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- Waqfe Nau

Volume 3 Issue 1
Jan-Mar 2014
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Al-Hadith
Six Articles of Faith
Narrated by Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar bin al-Khaṭṭāb, (Allāh be pleased with him): said the Holy
Prophet (peace of Allāh be on him and His blessings),
“The requirements of Faith are that thou should believe in Allāh and in His Angels
and in His Books and in His Prophets and in the Last Day, i.e., the Day of Requital,
and that thou should also believe in Allāh’s determination of good and in His determination of evil.”
(Muslim)
Continued on next page
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Writings of the Promised Messiah (as)
Our paradise is in our God. Our highest delight is in our God for we
have seen Him and have found every beauty in Him. This wealth is
worth procuring though one may have to lay down one’s life to procure
it. This ruby is worth purchasing though one may have to lose one’s self
to acquire it. O ye, who are bereft, run to this fountain and it will satiate
your thirst. It is the fountain of life that will save you. What shall I do,
and by what drum shall I make the announcement that this is your God,
so that people might hear? What remedy shall I apply to their ears so
that they should listen. If you belong to Allah, rest assured that Allah
will indeed belong to you. (Kishti Nuh; Roohani Khazain, Vol. 19, pp. 21-22)
Hearken ye who have ears to hear: What is it that Allah requires of
you? Only this that you should become His alone and set up no equal
with him, neither on this earth nor in heaven. Our God is that One Who
is alive today as much as He ever was. Likewise, He speaks today as He
did in the past; He hears as he used to hear. To think that He only listens
but does not speak in this age is a vain belief. Indeed, He both hears and
speaks. All His attributes are eternal and everlasting. None of His attributes were ever suspended, nor will they ever be. He is the same
Unique Being Who has no associate. He has neither son nor wife, and He
is the same Eternal Being Who is peerless, and there is none like unto
Him. There is no one similar to Him in His attributes; none of His powers ever wane. He is near, yet far; distant, yet close. He is the Hightest of
the high, yet it cannot be said that there is anyone below Him farther
than He. He is in Heaven, but it cannot be said that He is not on earth.
He combines in Himself all the most perfect attributes and manifests
the virtures which are truly worthy of praise. He is the Fountainhead
of all excellence. He is the All-Powerful. Everything good originates
from Him and to Him all things return. All possessions belong to Him,
in Him all excellences combine. He is free from blemish, without weakness. He is Unique in His right to be worshiped by all who dwell on the
earth or belong to heaven. (Al-Wasiyyat: Roohani Khazain, Vol. 20, pp. 309310)
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Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih VABA’s Friday Sermon Summary
Friday Sermon: Signs of Truth
Delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor AhmadABA, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
on February 14, 2014
In today’s Friday sermon Hazrat Khalifatul
Masih gave a discourse
with reference to
revelations of the
Promised Messiah (on
whom be peace) which
are given in his writings. The Promised
Messiah (on whom be peace) said in this regard that
the real objective of these revelations was for God to
make evident the truth of Islam to the world through
him and to demonstrate the status of the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).
While these revelations and signs silence the others
and the detractors, they are also proofs of the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)
for Muslims that he indeed is the one commissioned
by God for the revival of Islam.
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) writes in
his magnum opus, Baraheen e Ahmadiyya about keeping a record of his revelations and says that all these
arrangements have been put in place so that it may be
perfectly disclosed to those who seek the truth that
all blessings and lights are inherent in Islam and so that
the convincing proofs of Allah reach the godless people of this age, so that in turn their satanic nature is
made evident to every fair-minded person. These people are inclined to darkness and are averse to light and
reject the high status of the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be on him) and utter abusive words
for him and lay unfair allegations on the most eminent
of all men. Borne of their intrinsic wickedness and extreme lack of faith, they are not aware that he alone is
the most perfect of men who came to this world and
whose light has been illuminating the world like the
sun and shall continue to illuminate. So that the glory
of Islam is made evident through these true writings
via the acknowledgement of the detractors themselves
and a way of proofs is opened for the sincere seeker
and anyone who has any delusions gets a reality check.
lievers, so that their hearts are strengthened and assured and they may have perfect belief that the right
path is with Islam alone. Now there is only one
Prophet and one Book under the heaven. The Prophet
is Muhammad, the chosen one (peace and blessings of
Allah be on him) who is higher and more exalted than
all Prophets and is the most perfect of Messengers and
is the Seal of all the Prophets and the best of men by
following whom we find God Almighty and all the veils
of darkness are lifted and the signs of true salvation are
witnessed in this very life. The Book is the Holy
Qur’an, which comprises true and perfect guidance and
effectiveness, through which knowledge and understanding of the Divine are obtained and the heart is
purified of human weaknesses; and being delivered
from ignorance, heedlessness and doubts, a person arrives at the stage of complete certainty.
Another reason for writing down these visions and
revelations and the testimonies of people of other religions is for Muslims to be always equipped with strong
arguments. And so that it is always clear and evident to
people when the wicked, ungodly and black-hearted
individuals, who unfairly contend with Muslims are
trounced and silenced. So that the seekers of truth of
this age as well as of the future generations are protected from the toxic air of wickedness and misguidance which is prevalent these day because these revelations will unfold many such aspects which are destined
to manifest in the future. Thus, when this age is gone
and a new world is revealed and sees for itself the
truths written in this book, these prophecies will be
most beneficial for strengthening faith. (Baraheen e
Ahmadiyya I - IV, pp. 555-558 - footnotes)
The significance of this text was not limited to the time
of its publication; in fact these signs were also to appear in times to come and were meant to prove the
truth of Islam. It is astonishing that people do not seek
these signs but are quick to raise objections. It was
God’s will in however many languages he revealed His
words to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace).
Indeed outsiders were witness to these revelations and
Another reason for writing down these visions and they proved the truthfulness of the Holy Prophet
revelations is to enhance the strength of faith of be- (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). The book
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Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih VABA’s Friday Sermon Summary Continued...
Baraheen e Ahmadiyya remains a sign today for those In his book Nuzulul Masih, the Promised Messiah (on
with spiritual insight and this book and his other whom be peace) explains his various revelations:
books are becoming sources of guidance for people.
‘O Ahmad, mercy flows from your lips. We have beThe Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) made his stowed upon you abundant points of wisdom.’ So, obviprophecies after been given knowledge from God. In ously my words were miraculous and none could contend with them. I published more than twenty books
this regard he says in his book Kishti Nuh:
and journals in eloquent Arabic but no one could con‘Matters of the unseen that God has disclosed to me tend with me. God took away both power of speech
and which were fulfilled on time are not less than ten and heart from them and gave them to me.’ P. 510
thousand in number. However, only one hundred and
fifty of these have been recorded in the book ‘Nazulul ‘They say from where did you have this status? It is a
Masih’, which is under publication, along with proofs deception. We will not accept you unless we see God.’
and witness accounts. None of my prophecies has These people will not accept anything apart from a sign
been left unfulfilled or [at least] one of its two-parts of death! Say to them that death, that is, the plague is
has not been left unfulfilled. Even if a person spends also coming, therefore do not be haste with me. This
his life looking for any such prophecy that I may have prophecy was made 20 years before the outbreak of
uttered and dies in the process he will not find one the plague!’ p. 510
about which he could say that it was left unfulfilled.
Though, he may say whatever he wanted out of impu- ‘The Company of the Lounge, how will you know what
dence or lack of awareness. I say with conviction that the Company of the Lounge is? You will see their eyes
thousands of most evident prophecies of mine have running with tears. They will call down blessings on you
been clearly fulfilled and hundreds of thousands of and will supplicate: Our Lord, we have heard a crier
people witnessed this. If an example of this is looked calling people to the faith, a summoner to Allah and a
in the previous Prophets, it cannot be found with the bright lamp.’ At the time when this prophecy was pubexception of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of lished in Baraheen e Ahmadiyya, there was neither a
Allah be on him). Had my detractors resolved the lounge, nor any company of the lounge. Later, when
matter based on this, their eyes would have been sincere people migrated to Qadian, guest houses and
opened ages ago. I was prepared to give them a huge lounges were prepared for them. Observe how magreward if they could come up with an example of nificent this prophecy is! These matters were disclosed
these prophecies! What else can we say but attribute at a time when one could not have even imagined that
it to wickedness and thinking ill of others when it is a time will come when such sincere people will gather
merely said out of mischief or foolishness that such in Qadian and lounges will be prepared for them! pp.
and such prophecy has not been fulfilled! … It is not a 501 – 502
small matter for thousands of prophecies to be fulfilled with exactness and thousands of living witnesses ‘The opponents will plan to extinguish the light of God
to them to be present. It is as if seeing the Glorious with the breaths of their mouths, that is, they will utilGod. Has anyone observed anywhere apart from the ise cunning. However, God will perfect His light altime of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah though the disbelievers will resent it.’ This is a prophbe on him) that thousands of prophecies were given ecy of a time when there was no opposition or enmity
and they were all fulfilled as clear as the day and thou- against this movement. Ten years after this prophecy
sands of people bore witness to their fulfilment! I such enmity was shown that it became an upsurge; alleknow for certain that as God Almighty is manifesting gation of disbelief was recorded, edicts of murder were
Himself in this age and is coming closer and is unfold- recorded and published in hundreds of books and jouring hundreds of matters of the unseen to His servant, nals. Almost all the maulwis became opponents and
very few examples of this time can be found in the they did not desist from making the lowest of low
earlier times.’ (Kishti Nuh, pp. 6- 7)
schemes to ruin me. However, the outcome was quite
the opposite and this movement progressed extraordinarily!’ pp. 526-527
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‘Although people will not save you, that is, they will
try to ruin you but God will generate measures to
save you. God will definitely save you although the
people will not want to save you.’ See what a strong
and glorious prophecy this is! The promise to save is
made twice and it has been clearly promised that people will try to ruin and destroy you and will hatch all
kinds of schemes, but God will be with you. He will
disrupt these schemes and will save you! Just think all
possible schemes were hatched. All manner of ploys
were devised to ruin and destroy me. Murder cases
were filed against me and many efforts were made to
disgrace me. Schemes were made to embroil me in
tax matters, edicts of disbelief were given but God
failed them all and they did not succeed in any of their
deception. God had informed me a very long time ago
about the forceful storm that followed. Fear God and
speak the truth! Is this not knowledge of the unseen
and Divine succour! … defence signifies being saved
from great calamities which was the real objective of
the enemy. You see, the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be on him) was also promised to be
defended although he sustained severe injuries in the
Battle of Uhad and this took place after the promise of
defence was made. Similarly, Allah the Exalted had said
to Hazrat Isa (on whom be peace): ‘…and when I restrained the children of Israel from putting thee to
death…(5: 111) although it is proven from what followed in the nation that the Jews imprisoned Hazrat
Masih (on whom be peace) and put him on the cross
but God ultimately saved him. This is what is meant by
‘…when I restrained…’ as it is meant by: ‘…And Allah
will protect thee from men…’(5:68) pp. 427-428
These were a few examples of the signs of Allah as
given to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)
whose books are also a sign. He writes:
‘When I write something in Urdu or Arabic I feel as if
someone is tutoring me from within. My writing, be it
in Arabic, Urdu or Persian is divided in two types.
One type is when phraseology and its meanings flow
for me as I write. I do not have to work hard for this
writing and the phraseology is within my mental capacity. The words and their connotation is such that it is
possible for me to write them without any special
grace of God Almighty and with the blessing of His
general support which is in the nature of human ability. I write these subjects making little effort and taking
a lot of time. And Allah knows. The other type of my
writing is simply extraordinary. For example when I
write an Arabic phrase and the syntax needs certain
words which I have no knowledge of, at such times
revelation of God Almighty guides me regarding the
phrase and the Holy Spirit puts those words in my
heart like mutlu revelation and makes me utter them.
At such times I am not in control of my senses. For
example while writing Arabic I needed an exact word
for ‫بسیاری عیال‬which I did not know but the syntax was
dependent on it. Immediately the word ‫ضفف‬was put in
my heart like mutlu revelation which precisely means
. ‫بسیاری عیال‬Or for example, while writing I needed a
word to mean keeping quiet while indignant and I did
not know it and instantly the word ‫وجوم‬was revealed
to me. It is the same with Arabic phrases. While writing in Arabic hundreds of structured phrases are revealed to me like mutlu revelation or an angel shows
me phrases written on a piece of paper and some of
these phrases are Quranic verses or similar to them,
with a little variation. Sometimes it is realised after a
while that such and such Arabic phrase that was revealed from God Almighty is in such and such book. As
God is the Master of everything, He has the power to
reveal to me a fine phrase from a book or a fine couplet from a poetic collection. This was about Arabic
language, but it is even more amazing that I have certain
revelations in languages that I have no familiarity with,
like English, Sanskrit or Hebrew, just as some of it is
written in Baraheen e Ahmadiyya. I swear by Allah in
Whose hand is my life that this is the way of Allah with
me and it is one of the signs given to me. Matters of
the unseen are revealed to me in various forms and my
God has no care if the phrase which is given to me as a
revelation is written in an Arabic, English or Sanskrit
book, because it is from the unseen for me. Just as Allah the Exalted has placed many stories of the Torah in
the Holy Qur’an and has included them in matters of
the unseen because those stories were unknown to the
Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
although they were known to the Jews. This is the secret behind me calling on the world to contend with
me in commentaries of miraculous and eloquent Arabic. Otherwise, who is man, and what is the significance
of son of Adam to arrogantly call on the world to contend with him.’ Nuzulul Masih, pp. 434-436)
Next Huzoor gave some examples of the effect the
powerful Arabic writings of the Promised Messiah (on
whom be peace) have had on people.
A Palestinian lady writes that she firmly believed that
Hazrat Isa (on whom be peace) was alive in the heaven
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and would revive Islam with the use of force. She was
introduced to the Jama’at through her younger
brother-in-law and read books of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). She felt as if she had found
priceless pearls. The eloquent Arabic writings were
like gems of spiritual knowledge and she felt that it is
such valuable writings that initiate man’s connection
with God. Once fully satisfied, she took Bai’at.
Khalid Sahib from Morocco writes that after he was
introduced to Ahmadiyyat he was amazed that the
Imam Mahdi had come and gone and he had only just
heard about him! He reflected and prayed for guidance
and started reading up on the Arabic website of the
Jama’at. Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam was the
first book he read and he read it many times. The subject matter sent his soul in a trance. After reading various other books he felt that he had found a treasureAjaz Sahib from Algeria writes that he was completely trove.
disappointed with erroneous commentaries when he
was introduced to the writings of the Promised Mes- Hani Sahib writes about Madah Sahib that he asked a
siah (on whom be peace) through a Jordanian Ahmadi few questions in response to which extracts of the
friend. As he read the writings his heart opened up Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) were sent to
and the power of the writings caused him to physically him. He was suitably impressed. He says that the writtremble in awe and he was convinced these were ings opened up his breast and he was delighted to find
writings inspired by revelations.
such spiritual material to read in this age!
Faraz Sahib from Abu Dhabi writes that he read as
many books of the Promised Messiah (on whom be
peace) as he could and also started watching Arabic
programmes on MTA. Following this he studied
Quranic verses and Ahadith and was satisfied. He now
had two options; to continue to wait for a militant
Mahdi and stay connected to erroneous creed or accept Hazrat Ahmad, who had presented the beauties
of Islam and defended the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be on him), as the Imam Mahdi. He
sought Divine help and prayed a lot and was inclined
to the Ahmadiyya Jama’at. When he read the Promised Messiah’s poetry in praise of the Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be on him) his body
trembled and his eyes welled up and he said out aloud
that a slanderer could never write such poetry and
how could a slanderer have such sentiments for the
Prophet. He also felt that for a non-Arab to express
such eloquent Arabic was not possible without Divine
help!
Abbas Sahib who is an Arab and resides in Italy writes
that in spite of what the maulwis said, he used to
watch MTA. Once he heard Arabic Qaseeda of the
Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) on MTA. As
he listened to it, he looked at an image of the Promised Messiah until, spontaneously he said our aloud, by
God, a liar cannot express such sentiments. This person is definitely from God.
Atami Sahib from Yemen writes that as a journalist and
researcher he was intrigued to find the truth. He read a
book by detractors of the Jama’at which had resorted
to slandering. He realised these were age-old allegations and nothing else. On the other hand he found the
eloquent Arabic of the Promised Messiah (on whom be
peace) miraculous. After reading books of the Promised Messiah he reached the conclusion that he had
presented the true image of Islam once again.
Hayat Sahib from Iran writes that he was born in a Shia
family and was inclined to religion but was not satisfied
with the image of Islam, he felt something was lacking
and became convinced that it needed correcting. A
friend introduced him to MTA. Gradually he was impressed by what he saw on MTA. He was amazed that
the religious scholars called on the Shia people for debate but only abused the Ahmadis since they could not
contend with their strong arguments. When he heard
about the objectives of writing Baraheen e Ahmadiyya
he was convinced of the truth. He read books of the
Khulafa and realised they were the leaders of Islam and
the world was in great need of their views. He felt the
Promised Messiah’s (on whom be peace) challenge to
Arabs and non-Arabs in Arabic language was a golden
chance for the opponents to have proved their distinction, but they could not do so. Reflecting on all these
proofs, he says he had no choice but to accept the
truth and now he considers Tabligh his obligation!
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There are numerous such episodes but Huzoor presented just a few today. The Promised Messiah (on
whom be peace) writes about signs: ‘In the same way
hundreds of Signs have appeared in my support. Is
there a person living on the earth today who could
outshine me in this respect? I call God as a witness
Who is the Master of my life that so far more than
200,000 Signs have been manifested in my favour and,
more or less, 10,000 souls have seen the Holy
Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, in
dreams and has given testimony in my favour. Moreover, sages of great renown and spiritually exalted
persons who have very large numbers of followers
numbering up to 400,000 have been directed in their
visions that I have truly come from God. Some of
these died thirty years before my appearance; such a
sage was named Gulab Shah, who lived in district
Ludhiana and who had told Mian Karim Bakhsh of Jamalpur that Jesus had been born at Qadian and that he
would visit Ludhiana.
pleased with him) said that he took his Bai’at inspired
by a dream. He saw the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) laying on a bed very ill and the
Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) is looking after
him. The Holy Prophet stands up with the support of
the Promised Messiah and begins to give a lecture
based on the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah. In
the dream the Holy Prophet’s health is restored and his
face looks lively. This dream was interpreted to signify
that Islam was going to be revived through the Promised Messiah and Rasheed sahib took Bai’at. Abdul Sattar Sahib writes that he asked his father about the issue
of death of Jesus (on whom be peace). His father related a dream to him. He saw two tents by the River
Ravi, one of the tents is of the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be on him) and the other is the
Promised Messiah’s (on whom be peace). He goes into
the Holy Prophet’s tent and asks him about the holy
person who has claimed to be the Messiah. The Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) says
three times: He is very accomplished. This convinced
Mian Karim Bakhsh was a righteous man of advanced him about the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah’s
age who firmly believed in One God. He came to see claim and he accepted him.
me at Ludhiana and related to me this prophecy for
which the 'Maulvis' harassed him greatly, but he paid Sardar Karam Dad Sahib writes that he had a dream
no heed to them. He told me that Gulab Shah used to before taking Bai’at. He saw the Holy Prophet (peace
say in his presence that Jesus son of Mary is not alive. and blessings of Allah be on him) and the Promised
He is dead. He shall never come back to this world. Messiah (on whom be peace) strolling on a road. The
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the Jesus for this nation who, Holy Prophet gestures with his finger three times tounder Divine power and wisdom, has been created in wards the Promised Messiah and says, ‘he is from God.’
the likeness of Jesus and in heaven he has been named Later, when Sardar Sahib took Bai’at in Qadian, he
Jesus. He reiterated saying: O Karim Bakhsh, when found the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)
that Jesus shall appear you will see how bitterly the looked exactly as he had appeared in the dream. Indivines shall oppose him, but they will not succeed. He deed, people continue to experience such dreams in
shall be sent to this world to clear and embellish the the current age.
disfigured and distorted commentaries of the Holy
Quran which he shall again present to the world in Momin bin Ahmad Sahib writes that he had never
their original perspectives. In this prophecy the sage heard of Ahmadiyyat. He once saw the Holy Prophet
had clearly pointed out that Mian Karim Bakhsh would (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) in a dream.
reach the advanced age and see the Messiah person- The Holy Prophet and he are standing on a beautiful
ally.’ Tadhkirat-ush-Shahadatain, pp. 36-37 (published minaret and the Holy Prophet gestures to the moon
with his finger. It is a full moon which is nearby and its
translation)
light is spread far and wide while in the middle stands
Next Huzoor related some incidents of people ac- the minaret. The Holy Prophet gestures as he tells him
cepting the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) something which he does not understand. The Holy
after seeing the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Prophet is very kind and affectionate to him and he
Allah be on him) in dreams, both from the times of feels words cannot express this. The Holy Prophet
then leaves. After awakening he felt as if he was elethe Promised Messiah and also in recent times.
vated from the ground and for many days he did not
Hazrat Mian Abdul Rasheed Sahib (may Allah be much talk to people. He did not understand the dream.
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His father later told him that he too had seen the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) in a dream
and he had given him the glad-tidings of the birth of a son
(Momin Sahib). Later, in Syria he was introduced to the
Jama’at and he studied about it and found its beliefs to the
same that he used to talk to his friends as a youngster. He
wrote to Huzoor and said that he used to weep while reading the books of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)
and each word would be instilled in his soul. It is impossible
to express how precious faith is! He believes Ahmadiyya
Jama’at presents the true creed of Islam and feels that although right now the Jama’at is partially triumphant in the
near future it will be wholly triumphant, InshaAllah. A
friend from Damascus, Rizwan Sahib writes that he learned
religion from personal study. After an incident he started
searching for Divine knowledge and in the first dream he
was given the message that the Holy Qur’an is the treasuretrove of all knowledge and the resolutions of all one’s problems should be found in it. One night as he recited the
verse: ‘Those whose labour is all lost in search after things
pertaining to the life of this world, and they think that they
are doing good works.’(18:105) in his Salat, he felt great
and if the Ahmadis were true then their opponents
should be put in trouble. Five days later he saw that
two of the opponents fell ill and died painfully. This
convinced him that Jama’at Ahmadiyya was from God.
A Tabligh report from Burkina Faso tells of a time
when our missionary went to a village with a hundred
Ahmadis. They told him that it had not rained for some
time and they were concerned for their crop. The missionary sahib suggested praying to God and offering
Salat Istisqa. When the announcement was made for
Salat Istiqa, non-Ahmadi Muslims did not join the
Ahmadis in offering it. During the Salat the missionary
sahib implored God for the sake of the Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). God listened to the
prayers of Ahmadi women and children and it rained.
The non-Ahmadis and Christians who had seen
Ahmadis observing Salat Istisqa were most impressed
and this resulted in 90 Bai’ats. The Promised Messiah
(on whom be peace) says: ‘Our Jama’at should have a
true connection with God Almighty and they should be
grateful that God Almighty has not left them but has
shown them hundreds of signs of His power to
strengthen their faith to the degree of certainty.’ May
God make us those who connect with Him, may He
show each one of us His signs and enhance in faith and
may we instil this spirit in our next generation. May
God keep our generations firm on this and enhance
their faith!
fear. Just then two youngsters knocked on his door
and asked him about Qadianiyyat. He was about to
read them from a book on Qadianiyyat as disbelief
when he felt he was doing wrong and would be simply
repeating hearsay, so he stopped. Later, he was introduced to an Ahmadi, Basit Sahib and the first book he
read was Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam which
he did not put down until he was finished reading it.
He realised it was not what he had heard and the concept of revelation continuing in this age impressed him
the most. He saw the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) in a dream and he told him Next Huzoor announced that he would lead two futhat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was the only means of sal- neral Prayers in absentia. Raziullah Din was martyred
on 8 Feb as he left home for work in Karachi, Pakistan.
vation from the evils of the time.
Two unknown motorcycle riders fired at him. He was
Next Huzoor related some incidents from African rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries
countries. Once our missionary went to a town for and was martyred. He was 26 years old and had
Tabligh but the young people there created chaos and worked in a factory for six years. He was a caring perTabligh had to be abandoned. Next day all the towns- son who was ardently devoted to Khilafat and had
people had gathered for a program of theirs when great respect and regard for Nizam e Jama’at. He often
suddenly fierce wind started blowing and torrential expressed his wish for martyrdom. He was a Moosi and
rain came and their program was spoiled. The towns- often gave Jama’at duty. He was the only breadwinner
people felt the storm was a sign of God’s wrath be- of his family. May God elevate his station and grant
cause the Ahmadi program had been stopped. As a steadfastness to his parents, wife and six month old
baby daughter and keep them all in His protection. Dr
result 41 people accepted Ahmadiyyat.
Khalid Yusuf died on 7 Feb at Fazle Umer Hospital at
A report from Nigeria tells that once Tabligh efforts in the age of 46. He was a Moosi and leaves behind three
a village were met with opposition. Sometime later a daughters and one son. May God elevate the station of
young man of the village prayed to God that if the the deceased and grant steadfastness to his children.
Ahmadis were not true they should be put in trouble He was a good doctor and had passion to serve .
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‘Musleh Maud’ - ‘Promised Son’
On 20 February 1886, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to have received a divine
revelation informing him that an exceptionally gifted and pious son would be born to
him. This prophecy came to be known as the prophecy of ‘Musleh Maud’, meaning the
‘Promised Son’. In fulfilment of this grand prophecy, on 12 January 1889, his son,
Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad was born.
In 1914 the ‘Promised Son’ was elected as the Second Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and his period of spiritual leadership lasted for more than 50 years until his
demise in 1965.
Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (ra) proved to be a leader of infinite
wisdom, courage and piety. His Khilafat was laden with countless achievements as he
spread the true and peaceful message of Islam to the corners of the world.
Throughout his life, the Second Khalifa extolled peace, love, tolerance and mutual understanding as the cornerstones of Islamic teachings and he proved this through his magnificent commentaries of the Holy Qur’an.
Speaking about the Promised Son, the current Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) has said:
“The Second Khalifa’s 52 year Khilafat is a clear testimony to the fulfilment of the
Musleh Maud prophecy.
His speeches and writings were full of the pain he felt in his heart for the establishment of Islam and for the true status and character of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(saw)
to be established in the world.
If we look at the characteristics defined in the prophecy, it becomes apparent that they
were all fulfilled in the life of Hadhrat Musleh Maud (ra).”
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) further stated:
“We do not celebrate the date of birth of the Second Khalifa, rather we celebrate the
fulfilment of the Promised Messiah’s prophecy vouchsafed to him on 20 February
1886. The fulfilment of this prophecy is a testimony to the veracity and truth of the
Promised Messiah(as).”
- See more at: http://www.alislam.org/egazette/press-release/ahmadiyya-muslim-jamaat-celebrates-fulfilment-ofhistoric-prophecy/#sthash.PnzC0Bh0.dpuf
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Masih Al-Maud Day– March 23rd
Saturday 23rd March 1889 was the fateful day when Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised
Messiah(a.s.), accepted the hands of forty faithful servants in allegiance to the Ten Conditions of
Bai’at (initiation) and founded the community which he called ‘The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at’. The
Promised Messiah(a.s.) took this oath of allegiance at the house of a spiritual preceptor Hadhrat Sufi
Ahmad Jan in the city of Ludhiana (Punjab, India). Hadhrat Hakim Maulvi Noor al-Din(r.a.) was the first
person to have the honor of offering the first Bai’at. This was a revolutionary yet a very modest beginning to a new chapter in the history of Islam.
The Promised Messiah (as) declared: By the pure grace of God and not by any merit of my own, I have
been bestowed a perfect portion of the bounty which was bestowed before me on the Prophets and
Messengers and the elect of God. It would not have been possible for me to be bestowed this bounty
unless I had followed my lord and master, the pride of the prophets, the best of mankind, Hazrat Mohammed Mustafa, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Whatever I have been bestowed has been
bestowed upon me on account of this obedience. I know through my true and perfect knowledge that
no human being can approach God or acquire perfect understanding of the Divine except through following the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. (Haqeeqatul Wahi, p. 62)
Again, he has declared:
God, Who was aware of the secret of the heart of the Holy Prophet, exalted him above all the Prophets
and all mankind who were before him or might come after him and granted him all his objectives in his
lifetime. He is the fountainhead of all grace and anyone who claims any excellence without confessing
his obligation to him is not a human being but is progeny of Satan, for the key of every excellence has
been bestowed upon him and the treasure of all understanding has been granted to him. He who does
not achieve through him is deprived forever. What am I and what is my reality? I would be ungrateful
if I were not to confess that I have discovered the true Unity of God only through the Holy Prophet, and
have been bestowed the understanding of God only through this perfect Prophet and through his
light. (Haqeeqatul Wahi, p. 115)
It is thus clear beyond doubt that the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, did not consider himself a
prophet in his own right, but believed that God Almighty had bestowed upon him the title of prophet
for the purpose of establishing the perfect law brought by the Holy Prophet (saw), in his capacity as his
follower and servant and that he was not given any new law.
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Chicago Regional Waqfe-Nau Ijtema Report
Alhamdulillah on June 15, 2013 Regional Waqfe-Nau ijtema Chicago region took place at the first
Ahmadiyya mosque in the US, Al-Sadiq mosque Chicago.
Following registration and breakfast the formal program started with the recitation of the Holy Quran,
Urdu poem followed by welcome note and program overview by regional sec. Mohammed Layeequddin which was followed by a welcome address by national sec. Waqfe-Nau Hafiz Samiullah Sahib and
Chicago East Jamaat president, Abdul Karim Sahib and Dua.
Presentations by Waqfeen younger than 5 years of age took place followed by academic competitions
for ages 5 to 21. That was followed by lunch.
In the second session of the Ijtema we had a few Waqfenau children present a talk show. The topic was
Huzoor’s 18th January Friday sermon about Waqfenau children. Then the prizes for the academic competitions were distributed. All Waqfenau children received chocolate. At the end of the program Hafiz
Samiullah Sahib gave a concluding address. After that was Nasim Mahdi Sahib’s short speech followed
by Dua and Salat. By Allah’s grace and mercy our program ended successfully.
We had an attendance of 32 Waqfe-Nau boys and 13 Waqfe-Nau girls attended and total of 75 ~ 80
members attended the event.
Silicon Valley Regional Waqfe-Nau Ijtema
Fifty six members registered. Twenty one
waqfeen participated in
assessments of second six
month material.
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Pennsylvania/New Jersey Regional Waqfe-Nau Ijtema
The Combined Pennsylvania and New Jersey Regional Waqfe Nau Ijtema was held
on Nov 2, 2013 at Hadee Mosque, Harrisburg. About 150-155 people attended this
Ijtema of which 83 were Waqfeen-e-Nau. We were honored to have National Waqfe
Nau Sec. Hafiz Samiullah Chaudhry Sahib. The program began with Talawat by
Safwan Akbar and Nazm by Ahmad Bhatti. Next, the Local Sadr's representative
Javed Bhatti Sahib gave the welcoming address. This was followed by the program
for the day.
First, we had the under 5 Waqfeen presentations. All the children under the age of 5
were invited one at a time to make their presentation on anything from their age
syllabus. Each child was given a medal and a chocolate for their presentation.
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Pennsylvania/New Jersey Regional Waqfe-Nau Ijtema
Educational competitions in all the age groups were being held parallel to save time
plus these were held separately for boys and girls and were done simultaneously. All
the competitions went smoothly. Mashallah.
After lunch and Salat, a group photograph was taken of the Waqfeen, fathers and
honored guests with Hafiz Samiullah Chaudhry Sahib.
We began this afternoon session with Hammad Malik Sahib’s wonderful PowerPoint presentation on Parents’ Responsibilities followed by Zafarullah Khan Sahib’s Urdu workshop.
Near the end, the prize distribution ceremony was held and prizes were given for
various competitions to the Waqfeen by Hafiz Samiullah Sahib on the men’s side
and by Naib Regional Sadr Sahiba, Farida Ahmad on the women’s side.
In conclusion, Hafiz Samiullah Chaudhry Sahib gave his concluding address to
all Waqfeen and parents. The Ijtema program ended with Dua.
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WAQFE NAU BOYS’ ANNUAL TRIP TO
JAMIA AHMADIYYA, CANADA
Register online at
www.waqfenau.us
APRIL 18 — 20, 2014
(FRI — SUN)
Experience a full day at the Jamia along with sports competitions and sightseeing
APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO
JAMIA AHMADIYYA, CANADA
Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada is seeking US applicants for admission into the
7-year Shahid degree program beginning in fall, 2014. The applicants for
admission must fulfill the following prerequisites:
 The
applicant must be between 17 and 20 years of age.
 The applicant must have finished high school.
 The applicant must apply for Waqfe Zindagi (life dedication) also.
 The
applicant must be able to recite the Holy Quran correctly.
For detailed information, please contact [email protected] or call
(706)-860-1629.
Hafiz Samiullah Chaudhary
National Secretary Waqfe Nau, USA
Waqfe-Nau Syllabus...Things to know
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‫مسبا‬
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Qaseedah Composed by the Promised Messiah (as)
in Honor of the Holy Prophet (saw)
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Tarana (From Kalam-e-Mahmood) Composed by Hazrat
Mirza Bashirrudin Mahmood Ahmad (ra)
Transliteration
Meree raat din bas yahee ik sadaa hai, keh is aalame kaun ka ik Khuda hai
Usi ne hai paida kia is jahan ko, sitaron ko sooraj ko aur aasman ko
Wo hai aik uska naheen koi hamsar, wo maalik hai sab ka wo hakim hai sub par
Na hai baap is ka na hai koi bayta, hamashan say hai or hamashan rahay ga
Har aik cheez par is ko kodrat hai hasil, har aik kam ki is ko takat hai hasil
Paharon ko is nay hi uncha kiya hai, samandar ko is nay hi pani diya hain
Yeh darya jo charo taraf baharaha hain, is nay to qudrat say payda kiya hai
Samandar ki machlee hawa kay parinday, gahralo charinday bano kay darinday
Har ik cheez ko rozi wo dayta hai har dum, khazanay kabhi iskay hotay nahi kum
Hai faryad mazloom ki sunay wala, sadakat ka kar ta hai bol bala
Yahi raat din ab to meri sadaa hai, yeh mera Khuda hai yeh mera Khuda hai
QUIZ—TIME
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Boys Jamia Trip 2014 Requirements

WN and Non-WN boys 14 years and older.

Please plan to reach Baitul Islam on Thursday, 4/17/14 by 9 P.M. Some of you may have to start Thursday morning. Midnight or later arrivals and all night driving is not acceptable.

All travelers must have valid US passport or Green Card (for land travel only). Travel by air to Toronto requires
a valid passport.

Parent permission Form must be completed before departure.
Waqfe Nau USA
Upcoming National and Regional Events
2ND QUARTER 2014
1. Apr 05 Sat. Waqfe Nau Evaluation Day LOCAL/REGIONAL
2. Apr 12 Sat. Regional Waqfe Nau Ijtema at Houston, TX TEXAS Region
3. Apr 12 Sat. CPW & Rededication Inspiration Workshop TEXAS Region
4. Apr 18-20 Jamia Ahmadiyya, Canada (JAC-2014)
Fri-Sun Boys’ Trip to Jamia Ahmadiyya, Canada NATIONAL
5. May 03 Sat. Regional WN Ijtema at Rochester, NY NORTHEAST
6. May 10 Sat. Regional WN Ijtema at Detroit, MI DETROIT
7. May 17 Sat. Regional WN Ijtema at North Jersey, NJ PA-NJ Regions
8. May 18 Sun. Regional WN Ijtema at Atlanta, GA ATLANTA
9. Jun 08 Sun. Regional WN Ijtema Baitur Rahman, SS, MD VA-DC-MD
10. Jun 14 Sat. Regional WN Ijtema at Chicago, IL IL-MILWAUKEE
11. Jun 29 - July 28 RAMADHAN UL MAUBARAK - 1435 NATIONAL
Editor’s Note
All Regional and Local Waqfe Nau Secretaries
 We are looking for extra talented Waqfe Nau and their extra curricular activities or
educational achievements. Please send us the picture of the Waqfe Nau with the
details of his/her achievement at [email protected].
 PLEASE SEND PICTURES AND REPORTS OF REGIONAL IJTEMAS OR ANY ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO WAQFE NAU AT [email protected]
 Please encourage Waqifeene Nau & Waqifaate Nau to submit content for this
newsletter.
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- Waqfe Nau

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