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www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 4 April 2025 | Issue CCCLXVIII Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
True Eid lies in continuing good deeds and sustaining Ramadan’s virtues Highlights from Huzoor’s Eid-ul-Fitr sermon 2025 Islamabad, Tilford, UK, 31 March 2025: At approximately 11 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. A large gathering of Ahmadis – men, women, and children – assembled in Islamabad to offer Eid-ul-Fitr 2025 prayer behind their beloved imam, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa, and to listen to his sermon. Following the Eid prayer, Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa recited tashahud, ta‘awwuz, Surah al-Fatihah, and said: “Ramadan concluded yesterday, and today, by the grace of Allah the Almighty, we are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr – a day of joy. This joy stems from the good deeds we performed during Ramadan and the commitments we made and renewed to continue on the path of righteousness. “However, Eid is not merely a day of celebration; it is also a day of reaffirming our pledge to uphold and sustain the virtuous practices we observed throughout Ramadan. Only then will this truly be an Eid in its fullest and most meaningful sense.” Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa explained that a true believer is the one whom the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, described as someone who remains steadfast in righteousness, resolving to continue performing good deeds and abstaining from evil. Merely refraining from wrongdoing is not true piety; rather, the essence of righteousness lies in the consistent practice
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Straighten your rows ّ َّ ََ ْ َ َ ّٰ ّ ﻋ ِﻦ،ﺲ اﻟﻨ ِ� ِّ� ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ٍ �ﻋﻦ أ ُّ َ َ ْ َ َّ َ ْ ُ َ ُ ُ ُّ َ َ َ ْاﻟﺼ ُﻔﻮف ِﻣﻦ ﺳﻮوا ﺻﻔﻮﻓﻜﻢ ﻓ ِﺈن �ﺴ ِﻮﻳﺔ:ﻗﺎل ِ َ َّ َ َ ِإﻗﺎﻣ ِﺔ اﻟﺼ�� ِة Hazrat Anasra narrated that the Prophetsa said: “Straighten your rows, for indeed, aligning the rows is part of establishing the prayer.” (Sahih alBukhari, Kitab al-adhan, Bab iqamati s-saffi min tamami s-salah, Hadith 723)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
The Station of the Truthful
of virtue. Hence, on this blessed day of Eid, we reaffirm our commitment to uphold the lessons we learned during Ramadan. We pledge to continue fulfilling the obligations of serving humanity (huquq-ul-ibad) just as we did throughout the month of fasting. And it is in the joy of making this solemn commitment that we celebrate this day of Eid. Huzooraa said, “This Eid thus serves as an opportunity to remind us of our commitments.” He said therefore, we should not spend this day merely in play, amusement, and wearing new clothes. Rather, we must reflect on the lesson that
Eid brings for us – that we must continue practicing righteousness. We must fulfil both our duties to Allah the Almighty and our obligations towards His creation. Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa said: “Today, we must make this pledge, for it is this very commitment that has brought us together here on the day of Eid. We have gathered to reaffirm our dedication, just as we do every Eid. The steps we took towards righteousness during Ramadan must now continue to advance even further. It is in this spirit that we are assembled here today – both to pray and to rejoice. Continued on page 3
The second form of excellence is that which characterises the Truthful (Siddiqin). The Arabic word siddiq is in the superlative form, and refers to a person who is so absorbed in the truth that nothing of his inner self remains. Such a one adheres to rectitude of the highest level, and is a sincere lover of the truth. It is at this point that one is referred to as a Siddiq. This is such a station that when a person reaches it, they gather within themselves all forms of truth and rectitude, and begin to draw them in. Just as a burning glass concentrates and draws in the rays of the sun, in the same way a Siddiq attracts towards themselves the excellences of truth (sadaqat). As someone has said:
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In the world, gold attracts gold, and treasure attracts treasure. When a thing grows and multiplies, it develops the power to draw towards itself other things of similar nature. (Malfuzat [English], Vol. 2, pp. 79-80)