From the Markaz Khuddam from USA’s Northeast Region meet Huzo Page 5
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In the footsteps of the Sahaba: A temperament of love and the gift of Khilafat
A few days in Istanbul (and a few centuries through the Ottoman caliphate)
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Healing the wounds of war through Khilafate-Ahmadiyya
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THE WEEKLY
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True sacrifice demands self-effacement and the forsaking of ego Huzoor addresses Majlis-e-Shura UK and Canada 2025 On Saturday, 24 May 2025, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, addressed the participants of Majlis-e-Shura UK and Canada via livestream from Islamabad, UK. After conveying “Assalamu alaikum,” Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa called Hafiz Fazle Rabbi Sahib to recite a portion of the Holy Quran, who recited verses 59-60 of Surah an-Nisa’. This was followed by the English translation of the verses, presented by Jonathan Butterworth Sahib. Thereafter, Huzooraa took to the podium and recited tashahhud, ta‘awwuz, and Surah al-Fatihah. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa then said: “With the grace of Allah, this weekend the UK Jamaat is holding its Majlis-e-Shura, and at the same time, Canada Jamaat and Belgium Jamaat are also holding their shura today. And it is my sincere hope and I pray that Allah the Almighty enables all of you to fulfil its profound objectives.” Huzooraa said that the views, opinions and insights offered by shura delegates should be anchored in the indispensable principle of justice, integrity and righteousness. This year, the Jamaat elections are also being held. In light of this, the message and instruction to each of you is that you should cast your vote for those individuals whom you genuinely believe most appropriate for the various elected offices. Hazrat Khalifatul Masihaa advised never to let personal ties or friendships cloud judgement. Always remember that the basis
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Steadfast care for the sunnah of Fajr َ َ ُ َ ْ َ َ َ ّٰ ُ َّ �ّ �ِ اﻟﻨ ﻋ ْﻦ َ�ﺎ�ِﺸﺔ رﺿﻰ ا��� ﻋﻨﻬﺎ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻜ ِﻦ ٰ ّ َّ َ َ َّ َ ْ َ َ َ ّ ﺻﻠﻰ ا��ّ� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ �ﻠﻰ ﺷﻰ ٍء ِﻣﻦ اﻟﻨ َﻮا ِﻓ ِﻞ أﺷﺪ ْ َ ً ُ َ ُ َْ �ِ� ْﻨﻪ ﺗ َﻌﺎﻫﺪا َ�ﻠﻰ َر� َﻌ َﺘ ِﻰ اﻟﻔ ْﺠ ِﺮ
Hazrat Aishara narrated, that “Allah’s Messengersa observed no voluntary prayers with greater constancy than the two rak‘ahs offered before Fajr.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab at-tahajjud, Bab ta‘ahhudi rak‘atayi l-fajri wa mun samma huma tatawwu‘an, Hadith 1163)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
Ill-Thinking Cuts at the Root of Truth Bear well in mind that all misery and evil stem from ill-thinking. This is why Allah the Exalted has strictly forbidden this and states:
ۡ َ� َ َ ِِا �َن َبَ ُۡعﺾ ِاَلﻈ ِ �ﻦ ِِاﺛ ٌُم
sin.
of every act should be taqwa (righteousness). Otherwise, the purpose of shura will remain unfulfilled. Huzooraa highlighted that only a few decades had passed since the time of the Promised Messiahas when Hazrat Musleh-eMaudra established the institution of Majlise-Shura in the Jamaat and many delegates who took part in that shura were not born Ahmadis. And today, there are also many who have taken the bai‘at in recent times and they are also taking part in the shura. Upon establishing this institution, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra gave many instructions through his various speeches and lectures. All of them underscored the true essence and status of Majlis-e-Shura and the sanctity of its proceedings. They have
been compiled and published in the form of books. Each member of shura and office bearers should read them to understand the immense magnitude and the weight of their responsibilities. Huzooraa then presented some fundamental principles from the blessed guidance of Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra, who stated: “The supreme aspiration and the foremost priority for every member of the Majlis-e-Shura must be to attain the pleasure of Allah. In reality, only if a person’s true objective is to gain Allah’s love can they present their views and opinions with absolute integrity, unwavering justice, and free from all forms of self-interest.” Continued on page 3
For suspicion in some cases is a
If the Muslim clergy had not thought ill of me, and if they had listened to my words with sincerity and steadfastness, and if they read our books and stayed with me to witness our circumstances, they would not have cast aspersions on me as they do. However, when they failed to give due regard to this instruction of God Almighty and did not act upon it, they thought ill of me and thought ill of my community as well; and thus, began to raise objections and allegations against me. Some even wrote, most insolently, that we are a group of atheists, and that we do not offer the Prayers and do not fast, and so on and so forth. Now, if they had refrained from this illthinking, they would not have to suffer Continued on page 8