pope Francis and Catholic Church”, www.pressahmadiyya. com, 14 March 2013) In the autumn of 2022, two Ahmadi missionaries had a private audience with Pope Francis during his visit to his homeland, Argentina. One of them, Marwan Gill, wrote in his report for Al Hakam: “After giving [the Pope] a detailed background of our Jamaat, we introduced to him the magnificent work of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa as a worldwide ambassador of peace. We presented the Pope with an Italian translation of the book World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace. We also Continued on page 3
Those people who trust in their own power and strength, and forsake God Almighty, do not meet with a good end. This does not mean that trust in God is to sit on one’s hands and do nothing. To make use of means and to employ the faculties which God Almighty has granted us is also a manner in which we show gratitude to God. Those people who do not make use of their abilities and only verbally claim that they trust in God speak falsehood. Such people do not appreciate God. In fact, they test God and essentially suggest that the faculties and powers granted by Him are futile. In this manner, they are disrespectful and insolent towards God. They become distanced from َ َ َ the essence of ( ِِا �ۡیاك � َۡع ُُب ُِدThee alone do we worship) and do not act upon it, yet desire ؕ ۡ َ َ َ to see the results of ( ِِا �ۡیاك َن ۡۡس ََتَعِۡی ُِنThee alone do we implore for help) fulfilled in their favour. This is not right. Insofar as possible, and to the extent of one’s ability, an individual ought to make recourse to means, but must not deem them to be his god and the resolver of his difficulties. On the contrary, man must first exhaust these avenues and then hand the matter over to Allah; he must offer prostrations of gratitude, thanking the very same God for having conferred upon him these faculties and strengths in the first place. (Malfuzat [English], Vol. 2, pp. 82-83)