Escalating global conflict and urgent need for Muslim unity
Answers to Everyday Issues
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A world waiting for the one: Shared signs of the Promised Reformer
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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 3 April 2026 | Issue CDXX Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
Two weeks after Ramadan: Are we drawing closer to Allah or drifting away? It has been almost two weeks since the blessed month of Ramadan came to an end and Muslims around the world celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr. Now, we find ourselves in the middle of the 10th month of the Islamic calendar, known as Shawwal. Two weeks may appear like a brief period of time, yet a ship that drifts only slightly off course can, before long, find itself far from its intended destination. So, 14 days after Ramadan, the question remains: have we remained steadfast or have we begun to drift? We are all capable of looking inward and reflecting on how much of Ramadan still remains within us, as “man is a witness against himself. Even though he puts forward his excuses.” (Surah al-Qiyamah, Ch.75: V.15-16) We are in the best position to judge whether we have remained on the right course or quietly drifted away from it. We should reflect and ask ourselves, have we carried Ramadan forward, or did we bid farewell not only to the month, but to the good deeds that came with it? If the answer is that we are still spiritually charged and growing closer to Allah each day, then indeed, a person has succeeded. However, if the opposite is true, then it is time for deep reflection within ourselves. Huzoor (aa), in one of his Friday sermons, explained that: “We should always remember that merely experiencing and undergoing the Continued on page 3
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Standing up for a funeral procession
َ ََ َ َ ّٰ ّٰ َ ﻋ ْﻦ َﺟﺎﺑِ ِﺮ ﺑْ ِﻦ ﻋ ْﺒ ِﺪ ا��� رﺿﻰ ا��� ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻗﺎل � ّ� ﺑِ َﻨﺎ ُ ّ ّ ٰ ّ ُ َّ َ َ َ َ َ ٌ َ َ َ اﻟﻨ ِ� ّ� ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ َو�� ْ َﻨﺎ ﺟﻨﺎزة ﻓﻘﺎم ��ﺎ ُ َ َ َ َ َّ ّ ٰ َ ُ َ َ َ ْ ُ َ ُ ّ َ � ِإﻧﻬﺎ ﺟﻨﺎزة ﻳﻬﻮد ٍِي،���ﺑِ ِﻪ� ﻓﻘﻠﻨﺎ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل ا َ َ َ ْ ُ ُ َْ َ َ َ َ ُ ﺎز َة ﻓَ ُﻘ �ﻮﻣﻮا ﻗﺎل� ِإذا رأﻳ�� ا��ﻨ Hazrat Jabir bin ‘Abdullah (ra) narrated, “A funeral procession passed by us, so the Prophet (sa) stood up for it and we stood up with him. We said, ‘O Allah’s Messenger (sa), it is the funeral procession of a Jew.’ He said, ‘When you see a funeral procession, stand up.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-jana’iz, Bab mun qama li janazati yahudiyyin, Hadith 1311)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
Good conduct towards the authorities and relatives An individual asked the Promised Messiah (as) about how one should act towards the authorities and relatives. The Promised Messiah (as) said: “Show good conduct towards everyone. It is an obligation upon every Muslim to obey and be loyal to the authorities. They protect us and have given us complete religious freedom. I deem it a betrayal if someone does not show sincerehearted obedience and loyalty to the government. A person owes rights to their relatives as well. One ought to treat them in a goodly manner also; however, one must remain apart from them in such matters as are against the pleasure of Allah Almighty. Our principle is that one should do good to everyone and show beneficence to all of God’s creation.” (Malfuzat [English], Vol. 2, pp.174)