Published on Apr 15 2011 by Nadimur Rahman

Hudhur touched on the subject of faith-inspiring new Bai’ats and also gave a discourse on corruption among Muslim leadership in his Friday sermon today.

Hudhur said a couple of weeks ago he gave a Friday sermon on the erroneous approach of Muslim rulers that has led to uprisings in quite a few countries and Arab Ahmadis had taken great interest in the subject. As a result, a MTA3 programme was prepared with Hudhur’s guidance. Hudhur highlighted passages in the book of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) entitled ‘Al Huda’ for the programme maker, Sharif Odeh sahib as a reference point. Hudhur said these passages are applicable on the current condition of the Muslim rulers, the masses as well as the religious scholars. Hudhur said he wished to speak on the subject.

The condition that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) depicted in the book is not just the current state of the few countries where uprisings have taken place, such was also the state of affairs at the time of his writing. In addition, the words written more than a hundred years ago are a proof of the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). Even the new Muslim countries that came into being after his passing away, had and have leaders, masses and religious scholars embroiled in the same situation. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) did not simply illustrate the frightening and embarrassing circumstances, he also gave solutions and stated that the awaited one has come and thousands of signs are bearing testimony to his truthfulness. He said the survival of the Muslims was now only in accepting him in fulfilment of the prophecy of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).

In response to his pronouncement, storm of opposition arose but the good thing that came out of this was that the detractors of Ahmadis avowed to serve faith and started Tabligh. God alone knows how much sincerity was behind this as they did not have direct Divine guidance. As a result, harmful innovations as well as individual schools of thought crept in and the basic Islamic teaching was forgotten. As there was to be only one Judge and Arbiter from God, who was to draw the line between wrong and right, erroneous concepts were bound to permeate without him. Yet, interest in religion grew. Those on whom was God’s grace, looked and searched for the truth and found it, others kept looking to relieve their sense of restlessness but remained unsuccessful.

Hudhur said the accounts that he receives of those who are taking Bai’ats illustrate how restless pious-souls had been to find the truth and how God guided them. This verifies that God guides whomsoever He pleases. Hudhur said he will relate these accounts in detail another time so that it is made clear that just as God directed people in earlier times, He is also doing so now.

When the Muslim powers noticed people coming into the fold of Ahmadiyyat by the day, they sent their clergy to other countries; they opened madrassas in Africa, and are making organisations in the name of Islamic universities where Muslim governments are spending money. However, the so-called religious scholars undertaking these projects paid little attention to Tabligh of Islam or Tarbiyyat (spiritual training) of people, and gave greater time to planning against Ahmadiyyat. Yet, they were unsuccessful, although the underprivileged benefitted in financial terms through this.

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