This Week in History

A selection from the first 15 blessed years of Khilafat-e-Khamisa

27 - 28 January

27 January 2012: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned Ravil Bukharaev Sahib of Russia, who had passed away on 24 January.

He was a well-known Russian poet, journalist, writer, translator and devout member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. Ravil Bukharaev was introduced to Ahmadiyyat in the early 1990s, and as a result of his meetings with Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh, he accepted Ahmadiyyat. He had a great passion for preaching the message of Islam Ahmadiyyat in Russia. He worked for the BBC Russian Service, and after his retirement, he devoted his life to the Jamaat. He had the opportunity to serve at the Russian Desk in London. He translated many books of the Jamaat into the Russian language. Moreover, he also worked on the Russian translation of the Holy Quran. (“Ravil Bukharaev”, www. ahmadipedia.org)

27 January 2017: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul

Masih Vaa instructed the Jamaat to remember the Ahmadis of Algeria in their special prayers, since they are facing severe opposition, which they are enduring with great patience and steadfastness.

28 January 2005: During his Friday Sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa mentioned his recent tours of Spain and France, and narrated the blessings of Allah during those tours. Huzooraa called the attention of the Ahmadis of Europe to pay attention towards preaching the message of Islam Ahmadiyyat in Spain. Huzooraa also drew the attention of members to undertaking waqf-e-arzi in Spain after attaining the necessary permission from the administration. He said, this way, they could explore Spain as well as preach the message of Islam there.

29 - 30 January

29 January 2017: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa granted an educational