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Peace be upon you.
Peace and mercy of Allah be on you…..For the recent Annual Convention of Bangladesh (Jalsa Salana) Hazrat Khalifatul Messiah V (may Allah be his Helper) said in Friday sermon that By the favour of Allah the Exalted Jama'at Bangladesh too is a very devoted Jama'at. It, too, is the country where members have given sacrifice of life. They endured hardships and are doing so. But they are very strong in Ahmadiyyat real Islam by the fazl of Allah the Exalted. May Allah the Exalted continue to increase their Eman and certainty.
Likewise, may Allah the Exalted bless the Jalsa Salana, Sierra Leone. They had some issues about weather and security.
We should always remember and attain the soul of purpose of these Jalsas anywhere in the world. What is that purpose? Hazrat Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has mentioned it various times in relation to Jalsa. Each Ahmadi should keep this purpose before their eyes all the time because it is not objective for three days rather it is for the whole life of an Ahmadi Muslim.
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He (a.s.) said that one objective of Jalsa is that devoutness and Taqwa should be developed.
It is not temporary thing; it has to be kept permanently.
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2=Coming to Jalsa should give you understanding of real fear of Allah the Exalted.
It is a permanent thing. It is not fear as being afraid, rather it has to be fear of displeasure of Beloved.
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3=Coming to Jalsa and spiritual environment:
--should make tenderness of heart for each other.
--to get love of Allah the Exalted, love for each other should be increased.
--such a mutual fraternity is developed, at which, the world envy them that such models are manifestations of real Islamic teaching.
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4=He (a.s.) drew attention about the need that his followers should show humbleness, and fully expel arrogance out of them.
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Achieve the high levels of spiritual development and then spread the beautiful teaching of Islam in their fellow citizens.
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If opposition exists, it cannot end our works, we have to continue the work of conveying message everywhere, and it is our aim. Today, when Islam is being defamed everywhere, residents in Muslim countries have become bloodthirsty mutually and their deeds have gone far from teaching of Islam. In such situation, Ahmadis have to inform the world about beautiful teaching of Islam. The most important thing, for this, is to develop connection with Allah the Exalted, to obey and pray to Allah the Exalted, help has to be sought from Him only to seek blessings in works, and practical models of good morals has to be established. So that the world should see if high standards of worships, paying rights of people and good morals according to teaching of Islam are to be seen, see in Ahmadis.
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Thus this Jalsa is not to gather Ahmadis for three days to merely tell them religious matters, it is convened so that members should clean rust from hearts. Surely the Ahmadis in Bangladesh are very strong in terms of beliefs, they have sacrificed their lives for it, but Allah the Exalted wants from each of us that, in this era of renaissance of Islam, we should:
-- take our practical conditions to high levels,
-- be punctual in Salaats according to the way taught by Allah the Exalted,
-- make effort to develop spirit of Salaat during offering these. [two previous Friday sermons provided detail about it]
-- pay rights of people with our full capacity.
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As mentioned earlier, one of the purpose of Jalsas is to develop devoutness and Taqwa. Hazrat Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) explains: “ Taqwa means to refrain from the minutest paths of evil. But remember, virtue is not only that a person says I am virtuous because I have not usurped anyone’s wealth, have not looted anyone, have not usurped anyone’s rights, did not do house-breaking, do not do theft, do not carry out evil-look and fornication. To an Arif (wise, learned) such virtue is laughable because if he does these evils, and does theft or robbery, he will get punishment. So it is not virtue which can be valuable in the eyes of an Arif. The real and true virtue is that one should serve humankind and show perfect sincerity and loyalty in the way of Allah the Exalted and is ready even to sacrifice life in His path. That is why here it is said, ‘innallaha ma’allazinattaqo wallazina hum mohsenoon’ [Allah is with those who avoid evil and also do virtues]. Remember it well, only avoiding evil is not matter of any goodness, unless one does virtues with it. There could be many people who have never done adultery, bloodshed, theft and robbery. Despite it, they have never shown any model of sincerity and loyalty in the path of Allah the Exalted or have not done any service to humankind, and have not done any virtue like it. Thus, ignorant will be that person, who, by presenting these things, will include him (the avoider of evil) in virtue-doers because these are wrong-doings….. For wrong-doer, thief, trust-breaker and bribe-taker, it is in the practice of Allah that he is given punishment here (world). He does not die until get punishment [generally he get punishment in one or other way]. Remember only it, is not called virtue…..Taqwa is low station, its example is like, as a utensil is cleaned well so that high quality pleasant food is put in it. If a utensil is left after well cleaning but food is not put in it, then can stomach be filled with it? Not at all. Will that empty utensil satisfy us with food? Not at all. Similarly understand Taqwa, what is Taqwa? Taqwa is only the cleaning the utensil of Nafse Ammarah [Nafse Ammarah is the raw state of self which incites person all times to do evil, and he does not feel shame after doing evil]. And virtue is that food [i.e. virtues told by Allah the Exalted; rights of Allah the Exalted and people] which is put in it which, by giving power to organs, enable human so that good deeds are done by him, and he is able to get exalted stations of divine-nearness.”
When these both things are present, virtues are put in it, then level of Taqwa will rise, and then divine nearness will be obtained.
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For a true Muslim, to worship is very important thing. What is Dua (prayer), what is worship, what miracles are shown by worship and prayer and how to do it and how should it be, and which ways should be adopted to do prayer, then how to get nearness of Allah the Exalted by this way, and what is role of Salaat in it? Hazrat Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said: “Dua is that aksir (sovereign remedy) which turns a handful dust into chemia (elixir) and it is water which washes internal filths. With that Dua, soul melts and by flowing like water falls at threshold of Hazrat e Addiyyat [One God], it stands in the Presnce of God and does Ruku (bows) and does Sajda (prostration). And the projection of it is that Salaat which Islam has taught. [i.e. various states of soul-in-prayer are manifested in the form of Salaat]. And standing of soul is that, for God, it shows readiness about bearing each fright and obeying commandment. And its Ruku i.e. bowing is that it bends towards God by leaving all loves and connections, and becomes for God. And its Sajdah is that, by falling at threshold of God, fully loses his own realization, and wipes his self of being . It is the Salaat which makes (one) connected with God. And Islamic Sharia has depicted its picture in established Salaat so that physical Salaat become encourager to spiritual Salaat because God the Exalted has made such design of human being that effect of soul on body and effect of body on soul surely take place. When your soul is sad, tears flow from eyes too. And when happiness is developed in soul, cheerfulness appears on face, up to that, sometime human smiles. Likewise when any trouble and pain is inflicted on body then soul too is partner in this pain. And when body is happy with a cool breeze, soul too shares some part from it. Thus the purpose of bodily worships is that movement should take place in soul towards Allah the Exalted, because of mutual relations of soul and body, and it (soul) should become indulge in spiritual standing and prostrations because human is dependent on spiritual struggles for progresses, and it is a struggle of a type, it is apparent when two things are mutually connected, when we shall pick one of them, then there will be some movement in the attached thing. But there is no benefit in mere bodily ruku and sujud, unless this effort is included with it that soul too, at its own, take some share by its standing, ruku and sujud . And to take this share depends on ma’rfat. And ma’rfat depends on fazl [Elsewhere he (a.s.) explained that everything is granted by fazl of Allah that is why bow before Allah the Exalted to get fazl] And when this ma’rfat is gained by fazl of Allah the Exalted, only then real Salaat is offered. And for this, struggle and hard work is needed. When there will be struggle, purpose of creation will be obtained.”
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Likewise, may Allah the Exalted bless the Jalsa Salana, Sierra Leone. They had some issues about weather and security.
We should always remember and attain the soul of purpose of these Jalsas anywhere in the world. What is that purpose? Hazrat Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has mentioned it various times in relation to Jalsa. Each Ahmadi should keep this purpose before their eyes all the time because it is not objective for three days rather it is for the whole life of an Ahmadi Muslim.
==
He (a.s.) said that one objective of Jalsa is that devoutness and Taqwa should be developed.
It is not temporary thing; it has to be kept permanently.
==
2=Coming to Jalsa should give you understanding of real fear of Allah the Exalted.
It is a permanent thing. It is not fear as being afraid, rather it has to be fear of displeasure of Beloved.
==
3=Coming to Jalsa and spiritual environment:
--should make tenderness of heart for each other.
--to get love of Allah the Exalted, love for each other should be increased.
--such a mutual fraternity is developed, at which, the world envy them that such models are manifestations of real Islamic teaching.
==
4=He (a.s.) drew attention about the need that his followers should show humbleness, and fully expel arrogance out of them.
==
Achieve the high levels of spiritual development and then spread the beautiful teaching of Islam in their fellow citizens.
==
If opposition exists, it cannot end our works, we have to continue the work of conveying message everywhere, and it is our aim. Today, when Islam is being defamed everywhere, residents in Muslim countries have become bloodthirsty mutually and their deeds have gone far from teaching of Islam. In such situation, Ahmadis have to inform the world about beautiful teaching of Islam. The most important thing, for this, is to develop connection with Allah the Exalted, to obey and pray to Allah the Exalted, help has to be sought from Him only to seek blessings in works, and practical models of good morals has to be established. So that the world should see if high standards of worships, paying rights of people and good morals according to teaching of Islam are to be seen, see in Ahmadis.
==
Thus this Jalsa is not to gather Ahmadis for three days to merely tell them religious matters, it is convened so that members should clean rust from hearts. Surely the Ahmadis in Bangladesh are very strong in terms of beliefs, they have sacrificed their lives for it, but Allah the Exalted wants from each of us that, in this era of renaissance of Islam, we should:
-- take our practical conditions to high levels,
-- be punctual in Salaats according to the way taught by Allah the Exalted,
-- make effort to develop spirit of Salaat during offering these. [two previous Friday sermons provided detail about it]
-- pay rights of people with our full capacity.
==
As mentioned earlier, one of the purpose of Jalsas is to develop devoutness and Taqwa. Hazrat Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) explains: “ Taqwa means to refrain from the minutest paths of evil. But remember, virtue is not only that a person says I am virtuous because I have not usurped anyone’s wealth, have not looted anyone, have not usurped anyone’s rights, did not do house-breaking, do not do theft, do not carry out evil-look and fornication. To an Arif (wise, learned) such virtue is laughable because if he does these evils, and does theft or robbery, he will get punishment. So it is not virtue which can be valuable in the eyes of an Arif. The real and true virtue is that one should serve humankind and show perfect sincerity and loyalty in the way of Allah the Exalted and is ready even to sacrifice life in His path. That is why here it is said, ‘innallaha ma’allazinattaqo wallazina hum mohsenoon’ [Allah is with those who avoid evil and also do virtues]. Remember it well, only avoiding evil is not matter of any goodness, unless one does virtues with it. There could be many people who have never done adultery, bloodshed, theft and robbery. Despite it, they have never shown any model of sincerity and loyalty in the path of Allah the Exalted or have not done any service to humankind, and have not done any virtue like it. Thus, ignorant will be that person, who, by presenting these things, will include him (the avoider of evil) in virtue-doers because these are wrong-doings….. For wrong-doer, thief, trust-breaker and bribe-taker, it is in the practice of Allah that he is given punishment here (world). He does not die until get punishment [generally he get punishment in one or other way]. Remember only it, is not called virtue…..Taqwa is low station, its example is like, as a utensil is cleaned well so that high quality pleasant food is put in it. If a utensil is left after well cleaning but food is not put in it, then can stomach be filled with it? Not at all. Will that empty utensil satisfy us with food? Not at all. Similarly understand Taqwa, what is Taqwa? Taqwa is only the cleaning the utensil of Nafse Ammarah [Nafse Ammarah is the raw state of self which incites person all times to do evil, and he does not feel shame after doing evil]. And virtue is that food [i.e. virtues told by Allah the Exalted; rights of Allah the Exalted and people] which is put in it which, by giving power to organs, enable human so that good deeds are done by him, and he is able to get exalted stations of divine-nearness.”
When these both things are present, virtues are put in it, then level of Taqwa will rise, and then divine nearness will be obtained.
==
For a true Muslim, to worship is very important thing. What is Dua (prayer), what is worship, what miracles are shown by worship and prayer and how to do it and how should it be, and which ways should be adopted to do prayer, then how to get nearness of Allah the Exalted by this way, and what is role of Salaat in it? Hazrat Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said: “Dua is that aksir (sovereign remedy) which turns a handful dust into chemia (elixir) and it is water which washes internal filths. With that Dua, soul melts and by flowing like water falls at threshold of Hazrat e Addiyyat [One God], it stands in the Presnce of God and does Ruku (bows) and does Sajda (prostration). And the projection of it is that Salaat which Islam has taught. [i.e. various states of soul-in-prayer are manifested in the form of Salaat]. And standing of soul is that, for God, it shows readiness about bearing each fright and obeying commandment. And its Ruku i.e. bowing is that it bends towards God by leaving all loves and connections, and becomes for God. And its Sajdah is that, by falling at threshold of God, fully loses his own realization, and wipes his self of being . It is the Salaat which makes (one) connected with God. And Islamic Sharia has depicted its picture in established Salaat so that physical Salaat become encourager to spiritual Salaat because God the Exalted has made such design of human being that effect of soul on body and effect of body on soul surely take place. When your soul is sad, tears flow from eyes too. And when happiness is developed in soul, cheerfulness appears on face, up to that, sometime human smiles. Likewise when any trouble and pain is inflicted on body then soul too is partner in this pain. And when body is happy with a cool breeze, soul too shares some part from it. Thus the purpose of bodily worships is that movement should take place in soul towards Allah the Exalted, because of mutual relations of soul and body, and it (soul) should become indulge in spiritual standing and prostrations because human is dependent on spiritual struggles for progresses, and it is a struggle of a type, it is apparent when two things are mutually connected, when we shall pick one of them, then there will be some movement in the attached thing. But there is no benefit in mere bodily ruku and sujud, unless this effort is included with it that soul too, at its own, take some share by its standing, ruku and sujud . And to take this share depends on ma’rfat. And ma’rfat depends on fazl [Elsewhere he (a.s.) explained that everything is granted by fazl of Allah that is why bow before Allah the Exalted to get fazl] And when this ma’rfat is gained by fazl of Allah the Exalted, only then real Salaat is offered. And for this, struggle and hard work is needed. When there will be struggle, purpose of creation will be obtained.”
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