Source: Alislam.org

Friday Sermon of March 1, 2012 – Highlights:

• It is the sign of intelligent and true believers that they ‘join what Allah has commanded to be joined’. That is, they establish those connections which God has commanded to establish. In explanation of this verse Hadhrat Musleh Maud(ra) has said that these are the people who, having attained excellence in their obedience and love of God, are drawn to God’s creation and in accordance with His commandments they forge connections of unity and benevolence with them.
• Pakistan is in a state of peace in the sense that no fighting between the public and the government is taking place there. In countries where such fighting is taking place and foreign powers have also committed cruelty, Muslims are killing Muslims. For example in Afghanistan Muslims are waging war against Muslims and in the last ten years in excess of 50,000 lives have been lost.
• The correct Islamic approach would have been for the organisation of Muslim countries to sit together without outside intervention and hold peace talks. Indeed, they could have done this. If the Alawis were persecuting others in Syria earlier, now the situation has been reversed. If there is a future world war it will start from the East and not the West as the earlier world wars. Muslim countries need to understand their responsibilities.
• In Muslim countries where there is apparent peace, there too Muslim is killing Muslim. If the government passes sentence on any leader, his sympathisers rise in revolt and start a murdering spree. What kind of Islam is this? Cruelty and barbarity is at its height in Muslim countries or Muslims are embroiled in it in the name of Islam. Whereas God has stated that the sign of a true believer is that due to his connection with God, his connection with creation is strong, especially Muslims are like brothers among themselves.
• In his Farewell Sermon, the Holy Prophet(saw) said: ‘Even as this month is sacred, this land inviolate, and this day holy, so has God made the lives, property and honour of every man sacred. O people! you will surely meet your Lord soon and He will ask you of your works. Do not become disbelievers once again after me lest you start killing each other. What I have said to you, you should communicate to the ends of the earth
• Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih prayed that may we increase our mutual love and compassion and become that community which the Promised Messiah(as) wished to make, in light of the sayings of the Holy Prophet(saw). And may the Ahmadiyya Community also become the guarantor of world peace. May the Muslims accept the Promised Messiah(as) and understand the significance of mutual love.
• Death of Nasira Saleema Raza sahiba of Zion, USA.

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