JUNE 2022 LISTINGS

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Where the YouTube link is in English, Urdu subtitles are often included and vice-versa.
June 3rd 2022: (Link to full MTA UK YouTube programme)
Virtual meetings with Waqfe Nau (28th May) and Waqfaat-e-Nau (29th May) from the USA.

  • 00 – Intro.
  • 0:56 – Introduction of Mulaqat with Waqifaat-e-Nau from the USA.
  • 1:25 – How can we achieve moderation in our lives without being an extremist?
  • 4:54 – Does Islam allow abortion in case of rape and in the case of health problems to the mother and the baby?
  • 6:46 – What are the daily practices Huzoor takes part in for his health?
  • 7:37 – Concluding remarks of Mulaqat with Waqifaat-e-Nau from the USA.
  • 7:47 – Introduction of Mulaqat with Waqfe Nau from the USA.
  • 7:59 – What can America do to stop mass shootings?
  • 13:28 – What role can Ahmadis play in improving the condition of the persecuted?
  • 16:46 – How can we stay strong in our faith and overcome weaknesses?
  • 19:23 –As a Qaid, how could I encourage young Khuddam to join the blessed scheme of Wasiyyat?
  • 23:40 – How did Huzoor chose the field of agriculture and what was the motivation to become Waqfe Zindagi?
  • 28:05 – What career should Waqfe Nau pursue to establish justice and peace?
  • 31:33 – Concluding remarks of Mulaqat with Waqfe Nau from the USA. 
  • 32:31 – Friday Sermon Clip 3 June 2022.

(Questions asked during the above virtual mulaqat but not covered in the Youtube video appear in the Al-Hakam report and produced below. Readers are still encouraged to read the report on the Al-Hakam website as they publish more details than what we have presented here. (Direct link to the article is in the date header)

Al-Hakam – (held on 28th May – Lajna Waqfe Nau, USA)
  • QUESTION:  Aaliya Ahmad Sahiba asked Huzoor (aba) how one could reconcile differences between two parties who believed their own viewpoint was correct? 
Huzoor (aba) said: “If they appoint you as the judge, then you must listen to them and wherever you see more weight in their arguments, you can decide in favour of that. But there should be a logic behind your decision and it should not be just for the sake of giving [a] decision, or taking the side of somebody who is close to you, you just give a decision, no. Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran that you must show justice and stand against all evils and if you are asked to bear witness against yourself – if you have to stand against yourself or give witness against yourself, your parents, your kindred, your children, your siblings, then do it. So, if you are doing justice, then it is okay, no matter who the person is or the party is.”
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  • QUESTION:  Fiza Ahmad Sahiba asked Huzoor (aba) how to maintain a pure persona when the habits and language of today’s teenagers would influence others of the same age subconsciously? 
Huzoor (aba) said: “If you are a true Muslim, if you believe in one God, if you are reading the Holy Quran and you know the teachings contained in the Holy Qur'an, and if you know the spirit of the bai‘at, and if you are following the teachings or guidance given to you by the Khalifa of the time, you will not face such types of difficulties. 

“The thing is that we should not only claim that we are Muslims, we should [also] try to find out what commandments are given in the Holy Qur'an by Allah the Almighty, what are the teachings of Islam; and if that is the case, then we shall reform our environment, our surroundings, not that they influence us. And pray to Allah the Almighty as well that Allah the Almighty may always guide you on the right path”.

  • QUESTION:  Amatul Haleem Sahiba asked Huzoor (aba) how one should respond to those Christians who said that they prayed to Jesus (as) and then their prayers were answered, and so, they say, this is why they believed that he was God. 
Huzoor (aba) explained: “That is their belief because they think their prayers are being answered by Jesus Christ […] Even Hindus believe in different deities, and they say that ‘our prayers are accepted by our deities.’ During the time when the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, appeared and he asked the people to worship one God, the people of Mecca were idol worshippers and they used to believe that their deities were accepting their prayers and they were being answered. 

“So, ask [Christians], before the birth of Jesus Christ, were the prayers of people not being answered or accepted? What did people do at that time? Jesus Christ [appeared] just 2,000 years ago; before that, who used to listen to the prayers of the people? Or were they not being accepted? […] 

“According to their belief, Jesus Christ is not the father, he is the son. When the father is there to accept our prayers, why should we go to the son for intercession or for anything? […] 
“There is no logic behind their belief.” Huzoor (aba)  then encouraged her to read more literature of the Jama'at and in this way, she would learn more about this matter.
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Hazrat Amirul Momineen (aba) said that when somebody’s difficulty was removed, it was only by the mercy of Allah and not because they prayed to their deities.

  • QUESTION: Jazbiya Faseeh Sahiba said that their Jalsa would take place in June, after a two-year gap due to Covid. She requested Huzoor (aba) to bless them with a concluding address on 19 June? 
Huzoor (aba) smiled and said, “I think you are representing your Amir Sahib. […] at present I don’t have any plan to give you any virtual, online address. So, if possible, when I visit you [in America] then we shall see.”

  • QUESTION: Afia Alladin Sahiba asked Huzoor (aba) what ways one could avoid being asked unnecessary questions? 
Huzoor (aba) said: “You cannot force anybody that they should not ask unnecessary questions. If they are unnecessary, just avoid the person. This is what the Qur'an says:

 عَنِ‭ ‬اللَّغْوِ‭ ‬مُعْرِضُوْنَ 
“[That is] if you hear anything which is not appropriate [and is] unnecessary, then just leave it and leave the place. That is the only solution.”

  • QUESTION: Samreen Shiraz Sahiba said that sometimes, when one woke up for the Tahajjud prayer, naturally or by an alarm, one would tend to go back to sleep. She asked how one could get up and perform Tahajjud prayer. 
Huzoor (aba) answered: “Before going to bed, you must pray to Allah the Almighty that whenever the alarm goes off, you get up. So, Allah the Almighty removes all your laziness. 

“From the very first sound of the alarm, you should get up and sit on your bed; instead of stretching your body doing this and that and after that going to sleep again. So, this all depends on your willpower and determination and you should develop that habit.”

  • QUESTION: Huzoor (aba) was asked for his advice for those girls who were studying away from home, and when one must work with boys in class and on school projects, how one could be a good team member while maintaining purdah.
Huzoor (aba)  said: “The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says:

 الحياء‭ ‬من‭ ‬الإيمان 
“‘Modesty is part of your faith.’ If your dress is modest, and you are wearing the dress which can cover your body, bosom, face, and everything [that is required to be covered], you are observing all of the protocols of purdah, then you can do whatever you like. 
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“The Holy Qur'an gives the example of two women – two girls – whose father was old and they were waiting for their animals for them to drink water from the source – a well or whatever it was – and Moses (as) saw them and he helped them and he took their animal and they drank water and after that, the girls went home. And after some time, one of them came out again and asked Moses (as) that ‘my father is calling’ – and it is explained there [in the Holy Qur'an] – that she was very well composed and even shy and very modestly she asked Moses (as) that ‘my father is calling you’. So, that shows that women should always behave very modestly, their dress should also be modest, their speech should also be very well composed and when you are doing research or something like that, you can do that with the boys but only limit your talks to that subject, not that you get free and then mix-up in their parties and gatherings and go outside with them, no. As far as your work is concerned, you can work with them because that is part of your education, or if you are working and it is part of your job; but [do] not permit yourself to relax in such a way that all the limits of your modesty are broken. So, if you follow this protocol, then you will always be safe.”

Al-Hakam – (Held on 29th May– Waqfe Nau, USA)
  • QUESTION:  Fozan Azeem Nur Sahib expressed his desire to become a murabbi and  asked whether it was possible for American boys to study at Jamia Ahmadiyya UK.  
Huzoor (aba) smiled and said it was a “very difficult question.” 

“Although it is your desire and wish that you should come here to get admission in Jamia Ahmadiyya UK […] we cannot take students from outside countries. When Britain was in the European Union, European students used to come here. But now they will also stop coming here, so it is very difficult for you. 

“The only choice for you – if you want to live close to your parents – is Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada. If you want to go to some other place – far from your parents – then Jamia Ahmadiyya Ghana. That is also an international Jamia. Otherwise, there is no other choice. These are the two extreme ends – between these two ends there are Jamias, but unfortunately, you cannot get admission in them.”
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June 10th 2022: (Link to full MTA UK YouTube programme)
  1. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba) presides over a virtual Mulaqat with Khuddam on 5th June from South Australia
  2. In the Friday Sermon he speaks on Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra).

  • 0:00 – Intro
  • 0:52 – Introduction of Mulaqat with Khuddam from Australia.
  • 2:22 – Khuddam attend Tarbiyyat related activities less than sports. What is Huzoor’s guidance regarding this and what is the solution?
  • 5:18 – What role should a father play in the upbringing of his daughters?
  • 8:04 – How can children be prepared to fulfil their Waqf?
  • 13:11 – Why is the concept of Hell so severe even though Allah’s love for His creation is far greater than mother’s love for her child?
  • 19:48 – How can we motivate Atfal & Khuddam to live a simpler life?
  • 22:46 – Concluding remarks of Mulaqat with Khuddam from Australia.
  • 23:11 – Friday Sermon Clip 10 June 2022.

Al-Hakam – (held on 5th May– Khuddam, Australia)
  • QUESTION:  Zeeshan Babar Sahib asked Huzoor (aba) if he had ever had a life-changing moment other than becoming the Khalifa.   
Huzoor (aba) said: "When I decided to do waqf. As I have already explained in my previous  mulaqat with American Khuddam that my father and uncle were discussing that there were very few people in the family of the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, who were waqif-e-zindagi. So, when I heard it, at that time, I decided that I would try to do waqf and for that, I prayed and Allah Almighty helped me. That was the moment, I can say, Allah Almighty accepted my prayer and despite the fact that I was not good in my studies, He made the circumstances in such a way that I was forced to do waqf and that was the life-changing moment in my life.”

  • QUESTION:  Zahid Sarfraz Sahib said that he had been in Australia for two years, but his English was not very good. He asked how he could still do tabligh.    
Huzoor (aba) said that he could take a brochure or leaflet with the message and information of the Jama'at and “distribute it among people.” 

  • QUESTION:  Rabbani Ahmad Bhugeloo Sahib said that in medical practice, one would encounter many people who refused medical treatment knowing that its possible benefits might outweigh the consequences; however, they make the decision to refuse care understanding that it would possibly lead to mortality. In medical practice, he said, one was compelled to respect this even if one thought otherwise. He asked Huzoor (aba) if the refusal of care was something that one can do within the Jama'at.     
Huzoor (aba) said: “Let them understand that Allah Almighty says that we should try to get as much treatment as possible and try to save the life. [It should not be that] because of the illness and because of our desperation and because of our frustration and because of our pain, we refuse to get treatment and say ‘No, let me die’. This is not permissible. So, try and get them to understand, but if they refuse, then what can you do? You are living in a country where the law says that you cannot force the patient. So, then leave them and their matter is with Allah Almighty”.

Huzoor (aba) then smiled and said: “The answer to your question is shorter than your question.”

  • QUESTION:  Ahmad Nauman Sahib asked if the day a person died was the day of resurrection for them.    
​Huzoor (aba) explained that the Day of Judgment was a separate day, and the day of a person’s demise was separate. Huzoor (aba) asked Ahmad Nauman Sahib if he was able to read Urdu and then told him to read the answer to the second question addressed by the Promised Messiah (as) in The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam. Huzoor (aba) said that after a person’s death, those who did good would enter Heaven and those who committed evil would be admitted into Hell. Then, Huzoor (aba) said on the Day of Judgment, all will be gathered and Allah will decide whom He will forgive and whom he will punish.
June 17th 2022: (Link to full MTA UK YouTube programme)
  1. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba) presides over a virtual Mulaqat with Khuddam on 12th June from Melbourne, Australia.
  2. Huzoor (aba) graciously grants audience to Archbishop Angaelos, The Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London
  3. In the Friday Sermon he speaks on Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra).

  • 0:00 – Intro
  • 1:04 – Introduction of Mulaqat with Khuddam from Australia.
  • 1:30 – What should be our view regarding our traditions and customs of our forefathers?
  • 6:22 – In Huzoor’s view, what is the future of Ahmadiyyat in Afghanistan?
  • 8:02 – Would any events take place for the spread of Ahmadiyyat rapidly?
  • 9:59 – What is the best way to inform your non-Ahmadi friends that you are an Ahmadi?
  • 13:11 – When finding a suitable partner for marriage, there are a lot of demands by both parties which were contrary to Islamic teachings, how could one avoid this?
  • 17:41 – When one is on a journey then he cannot face the Qibla, is this method correct?
  • 21:38 – Concluding remarks of Mulaqat with Khuddam from Australia.
  • 22:12 – Meeting with Archbishop Angaelos and interview with MTA.
  • 24:43 – Friday Sermon Clip 17 June 2022.

​Al-Hakam – (held on 12th May – Khuddam, Australia)
  • QUESTION:  Syed Imaan Sahib said that Australia Day was celebrated nationally on 26 January for which they organised events at the mosque. He said that the Aboriginal Australians regarded this a day of invasion, loss and mourning. He asked for Huzoor’s (aba) advice for Ahmadis celebrating this day which seemed to divide the first nation people and other Australians.    
Huzoor (aba) answered: “With regards to their sentiments, you have to respect them”. This situation, Huzoor (aba) added, was to be carefully considered. “Since they […] had confined themselves in the interior of the country – inland – most of them are not living in the big towns and the cities. 

“The Aborigines or the people living in the big cities and towns are members of the Parliament even. There are some [Aboriginal] people who work in government departments –  they also celebrate. So, they themselves are celebrating as well […] So you can ask such people, ‘What is the solution to this situation in your eyes.’”
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Huzoor (aba) emphasised: “We should respect the sentiments and emotions of every people.”

  • QUESTION:  Ali Kalim Sahib said that while serving the Jama'at and auxiliary events, sometimes members would get upset with volunteers which could be disappointing and stressful. He asked what should be done to keep morale high and avoid any feelings of distress.     
Huzoor (aba) answered that the volunteers should understand that; “they’re volunteering here for the sake of Allah, to please Allah Almighty. So, when this is clear in their minds that they have come to serve Jama'at – to please Allah Almighty, not to please any person – then they will realise their duties and they will work with pure humility, humbleness and without showing any arrogance or annoyance. 

“So, this is the duty of Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya to do permanent training and tarbiyat of their members, of the volunteers.”

  • QUESTION:  Mohammad Abdul Salam Sahib asked Huzoor (aba) when that one moment came when one’s love and appreciation for Allah was solidified.     
Huzoor (aba) smiled and said, “You, yourself, should feel it. Have you ever experienced, when you are praying fervently, that you are crying in your sajda?” To this, Mohammad Abdul Salam Sahib replied in the affirmative. 
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Huzoor (aba) then said, “At that time, what are your feelings?” Mohammad Abdul Salam Sahib replied that he felt overcome with gratitude. Huzoor (aba) said, “You feel that ‘now I am very much close to Allah the Almighty’ and you feel sometimes that Allah Almighty is hearing all your prayers, that is the moment which should strengthen your faith.”

  • QUESTION:  Waseem Sohail Sahib asked Huzoor (aba) that when dealing with Atfal who have grown up in Western culture, especially those who were about to become Khuddam, how one could keep them connected to the Jama'at.     
Huzoor (aba) explained: “It is not the matter of Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya only. From the very childhood, the parents should tell their children what are they, what is Ahmadiyyat, why we are Ahmadis, how we should behave, why we should pray to Allah Almighty, who is Allah Almighty, what is the Jama'at? What is the claim of the Promised Messiah (as)?, why did the Holy Prophet (sa) come to this world? And this is the basic teaching which has to be given by parents to their children. 

“Then, later on, after the age of seven, when they join Atfal-ul-Ahmadiyya, there should be some syllabus for Atfal-ul-Ahmadiyya to let them understand and to make them strengthen their faith in their religion and their duties towards the religion, towards the Jama'at. 

“And when they grow, when they reach the age of 12, the concept of religion and the concept of Allah Almighty and the Jama'at should be made clear to them in more detail. And then if they are trained [like so] up to the age of 15 in this environment, then when they enter the age of Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, they will know what Islam is, Who Allah Almighty is, and what their duties are. 

“So, this is how they will keep themselves connected to the Jama'at, with Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya and auxiliary organisation”.
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Huzoor (aba) added that there should be a close relationship between the organisation and its members. “You will have to save them by attaching them with you, and that can only be done if you make them realise that you are their true sympathisers and friends and brothers.” 
June 24th 2022: (Link to full MTA UK YouTube programme)
  1. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba) presides over a virtual Mulaqat with Khuddam on 19th June from Brisbane, Australia.
  2. In the Friday Sermon he speaks on Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra).

  • 0:00 – Intro
  • 0:54 – Introduction of Mulaqat with Khuddam from Australia.
  • 1:11 – How does Huzoor (aba) make time for his family?
  • 1:48 – Will the Khalifa of the time rule over a country?
  • 4:03 – Are tattoos permissible in Islam?
  • 5:57 – How can I educate my parents regarding raising Ahmadi children so that there is no conflict?
  • 9:37 –- What can be done to bridge the generation gap between children and their parents?
  • 12:05 – How can I become what the Promised Messiah (as) expects me to be?
  • ​13:14 – How can we protect ourselves from future generations marrying outside the Jama’at?
  • 16:54 – Is it correct to get a loan or work in similar professions?
  • 20:17 – Question regarding the revelation “I shall show you the flash of this Sign five times”.
  • 22:03 – Friday Sermon Clip 24 June 2022.