When Ramadan Arrives

 

Alhamdulillah, Muslims around the world are entering into the holy month of Ramadan, observing fasting from dawn to dusk and also channelizing their time and inner resources for the contemplation of the Divine, in devotional worship and supplications to the Lord of Mercy, Summa Alhamdulillah. Ramadan is also a time to reform our impulses by getting rid of greediness and covetousness, and enlarge one's moral compass by standing up for the promotion of the common good, through pious works and charitable deeds that empower the indigent and other less-fortunate ones in society. Along with good deeds, the believers seek to gain the bounties of Divine blessings and favours of special nearness through sincere worship and fervent supplications throughout the Holy Month. Reproduced below are the Qur'anic commandments and Prophetic Traditions (Ahadith) on fasting in the month of Ramadan, forming the foundational values of the Muslim devotional practice and spiritual expectations of Divine approval and sublime rewards, Insha Allah, Aameen.           

Qur’an on Fasting 

In Surah Al Baqarah, Allah (swt) says: 

'You who believe, fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may be mindful of God. 

Fast for a specific number of days, but if one of you is ill, or on a journey, on other days later. For those who can fast only with extreme difficulty, there is a way to compensate– feed a needy person. But if anyone does good of his own accord, it is better for him, and fasting is better for you, if only you knew. 

 

It was in the month of Ramadan that the Qur’an was revealed as guidance for mankind, clear messages giving guidance and distinguishing between right and wrong. So any one of you who is present that month should fast, and anyone who is ill or on a journey should make up for the lost days by fasting on other days later. God wants ease for you, not hardship. He wants you to complete the prescribed period and to glorify Him for having guided you, so that you may be thankful.

An Inspired Poem: 'Ramadan'

 

O Allah! 

Your poor servants have come 

to inquire about Your favours. 

May they inherit Paradise 

by virtue of the blessings of fasting.

That they may have the honour 

of gazing at You in Paradise, 

thus soothing their aching hearts.

May You forgive us all our sins 

through the blessings of Taraawih. 

May You thus keep the Ummah of Muhammad (pbuh) 

under Your protection.

Have mercy on us, 

O the One filled with mercy. 

Soften our hearts 

with the blessings of fasting.

It is certainly the most glorious month 

among all other months, 

the month in which 

Allah revealed the Holy Book (Qur'an).

O Allah! 

By the benefits of the reading of the Qur'an, 

Protect the believers 

against daily misfortunes.

Grant the will to all Muslims 

to observe fasting in the holy month.

Humanity in Danger- II

 

Innii lakum Naziirum-Mubiin

I have come to you as a plain Warner. 

Innii ‘akhaafu alaykum Azaaba yaw-min Alim.

I fear for you the torment of a painful. in Warner. 

Innii ‘akhaafu alaykum Azaaba yaw-min Alim.

I fear for you the torment of a painful.

 

Yaa- Qawmi ‘ara-aytum in-kuntum ‘alaa Bayyinatim-mir-Rabbii wa ‘aataa-nii Rahmatam-min ‘Indihii fa-ummi yat ‘alaykum? ‘Anul-zimuku muuhaa wa ‘antum lahaa kaari-huun?

“O my people! Consider if I stand on a clear proof from my Lord and He has blessed me with a mercy (i.e. prophethood) from Himself, which you fail to see. Should we (then) force it on you against your will?”

‘Mubahila’ to Ahmadi Maulvis

 

Over the last many years, the Maulvis and leaders of the Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Qadian in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu are constantly engaged in propagating malafide accusations and running vilification campaigns against the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International. Ever since a bunch of devout Ahmadi brothers and other truth seekers in the State recognized and accepted the spiritual claims and divine mission of Hazrat Muhyi-ud-Din Al Khalifatullah Munir Ahmad Azim (aba) of Mauritius in this era, and thereby embraced and established the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam in Tamil Nadu- with numerous branches of the Jamaat getting established in all parts of the State, the Maulvis and chiefs of the Nizam-e-Jamaat have been on panic mood. By maligning the fair reputation of the Holy Imam of this Jamaat and his devoted disciples in the land, the little men of the Nizam seeks to extinguish the Light of Allah in their midst.

Allah (swt) says in the Qur’an: 'O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to you My revelations, then whoever fears Allah and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.” (Al-A’rraf, 7:36). When someone takes the name of Allah (swt) to say that he comes from Allah (swt), and he brings evidence of Divine revelations and other sublime messages and signs of Divine favour in support of these lofty claims, it is the duty of all believers to ponder over the situation in humble submission to the Divine Will and embrace the extraordinary Divine blessing on the community.

Poem: 'The Elusive Presence'

 

Oh elusive presence, where are you

If you are not with me then where are you

 

My eyes are illuminated by you

My heart is also acquainted by you

 

Come and invite my eyes and heart

Otherwise draw a sword and take my life

 

From all the beauty

and gifts of the universe

I see naught but half a life

 

Why not lose what remains with you

As without you

I do not need a hundred lives

Humanity in Danger!

يَوْمَ يَغْشٰىهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِنْ تَحْتِ اَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُوْلُ ذُوْقُوْا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ 

On the day when the punishment will overwhelm them from above them and from below their feet, and it will be said “Taste what you used to do.” [Al-Ankabut,  29: 56]

 

Actually around the world the situation is very critical with many kinds of divine punishments being witnessed in all forms. The world became engulfed in a spread of a never-seen-before mortal virus which mutated from 2019 to this day [2022] and which claimed millions of human lives around the world. In addition to this there were destructive cyclones, floods, and earthquakes which destroyed towns, villages and countries with a blast of the utmost fury. The list of calamities striking this world does not end here, and since the beginning of the Divine Manifestation in Mauritius in the New Millennium, I kept telling you and the world at large how life will change, how difficult times are surely coming. So, the list of calamities experienced in this world since the new millennium is very long. 

 

Now let us analyse the verse which I have just recited before you about what Allah (swt) wants to make us understand. Before I come to explain on the verse, let me put before you the revelation which Allah (swt) has sent down on this humble self on Wednesday 09 March 2022 at 11.25 am Mauritian Time:

 وَلَوْلَآ اَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى لَّجَاۤءَهُمُ الْعَذَابُۗ وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ  

 

Where Allah said [and I know that it is found in the Holy Quran]: 'And had it not been for an appointed term, the torment would indeed have come to them; and indeed it will definitely come upon them suddenly, and catch them unawares.'

‘Wahi’: ‘Come into the Ark of Azim’

 

‘Turbulence has appeared on land and sea in consequence of people’s misdeeds, that Allah may afflict them with the consequences of their misconduct, so that they may turn back from evil.’ (30:42) 

 

Human kind is facing extremely dangerous times: ecologically, politically, and socially. Western developmental model of hedonistic consumption has put global environment and the atmosphere under siege; global warming and climate change are a painful reality of our times. Extreme weather events that are happening all around call our attention to the humongous threats looming over humanity’s very survival on earth. Coupled with the destruction of the environment, violence and bloodletting are increasing on an exponential scale all across the world. Societies are splintered on ethnic, religious, regional and sectarian lines, with brutal majoritarianism trumping over the dignity and rights of the human person. Likewise, powerful nations are seeking to subjugate other nations in their midst. 

Consider the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Instead of resolving disputes through diplomacy and negotiations, through settlements and agreements that acknowledge the interests and concerns of each other; nations that share a common history and legacy are at war with one another. And more worryingly, the present war threatens to unleash forces than can escalate the situation further, and thereby, even engulf the whole of Europe and beyond into a quagmire of utter destruction. With nuclear-armed States on both sides of the divide, people who have eyes to perceive warn about Dooms Day scenario as only the logical consequence of the sheer madness on display.  

 

In this context, it is important to reflect on the Divine revelations received by Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam Hazrat Khalifatullah Al Mahdi Munir Ahmad Azim Saheb (aba) of Mauritius on Saturday 05 March 2022. The Divine message warns humanity about the gathering storm of war. Destructive chaos will disrupt everyday lives on an unprecedented scale, affecting and impacting people everywhere. The extraordinary Divine communication reveals several signs of the events to unfold in the near future- ‘rivers of blood’, as it were; the terrible destruction that will transform men and women and their nations. May Allah (swt) destroy the fangs of evil, and safeguard all believers everywhere; enable them to flock under the flag of true spirituality and humanity, i.e., the ‘Ark of Azim’ in this era, Insha Allah, Aameen.    

 

Read the Divine Message Below: 

 

World War III is very near. Birds have come to announce me these messages. Many men will die. There will be rivers of blood.