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When truth stood alone – The stalwart Messiah of Persian descent
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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 27 March 2026 | Issue CDXIX Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
‘Thee alone do we worship and Thee alone do we implore for help’ Highlights from Huzoor’s Eid-ul-Fitr Sermon 2026 Islamabad, Tilford, UK, 20 March 2026: At approximately 10:30 am local time, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, made his way into the Mubarak Mosque to lead the congregation in Eid-ul-Fitr prayer and deliver the Eid sermon. Following the Eid prayer, Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa recited tashahhud, ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, and said: “Today, upon completing the month of Ramadan, we are celebrating Eid. This Eid should be an opportunity to express gratitude to Allah the Almighty for enabling us to fast during this month. Many people were blessed to partake in the Tahajjud and Tarawih prayers. Likewise, to read the Quran on a daily basis and to complete. Additionally, to listen to dars of the Holy Quran, to remember Allah and some were also able to sit i‘tikaf.” To sit i‘tikaf is possible, Huzooraa said, in countries where we have freedom; however, in countries like Pakistan, Ahmadis are not allowed to openly worship and express their faith. On the contrary, they are prosecuted for doing so. We should pray that such restrictions are lifted and Ahmadis are able to practice their faith openly. If, during Ramadan, there was no real attention towards these spiritual elements, then for such people, Eid is just a festival where people merely gather together, wearing new clothes, to have a laugh and a Continued on page 3
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
The Bedouin and the five pillars
َ َ َ ًّ َ ْ َ َّ َ ّ ٰ ْ َ ُ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ﺎء ِإﻟﻰ ﺟ، أن أﻋﺮاﺑِﻴﺎ،���ﻋﻦ ﻃ��ﺔ ﺑ ِﻦ ﻋﺒﻴ ِﺪ ا َْ َّ ّٰ ّ ُ َ ّ َ َ ّ س ِ رﺳ ِ ﻮل ا�� ِ� ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺛﺎﰱِﺮ ا��أ َ َ ّٰ َ َ َ َ ََ ْ ّٰ َ ﻓﻘﺎل� ﻳَﺎ َر ُﺳﻮل ا��� أﺧ ِ� ْ��ِ� َﻣﺎذا ﻓ َﺮض ا��� َ�ﻠ َّﻰ َ َّ َ َ َ َ َّ َ َْ َ َّ َ َ َّ ِﻣﻦ �اﻟﺼ�� ِة ﻓﻘﺎل ِإ�� أ ْن ﺗﻄ ّﻮ َع،ات ا�� ْﻤ َﺲ ِ �َ �اﻟﺼ ٰ َ ََ َ ْ َْ َ ََ ً ْ َ َا��ّ� َ�ﻠ َ َّﻰ ِﻣﻦ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ� ﻓﻘﺎل� أﺧ ِ���ِ� ﻣﺎ ﻓﺮض ً ْ َ َ َّ َّ َ ْ َ َّ َ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ ّ � ِإ�� أن ﺗﻄﻮع ﺷﻴﺌﺎ،ﺎم ﻓﻘﺎل� ﺷ�ﺮ رﻣﻀﺎن ِ ِ اﻟﺼﻴ َ َ َ َ َّ َ َّ َ َ ُ َّ َ َ َ َ ْ ْ َ َ َ َ �ﻓﻘﺎل� أﺧ ِ���ِ� ﺑِﻤﺎ ﻓﺮض ا��� �ﻠﻰ ِﻣﻦ ا���ﺎ ِة ﻓﻘﺎل َ ّ ّٰ ّ ّٰ ُ ُ َ ََْ ﻓﺄﺧ� َ�ه َر ُﺳﻮل ا��� ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ � َ�اﰱِ َﻊ َ َ ً ْ َ ُ َّ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َّ َ َ َ َ �� و،ا�� ْﺳ�� ِم� ﻗﺎل� واﻟ ِﺬي أﻛﺮﻣﻚ �� أﺗﻄﻮع ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ِ َّ ُ َ َ َ ً َ َ َّ َ َ َ ُ َْ �ِ ��أﻧﻘ ُﺺ ِ�� ّﺎ ﻓ َﺮض ا�� ُ� َ�ﻠ َّﻰ ﺷ ْﻴﺌﺎ� ﻓﻘﺎل� َر ُﺳﻮل ا ّ َ َ َ َ َ ّٰ ّ َ َ َْ أ ْو َدﺧﻞ،ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ� أﻓﻠ� ِإ ْن َﺻﺪق َ َ ْ َ َ ا��َ ّﻨﺔ ِإ ْن َﺻﺪق Hazrat Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah (ra) narrated that a Bedouin came to Allah’s Messenger (sa) with his hair dishevelled and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (sa), tell me what Allah has made obligatory upon me in respect of salat [prayer].” He replied, “The five daily prayers, unless you offer something extra voluntarily.” He then said, “Tell me what Allah has made obligatory upon me in respect of fasting.” He replied, “The month of Ramadan, unless you keep some extra fasts voluntarily.” He then said, “Tell me what Allah has made obligatory upon me in respect of zakat.” Thereupon, Allah’s Messenger (sa) informed him of the laws of Islam. The man said, “By the One Who has honoured you [with the truth], I shall not do anything extra voluntarily, nor shall I fall short in the least of what Allah has made obligatory upon me.” Allah’s Messenger (sa) said, “He shall prosper, if he is truthful,” or [he said], “He shall enter Paradise, if he is truthful.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab assawm, Bab wujubi sawmi ramadan, Hadith 1891)