Increase The Fervour of Supplications in Face of Intensified Persecution

Published on Oct 07 2011 by Nadimur Rahman

Huzur (aba) delivered the Friday sermon from Hamburg, Germany. Huzur (aba) began the sermon by giving an overview on the persecution of Jama’at Ahmadiyya, which he said is not something that is new or began in the recent past. Despite the fact that the Promised Messiah (as) was well-acclaimed as a defendant of Islam due to his services in propagating the true teachings of this religion, after he claimed to be the Mahdi and Messiah of latter days, the same people who supported him turned bitterly against him, and in fact joined forces with those Non-Muslims who left no stone unturned in humiliating Islamic teachings and spreading hate against its founder, the Holy Prophet (saw). These people fabricated a web of lies and made false allegations (even of murder) against the Promised Messiah (as), who faced persecution throughout the course of his life. Apart from the court cases and other difficulties presented in his way, he also witnessed the martyrdom of two of his loyal and devoted disciples in Kabul. One of those martyred was the Raees-e-Aazam of the King’s court, his name was Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed, an extremely pious and righteous man. The Promised Messiah (as) mentioned in detail the accounts of these martyrdoms in his book Tadhkiratush Shahadatain (The Narrative of Two Martyrdoms). In this book, the spiritual status of these two is also mentioned, and in the end, the Promised Messiah (as) has addressed Sahibzada Abdul Latif in these words:

 
O Abdul Latif may thousands of blessings be showered on thee, for thou hast, in my own lifetime, manifested unparalleled fidelity for me.
 
The Promised Messiah (as) further writes in the same book:
 
We exhort our followers to cultivate faith similar to his (i.e. Sahibzada Abdul Latif Shaheed), because if a person is not wholly devoted to God and remains partly inclined towards mundane things, he cannot be reckoned to be a true believer in heaven.
 
This is the prayer that every Ahmadi should perform and make every effort to reach these standards of piety and sacrifice. We are already aware of the history of all prophets, which proves that difficulties and troubles were inflicted on them and their followers, so much so that the Holy Prophet of Islam (saw), the beloved prophet of God Almighty, for whom the entire universe was created, along with his followers also passed through such trials and tribulations. In addition to financial sacrifices, thousands laid the lives of their children and their own lives in the way of God Almighty. So whenever the Jamaat Ahmadiyya goes through such a phase of intense persecution, we should draw inspiration for steadfastness and devotion from the life of the prophets and especially that of the Holy Prophet (saw). It also leads to the firm faith that these periods of extreme difficulty will lay the foundations of forthcoming victories. Such periods of difficulty also provide us with the opportunity to gain further nearness to God Almighty by offering supplication and lamentations before our Lord and to continue to strengthen this bond with The Divine. There is no doubt that the companions of the Holy Prophet (saw) did not refrain from offering sacrifices in way of their faith, but the victory of Islam was not a result only of these sacrifices, it was also due to the fervent and earnest prayers that were offered by the early followers of Islam, and most of all due to the humble prayers of the beloved Prophet of Allah (saw), who cried and shed tears through the night and shook the Divine threshold and brought about such a great revolution.
 

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