Whenever
a Divine Messenger is raised in the world, it represents a spiritual test for all
believers. To re-examine the validity of one’s
father’s traditions and other inherited notions of belief systems requires a
full commitment to be aware of the larger truth of the Divine reality. A
matching humility of the heart to accept and follow the narrow and straight
path of the Divine as one finds it is also necessary. Likewise, a courageous spirit
to face the world with one’s innate conscience and the confidence of one’s
convictions rooted in the sublime feeling of being mindful of Allah (twa) in
all of one’s deeds constitute the identity of the new believer. Thus, to accept
a Divine Reformer in a new era often means to put Allah (twa) and His judgement
over all our ‘comfort zones’ of family and friends, relatives and brothers in
faith. To be on the vanguard of creating a new world by following the Divine
servant requires one to believe that Divine guidance is true guidance.
Muslims,
including the Ahmadis, today face this challenge of spirituality as Allah (twa)
has raised His Messenger in the personhood of the Khalifatullah
Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Sahib (atba) of Mauritius in the new century of
Islam. It is for them to shun the arrogance of
intellectualism and the hubris of special claims of Divine privileges and to
adjust their spiritual doctrines and theological understandings to match step
with the times of a Divine Messenger. In August 2013, some members of the
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Kerala followed their innermost spiritual
convictions and accepted the new Mujaddid of the era, leaving aside their
previous association with the man-elected Khilafat system in the Jamaat-e- Ahmadiyya.
In a special Message issued on the occasion
of the new Bai’ats on Saturday, August
10, 2013 the Khalifatullah (atba) reflects upon the empirical conditions in
the Jamaat-e- Ahmadiyya that has
necessitated the raising of a Divine Reformer as per Sunnat Allah (Divine practice) and also on the trials and rewards
that await those who follow true Divine Guidance.
Read the Special Message Below: