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Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya

Inside this issue

Qur’anic verse

Hadith

Extract from the writings of the Promised Messiah (as)

Extract from Friday Sermon

Last month - overview, Regional Ijtema

Upcoming events

Health advice

Trade & Industry Interview tips

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The Holy Qur’an

انفروا خفافا وثقال وجاهدوا بأموالكم وأنفسكم في سبيل للاه

لكم خير لهكم إن كنتم تعلمون ذ

Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your

persons in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if only you

knew.

(Al-Taubah, Ch.9 : V.41)

Hadith The Holy Prophet (saw) said: "Hear! Have I conveyed Allah's

message to you?" They said: "Yes." He said: "O Allah, bear witness!

It is incumbent upon those who are present here to convey it

*Allah's message+ to those who are not present here as the latter

may comprehend it better than the one who conveys it."

*Sahih Al-Bukhari+

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Extract From The Writings Of The

Promised Messiah (as)

“If it was within my power, I would have desired to go from door

to door like beggars and propagate the True Religion of Allah and

thereby rescue humanity from polytheism (Shirk) and disbelief

(Kufr). If Allah would grant me the knowledge of the English

language, I would personally embark on preaching (Tabligh)

expeditions and spend my entire life in this pursuit even if I were

to die in this cause.”

Malfoozat Vol. 2, Pg. 219

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April 2014

Inside this issue

Qur’anic verse

Hadith

Extract from the writings of the Promised Messiah (as)

Extract from Friday Sermon

Last month - overview, Regional Ijtema

Upcoming events

Health advice

Trade & Industry Interview tips

Extract from Friday Sermon - 18th April 2014

Now the only source to reach the God of this universe is the Holy Prophet (saw). In order to appreciate the power of God one must turn to God in complete sincerity and worship Him. If this is done, God runs to embrace His servants and showers them with His blessings. The Promised Messiah (as) asked us with great anguish to connect to God in this manner and thus adorn our life in this world as well as in the Hereafter.

No one can comprehend His Being. We can comprehend the sun and the moon in their entirety, but we cannot comprehend God in

His entirety. Then He said: عالم الشھادۃ that is He is the Knower of the seen, that is to say, nothing is hidden from Him. It is not to be imagined that He should be unaware of anything. He has every particle of the universe within His sight; but man does not possess such comprehensive vision. He knows when He might break up this system and bring about the Judgement.

Those on whom you call beside Allah cannot create even a fly, though they should all combine together for the purpose; and if a fly should snatch away anything from them, they cannot recover it therefrom. Their worshippers lack intelligence and they

themselves lack power. Can such as these be gods? God is One Who is more powerful than all those who possess power.

The Promised Messiah (as) wrote: ‘The objective of all commandments of the religion of Islam is to elucidate the reality of the beauty that is inherent in the word ‘Islam’. The Holy Qur’an comprises teachings which work towards endearing God. They exhibit His beauties and remind us of His beneficence, inasmuch as love is created either by the observation of beauty or by the remembrance of beneficence.

He is the Master of all recompense and everything returns to Him. He is near and yet far, and He is far and yet near. He is above all, but it cannot be said that there is someone below Him. He is more hidden than everything else is but it cannot be said that there is something more manifest than Him. He is Self-Existing in His Being and everything is alive through Him. He is Self-Sustaining and everything is sustained by Him.

Writing about complete belief in God, the Promised Messiah (as) said: ‘Our God possesses many wonders, but they are visible only to those who become His out of sincerity and loyalty. He does not disclose His wonders to those who do not believe in His Power and who are not sincere and loyal to Him. How unfortunate is the man who does not know that he has a God Who has power to do all that He wills. Our paradise lies in our God. Our highest delight is in our God for we have seen Him and have found every beauty in Him.

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Upcoming Events

MKA Charity Challenge:

4th May at London

Battersea Park

Atfal Class:

Every Friday, 6:30pm at

Danetree School

National Khuddam &

Atfal Ijtema:

20th, 21st & 22nd June

in Islamabad,

Sheephatch Lane,

Tilford,

GU10 2AQ

Last Month - Overview

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The highlight of last month was the Regional Khuddam and Atfal

Ijtema.

Regional Ijtema Tahir Region

Epsom & Ewell won the best Qiadat award in the region, for both Khuddam and

Atfal. We also had 86% attendance from our Qiadat, Alhamdulillah!

Tahir Region Atfal won the Atfal Football League, Mash’Allah!

Protection of the Body from Filth and Foulness

The Holy Prophet of Islam (saw) has reminded us in so many

ways how to protect our body from foulness and impurity that

no Muslim can ignore it. On one occasion, the Holy Prophet

(saw) said, “I was shown a man suffering the torture of hell just

because he never protected his body from splashes of urine.”

Therefore, he has made it compulsory for every Muslim to:

Wash his body with water or, if water is not available, with soil

or clay after relieving himself. Avoid, as much as possible,

touching the filth. Use only his left hand for this purpose. Clean

his hands thoroughly afterwards with water or soil. Although

these may seem small matters, but as far as I know, no religion

goes into such details for its believers; nor has man been able to

learn these matters on his own during his evolution.

In spite of all the boasts of progress and civilisation, Christian

Europe is still ignorant of cleanliness with water and considers it

sufficient to use dry paper. Not only this, but also there is no

concept of cleansing after passing water. Because of these

practices, some parts of their clothes become bundles of stench

and the modern medical experts keep drawing their attention to

this fact. These bad habits are the reasons for many diseases.

Although it seems insignificant, their civilisation has not learnt

the virtues of differentiating between the work of the left and

the right hand.

Extract taken from 'Steps to Exercise' written by Hazrat Mirza Tahir

Ahmad (ra), Khalifatul Masih 4th. Originally published in 1965 under

the Urdu title of 'Warzish ke Zeeney', this book gives Islamic guidance

on general health, cleanliness, hygiene and fitness.

http://www.khuddam.org.uk/publications/books/2010/02

/28/steps-to-exercise-0-14120/

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Trade & Industry

Health Advice

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