“This (Quran) is enlightenment for mankind and
guidance and mercy for a people who have Faith with certainty.
What! Do those
who commit evils think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe and
do righteous deeds -
that equal will be their life and their death?
Ill is the judgment
that they make.
And Allah created the heavens and earth with truth and so that
every soul may be rewarded for what it has earned, and they will not be
wronged.” (Surah Al Jathiya, 45: 21-23)
In the first verse (verse 21),
Allah says that the Quran and the words of the Quran contain clear proofs/signs
for humanity. If someone carefully studies it with Taqwa (fear of Allah, with
piety), and in any aspect that he cares to study it, then, he shall therein
certainly will find very clear evidence. Then Allah says it is a guidance and a
mercy for the believers, for those who have faith (Iman), and who have a
certainty in this book (and its words).
In another verse (verse 22), Allah says:
“Do those who commit evils think that We shall hold them equal with those who
believe and do righteous deeds - that equal will be their life and their
death.” In other words, do those who do
evil deeds think that We will give them the same treatment so that their lives
and deaths become similar to the lives and deaths of the believers? No it’s impossible.
For those who have faith (who are believers) and do righteous deeds, Allah will
make them on this earth itself such treatment that will distinguish them from
all others. And it is indeed such a treatment that shall be ongoing.
So, the
treatment which Allah reserves for the true believers is quite different from
the treatment which the people who are immersed in evil shall receive. This
treatment is different and it is distinguished and when you analyze this
treatment closely then you will know for sure that those who are indeed
recipient of this treatment are indeed the servants of Allah and that the
others are from Iblis.
Then Allah says that if ever you think We are going to
give the same treatment to everyone without distinction, then this indeed is a
very bad idea/ decision on your part. It is a decision that robs you of any
success. In this word used by Allah, He said, “Ill is the judgment that they
make!” In addition to their poor judgement, there are still other issues that are
mentioned in this divine word. It also means that it is a result of that
judgement that there is a lot of mess/chaos that is created in the world of
religion and in the material world also.
In the next verse (verse 23) Allah
says: “Allah created the heavens and earth with truth- ‘bil Haqqi’.”
Disorder/Chaos can never co-exist with the truth. There is no link between
them. This means that when Allah created the heavens and the earth with truth
and that there is no question of an error or breach made in His creations, so
how is it possible that now in the world of religion, Allah shall let the evil
ones stay together with the good ones? Each time you hear this wording that the
truth cannot be together with lies and that falsehood also cannot coexist with the
truth! Then Allah says that every soul will be rewarded justly. They shall
certainly receive what they have earned and there
will be no injustice committed against them (in this sharing of reward). In fact, as injustice
certainly cannot cope together with the truth. And justice is in fact a creation/ attribute of truth.
In these Quranic verses, there are
mentioned much profound and vast subjects. So for the Tarbiyyat (education) of
the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, the Jamaat Ahmadiyya and the Islamic world in
general, thus, to understand these verses that I just read, this requires a
much deeper clarification. Please understand that each of you must give
preference to the comfort of your brothers over your own comfort. Make a real
reconciliation with God and return to the obedience of Allah. Allah’s wrath is
coming down on earth, and only those who repent with complete repentance for
their sins and come before Allah, then, it is only them who will be saved from
the divine punishment.
So if you want to become such
people, then the first quality you must have is that you must absolutely give
priority to the comfort of your brothers on your own comfort. In other words, you
do all this just for the love of your Creator, and this is actually true
reconciliation which you do with Allah. For the sake of Allah you come forward
for reconciliation so that the body of Islam be whole again. No division; only
unity. This applies to all Jamaats in Islam, the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam and
even the Jamaat Ahmadiyya (and all groups therein): the Jamaat Ahmadiyya Al Mouslemeen,
the Jamaat of Janbah Saheb etc.
Thus all Jamaats just for the sake of Allah –
you let go of your own comforts for the pleasure of Allah (no ego, no
arrogance, no division, etc.) It is this way of reconciliation which demands
that you give priority to the comfort and tranquillity of your brothers on your
own comfort and tranquillity. Therefore, this must be done without hurting the
heart of your brothers by the way you behave towards them. And you must not
also show your authority, not even arrogance or boasting, nor even words spoken
to them on a harsh note as this move them away from your surroundings; and
certainly if you do this (i.e. act with arrogance and boastfulness etc.), you
fall into the same category of Iblis; you become part of his group.
So if you want to become obedient
people to your Creator, forming part of those who have Taqwa (fear of Allah,
piety), and that everything you do will be for the pleasure of Allah, then you
need to prioritize the comfort of your brothers on your own comfort. Now that
Allah has chosen you, where He has placed you here, He (Allah) wants you to
give preference to the comfort of the world over your own comfort; therefore,
you need to begin this practice with your own brothers, because if you do not
give preference to the comfort of your brothers over your own comfort, then you
cannot continue this journey. Therefore, it was very important for me to choose
and explain on this subject which is very deep in meaning. Try to understand
the depth of these words. People who come into this world with the aim only to
spend for the cause of Allah, then, they must give priority to the comfort of
the entire world over their own comfort.
Even if your own comfort is in
danger, even if you reject your own comfort, it does not matter; you do well to
sacrifice your comfort for the benefit of the comfort of all people. By the
way, I tell you an anecdote. In fact it is a question that I one of my
followers asked me on my return from Madagascar en route from the airport to my
home in the North (of Mauritius). And that topic is a subject I have already
explained. The question is as following:
“If you were the Khalifatul Massih V
and the Khalifatul Massih V Masroor Saheb was the Khalifatullah, what would you
have done?”
I told that person that it was indeed a very good question because
my priority (as a Khalifat-ul-Massih), come what may, even if my life was to be
in danger (even if I were to become Shaheed), will be to reject all comforts
that people have given me when they raised me to this position and I will give
the comfort of an Elect (Chosen One) of Allah priority and especially after he
made his proclamation as the Khalifatullah (Caliph of Allah) who comes with the
Holy Spirit.
Therefore, at the very beginning of
my Friday sermon, I told you that truth and falsehood cannot stay together,
cannot be mixed. Many people talk about Taqwa. It is in fact with the arrival
of an Elect of Allah that we get to know the Taqwa of a person. Besides, I told
my disciples: Think of the Safar Zikrullah of 2003 when at that time I did not
give priority to my own comfort, and for the cause of Allah and because I had
great respect for a particular person, with the fact that I knew how scholarly
he was in the field of religion, and he held the position of Amir for nine
years (that is to say, Imam Zafrullah Domun) then before all the world, I
dedicated this divine favour that Allah gave me to him…
As we are dealing with this subject,
I need to relate a dream which I saw last Sunday 23 August 2015 before the
Salat-ul-Tahajjud. It was a long dream, but the part that concerns us today is
as followings:
“I saw myself again in the company of Imam Zafrullah Domun in a
car, and he was relating to me a Kashaf (Vision) where he saw himself making a
lot of Istigfaar (repentence). He was reciting this supplication for
forgiveness:
“Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fa’afuanni.” (O Allah, You
are Forgiving, You love to forgive, so forgive me.)
After he recited this duah
just as he did in the vision, I said: “Ameen!” As soon as I have pronounced
“Ameen”, the voice of Allah was heard from the heaven, saying:
“I accept this
duah!”
(And I was made to understand that it is through this “Ameen” that his
prayer seeking forgiveness was granted/accepted).
This also makes me recall a dream I
had seen at the beginning of the Divine Manifestation and which I already
related to him (Imam Zafrullah Domun). I saw us both on a horse when suddenly someone
cut the horse into two. Sometime afterwards the two pieces (of the horse) came
back together (once again whole).
(So I return to my sermon): At this point,
all those present were shocked by such an initiative on my part (because for
me, I thought he was the man who had sacrificed everything and that we were
both expelled from the Nizam e-Jamaat together and he used to note all the
revelations of Allah that I received at that time), but the on the spot Allah
manifested His anger by giving me a harsh reprimand, saying it was me that He
had chosen and nobody else.
Those present, they testified how this message came
down on me and all were frightened and worried. As for me personally this
message made me anxious and I was very distressed, and then immediately after that
divine reprimand I started to ask forgiveness (to do Istigfaar) for a long time
with many tears before my Lord (Rab). So this situation is different, because
here it is Allah who chose His servant and the servant of Allah in question
thus cannot make someone else take his place.
So the positions that a person
receives from Allah, it is that same subject which is indeed fundamental. When
someone sacrifices his own comfort and tranquillity and he pays attention to
the comfort and tranquillity of his brothers, then surely Allah calls
(attracts) such a person to Him, and for this it is not necessary for him to
achieve the level of prophethood to start such a journey. No, even before their
prophethood, all the prophets have started such a journey, and they had such
qualities even before becoming Elects of God.
The clearest evidence of this is when we study the life of our
Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) before his prophethood. We see how he gave
priority to the comfort of the people on his own comfort and at that time Allah
attracted him to Him. Allah has given him the gift to grow in His esteem, going
from higher position to the highest one, for verily this is a quality that
Allah loves. And without that quality you are unable to reform the world. Those
who are deprived of such quality, they are thus deprived of prophethood and
also from the followership of prophethood. So it is necessary for you to
profoundly understand this subject.
You must become people who are distant
and separate from those who are immersed in evil. You must become the groups of
people about whom Allah said that they had faith and did good works. So if you
really have faith in Allah and His messages, then you need to give special
attention to the comfort of your brothers instead of your own comfort. You need
to give them a comfort of peace, tranquillity and love and not take to placing
signboards: “Love for All, Hatred for None” and humiliating your brother of the
same faith as you, and boycotting (refusing him the salaam greetings and
invitations etc.) him and at the same time encouraging his blood relations to
cut all ties with him.
Do you do all this
for the cause of Allah or the cause of your Caliph (Elected by man)? If you do
something for the cause of Allah, then your actions must be done in such a way
that you give priority to the comfort of your brothers instead of your own
comfort. So, if the Khalifatul-Massih came from Allah, if he was really a man
of God, then he would not have tolerated for a second the unpleasing/evil deeds
that his followers are doing. He would not have sown hatred in the hearts; on
the contrary he would have had true love in the heart.
So, Insha-Allah I will continue to
expound on the same subject next Friday. May Allah give you the Tawfiq to
understand the message contained in this Friday Sermon, and may Allah help you to
do such deeds that will please Him, and may He sees you as His true servants
and also, as the followers of His Khalifatullah of this present age.
Insha-Allah. Ameen.
-Friday Sermon of August 28, 2015 delivered by the Khalifatullah Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Saheb (atba) of Mauritius.