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Jalsa SalanaNot an Ordinary Convention

I is essenial for all hose who can afford o underakehe journey, ha hey mus come o atend hisConvenion, which embodies many blessed objecives.

They should disregard minor inconveniences in hecause of Allah and His Prophesa. Allah yields reward

o he sincere persons a every sep of heir way, andno labour and hardship underaken in His way, evergoes o wase. I re-emphasize ha you mus no rankhis convenion in he same league as oher, ordinary,human assemblies. This is a phenomenon ha is basedpurely on he Divine Help, for he propagaion of Islam.

(Ishtihr 7 Dec. 1892, Majmah Ishtihart Vol. I, pg. 341)


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Pearls of Wisdom

Selection from the Holy Qurn and Ahdth p.2

Writings of the Promised Messiahas

p.3Guidance from Hadrat Khalfatul Mash Vaa

Summary of Friday Sermons p.4

Articles

Inferiority Complex is a Highly Fatal Feeling p.8

Objectives, Purposes & Blessings of Jalsa Slna p.9

Tagligh Activities Report p.10

Etiquee of Aending Jalsa Slna p.12

Poetry p.13

Serving Humanity - Blood Drive p.14

Ask Islam p.16

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The Holy Qurn

Hadth of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa

And who is more unjust than he who prohibits thename of Allah being gloried in Allahs templesand seek to ruin them? It was not proper for suchmen to enter therein except in fear. For them is

disgrace in this world, and theirs shall be a greatpunishment in the next.

(Chapter 2 - Al-Baqarah Verse 115)

Those who have been driven out from theirhomes unjustly only because they said, OurLord is Allah -- And if Allah did not repel somemen by means of others, there would surely havebeen pulled down cloisters and churches andsynagogues and mosques, wherein the nameof Allah is o commemorated. And Allah will

surely help one who helps Him. Allah is indeedPowerful, Mighty.

(Chapter 22 - Al-Hajj Verse 41)

Lord, I make my complaint unto Thee of my

helplessness and frailty, and my insiginicance

before mankind. Thou art Lord of the poor and

feeble, and Thou art my Lord. Into whose hands

wilt Thou abandon me? Into the hands of strangers

that beset me round me, or of the enemy Thou hastgiven the mastery over me at home? If Thy wrath

be not upon me, I have no concern; but rather Thy

favour is the more wide unto me. I seek refuge in

the light of Thy countenance. It is Thine to chase

away the darkness, and to bestow peace, both in

this world and the next; let not Thy wrath alight

upon me, nor Thy indignation. It is Thane to show

anger until Thou are pleased; and there is no other

power nor any resource but in Thee.

2 Pearls of Wisdom


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So Said the Promised Messiahas

Spending in the Way of Allh

3Pearls of Wisdom

The world is a passing panorama. If a person does not

exert himself fully to carry out a good deed at its proper

time, he cannot thereaer recover the lost time. I am

aware that I have lived the greater part of my life, and

it appears from Divine revelations and also from my

own estimation that only a small part of it remains.

Therefore, whoever helps me in the aainment of myobjectives according to my aspirations and during my

lifetime and in my presence will, I trust, be with me on

the Day of Judgment also. And I do not perceive that

he who spends money in such important maers will

suer any loss in his wealth because of this spending.

Indeed, his wealth will be blessed. Therefore, trusting

in God Almighty, you should act with full sincerity and

eagerness and courage for this is the time of fruitful

service. Thereaer a time will come when spending a

mountain of gold in this cause will not equal in merit

the spending of onepaisa now. This is the blessed time inwhich he who has been sent by God and whose advent

had been awaited by the nations through centuries is

present among you, and every day God is granting

fresh revelations which are full of fresh glad tidings.

It has been made clear throughout by God Almighty

that only he alone will be considered as having truly

and denitely joined this Jamàt who spends his

property, which he holds dear, in this cause. Do not

imagine that you gain your wealth by your own eorts.

It is instead bestowed upon you by God Almighty, nor

should you ever imagine that by spending a portion

of your wealth or by serving in some other way,

you put God Almighty or the one He has sent under

any obligation. In fact, it is He Who puts you under

obligations by calling you to serve Him. I tell you truly

that if all of you should desert me and should hold back

from service and help, He will create another people

who will render Him the needed services. Be sure that

all this is from heaven and your service is for your own

good, so let no pride enter your heart, nor should you

imagine that you are helping nancially or otherwise. I

tell you again and again that God is in no need of your

service, and it is His grace upon you that He provides

you with the opportunity to serve. A few days ago, I

received a revelation in Gurdaspur, in which God says:

I alone am the Accomplisher of every task, so take Mealone as the Accomplisher, and do not consider others

to be helping your cause in any way.

When I received this revelation, my heart trembled

with the realization that my Jamàt had not yet arrived

at a stage where God Almighty should have even

mentioned them. I have no greater anxiety than that

I should die and leave this Jamàt in such a state of

inadequacy and imperfection. I know for certain that

miserliness and faith cannot coexist in a heartI will

not remain long among you and the time is coming

when you will not see me anymore. Many will wishthat they had performed some valuable service in my

presence. Now is the time to provide against such a

possibility. Just as previous Prophets and Messengersas

did not dwell forever among their followers, I too shall

not remain among you, so value the time you have. Even

if you perform such service for which you have to sell

all your xed property, it would be disrespectful of you

to imagine that you have performed any service. You

are not aware how Divine Mercy is eager in support of

this faith, and how His angels are descending upon the

hearts. Every maer of reason and understanding that

arises in your hearts is not from yourselves but from

God. Wonderful light and knowledge is descending

from heaven. I admonish you repeatedly to serve

to the utmost limit of your capacities, but let not a

thought pass through your minds that you have done

something. If you ever think so, you will be ruined. All

such thoughts are disrespectful. A disrespectful one is

ruined much quicker than anyone else.

[Majmuah Ishtihart, Vol. 3, pg. 496-499]


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Guidancefrom Hadrat Khalfatul Masih Vaa

4 Guidance from Hadrat Khalfatul Mash Vaa

Hudhr delivered a Friday Sermon

on the phenomenon of satanicforces and Gods chosen people, His

Prophets helped by hosts of angels.

Hudhr recited verses 72 75 of

Surah Sad, the translation reads:

When thy Lord said to the angels,

I am about to create man from clay,

And so when I have fashioned him

in perfection, and have breathed into

him of My Spirit, fall ye down in

submission to him. So the angels

submied, all of them together. ButIbls did not. He behaved proudly,

and was of those who disbelieved.

Hudhr said that from the beginning

of time, Satan and man have been

contending with each other. In

religious account, Gods love for

Adamas caused Satan to declare

war with him with much ferocity.

This enmity was repeated in the era

of each Prophet of God and indeedis still being repeated. Prophets of

God guide to ways leading to God

and Satan has always tried to spoil

this process and continues to do so.

He frightens and misleads people

with all manner of pretext, greed

and terror. The Holy Qurn cites in

many places that from the creation

of Adamas, Satan started using

ploys. From Srah Al Ftiha toSrah An Ns, God has mentioned

Satan to alert believers from his

aacks, and God has commanded

to protect ourselves from him

through prayer.

The aforementioned verses declare

the creation of Gods beloved

and His command to angels to

completely submit to man and the

arrogance of Satan in declining

to submit to one who was, in his

view, created from lesser maer.

When God created man, He put the

capacity in him to imbue Divine

qualities and thus aain nearness

to God, and go on to aain a high

point in this nearness where angels

would be commissioned to serve

him. God sends His Prophets who

aain the greatest nearness to Him

and as a result, the entire system ofangels arises to help and support

them. Gods special decree comes

into action for this purpose. God

created man as the most eminent of

all creation and pressed the entire

creation in his service. When man is

granted prophethood, he becomes

the Adam of his age. Imagine the

support and succor he would

receive in such instance.During the time of the Holy

Prophetsa, he and the believers

were bierly persecuted and

the pagans of Mecca marshaled

aggression in order to eliminate

Islam. In the Bale of Badr, it was

Gods angels whose helped turn

the tide in favour of the Muslims.

There are several other instances

from the time of the Holy Prophetsa,

which illustrate that an army of

angels was always with him and

the believers. Indeed, the Muslims

lost their lives and suered from

loss of property, etc. However; the

mob of Ibls (Satan) could never

achieve their objective. Those who

follow Satan try their utmost to

create doubts and suspicions in

peoples hearts through murder

and mayhem, nancial loss, bothovertly and covertly puing terror

in peoples hearts. Opponents of

good fall into the control of Satan

because of their arrogance. Their

argument is that those who claim

prophethood and who call to God

are in fact poor and lowly and it is

them who are knowledgeable and

Phenomenon of Satanic Forces and Gods Chosen PeopleSummary of Friday Sermon delivered on May 28, 2010


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conversant, how could they then

take their baiat? Hudhr said it is

again arrogance of those who do

not accept the Imam of the age that

is preventing them from accepting

him.

When God commanded angels

to prostrate to man, it was nota literal command for only God

is worthy of prostration. This

command meant that one who is

commissioned by God should be

perfectly obeyed and Satan should

not be allowed to succeed in his

objectives against him. It meant

that the Prophet should be helped

in making Satan unsuccessful and

an awareness of the

message of the Prophet

and Gods help and

succor for him should

be inspired in pious-

natured people so that

they may recognize

the truth and join the

community of the

Prophet. These people

would then go through

spiritual enhancementand experience Gods

help and succor. As

a result, their life on

this earth and their Hereaer is

accomplished and they become the

recipients of Gods Paradise. The

hearts of pious-natured people are

enthused and this is when angels

declare, So the angels submied,

all of them together

Meanwhile the work of a Prophet is

blessed in extraordinary ways and

one can observe the submission

of pious-natured people and it is

this obedience and submission

that is the prostration to carry

the mission of the Prophet further.

By becoming the most excellent

helpers, the believers take his work

forward.

Hudhr said that in this age, it

is the true and ardent devotee of

the Holy Prophetsa, the Promised

Messiahas, who has been addressed

as Adam by God. The Promised

Messiahas said that to aront

one commissioned by God is toaront God. Hudhr said today

those who oppose the community

of the Promised Messiahas are in

fact contending with God. It was

revealed to the Promised Messiahas,

I determined on the appointment

of a Vicegerent and so created

Adam, the Vicegerent of Allh the

Sultan (Tadhkirah pg.369).

Hudhr said our Khilfat is

spiritual rather than temporal

and this status was granted to the

Promised Messiahasbecause of his

subservience to the Holy Prophetsa.

Having granted the status, God

commanded angels to submit to

him, that is, submit to the specialhuman who had been chosen

for faith. In another revelation,

God thus assured the Promised

Messiahas, I shall stand with My

Messenger and angels will help

him (Tadhkirah pg. 453).

Hudhr explained that this help of

God is not a tale of yore. We witness

to this day that Satan is at work and

so are the angels. Our opponents

oppress us with their persecution

in one place and the community

grows in many new places.

Hudhr said that he read inAl Fazl

recently how Hilm Shaf` sahib

accepted Ahmadyyat and howGod inclined him. Mustapha Thbit

sahib, who was an Ahmadi, lived

worked in the Sana desert with

Hilm Shaf` sahib. Hilm Shaf`

sahib observed the then young man

as dierent from the rest and regular

in Salt. Gradually, they became

friends and while discussing

Islam, Thbit sahib would present

reasoning and argument to which

neither Hilm Shaf` sahib had

the answers to nor could his

religious leaders help with. When

they parted way, Hilm Shaf`

sahib kept some of Thbit sahibs

books, including the Five Volume

Commentary of the Holy Qurn.

Having read the books, he would,

as is the way of people outside our

community, try and nd objections

within. Hudhr said that these days

it seems to be a trend in Pakistan

to look for objections in our books

where it clearly demonstrates that

the objection is actually borne

help of God is not a tale of yore. We witness

to this day that Satan is at work and so are the

angels. Our opponents oppress us with their

persecution in one place and the community

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6 Guidance from Hadrat Khalfatul Mash V

out of the lack of knowledge of the

objector. So, Hilm Shaf` sahib too

would try and nd fault and when

he sought assurance from religious

scholars, he could not get any.

When he read the book Philosophy of

the Teachings of Islam, it excited him.

He showed the book to his father

and asked what sort of a person

could have wrien it. His father

said, certainly a waliAllh (friend

of God). Hilm Shaf` sahib asked

his father what if such a person

is claiming to be the Messiah. His

father replied he could not object

to him, only one very close to God

could have wrien it. However, he

added he was old and could not

accept him. Hilm Shaf` sahibs

heart changed and he accepted the

truth and took baiat.

Hudhr said such incidents take

place even now. Many people are

given the message of Ahmadyyat

through dreams. All this is the

commotion created by angels

in help of one commissioned by

God which leads pious-natured

people turn to the truth. On the

other hand, those who follow

Satan exceed in their opposition

and create impediments backed by

arrogance. It is their arrogance that

persuades them to rebellion and

to follow Satan. However, Gods

people try and become a reection

of Divine aributes and enhance

their spirituality.

The Promised Messiahas said that

arrogance is an evil that does not

give up chasing man. He saidarrogance comes from Satan and

unless one distances from Satan,

one cannot accept the message

of truth and cannot avail Divine

benecence. Unless and until man

puries himself of conceit, he

cannot win Gods pleasure. It was

conceit that led Satan to imagine

that he was superior to Adam and

was thus Satan was cursed by

God. However, when one aains

Divine knowledge, one comes into

the guardianship of God. Hudhr

explained that the Promised

Messiahas said that his opponents

may prostrate in his opposition,

make cursing prostrations in the

process and rub their noses to the

ground, their noses would rot but

no loss would come to the Promised

Messiahas.

Hudhr said news has come

today, many must have heard

it and seen it on TV, that severe

aacks have been made on two

[of our] mosques in Lahore, one in

Model Town and the other Darul

Zikr. Similarly, rallies have taken

place in Kunri. Likewise, in other

places in the world, in various

countries, opposition is carried out

by following the mullah. Can this

opposition nish Ahmadyyat?

Did Ahmadyyat ever come to an

end aer earlier opposition? Most

certainly not, and it never will. Of

course, it will denitely make those

who oppose us the target of Gods

chastisement and reprove.

Advising us, the Promised

Messiahas said that prayer is

such that when Adam and Satan

contended with each

other, no other scheme

availed but prayer. In

the laer days, again,

triumph will come

about through prayer.

The rst Adam was

triumphant through

prayers and the second

Adam too, who will

ght Satan in the

laer days, will betriumphant in this way.

Hudhr said enmity

against us is increasing greatly.

There is tremendous need for

us to turn to prayer. Indeed, our

community is also progressing

and growing in spite of Satan

waylaying at every corner. Pious-

natured people continue to enter

the community.Hudhr said we need to pay

aention to the Qurnic prayer,

Our Lord, we have wronged

ourselves; and if Thou forgive us

not and have not mercy on us, we

shall surely be of the lost(7:24) to

gather blessings and for protection

against satanic aacks, both on an

Advising us, the Promised Messiahas said that

prayer is such that when Adam and Satan

contended with each other, no other scheme

availed but prayer. In the laer days, again,

triumph will come about through prayer.


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7Guidance from Hadrat Khalfatul Mash Vaa

individual and communal level.

The Promised Messiahassaid that in

His wisdom, God made Adam with

two connections. One connection

was with God Himself, And so

when I have fashioned him in

perfection, and have breathed into

him of My Spirit(38:73). This verse

proves that by breathing His Spirit

in Adam, God created a connection

with him so that mankind too

could have that connection. On the

other hand, He created a natural

connection in man with the rest

of mankind. Hudhr said it is

our responsibility to develop this

connection. If this connection of

ours is correct, the nature of Adamwill become a part of our nature.

We will be drawn to pay the dues of

mankind and will take the mission

of the Promised Messiahasforward.

Hudhr said the situation regarding

the aacks at the mosques in Lahore

is not quite clear yet, however, there

have been many martyrdoms and

many have been injured, some of

whom are in critical condition. The

situation in Darul Zikr is not clear

yet. The number of martyrdoms

could increase as people had come

there for Jum`a. We will know more

when more details come. May

God elevate the stations of all themartyrs. Pray for the injured, some

are critically wounded. This was

an aim by the opponents to inict

communal loss. Certainly, God

has the power to retaliate, through

which source will He demonstrate

His decree, how will He seize those

who create disorder and persecute,

He alone knows. However, may

He make those a cautionary sign,who challenge Gods sense of

honour again and again and are

exceeding all limits in oppression

and InshaAllah this will come to

pass.

Hudhr reiterated that Ahmads

should enhance compassion in

their prayers. May God demolish

the arrogance and conceit of our

opponents and their presumption

of power by demonstrating a

manifestation of His Power. May

we ever increase in our faith and

belief and may this trial never

become a cause of weakness for

us. All Ahmads should pray forPakistani Ahmads these days.

The circumstances there are most

adverse. Similarly, pray for the

Ahmads who are imprisoned in

Egypt, may God facilitate their

speedy release. In Kerala, India,

some Ahmads have also been

wrongly imprisoned; remember

them in your prayers. In accordance

with His promise, God will neverlet the sacrices of those who are

imprisoned and the injured and the

martyrs go to waste, InshaAllh.

Satan and his mob will never be

successful. May God have mercy on

us and keep us safe from every trial

in the future.

Promised Messiahas said that

his opponents may prostrate

in his opposition, make cursing

prostrations in the process and

rub their noses to the ground,

their noses would rot but no

loss would come to the Promised

Messiahas.


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8 Inferiority Complex is a Highly Fatal Feeling

Narrated by Hadrat Ab Hurairahra

So Said the Prophetsaof Allh:

When a man declares about

certain people that they are

doomed, it is he who consigns

them to the doom. (Muslim).

Explanatory Note

This Hadth is based on a great

psychological fact which is

described in modern terminology as

inferiority complex or the defeatist

mentality. The Holy Prophetsasays

that aempt should be made to

raise the morale of the people by

creating in them hope and faith

and self-reliance and self-respect,

instead of dragging them down the

pit of degradation through despair,

frustration, an inferiority complex

and a defeatist mentality. Whosowails loud over the minor errors

and unimportant drawbacks of the

people, and moans that they are

nished and doomed, he himself,

through such observations, creates

in them despair and an inferiority

complex and thus opens the way to

their doom. The Holy Prophetsahas,

therefore, in profound wisdom,

enjoined that while people may be

suitably reprimande for their errors

as a reformative measure, crying

over each lile mistake and wailing

that they have neared the brink ofruin is tantamount to consigning

them, with ones own hands, to

doom and that every reformer

should beware of this course.

The aitude of our Chiefsa

exemplies this wisdom. Once

upon a time, a party dispatched by

himsaran back from the baleeld

to Medina. The thought of turning

ones back to the enemy in thebale is unlawful in Islm made

the group so deeply distraught

and overwhelmed with a sense of

shame, that they would not come

before the Holy Prophetsa. When

he saw them cowering in a corner

of the mosque, hiding their faces,

he went over to them in person

and called out to enquire who they

were. Shamefacedly, with eyes

downcast, they said, O Prophet of

Allh, we are the runaway party.

( )

Sensing in them the feeling of self-

defeatism, the Holy Prophetsa told

them that they were not runaways,

but that they had retreated only

to aack the enemy harder, and

had come over to him, and that

he was about to lead them back to

the bale. When this soul-stirring

call of the Holy Prophetsa reached

the ears of the group, they sprang

forward in one bound and fell tokissing his hands. This was the

lesson that our Mastersa gave his

companions practically, which he

imparted theoretically through this

hadth. O Lord, shower peace and

blessings on Muhammadsa.

The word occurring in this

Hadth (meaning he destroyed

them) is susceptible of another

meaning (he is personally the mostruined). Aer a slight variation in

vowels it becomes . With this

other meaning, the Hadth also

carries an important meaning. It

means that one who declares others

as doomed, whether others are

doomed or not, is in reality doomed

himself.


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9Objectives, Purposes & Blessings of Jalsa Slna

Purpose of Jalsa Slna

The primary purpose of this Convention is to enable every sincere individual to personally experiencereligious benets. They may enhance their knowledge and due to their being blessed and enabled byAllh, The Exalted, their perception [of Allh] may progress. Among its secondary benets is that thiscongregational meeting together promotes mutual introduction among all brothers, and it strengthensthe fraternal ties within this Community.

(Ishtihr 7 Dec. 1892, Majmah Ishtihart Vol. I, Page 340)

Not an Ordinary Convention

It is essential for all those who can aord to undertake the journey, that they must come to aend thisConvention, which embodies many blessed objectives. They should disregard minor inconveniencesin the cause of Allh and His Prophetsa. Allh yields reward to the sincere persons at every step oftheir way, and no labour and hardship undertaken in His way, ever goes to waste. I re-emphasize thatyou must not rank this convention in the same league as other, ordinary, human assemblies. This is a

phenomenon that is based purely on the Divine Help, for the propagation of Islam.


Prayer

I conclude with a prayer for everyone who travels for [aending] this Convention for the sake of Allh:May Allh, the exalted, be with him, reward him in abundant measure, have mercy on him, ease upfor him his circumstances of hardship and anxiety and eliminate his anguish and grief. May He granthim freedom from every single hardship and lay open for him the ways of [achieving] his cherishedgoals, and raise him up, on the day of Judgment, among those of His servants who are the recipients of

His blessings and mercy. May He be their Guardian in their absence until aer their journey comes toan end. O Allh! O Sublime One and bestower of bounties, the ever merciful and One who resolves allproblems, do grant all these prayers, and grant us victory over our opponents with scintillating signs,because You alone have all the prowess and power. Amn! Amn!



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10 Tabligh Acti vities Report

2nd May, 2010 - A Focus on Islm event entitled,Concept of God and His Relationship with Human

Beings was held in Cumberland, Oawa. It was

organized by our Womens Auxiliary organization for

women with aendance of 20 Lajnat and 6 guests.

2nd May, 2010 - An interfaith symposium titled,Reconciling the Existence of God, in Light of Human

Suering, was held in Maple, Ontario. It was a

womens event with an Aboriginal, Christian, Hindu,

Jewish and Islamic speaker . 148Lajna members and

22 guests participated.

9thMay, 2010 - An Interfaith symposium was heldin Strathmore, Calgary. The Ahmadyya Muslim

perspective was presented by Meer Majeed Ahmad

Tariq Sahib, Local Amir, Calgary. Christianity was

presented by Rev. Dr. Jane Rowlad, a Priest at St.Michael and All Angels Anglican Church. This was

the second event in the town of Strathmore, located

around 55 km east of Calgary. Despite a lot of apparent

opposition, by the grace of Allah, a good number of

people showed up. Out of a total of 100 participants,

around 60 were local guests and the remaining 40

came from Calgary. The Program was organized by

the Calgary North East majalis in collaboration with

Strathmore United Church. Over 13 volunteers spent

about 78 hours (13 x 6) and distributed over 1500invitation.. The media was also approached who gave

coverage in the whole county. The Deputy Mayor and

another local councilor were among the special guests

in aendance. Welcome leers were also presented

on the behalf of the local MP and MLA who could not

aend. Refreshments was served in the end as guests

visited the Jam`at books stall.

Boy Scouts Visit to the

Dar-ul Rahmat Mosque

The Boy Scouts visited Saskatoons Dar-ul Rahmat

Mosque on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.The visiting group consisted of 6 scouts, 2 coaches

and parents. This group was invited by Rizwan Kashif

Sahib (Nazim Atfal, Saskatoon) to visit the mosque

and to introduce Islam AhmadyyaAhmadyyat.

Rizwan Kashif Sahib, Waseem Kamran Sahib, Usman

Choudhry Sahib (Acting Qaid Majlis, Saskatoon),

Moeez Ahmed Sahib (Ti), Wajahat Ahmed Sahib

(Ti), Shamoon Rashid Sahib (Secretary Tabligh,

Saskatoon), and Hussein Kazak Sahib (Murabbi Silsila,

Saskatoon) were present to give presentations andanswer questions. The two hour program included

a video presentation, PowerPoint presentation,

demonstration of Adhn, display of Islmic artifacts,

display of Jam`at souvenirs, a question & answer

session and refreshments.


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11Tabligh Acti vities Report

A video presentation of the Honourable Prime

Minister, Stephen Harpers address at the occasion of

the opening of Calgary Mosque was replayed, in which

he spoke of how peaceful the AhmadyyaAhmadyya

Jamàt is and that it is following the true teachings

of Islm. This demonstrated to the guests the views

of the Prime Minister of Canada about Jamàt

AhmadyyaAhmadyya. Aer the video presentation,Shamoon Rashid Sahib made a Power Point

presentation on six Articles of Faith to the group. This

presentation covered the six Articles of Faith in a simple

way, in order for the children to understand. Following

the presentation, Moeez Ahmed Sahib performed the

Muslim call for prayers (Adhn) in a beautiful melody.

While Moeez Ahmed Sahib was performing the

Adhn, the English translation of the Adhn was being

displayed simultaneously on the screen for the guests.

Following the presentations was a question & answer

session, in which various questions were asked by the

coaches and the scouts to which Hussein Kazak Sahib

(Murabbi Silsala) responded well. Once the question

& answer session nished, the group was shown the

Islmic artifacts display. This display consisted of

various Muslim prayer mats, boys prayer caps and

girls scarves, and was demonstrated to the scouts

by Rizwan Kashif Sahib. The children showed their

interest in this display as they had the opportunity toexamine these items closely.

Aer exploring the Islmic artifacts, Rizwan Kashif

Sahib and Usman Choudhry Sahib took the group to

the Jamàt souvenirs display and presented the scouts

and the coaches with Jamàt souvenirs such as pens,

highlighters, stickers and bookmarks.

The parents of the children joined us during the

refreshments; during this session we had the

opportunity to talk one-on-one with the children, their

parents and the coaches. At the time of Maghrib prayer,

the guests had the opportunity to see how Muslim

prayers are preformed.

At the end, Wajahat Ahmed Sahib and Moeez Ahmed

Sahib presented the coaches with Hadrat Khalifatul

Masih IVrh book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge

& Truth,

As a token of appreciation, the scout leader, on behalf

of the scouts presented a gi and a thank You card for

the Jamàt to Shamoon Rashid Sahib.


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12 Etiquettes of Attending Jalsa Salana

The Promised Messiahas has prayed

for all participants of the Jalsa -

past, present and future - in the

following words:

I pray to God that He be with all

those who are coming to aend the

Jalsa. May God grant them great

rewards, may He show Mercy on

them and remove their hardships

and sorrows. May He let them have

what they desire and raise them

on the Day of Resurrection along

with those to whom He has shown

Mercy and His Grace. O God, O

You who are the great Granter,

the Benevolent and Merciful, theRemover of hardships, do listen to

all these my prayers and grant us

victory over our opponents with

great glaring signs, for You have

the power to do whatever You like.

Amn. (Ishtihart, Vol.1 pg.342,

December 7, 1892)

This is no ordinary gathering.

There are many benets

of Jalsa to the participants.Members should utilize this

opportunity to renew their

personal faith and spirituality,

meet and establish friendship with

other members of the community,

welcome new members into the fold

of the community and remember

those who have passed away in the

previous year and pray for them.

Jalsa participants should:

Pray for the safe travel of all

members to and from Jalsa

Try to portray the true and

beautiful image of the Jam`atto outsiders, especially our

neighbours and guests

Cooperate with volunteers on

duty to help park in appropriate

spaces

Register as soon as you come

to Jalsa and put on your

registration badge

Notify security about

anything suspicious, includingindividuals not wearing a badge

Oer Salat in congregation at

designated times

Observe proper mosque

etiquee when in the prayer

area

Listen quietly to the recitation

of the Holy Qurn

Do not disturb others by talkingamongst yourselves during

Jalsa proceedings

Arrive to Jalsa sessions in

marquees on time

Do not visit dining tent or stalls

during Jalsa sessions

Keep the dining area clean and

do not waste food and

Keep the bathrooms clean

and report any non-functional

bathrooms immediately

Be courteous to fellow aendeesof the Jalsa

Show respect to your elders and

act in a kind manner to those

younger than you.

Spend time in remembering

Allah, rather than in idle gossip

Wear Islmic clothing. Men

and women should cover their

heads

Women must observe Purdah

and men must observe Ghaz-

e-Basr(lowering of the eyes)

Men should not crowd near the

womens entrance

Families should set their

meeting points beforehand to

avoid crowding in these areas

Make sure that children as well

as teenagers are on their bestbehavior

Parents should come prepared

and bring formula, supplies,

snack and diapers etc. for their

infants

Constantly pray for the success

of Jalsa


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14 Serving Humanity - Blood Drive

By the grace of Allah our GTA blood drive on May

2nd was a resounding success. Approximately 142

donors participated in the event. The target of 110

units was exceeded and the total donation collected

was 115 units, Alhamdolillah. On behalf of the AMYA

organizing team and the Canadian Blood Services, I

would like to convey the heartfelt congratulations to

all those involved.

As always, the cooperation and participation of all

auxiliaries, Jamia Ahmadiyya and our non-Ahmadi

neighbors was exemplary. The Canadian Blood

Services sta couldnt nd the words to express their

amazement and gratitude towards the members of the

Ahmadiyya community who donated so generously

and made the event a success. The sentiments of the

Canadian Blood Services organizers are that this blood

drive (held twice a year) has gained a unique reputationamongst all major blood drives across GTA. This is due

to the fact that such a high collection target is set at the

beginning of the blood drive, yet the members of this

community have continuously excelled and surpassed

the target. This has quickly become one of the premier

blood donor camps across GTA and it is a source of

honor for the Canadian Blood Services to be a part of it.

Breakdown of registrants (by area):

Central North: 75 Central South: 26

Central West: 13 Central East: 2

Peel South: 1 Lajna Imaullah: 25


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16 Ask Islam - Question & Answer Sessions of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh

1. What is the dierencebetween Satan and Ibls?

Satan and Ibls as I understand

them are, though related to each

other very deeply, but have therelationship of principle and

manifestation, mutual relationship.

The fact is that according to a

tradition of Hadhrat Muhammad

Mustafasa, Satan runs in everybodys

blood. He is in the blood stream

of every human being. So, Nafse-

ammara is essentially the Satan.

Your inclination to do evil which

is in every human being, that isSatan. If somebody becomes the

manifestation of Satan, the whole

being is overpowered with his will

to do evil, and if this happens at the

time of a prophet, then he becomes a

symbol of hostility to that prophet;

a symbol of rebellion and deance.

That symbol is called Ibls, and he

appears in dierent forms and at

dierent times. Adams Ibls was

dierent, and Hadhrat MuhammadMustafasas Ibls was dierent, and

Moses Ibls was dierent, in names

of course, in characters and things,

but there is a fundamental and most

unfortunate quality of rebellion

and deance.

2. Why was it considered asin for Iblis not to bow to

Adam, as the angels werecommanded to do, since hewas not an angel?

The word in Arabic is used

to cover not only people belongingto one species but also things or

animals belonging to dierent

species. For instance, it says

All the

people came, except

the donkey. So donkey does not

belong to the human beings. Yet

the word makes an exception

for the donkey while it shouldnt

be covered by the word people.So this is the Arabic way of saying

things. So although ibls was not of

the angels, yet when the order was

given to the angels, he was below

them. And as I have mentioned

the Arabic idiom, a higher species

is mentioned sometimes which

covers all the species below. The

exception does not mean that the

lower species, which is covered by

that order, is of the higher species.

3. How was Iblis able todisobey God even thoughGod could control hisactions?

The point is, that this was the issue

at point. The fact that previously,

before the creation of a being,

who had the option to believe or

not to believe, to choose his path,

whatever was created had no option

before that. They kept on praising

God day and night and they obeyed

him immaculately and perfectly. So

that was the state of aairs. But in

such a state of aairs where there

is no choice to go wrong, and yet

they are doing something out of

compulsion, although there is a

sort of beauty but no charm really.

Because, if you have given a choice,

to perform a thing and then you

perform a thing, that is something

dierent from if you are not givena choice. So what is drudgery and

what is service? Have you not

observed a dierence between the

two?

That if a people conquer another

people, and subjugate them to

drudgery, to a sort of forced labor,

does that have the same quality of

excellence as a people, for instance,

going into war, and oeringeverything they have, not because

of compulsion, but because they

want to serve the cause of their

people. Is there no dierence

between the quality of the two?

There is. So, previously it was a

sort of drudgery. Though not in

exactly the same way, but as far as

the compulsion went, it was a sort


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17Ask Islam - Question & Answer Sessions of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh

of drudgery. They had no choice!

The quality of their service to

God, could not be compared to the

quality of service to God, our being

which was given option either to

praise God or turn against Him. So

that phenomenon, which you are

referring to, is just the beginning

of this. That question answer, the

dialogue is the unfolding of this

phenomenon. The charge had to be

given otherwise you would not be

here, I would not be here.

4. Do the Quranic storiesabout the Angels, Iblis andSatan help to expound upon

the qualities of Man?Yes, I agree. By way of illustration,

but also it is personied

occasionally. It does not remain

just a philosophy, or a theory or an

innate power of man

but sometimes in this

symbolization also is

personied. On this

I have spoken earlier.

For instance, the will

or permission given

to man to go wrong

requires a will to go

wrong in the rst

place. And permission

given to him to do

good also requires a

prerequisite, our will

to do good. These

two qualities of going

wrong and doinggood had to be gied to man before

this option is given to him. This

quality of going wrong, or desire

to do wrong, that quality is Satanic.

And that quality is in every man.

Now, there are possibilities.

Number one, that this is Satan

and that is all and there is no

personication of Satan as such.

There is another possibility that

like the system of the angels, who

control goodness, there may be

some evil forces created by Allah

of which we dont know directly

but which are responsible for

promoting all the forces of evil

within man and controlling them.

Im just discussing the possibilities,

but one thing is certain that the will

in man to do wrong is declared as

Satan by Hadhrat Muhammadsa.

He said, positively declared that

every man is born with a Satan. He

has his own Satan which runs in his

blood. One of the persons present

asked him, O Prophet of God, do

you also have a Satan of yourself?He said, yes. But he has accepted

Islam. That is, he has submied

to my beer will. In that sense, it

becomes symbolization.

5. What is the nature of jinnas mentioned in the Quran?

The fact is that the jinn have been

spoken of in the Holy Quran

and also have been explained,

dierently at dierent places, not in

the same manner. Some jinn are of

dierent nature from others. Some

jinn are of such physical nature that

they can be held in bondage under

physical chains. Like the jinn of

Hadhrat Sulemanas and Hadhrat

Daudas. And they are spoken of

as made of re as well in the Holy

Quran and also as such that they

can dive deep into sea and bring

out stones and precious gems. So

they are not the same jinn, those

made of re could not dive into the

sea and come out alive.

Those made of spirits, without any

physical form, could not be held

in chains. Because jinn can walk

through walls and whatever they

are made of. So how would they

be held in chains while the Holy

Quran tells us, The jinn of Hadhrat

Suleman were bound in chains,

so that shows that the Holy Quran

tells us of various jinns. Every time

it speaks of jinns,

it also has very

intricate references

from which you

can infer if you

want to, the natureof those jinns. The

Arabic language

also speaks very

widely of various

types of jinns.

The fundamental

character of the

word jinn as

understood from the

Arabic dictionary is

something which hides you, which

escapes your sight.

According to the Arabic language,

all such people who live in

mountains, who generally escape

the sight and knowledge of people

living ordinarily in the plains, they

are also called jinns. Such people

were called big people who


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generally avoid contact with the

commoners and the masses, they

are also called jinns. Even women

are called jinns, those who observe

purdah of course. Not the ladies

here generally speaking, because

the jinn, the character of the word

jinn is missing here.. If you keep

aloof, away from common sight

or common touch, then you can be

called a jinn. Snakes are also called

jinns. Those who hide from people

and the sight of animals as well and

live underground, they are called

jinn. Also according to Prophet

Muhammadsa, the bacteria called

jinn also avoid sight.

That can be proved positively,

categorically according to a

tradition of Prophet Muhammadsa

where he mentions that although

normally it is said that you should

have used other dry objects for

cleaning yourself, if you do not

have water aer you have gone for

stools, but you should avoid use

of bones. You can use stones or

earth or other dry objects to clean

yourself if you do not have waterlike you use here paper. But he said

you should not use bones for this

purpose because that is the diet

of jinns. Its fantastic, absolutely

abbergasting how could Prophet

Muhammadsa conceive of bacteria

at that time. Allah must have told

him that there is some harmful

creature aached to this which

you dont see. Because he didnt

see it, and he knew Arabic beer

than anybody else, so he used the

one common word of jinn for that

creature. Now we know what he

meant but Sahaba, even if they

didnt know, they followed him and

beneted from that obedience. So

they stopped using bones because if

they used it for cleaning themselves,

they may do harm and detriment.

This is the jinn as we understand

from the Holy Quran. But I have no

objection to any jinn of any form.

Most welcome! But I am not called

upon by the Holy Quran to believe

in them. Iman Billah is a must;

Iman Bil-kutub, i.e., the books is a

must; belief on prophets is a must;

belief in the Day of Judgment and

angels is a must. But nowhere is the

Holy Quran is there that a belief in

the jinn is a must. Let them be or let

them not be, I dont know.

Of angels we positively know

that they have independent

entities, because belief in angelsis a must but belief in Satan is not

a must. In fact, denial of satan is

a must. Yakfuru bitaghoot is a

fundamental condition of iman.

So, in that sense, not even remotely,

you are expected to believe in the

person of a Satan. But in the forces,

the satanic forces, you must believe

and ght against them.

A Refugees StoryBy Shaista Gohar, Mississauaga

Geing to freedom step by step

Escaping war trying my best

Fleeing my home that

I will never return toCrossing borders with lots of

horrors

Why you may ask am I

doing this much struggle?

Well! Where I am from, they shoot

me for my religion and act with

genocide

And my people are tortured

With guns and knives, taking

away lives

I come from a once

beautiful country

Where they hate

my religious beliefs

They dont like the way I prayAnd they ban my freedom of

speech

Let going of hope day by day

A dream just to be safe

Hunger and stress

growing day by day

A grey life no longer straight

I have a dream to be safe

To be in Canada would be great

I heard that it has schools to spare

The hospitals are close and near

My country was a place of

beauty, perfect and strong

But, then everything went wrong,

because of its fanatic clergy

Happy children playing,people walking under

a beautiful blue sky

Turned into a scene of guns and

wars all ruled by cruel leaders

Ahmadiyya Gazette June 2010

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