Khilafat
Khilafat—He Shall Breathe Life Into The Dead (Literally)
How to strengthen your relationship with Khilafat
Many of our Atfal and young Khuddam have been raised in a western society where there are a myriad of various inclinations, activities and temptations that can take us away from the right path. As a result, our relationship with Khilafat becomes all the more important to ensure we can continue to live our lives in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Khilafat is without doubt one of the biggest blessings that Allah the Almighty has blessed us with and it is our duty to ensure we try our best to strengthen our bond with Khilafat. The question arises as to how this can be achieved.
Firstly, we should try and understand why it is important for us to strengthen our relationship with Khilafat. To do so, we should observe the example of the companions of our beloved Prophet Muhammadsa. Throughout their entire lives they were obedient to the Prophetsa and never neglected his commands, Allah the Almighty blessed them with many victories and their struggles reaped great rewards. They received the Help, Mercy and Grace of Allah in all aspects of their lives. On the contrary, those who opposed and disobeyed the Holy Prophetsa, and later the Khulafa-e-Rashideen, their lives were filled with difficulty, their evil plans were made useless, and they went astray.
We see from this example that obedience to the Khulafa is of paramount importance for all followers of Islam. The Holy Qur’an mentions that the Khalifah is appointed by Allah and so disobedience to the Khalifah is disobedience to Allah the Almighty. Therefore, for us to show our obedience to Allah, it’s important for us to obey the directions and instructions of our beloved Huzooraba.
In addition to fulfilling our obligations to Allah, there are countless examples of how a strong relationship with Khilafat has brought blessings to members of the community even in the bleakest of times. A personal example of this was when I wrote to Huzoor-e-Aqdasaba about the recent A-level grade crisis. I had no real hope that I would be able to achieve the required grades to go to my first-choice university, but, due to the prayers of Huzooraba and Allah’s blessings, the government changed its grading method and I received the required grades. Miracles like this have occurred innumerable times impacting people in all sorts of situations and I am sure that if you have been writing letters to Huzooraba regularly you have seen the blessings that can be attained yourself.
Apart from writing letters to Huzooraba, we must carefully and regularly listen to the Friday sermon and other addresses of Huzoor-e-Aqdasaba and harness his advice and guidance to better our lives. We should make it a practice to ask Huzoor’saba advice whenever we are about to make important decisions so that Huzoor’saba blessings and prayers are with us. If we succeed at this, then we will surely have pleased Allah the Almighty while also strengthening our ties with Khilafat.
Another incident in this regard relates to my mother who resides in Pakistan. She was ill for a while and suddenly fell unconscious. The family was informed by the doctors that she would pass-away soon so all we could do now was pray for her. My plan was to go to Pakistan in the next 4 to 5 days but upon hearing this news, I booked a flight for the very next day. I planned the timings so that my flight was a little later in the day, allowing me to have a mulaqat with Huzooraba. Huzooraba was concerned and asked why I was meeting him so early and if everything was alright with my marriage which it was Alhamdulillah. He then asked why I was going to Pakistan so I explained the situation regarding my mother. Huzooraba said Insha’Allah everything would be fine. Once I left the mulaqat, I informed my sister in Pakistan straight away that Huzooraba had prayed for our mother and given us some Tabarruk. While my mother was unconscious, my sister whispered in her ears that your son had a mulaqat with beloved Huzooraba and requested for prayers and has been given Tabarruk. Just a few hours later, while I was still at the airport, my mother regained consciousness and I spoke to her over the phone. I was shocked by how fast our beloved Huzoor’saba prayers had been accepted. Once I reached Pakistan, I spoke to my mother and she told me that when my sister had informed her about the meeting with Huzooraba her body twitched and that was the point when she started getting better. Alhamdulillah, Allah had granted her health and recovery thanks to the prayers of the Khalifah.
There are numerous examples of how Khuddam can connect with Huzooraba and there are perhaps millions of examples where Ahmadis across the world have benefitted from this connection. May Allah allow us all to obey our beloved Huzooraba and strengthen our relationship with Khilafat.
Khilafat
The greatest honour of my life
By the Grace of Allah, I have had the fortune of devoting my life, as a Waqf, in MTA and this is truly the greatest honour of my life. Along with the ample blessings of Waqf, one such blessing is the many opportunities to join Huzoor on his international trips. One of my favourites is Huzoor’s trip to Japan in 2013. During this trip, beloved Huzoor (aba) would often have personal moments, which he would film on his personal camera. Once on a drive, we made a stop at a restaurant which had an overlooking view of Mount Fuji from its balcony.
Huzoor (aba) took out his camera to film the beholding view in front of us. I was already on the balcony before Huzoor (aba), but as soon as he came forward, I stood back to not disrupt his space. There at that moment, right in front of me was our beloved Khalifa filming and capturing the Mount Fuji, which to this day, is the most unreal shot I had seen. Of course I took this opportunity to capture this once in a lifetime view. As soon as Huzoor (aba) started to film, he realized that due to the hazy weather, Mount Fuji was not visible on his camera. To which, in my fortune, Huzoor asked me what I can see in my camera, which he could not see in his. He then took my camera in his blessed hands, as I tried to adjust the settings of my camera for Huzoor (aba) to enable a better view of Mount Fuji though the lens. To my great luck, there are some unbelievable shots capturing that moment.
There are many moments I’ve witnessed through a lens both with our beloved Imam and without, and I hope many more will come Insha’Allah. There has not been a time when I have not enjoyed
holding the camera. As I gain more experience, I come to the conclusion that things do become simpler as you get older. The simplest of cameras, with the simplest of views, become more meaningful, than maybe a click of the great, tall buildings in the world. Photography and pictures are my way of expressing myself, but also to understand the world and its history.
Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft 3 in). It is the tallest mountain in Japan The mountain is located
about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Tokyo and is visible from the Japanese capital on clear days. Mount Fuji’s exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of
the year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photography, as well as visited by sightseers, hikers and mountain climbers.
Video highlights of Huzoor (aba) tour in Japan can be found below:
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Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V Inaugurates Islamabad Convenience Store
On the 1st of April 2022, after Asr Namaz, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (aba) inaugurated the MKA Tuck Shop in Islamabad. Huzoor (aba) opened the Homeopathic Dispensary adjacent to the Tuck Shop before gracing the Khuddam store. Huzoor (aba) unveiled a plaque and led everyone in silent prayer after which Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK, Abdul Quddus Arif, Mohtamim Sanat-o-Tijarat, Umar Hassan, and Motamid Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK, Nassar Bhatti, had the opportunity to show Huzoor (aba) the store and its wares.
Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (aba) unveils the plaque outside the Convenience Store.
Huzoor (aba) leading Silent Prayer after opening the Store.
Sadr Sahib MKA UK and Mohtamim Sanat-o-Tijarat have the blessed opportunity to present the Store to Huzoor (aba).
Huzoor (aba) graced Khuddam with his precious time and distributed sweets to children who had gathered outside.
Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (aba) graces Naib Mohtamim Isha’at, Mudabbir Din, with his attention.
Immediately after Huzoor (aba) stepped outside the store, Huzoor (aba) was informed by Sadr Sahib about the Khuddam present with Huzoor (aba) speaking to a few as well. All those who had gathered were greatly moved by Huzoor’s presence.
This tuck shop will Insha’Allah serve as a small convenience store for the residents of Islamabad and visitors. The Homeopathy Dispensary has also opened alongside the MKA Tuck Shop.
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Wars will Stop when the World Turns to the Promised Messiah Says Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V
In today’s Friday Sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V (aba) once again reminded Ahmadis around the world to pray for an end to the current crisis.
In today’s Friday Sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih Vaba once again reminded Ahmadis around the world to pray for an end to the current crisis. Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V stated:
Pray that Allah the Almighty grants both sides of the conflict proper understanding and they stop this murder of humanity.
Huzooraba further commented that Muslims should learn from the unity that the West has displayed in condemning the war:
Muslims should learn from this war. The [West] has become united, yet Muslims, despite belonging to one creed, never unite. They had one country destroyed; Iraq was destroyed, Syria was destroyed, Yemen is being destroyed—they cause this destruction through outsiders and are doing it themselves too, instead of being united. At the very least the Muslims should learn, from the West, how to be united.
Huzoor reiterated his continuous message that there will only be peace in the world when the world accepts the Imam of the Age—the Promised Messiahas:
May Allah have mercy on these nations, the Muslim nations and on the Muslim Ummah. This can only happen however, when these people accept the Imam of the Age who has been sent for this very purpose.
May Allah grant them understanding, and where they [the Muslims] reform themselves may they also pray and use their means to stop the world from wars, rather than themselves become embroiled in them.
Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih Vaba has been warning of an impending world crisis for a long time and has travelled the world spreading the message of the Promised Messiahas.
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