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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 29 May 2026 | Issue CDXXVIII Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
Raising spiritual and moral standards through taqwa Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V delivers Eid-ul-Adha 2026 sermon Wednesday, 27 May 2026, Islamabad, UK: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V (aa) arrived at the Mubarak Mosque in Islamabad, UK to lead the congregation in the Eid-ul-Adha prayer. Following the Eid prayer, Hazrat Amirul Momineen, may Allah be his Helper, addressed the congregation and the viewers of MTA International with his Eid-ul-Adha sermon. After tashahhud, ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, Hazrat Amirul Momineen (aa) recited the following verse of the Holy Quran and proceeded with the Eid-ul-Adha sermon.
ۡ َ� ُ َ َ ُ ُ �ٰ َ َ َ� ۡ َ ال ا�� َ� ل َ َُحوۡ َُّم َُھا َۡوۡلََا َِد ََّمﺂؤ ََھا َۡولٰ ِﻜ ْۡن �ﻳﻨال ُﻪ الَتﻘ ٰوی لْن ﻳﻨ � َ َ ۡ ُ ٰ َ َ ٰ َ َ �ٰ ُ � َ ُ ۡ ُ َ َ َ � َ َ ٰ َ ۡ ُ ۡ َِّمﻨﻜُم � ﻛﺬل َِک ِس�ٰرَھا لﻜُم ل َِتﻜ�ُِرۡوا ا��� َع�ی َّما َھُّد ﻛُم � ۡوﺑ ِْش ِٰر ۡ ۡ ال ُﻤ َۡح ِﺴ ِﻨۡی ٌَن
“Their flesh reaches not Allah, nor does their blood, but it is your righteousness that reaches Him. Thus has He subjected them to you, that you may glorify Allah for His guiding you. And give glad tidings to those who do good.” (Surah al-Hajj, Ch.22: V.38)
True righteousness through Divine recognition The Promised Messiah (as) stated that all these spiritual excellences are attained only after acquiring perfect recognition (ma‘rifat) of Allah the Almighty. In other words, the highest standard of righteousness (taqwa) is granted only after a person attains
true and complete recognition of God. Whoever is granted the fear and love of Allah the Almighty is also delivered from every sin that arises from recklessness and irreverence.
The need for inner sacrifice There are many seemingly minor mistakes and sins which, if a person becomes careless and persists in them, gradually increase and ultimately incur the punishment of Allah the Almighty. Therefore, for salvation we are neither dependent upon any blood sacrifice, nor in need of any cross, nor do we require any form of atonement. Rather, we are in need of only one sacrifice: the sacrifice of the inner self (nafs). Human nature itself recognises the necessity of such a sacrifice. In other words, the very name of this sacrifice is Islam.
The true meaning of Islam Islam means to place one’s neck forward willingly to be sacrificed – that is, to lay down one’s soul completely at the threshold of Allah the Almighty with perfect submission and contentment. All of this requires perfect love and complete devotion. Such love is attained only when one acquires true recognition of Allah the Almighty.
The true meaning of righteousness The Promised Messiah (as) stated that no one holds a monopoly over Allah the
Almighty. Allah desires righteousness and whoever adopts taqwa will attain nearness to Him. Taqwa means acting in accordance with the commandments of Allah the Almighty. Some people assume that because their forefathers were righteous, they too will automatically receive the reward of their ancestors’ virtues. The Promised Messiah (as) explained that no one will be rewarded
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Holy Prophet’s (sa) parting counsel to his Ummah َ ُ َ َّ َ َّ َ ْ َ ﺎس ـ رﺿﻰ ا��� ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ ـ أن رﺳﻮل ٍ ﻋ ِﻦ اﺑ ِﻦ ﻋﺒ َّ َّ َ َ َ َ اﻟﻨ ﺎس ﻳ َ ْﻮ َم ا�� ِ� ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺧﻄﺐ َ َ َ َ َ َّ َّ ُ َ َُ ُ اﻟﻨ اﻟ� ْ� ِﺮ ﻓﻘﺎل ﻳَﺎ أﻳّ َﻬﺎ �ﺎس� أ ّى ﻳ َ ْﻮ ٍم ﻫﺬا ٌ َ ُ َ َ َ َ ُ َ َ َ َ ٌ َ َ ٌ َْ ُ َ ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﻳﻮم ﺣﺮ ام� ﻗﺎل ﻓﺄ ّى ﺑَﻠ ٍﺪ ﻫﺬا� ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﺑَﻠﺪ ََ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ ْ ْ َ ّ ٌ َﺣ َﺮ ٌ ام� ﻗﺎل ﻓﺄى ﺷ�ﺮ ﻫﺬا� ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﺷ� ٌﺮ ﺣ َﺮ �ام ٍ َ ُ َ َ َّ َ َ َ ُ َ َْ ُ ﺎء� ْﻢ َوأ ْﻣ َﻮا�َ� ْﻢ َوأﻋ َﺮاﺿﻜ ْﻢ ﻗﺎل ﻓ ِﺈن دِﻣ َ َ ْ ُ َْ َ ْ ُ َ ٌ َ َ ْ ُ َْ َ ُْ َ َ �ﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﺣﺮام ﻛﺤﺮﻣ ِﺔ ﻳﻮ ِﻣﻜﻢ ﻫﺬا �ِ� ﺑﻠ ِﺪﻛﻢ َ َ َ َ ُ ً َ َ َ ََ َ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ �ارا ﺛ َّﻢ َرﻓ ��ِ ﻫﺬا �ِ� ﺷ� ِﺮﻛﻢ ﻫﺬا� ﻓﺄ�ﺎدﻫﺎ ُ ْ َّ ْ َ َّ ُ ْ َّ ْ َ َّ َ َ َ ُ ْ �َرأ َﺳﻪ ﻓﻘﺎل ا�� ُ� َّﻢ ﻫﻞ ﺑَﻠﻐﺖ ا�� ُ� َّﻢ ﻫﻞ ﺑَﻠﻐﺖ َّ َ َ َ ََ ﺎس ـ رﺿﻰ ا��� ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ ـ ﻓ َﻮاﻟ ِﺬي ﻗﺎل اﺑْ ُﻦ ﻋ ّﺒ ٍ َْ َْ َ ُ َ ُ َ َ َّ ﻧﻔ ِ�� ﺑِ َﻴ ِﺪ ِه ِإﻧ َﻬﺎ ﻟ َﻮ ِﺻ ّﻴ ُﺘﻪ ِإﻟﻰ أ ّﻣ ِﺘ ِﻪ ـ ﻓﻠ ُﻴ ْﺒﻠِ ِﻎ ْ ً َّ ُ َ َ َ ْ ُ َّ ﺎﻫﺪ اﻟﻐﺎﰱِ َﺐ �� ﺗ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﻌﻮا ﺑ َ ْﻌ ِﺪي ﻛﻔ ﺎرا ﻳَ� ِ� ُب ِ اﻟﺸ ُ َ ُ َ ْ ْ َ َ ْ �ﺾ ٍ ﺑﻌﻀﻜﻢ ِرﻗﺎب ﺑﻌ Hazrat Ibn ‘Abbas (ra) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (sa) addressed the people on the Day of Nahr [the day of sacrifice] and said, “O people, what day is this?” They replied, “A sacred day.” He said, “What city is this?” They replied, “A sacred city.” He said, “What month is this?” They replied, “A sacred month.” He said, “Indeed, your blood, your wealth and your honour are inviolable among you, just as this day of yours is sacred, in this town of yours, in this month of yours.” He repeated this several times. Then he raised his head and said, “O Allah, have I conveyed? O Allah, have I conveyed?” Hazrat Ibn ‘Abbas (ra) said, “By the One in Whose hand is my life, this was indeed his parting counsel to his Ummah: ‘Let the one who is present convey it to the one who is absent. Do not turn back after me as disbelievers, striking one another’s necks.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-hajj, Bab al-khutbati ayyama mina, Hadith 1739)
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