Friday 6 November 2020 | AL HAKAM
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Tahrik-e-Jadid: The magnum opus of Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud Part II
Ata-ul-Haye Nasir Al Hakam
In his Friday Sermon of 9 November 1934, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra stated that currently, religious and political parties were gathering against the Jamaat and people of all religions were against them – not just people of one religion. So, all these afflictions were different links of the same chain and it was the duty of members of the Jamaat to face them very carefully. Huzoorra said that it was for this reason that after constantly praying to Allah the Almighty and after seeing a divine vision, he had prepared a scheme, which he would start outlining from the following Friday. After this, Huzoorra narrated visions and dreams in the context of this scheme, the interpretation of which was described by Huzoorra, that Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya will see extraordinary victories and
progress through this scheme. During this Friday sermon, Huzoorra outlined three demands for the Jamaat to follow. Huzoorra said: “When some people in the Jamaat do not even pay the monthly chanda and are not ready to make even this small sacrifice, then how can I assume that they are ready to offer bigger sacrifices? I am ashamed to call this chanda a sacrifice, but even if it is considered a sacrifice, we must understand that when we refrain from smaller sacrifices, then how will we be encouraged to make bigger sacrifices? “Mere verbal declaration never makes a person succeed … “We do not believe in a particular time, but say that when God Almighty wills, He will accomplish this task, and if we spend even a hundred years in this task, then what is our harm in it. We have to serve the Jamaat and the servant has nothing
to do with the outcome of his work. He serves and is never afraid to serve..... “It is clear from the Holy Quran that when there is a war going on, there can ٌ بُ ۡن َی be no success without fighting like ان ٌَّم ۡر ُصوۡص [a strong structure cemented with molten lead]. It is as if this sign of victory has been ordained by God Almighty that the believers should stand side by side against the enemy and become a lead clad wall; no crack or hole should be visible. This is the symbol of a victorious nation as revealed by God Almighty. “According to this, unless there is unity in our Jamaat that guarantees victory, how can I be sure that you will be able to do anything significant in the fight that is in front of us? … Today, on the one hand, the Ahraris are against our Jamaat and on the other, those who are non-Ahrari but still sympathise with them – Sikhs and Hindus – are also with them.
“So while different religions are uniting in opposition to us, I want to see this example in my Jamaat that it becomes َ ٌ َُۡ ان ّم ۡر ُصوۡ ٌص [ بنیa strong structure cemented with molten lead] … “So, my second commandment is that, within this week, every person who has a grudge with another person and every person who has stopped talking to someone should go and apologise to his brother and make peace. If you are not forgiven, you should apologise to the person with humility and accept all kinds of shame before them so that mercy may arise in their heart and they may remove resentment from their heart. When I make another announcement, let there be no two Ahmadis at that time who do not talk to each other. So go and clear your hearts; go and unite by apologising to your brothers; go and remove every form of discord from within you; then the angels of God Almighty will descend to help you. Heavenly armies will descend to fight your enemies and your enemy will be considered God’s enemy. Here are two examples I would like to see in my Jamaat. “Whoever reads the words of this sermon should not sleep until they obey this command, unless it is impossible for them to do so … The secretaries of the Jamaat should convene their local jamaats after receiving this sermon of mine and tell them that [Khalifatul Masih] has commanded that today, only that person will join this war who clears all of his arrears in chanda and is regular in its payment in the future. Then convey to them another command that [Khalifatul Masih] commands that today, only that person can join this war, who has no quarrel or fight with any of his brothers and who has reconciled and united with his brother. “When I choose people for sacrifice, I will ask each person if there is any resentment or malice for anyone in their heart, and if I find out that there is malice and hatred towards any person, ٌ بُ ۡن َی I will assume that you are not ان ٌَّم ۡر ُصوۡص [a strong structure cemented with molten lead] and you are not stood shoulder to shoulder with your brother. It is well nigh possible that the enemy attacks us from your shoulder; so go, I do not need you.” (Khutbat-e-Mahmud, Vol. 15, pp. 366-371) Huzoorra further stated:
