What does it really mean to destroy a mosque?
The death of Socrates and the plight of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan
Church Peace Union, Universal Religious Peace Conference and Ahmadiyya missionary
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Ways of worship Freeing ourselves from the shackles of everyday life Page 10
THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 4 July 2025 | Issue CCCLXXXI Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
Know your audience and create programmes accordingly Staff of MTA International’s Canada Studios receive guidance from Huzoor Islamabad, Tilford, UK, 29 June 2025: Staff of MTA International’s Canada Studios had the honour of a mulaqat with Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih Vaa. The meeting commenced as Huzooraa graciously greeted the attendees and led them in silent prayer. Huzooraa then addressed Ataul Awwal Abbasi Sahib, the Head of MTA Canada Studios, who came forward to give a presentation.
MTA Canada Studios’ presentation Abbasi Sahib reported that MTA Canada Studios came under the direct administration of MTA International in 2018. He affirmed that for all matters, including programme quality, compliance, social media and IT, the Canada Studios seek and follow the guidance of the Markaz. He mentioned that studios have now been established across Canada in Montreal, Toronto, Saskatoon, Calgary and Vancouver. A short video clip was then played, showcasing these various bureaus. Following the video, Abbasi Sahib outlined the structure of MTA Canada. In response to a query from Huzooraa, he confirmed that the social media department takes regular guidance from the central MTA International Online team. He then detailed the function of their Commissioning Board, the purpose of Continued on page 3
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Night prayer of the Holy Prophetsa and his practice before Fajr َّ َ ََ ُ ْ َ َْ َ َ ََ َ ُ َ �ِ �� أﺧ� َ�ﺗﻪ أ ّن َر ُﺳﻮل ا، أ ّن َ�ﺎ�ِﺸﺔ،ﻋ ْﻦ ﻋ ْﺮ َوة َ َْ َ ّ َ َ � ﺻﻠﻰ ا��� �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺎن ﻳ ُ َﺼ�ِ� ِإ ْﺣﺪى ﻋ� َ�ة َّ َ ََُ َ ْ ْ َ َ ً ْ ُ َ َ �ﺎﻧﺖ ﺗِﻠﻚ َﺻ��ﺗﻪ ـ ﺗ ْﻌ ِ�� ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ ْﻴ ِﻞ ـ ﻓ� ْﺴ ُﺠﺪ،َر� َﻌﺔ َّ َ اﻟﺴ ْﺠ َﺪ َة ِﻣ ْﻦ َذﻟ َِﻚ ﻗَ ْﺪ َر َﻣﺎ ﻳ َ ْﻘ َﺮأ ُ أ َ َﺣ ُﺪ� ُ ْﻢ َﺧ ْﻤﺴ �� ِ َ َ َ ً َ َ ْ ْ ُ َ ُ ْ َ َ َوﻳ َ ْﺮ�� َر� َﻌ َﺘ� ِ� ﻗ ْﺒﻞ،آﻳَﺔ ﻗ ْﺒﻞ أ ْن ﻳ َ ْﺮﻓ� َرأ َﺳﻪ َ ّ َ َ َ ْ ُ َْ َ ﺛ َّﻢ ﻳَﻀﻄ ِﺠ ُﻊ َ�ﻠﻰ ِﺷ ِﻘ ِﻪ ا��ﻳْ َﻤ ِﻦ َﺣ ّﺘﻰ،َﺻ�� ِة اﻟﻔ ْﺠ ِﺮ َ َّ ُ ّ َ ُ ْ ُ َ ْ َ ﻳﺄﺗِﻴﻪ اﻟﻤﺆذِن ﻟ �ِﻠﺼ�� ِة Hazrat Aishahra related (through Hazrat ʿUrwahra) that, “Allah’s Messengersa used to offer eleven rak‘ahs; that was his entire (night) prayer. During it, he would remain in each prostration for as long as it would take one of you to recite about fifty Quranic verses, before he raised his head. He would then pray two rak‘ahs before the [obligatory] Fajr prayer and lie on his right side until the mezzin came to call him for the salat.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-witr, Bab ma ja’a fi l-witr, Hadith 994)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
Deeds Are the Ornaments of Faith Such incidents are frightening. Weigh your faith, for deeds are the ornaments of faith. If one’s practical condition is corrupt, then in reality he is devoid of faith as well. A believer is beautiful. If a beautiful person is adorned with even a simple and ordinary bangle, their beauty is enhanced manifold. In the same manner, deeds make a believing Continued on page 3