In his Friday Sermon today Hudhur said it is in the months of September and Octo

ber that Ijtimas of the various auxiliaries of most countries are held. Today th
e Ijtima of Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya UK starts while next weekend it will be the tur
n of Ansar and Lajna. For the past 27 to 28 years the presence of the Khalifa of
the time has become a part of the Ijtimas of the UK Jama’at. Prior to the migrati
on from Rabwah, Pakistan, the Khalifa of the time attended the Ijtimas of all th
e auxiliaries there. During Ijtima days Rabwah would bustle keenly, in particula
r the Atfal and Khuddam participated with much eagerness. Each majlis (branch) w
ould bring their own sheets to make tents in the accommodation area as manufactu
red tents were not available. So, majalis brought their own bed-sheets to make t
ents and this would result in an array of colourful, floral improvised tents. Mo
nth of October in Pakistan is pleasant and this made all this possible. Given th
e weather here, it would certainly not be possible to have similar arrangement.
Hudhur said the Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya UK Ijtima had reminded him of the Ijtimas o
f his childhood and youth and of those victims who have been deprived of the rig
ht to hold Ijtimas due to the oppressive laws of the oppressors. They cannot org
anise gatherings for their reformation, Tarbiyyat, and for the remembrance of Go
d and His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). Hudhur said, he and
us are firm on the belief that this situation is not permanent. One day the oppr
ession and the oppressors will be wiped off the face of the earth. May God conti
nue to enable us to remain patient, steadfast and to remain engaged in prayer.
Hudhur said in fact he should have addressed these issues at the Ijtima, as each
year he addresses the various auxiliaries accordingly. But Hudhur thought of ad
dressing the subject in his Friday sermon. In the Ijtimas in Pakistan the Khalif
a of the time gave an inaugural and concluding address. Here, the concluding add
ress at the Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya Ijtima is not televised live. It is broadcast a
few days later and perhaps a large number of people do not get to see it. Third
ly, wherever in the world Ijtimas are being held, this should be considered as a
corresponding message and the victimised Ahmadis of Pakistan be remembered. Fou
rthly, wherever new majalis are being formed direct benefit can be derived by li
stening. Thus, today Hudhur addressed Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya in particular and eve
ry single Ahmadi in general.
With reference to youth, the Holy Qur’an cites servicing religion, reformation and
establishing the Unity of God twice in Surah Al Kahf. These were the youth who
believed in the Mosiac Messiah (on whom be peace) and who endured oppression for
three hundred years. For a long period of time, they had to inhabit caves in hi
ding. They were also chased by the representatives of the ruling groups in the c
aves and murdered. Yet they endured persecution for the sake of religion and Uni
ty of God. When the situation alleviated, they came out of caves but time and ag
ain had to endure persecution and oppression. Such was their endeavour for estab
lishing Unity of God and safeguarding faith that God has mentioned them in the Q
ur’an. It is stated:
‘When the young men betook themselves for refuge to the Cave and said, ‘Our Lord, be
stow on us mercy from Thyself, and provide for us right guidance in our affair.’ (
18:11)
‘We will relate to thee their story with truth: They were young men who believed i
n their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
And We strengthened their hearts, when they stood up and said, ‘Our Lord is the Lo
rd of the heavens and the earth. Never shall we call upon any god beside Him; if
we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity.’ (18:14 – 15)
They endeavoured for the establishment of the Unity of God, endured oppression a
nd prayed to God to stay firm on the belief of Oneness of God and to remain guid
ed. The Surah also refers to the current Christian belief where a man is deemed
son of God. This has nothing to do with the true teaching of Christianity and is
so perilous a matter that it will make them blameworthy. The real Christian tea
ching was not of the concept of Trinity, it was of Unity of God. The Christians
who believed it and worshipped One God had their belief strengthened because of
this. They were most averse to the idea that there could be other than God worth
y of worship. Under the influence of time and ruling powers, the concept of Trin
ity came into Christianity and worldliness took over. God has warned of Fire for
those who associate partners with Him. As long as Christianity remained in its
original form, it was the youth who safeguarded it. Due to their faith and regar
d for God alone to be worthy of worship, God kept them guided. These people had
no care for worldly rewards. Like wise, God ‘…increased them in guidance. And We str
engthened their hearts…’ Armed with this strength and this guidance they declared to
the oppressors of the time: ‘…Never shall we call upon any god beside Him…’ . Their sta
nce was that they could sacrifice their rights, loved ones and their wealth and
lives but they could not turn away from the Unity of God.
Hudhur said such is the example before us of those who believed, although they d
id not have the blessed model that we, with the grace of God, have of the Holy P
rophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and his Companions. The lofty st
andard of the blessed model that have in view, demands that in order to tread th
e paths of Unity of God, we fulfil the pledge of sacrificing our lives, property
, time and honour. No trial, no worldly greed should become an impediment for us
.
Hudhur said when one is presented with trials faced by divine communities, one i
s reminded particularly of the Pakistani Ahmadis, as well as some other countrie
s where persecution is carried out. Apart from the physical and mental torture,
Pakistani Ahmadis are also sacrificing their lives and their property. Arab Ahma
dis living in their countries, who are increasing in number by the day as Hudhur
receives letters of bai’at in his daily post, are also facing difficulties becaus
e of their belief and are spending a life like that of the People of the Cave (r
eference Surah Kahf). In Pakistan, our Community is mature and established and o
ur belief is not hidden; people express it fearlessly. Yet, for the newcomers, t
his can be difficult. Among the newcomers are those with passion whose faith dev
elops, but a few are weak. In places, for security reasons, gatherings are limit
ed. Some write in to Hudhur restlessly from the Arab states, asking how much lon
ger do they have to wait! Hudhur said he always give them the example of the Peo
ple of the Cave and advises them to be steadfast. These times will, InshaAllah,
change. The history of Prophets tells us such times change and indeed they will.
To Ahmadis of those Muslim countries who are sometimes perturbed over how long
do they have to function covertly, offer Salat and Jummah covertly, Hudhur said
they do not have an appreciation of the joy that Pakistani Ahmadis have had expe
rienced of holding Ijtimas and Jalsa under the direct auspices of Khilafat. Yet,
for the past twenty eight years, these followers of the Muhammadan Messiah have
safeguarded their belief and their pledge and given all sorts of sacrifices. Th
e restriction of such a long period of time and constant persecution is not an i
nsignificant matter, yet these embodiments of patience; men, women, young and ol
d, continue to give sacrifices. However, these sacrifices will not last 300 year
s; with the grace of God, they are moving us most speedily towards triumph and s
uccess. Our effort to reach our objectives has not stopped because of persecutio
n in a few countries. The Ahmadiyya Community has been entrusted with the task o
f propagating the message of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be o
n him) and the establishment of Unity of God. This task has not stopped because
of these enmities and restrictions, in fact each day dawns with fresh progress f
or us.
Last week Hudhur laid the foundation of a new mosque in Ireland. Ireland is a hu
b of Christianity as people there still associate themselves with the Church, ma
jority being Catholics, whereas in the rest of Europe people have become indiffe
rent to religion. Ireland, as Hudhur referred in last week’s Friday Sermon, is als
o a corner of the earth. Following the foundation-laying there, a reception was
held where about a hundred guests, including parliamentarians, civil servants, a
cademics, the mayor Galway and a high-ranking priest came. The beautiful teachin
g of Islam and the Promised Messiah’s (on whom be peace) message was conveyed to t
hem which received a good coverage by the national TV and newspapers and thus th
e message reached hundreds of thousands. Thus, if on one hand attempts are made
to oppress us, on the other hand new avenues of Tabligh are opening. Although th
e number of Ahmadis in Ireland is small, most of them are young and are MashaAll
ah active. As a result they have good connections. Following the event of last w
eek, these will be enhanced and new avenues will be opened. If the current passi
on is sustained and the recent ‘introduction’ is availed of, one day the followers o
f the Muhammadan Messiah will make these people turn to One God. While persecuti
on in some place is a cause for concern, the Quranic message of: ‘Allah has decree
d: ‘Most surely I will prevail, I and My Messengers.’ Verily, Allah is Powerful, Mig
hty.’ (58:22) is an assuring tiding.
After the time of the People of the Cave of the Mosaic Messiah, Christianity tha
t spread had a message of shirk (associating partner with God). However, the fol
lowers of the Muhammadan Messiah will be granted triumph a lot sooner than 300 y
ears, and this triumph will be a source of removing shirk from its root and esta
blishing Oneness of God.
Hudhur said with the grace of God, today the world of Ahmadiyyat has expanded gr
eatly. If the rights of Ahmadis are curtailed in a few countries, the Ahmadis of
Australia, America, Africa and the Islands are living a life of freedom. They a
re free to practice the real teaching of Islam and to implement it in daily life
. They are free to practice Tabligh. Addressing the Ahmadis living in these coun
tries, Hudhur said these facilities, prosperity and freedom should be made sourc
es to attain our objective. God did not simply intend the words ‘…and We increased t
hem in guidance…’ for the People of the Cave. In fact they expound the principle tha
t whoever will safeguard belief, will stay firm on faith, God will continue to i
ncrease them in guidance, just as it is also stated: ‘True believers are only thos
e whose hearts tremble when the name of Allah is mentioned, and when His Signs a
re recited to them they increase their faith, and who put their trust in their L
ord, Who observe Prayer and spend out of that which We have provided for them. T
hese it is who are true believers. They have grades of rank with their Lord, as
well as forgiveness and an honourable provision. (8:3 -5).
Hudhur said the aforementioned verses cite the qualities of a true believer. One
who does not become a true believer merely by verbally professing, rather one w
ho safeguards belief in times of trials. As a result one becomes worthy of those
promises that God has made with true believers. If one claims to have belief, o
ne’s each word and deed should be for the sake of attaining God’s pleasure. The hear
t should have a sense of awe for God. For a true believer, God is that Beloved B
eing Whose pleasure is always in view, indeed, should be in view.
Belief is not just verbal utterance; it is a practice that should be continuous.
Verses of the Qur’an increase belief. The sign of a true believer is to avoid lam
e excuses and pay heed to all the commandments of God. As stated: ‘And those who,
when they are reminded of the Signs of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind there
at;’ (25:74). Verbal claim that one believes in the Unity of God does not enhance
faith, unless effort is made to abide by the commandments of God. Establishment
of Unity of God is successful when man sacrifices his nafs (self) for the sake o
f God. One sign of a true believer is observance of Salat. Hudhur said it was mo
st important for every Khadim and each Ahmadi to not just especially organise ob
servance of Salat during Ijtima, but later as well. It is important to offer Sal
at on time and in congregation. Those Khuddam who are on duty should also organi
se their Salat. This should not be the practice only during Ijtima days, rather
should constant. Our progress and triumphs are correlated with prayers and the P
romised Messiah (on whom be peace) has repeatedly drawn our attention to this. T
he most excellent source of prayer is Salat and without it belief and Unity of G
od cannot be established. The five daily Prayers are a source of breaking many i
dols; in particular in this materialistic world they break the idols of our inne
r-self as well as the idols of apparent sources/means. This is a fundamental for
mula to spread and establish Unity of God. The Qur’an states: ‘…and spend out of that
which We have provided for them…’. Hudhur explained God also increases the belief of
those who spend in the way of publication of faith and Unity of God. In the las
t verse of the three, (8:5) God states that one possessed of the qualities descr
ibed in the first two verses alone is a true believer in God’s sight and deserving
of His blessings. These blessings are: ‘grades of rank with their Lord…forgiveness
and an honourable provision’. Hudhur explained the provision mentioned herein is p
rovision in this world as well as the Hereafter. Increase in belief, increase in
guidance makes one a recipient of God’s blessings. It is the task of a true belie
ver to constantly try to attain God’s pleasure for increase in belief and guidance
. This alone is taqwa. Taqwa leads one to pleasure of God and attaining pleasure
of God is a source in further developing in taqwa. God states: ‘But as for those
who follow guidance, He adds to their guidance, and bestows on them their righte
ousness’ (47:18). Taqwa is enhanced along with attaining God’s pleasure. God teaches
new ways to those who seek His pleasure and continually work for it and He wrap
s them in His refuge and is pleased with them. Their sacrifices gain acceptance
with God. Rather than be frightened by the scare-mongering of the enemy, it take
s them closer to God. Their belief in the Quranic statement of: ‘We are your frien
ds in this life and in the Hereafter —‘ (41:32) continues to increase.
It was belief in God that convinced the adherents of Mosaic Messiah to give sacr
ifices. God’s promises with us are far greater than those they were given. There i
s no reason for us to ever even think about insincerity with God, be negligent o
f His worship and negligent of establishing Unity of God.
A group of believers is praying with patience for steadfastness and guidance in
Pakistan and a few other countries. This group of people is also increasing in b
elief and in guidance and God is listening to its prayers. The strengthening of
its faith and its fearlessness is proof that in acceptance of its prayer God has
granted strength to hearts. Youths, young men, all the Khuddam are giving whate
ver duty is assigned to them with passion and without any fear. Elders write tha
t it is amazing to watch these young men. [From a security perspective] In Pakis
tan Ahmadi mosques are considered dangerous places by the authorities. Yet, if o
ne Khadim cannot turn up for duty for some reason, two or three are ready to ste
p in his shoes and wish to be the substitute. They leave home saying if they ret
urn that would be good, but if they do not then may God fulfil His promises for
us. Such is the state of belief in their hearts. Today, the followers of the Muh
ammadan Messiah are displaying an amazing passion. May God sustain their passion
and with His special grace, also protect them. These young men are creating ama
zing history, they are no less than anyone else. They are in reality ever ready
to sacrifice their life, property and honour. Certainly these people are those w
ho attain God’s pleasure. May they adhere to taqwa, enhance their worship of God a
nd continue to attain pleasure of God.
Addressing the congregation present as well as the Khuddam at the Ijtima, Hudhur
said they had the freedom to hold Ijtima and organise Tarbiyyat programmes as w
ell as Tabligh programmes. They should understand their responsibilities. The th
ree days of the Ijtima should not be a source of temporary change in them, rathe
r, they should try to inculcate a permanent change in themselves. They should en
hance the standards of their taqwa and worship of God. The absurd attractions of
the West should not impress them. They should keep the sacrifice of those broth
ers in view who, while strengthening their faith, are making every endeavour to
keep the banner of Ahmadiyyat, true Islam aloft. They are giving every sacrifice
to fulfil their pledge and their loyalty. Thus, as a mark of thankfulness for t
he freedoms they enjoy, while standards of worship and taqwa should be enhanced,
full participation should be made to take the message of Ahmadiyyat everywhere.
 Every Tabligh tool should be utilised. The young make better use of the modern
resources. Today, the young Ahmadis have to participate on two ‘outer’ frontlines, t
hat is aside from reformation of the self; the inner frontline. One is to defend
Islam against the attacks made on it and the other is to defend Ahmadiyyat agai
nst attacks made on it. Various websites put up various, absurd objections. Thes
e should be filled with the message of truth. An organised modus operandi/plan/p
rocedure should be prepared to fill them with truth. Where there is lack of know
ledge, help should be sought from elders and the missionaries. Today, each Khadi
m in the world is needed to be part of these projects, then alone will they play
a real role in the establishment of Unity of God. The young men of the Mosaic M
essiah played their role in limited regions, with the help of modern resources t
he Khuddam of the Muhammadan Messiah can create a revolutionary change in the en
tire world. Special attention should be paid to this matter, may God enable us a
ll to do so.
Next Hudhur read an extract of the Promised Messiah’s (on whom be peace) writings
and prayed that may God enable us to put his pronouncements in practice.

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Synopsis: English Urdu In the months of September and October that Ijtimas of
the various auxiliaries of most countries are held, Prior to the migration from
Rabwah Pakistan the Khalifa of the time attended the Ijtimas of all the auxiliar
ies there, Young men who took refuge in the cave (As-haab e Kahf), real Christia
n teaching was not of the concept of Trinity it was of Unity of God, when one is
presented with trials faced by divine communities one is reminded particularly
of the Pakistani Ahmadis as well as some other countries where persecution is ca
rried out, for the past twenty eight years these followers of the Muhammadan Mes
siah in Pakistan have safeguarded their belief and their pledge and given all so
rts of sacrifices, If we see persecution of Ahmadis in some countries we also se
e Allah s blessings in some other countries, In Pakistan Ahmadi mosques are cons
idered dangerous places by the authorities yet if one Khadim cannot turn up for
duty for some reason two or three are ready to step in his shoes and wish to be
the substitute, Extract from writings of Promised Messiah (A.S.).
About Friday Sermon
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kes place every Friday. Regular attendance at the Jumu ah prayer is enjoined on
all believers. According to a Saying of The Prophet(sa) a congregational prayer
is twenty-five times more blessed than prayer performed alone. (Bukhari)
Friday Sermons in the Quran“O ye who believe! When the call is made for Prayer on
Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off all business. That is
best for you, if you only knew.” more
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the Imam stands up for sermon, will have his sins forgiven in between the presen
t and the last Friday” (Bukhari)
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