Introduction to chapters of the Holy Quran:
‘Our sole objective is to foster a connection between God and His servants’
Pioneer Missionaries Part 8
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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 7 April 2023 | Issue CCLXIV Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7388
‘Convey thou in the name of thy Lord Who created’ Countless people have come into the world, leaving their footprints in the sands of history and bringing about a revolution that has inspired thousands. History will often remember those who transformed nations and countries. Undoubtedly, the greatest change and revolution in human history was brought about by the advent of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa, the chosen one, the seal of the Prophets. It did not take long for the impact of his message, which he received from Allah the Almighty, to spread far and wide in the Arabian Peninsula and eventually throughout the world. His message and noble character influenced countless individuals and carved the course of history. It was a habit of the young Muhammadsa to retreat to the cave of Hira and spend time there in contemplation. Being surrounded by a population immersed in idol worship, gambling, adultery drinking, and immorality, our beloved master, Muhammadsa found peace and comfort far away from these things. He would often climb the mountain, find a spot in the cave and remain there for days, taking provisions with him. It was here that the revelation of the Holy Quran began in the month of Ramadan when Allah the Exalted revealed the following words upon the pure heart of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa:
َ َ َّ َ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ اس ِم َر ِّبک ال ِذ ۡی ﺧل َﻖ ِا�را ِب
“Convey thou in the name of thy Lord
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
No prophet between me and the Messiah
َ ُ َ َ َ َ ُ ّٰ ﻋ ْﻦ أ�ِ� ﻫ َﺮﻳْ َﺮة َرﺿﻰ الل ُہ ﻋﻨہ ﻗال َ ّ ٰ َّ ّٰ َ ُ َ � ِ� ْعﺖ َر ُﺳول الل ِہ َﺻﻠﻰ الل ُہ َ�ﻠ ْی ِہ َّ َ ْ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ َّ َ َ اس ﺑِاﺑْ ِﻦ الﻨ أنا أولﻰ:وﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻘول ِ َ ْ َ ّ َ َ ُ َ َْ َ َ َ َْ ل� َﺲ،اء أ ْو�� ُد َ��� ٍت وا��ن ِﺒی،��ﻳﻢ ٌ َ ُ �ّ �ِ ﺑ َ ْی ِ�� َوﺑ َ ْی َﻨہ ن Hazrat Abu Hurairahra narrated, “I heard Allah’s Messengersa saying, ‘I am the nearest of all the people to the son of Mary, and all the prophets are paternal brothers, and there is no prophet between me and him.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab ahadithi l-’anbiya’)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
Humility of the Holy Prophetsa
Who created” (Surah al-‘Alaq, Ch.96: V.2) The coming down of the Holy Quran, in the holy month of Ramadan, proved to be a pivotal moment in history that transformed Arabia and had a lasting impact on the
world, which is witnessed to this very day. Before the Holy Quran was revealed, Arabia was a region plagued by tribal conflicts, Continued on page 3 >>
“The exalted station [‘uluww] that is granted to the chosen servants of God Almighty is imbued with the hue of humility, whereas Satan’s selfexaltation [‘uluww] was tainted with arrogance. Behold, when our Noble Prophetsa conquered Mecca, he bowed down and prostrated [before Allah], just as he used to do during the days of afflictions and difficulties when he used to face every kind of opposition and be inflicted with hardships in the same [town of] Mecca. Upon seeing the state he had left Mecca in and the state that he was now returning to, his heart was filled with gratitude to God, and he prostrated himself in thanksgiving.” (Al Hakam, 31 October 1902; Malfuzat [1984], Vol. 4, p. 65, footnote)