In his Friday
Sermon of October 05, 2012 the Khalifatullah Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Sahib (atba) of Mauritius underscored
the significance of Zakaat as one of the pillars of Islam. Financial
sacrifice is needed in the noble service of humanity and for meeting the
manifold expenses of the growing spiritual community of believers- the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam. Hadhrat
Khalifatullah (atba) exhorts the community of believers to assume personal
responsibility and to contribute to the larger cause of Islam.
Read the Extracts from the
Friday Sermon:
“My Friday Sermon shall today have a profound
connection with financial sacrifice. By the grace of Allah, the Jamaat
Ul Sahih Al Islam is doing much progress in the field of Dawa
and the message is being spread in the four corners of the world, Alhamdulillah.
The message is
being propagated, yes, but there are no Dai-Illallah or missionaries
there (in those countries) to take care of these seekers of truth. The tree has
been planted and is growing, but there is the risk of weeds coming to attack
this tree, and dries it up. Why so? Because there is no gardener to care for
those trees, to enable it to bloom and produce their fruits in the future. When
there is a gardener, the weeds do not have the time to attack, and make this
observation: that the weeds grow more in intensity and rapidly than the fruit tree. The fruit tree takes its time to grow, but
when it has established itself firmly (in the soil), therefore nobody can
uproot it and it brings forth lots of fruits.
Therefore, we
are now in great need of missionaries or those who want to dedicate their lives
for the religious works (Waqfi-Arzi) in the different countries to
preach the unity of Allah, to preach the Sahih al Islam – Islam in its
authenticity, to break all idols which have entered the hearts (of people),
educate (do the Tarbiyyat of) the new members and reunite them together
on the Tawheed (unity of Allah) and the Divine Manifestation where Allah
(the Almighty) has sent His humble servant to take you from darkness and lead
you towards light.
Therefore,
definitely not all people can do this work, and especially in the time when a
Messenger of Allah is among you, but in one way or another, one thing that our
members of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam can do is to participate actively in
financial sacrifice. When Allah (the Almighty) sends His Messenger, each time
only few people initially accepts him, and these people are poor and they also go through
trials; but it is
a fact that their hearts are not poor.
We know how
there were companions (Sahaba) in the times of the Holy Prophet (sa) who
used to work in the market only to spend the money in the path of Allah, for
the propagation of the message of Allah, that of His prophet (sa) and Islam as
religion. In all eras of prophets of Allah, each time that a Messenger comes,
there are no financial and mundane resources to preach the divine message, but
Allah (the Almighty) sends His sincere believers to accept the divine message
and work hard to preach the divine message and also to make financial
sacrifices in the path of Allah.
Therefore, by the
grace of Allah, with the way that the Jamaat
Ul Sahih Al Islam is progressing around the world, we need lots of money,
and that is why, from among the principle pillars of Islam, after the Kalima
(attestation of faith), Namaz (obligatory prayers), Roza
(fasting), there comes Zakaat (Obligatory payment) which is an important
pillar in Islam and Allah (the Almighty) has mentioned in several places of the
Quran, Zakaat just after mentioning Salaat (obligatory prayers).
These two are often mentioned together. Thus, for the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, the Zakaat is most important, more than any other
contributions and this one is an obligatory one (Farz).
If the Farz you do not do and you only do
the Nafil (voluntary), therefore of what use is the Nafil? It is absolutely
like a wilted orange, which loses all juice and which is just “bagasse”.
Farz is something that Allah (the Almighty) has Himself imposed (upon
the believers) and which is more obligatory (than any other contributions).
Thus, with Zakaat money many religious (Deen) works can be done, but
unfortunately nowadays many people have trampled the Zakaat under their feet
and they give more importance to other funds established by man. That which
Allah (the Almighty) has sent down through His prophet (sa) and which is found
in His Holy Book (the Holy Quran) is not being taken into consideration by men.
They rather take into consideration that which creatures (like themselves) are
doing. Money in millions are coming in, but there is no blessing of Allah in
this money; therein are a lot of theft, frauds and corruption.
Thus, we, the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, in the
capacity of Khalifatullah of this era, I tell you all my disciples to
contribute generously in the Zakaat funds, Zakaat which is the fourth pillar of
Islam, so that we may do this great work for which Allah (the Almighty) has
chosen us for. Therefore each person who
is found in the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam
must assume his own responsibilities. When I am saying assuming responsibilities,
this is because till now, there are a lot among us who have not understood the
true importance of financial sacrifice.
There are others again who despite
obtaining new means of living, new working opportunities and those who before
depended on their parents, but now that they are financially safe, do not
contribute (in the path of Allah). Their parents have not shown them the
importance of financial sacrifice in the way of Allah, only for the pleasure of
Allah. These parents think that “Oh but he has just started to work; therefore
I (or we) cannot possibly put such a burden (financial sacrifice in the path of
Allah) on his shoulders.” There are all these thoughts and also that of the new
converts who have the capacity to contribute in the path of Allah but not
enough attention is paid to them to tell them to contribute, and thus they have
not yet integrated the financial sacrifice system.
The Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam has a lot of
work to do. Many people are entering the fold of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam and we have to take care of them, and we
have to send missionaries there (in their countries), to find a place to unite
them for prayers, religious works and to do their religious education and that
of their children also. A Jamaat has many spending to do. A Jamaat of Allah is
not established to seek financial help with the government or other people who
are not found in the Jamaat of Allah. And we must ourselves make financial
sacrifices for Allah (the Almighty) has made this one of the fundamental basis
in His religion (Islam). Allah (the Almighty) knows better what kind
of work there are to do and all those who contribute in His path, it is Allah
Himself who shall reward them for all contributions you give in His path. You
shall reap what you have sown, and the fruit from it (these sacrifices) shall
be sweeter (than that of this world) in the hereafter.
The new members
who by the grace of Allah have the capacity (to contribute), but who for the
time being are not concentrating in this noble endeavour, they must do so, for
spending in the cause of Allah from a part of the wealth which Allah has given
you is to remove people from darkness and bring them towards the light of
Allah. If the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam
pay attention to all these weaknesses and we spend in the path of Allah,
therefore it shall not be impossible at all to do the great works for which
Allah (the Almighty) has chosen us to do.
When the
intention is pure and clean, then the one who finds himself (or herself) in the
Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam and in the
Divine Manifestation, he shall on his own seek a way to spend in the path of
Allah, in the Jamaat of Allah where the Elect of Allah is found, being present
among you. This shall verily stay in the annals of history of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam till the Day of
Judgement, and all the good deeds which you “plant” in this world, your
generation and the one following it also shall beneficiate from that spiritual
fruit, Insha-Allah, and you (yourselves) shall reap it in the hereafter,
Insha-Allah.
As the
Khalifatullah of this era, I expect that my disciples who are found in the
different countries of the world, by the grace of Allah, the Jamaat
Ul Sahih Al Islam International – not only Mauritius but international
– to focus specially on this (financial sacrifice) and make a very good
intention to spend a little more in the path of Allah – not less and not with a
hesitant hand – to and you shall see how Allah (the Almighty) shall put all the
more blessings in your money and possessions, Insha-Allah.
When you spend in the path of Allah, for the progress of the work of
Allah, you shall neither become poor nor have your food and drink diminish, nor
be indebted. And you
shall see how Allah (the Almighty) shall reward you to the extent that He
wishes to reward you. When your spend more in the path of Allah to help the Messenger of
Allah to enable the progress of the religion of Allah, then this become a deed
made of our love for Allah and His chosen servant and when you see the good
rewards of Allah coming your way, then this shall be an extraordinary thing.
There shall then be blessings in your wealth, in your health and there shall be
blessings and divine grace in your happiness also. And all the system of your
organisation (our Jamaat also) shall become healthy, and there shall be peace
and tranquillity. Insha-Allah.
Whatever the
condition that a country which has a connection with the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam
and has recognised and accepted this humble servant of Allah be, they (the
people of that country) must not play the deaf or turn their backs to this call
which I am making, for then, their consequences shall be serious. This is so
because they are neither playing the deaf nor turning their backs to me but
verily they are doing that with Allah (the Almighty), their Creator, in Whose
Hand is their life, health, food, and honour etc. Therefore, ponder over this
matter before doing anything negative, those deeds which can make Allah (the
Almighty) angry with you. At least, before leaving this world and before your
meeting with your Rab, you do such good deeds which shall make Allah pleased
with you and when you shall present yourselves before Allah (the Almighty), you
do so with your good deeds, Insha-Allah.
Thus, as the Khalifatullah of this era, I make an
appeal to all my disciples around the world, without exception, for financial
sacrifice for we have lot of religious works to do throughout the world.
1. We have more
than 65 books which we have written
and must be published, and that, in different languages.
2. We have
several volumes of our Al-Azim-Tafsir-Ul-Quran which we
must publish, in other languages also.
3. We have many
people who have integrated the Jamaat Ul
Sahih Al Islam throughout the world and thus we have to take care of them,
thus needing many missionaries to go and work in these countries; those who
possess a good knowledge of the Holy Quran, Hadiths, books written by Hazrat
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) and those written by the other Mujaddids. They need
those people to have a good understanding of these languages: Arabic, Persian,
English, French and other languages, Insha-Allah.
4. We need to
do the formation of missionaries from our own people who shall dedicate
themselves for Deen works and propagate the Sahih Al Islam. We
do not need quantity (many people to integrate the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam) but we need quality missionaries; those
who are Muttaqi (God-fearing), Insha-Allah.
5. When we
shall send our missionaries abroad, we need to pay them well and make provision
to make both them and their families to go and do the Deen works.
6. In all the
countries that the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al
Islam has been established, the time has now come to buy a plot of land for
the construction of a mosque, with its religious school, office-bearers’
offices and Mission House.
7. The Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, shall Insha-Allah
start its own Jamia and a Dar-ul-Uloom to teach our youths who shall dedicate
them to the service of Islam and shall go to work in other countries of the
world. Insha-Allah, we shall need a Jamia (missionary university) in the
English speaking and French speaking countries etc. We need such schools also
on India, Mayotte, Reunion Island, Mauritius, Japan etc. and we shall need many
administrators and teachers. Therefore we need finance to cater for those
constructions and payment of those salaries.
8. Insha-Allah,
we shall have our own private radio which shall concentrate only on
spirituality and also, Insha-Allah, little by little, we need to have our own
press.
9. In Mauritius
itself we need a large piece of land for the construction of a grand mosque,
Guest House, Jamia, Conference Room with all its equipment, medical centre and
this, along with doctors and dentists shall be used for the service of
humanity, without exception. We need also houses to shelter those who come to
work here, and we need to buy a reliable transport to facilitate our Deen
works. And without forgetting our Dawa Academy for the education of our
children and youths; and a place where we can organise our functions, such as,
Eid and Jalsa Salana. By the grace of Allah, I have already sought to find such
a place, a land of about 15 to 20 acres. All these are expensive, but nothing
is impossible with the help of Allah. Impossible things become possible!
10. There is a
plot of land in Mayotte which a brother has given the Jamaat; we must construct
there as quickly as possible a Mosque, an Imam House, religious school and make
the necessary to send a missionary there. The money used in Mayotte is the Euro
because it is a French colony. In Rodrigues also we need to make a similar
construction. Insha-Allah, soon we shall finalise the papers after the last
instalment to be paid at the end of November 2012. We shall then be able to
prepare for the necessary constructions and that in other countries also.
11. The Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam has the
privilege to translate the books of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) in several
languages. As the Jamaat Ahmadiyya has not translated several books of the Promised
Messiah despite the fact that they have a lot of financial resources to do
these works, but Insha-Allah, the Jamaat
Ul Sahih Al Islam shall be successful in this endeavour.
As the
Khalifatullah of this era, the fund which has been launched in all countries
(in the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam) is
the Muqaddam Fund. This fund is for the purpose of buying of land,
construction of mosques, religious schools, Mission House etc., without
forgetting for the buying of pieces of land to be transformed into cemetery.
The Jamaat
Ul Sahih Al Islam has got the special favour in this era whereby it is
a Messenger of Allah who is making this appeal under divine instruction. There
is no one who is presently getting this divine happiness coming down from the
Heavens. Therefore for this, faith is fundamentally essential and for all
demands of financial sacrifice, Allah (the Almighty) has linked it with faith (Iman).
He has put faith first and then financial sacrifice. And the truth is that
financial sacrifice comes from faith itself.
I am making this special appeal to all Amir and Finance Secretaries to
work with utmost dedication to make people take into consideration this perfect
appeal to spend in the path of Allah, and send your reports as soon as possible
and make known how the situation is evolving, and what contribution our members
are making, who are cooperating and who are not and making as if they do not
hear the call. If you have any question or suggestion, do not hesitate to send your
letter or email. Each Jamaat in the world has a great work to do in this field,
especially the Amirs and Finance Secretaries.
In our Jamaat
(around the world) whereby faith is progressing, this is with the same
blessings and increase in faith that financial sacrifice shall progress.
Therefore, this is a true happiness, a unique one that we have got. May Allah
always preserve for us this happiness and for this to stay with us, it is
necessary that we protect our faith. And may Allah make our faith ever
progress, more than before, Insha-Allah, Ameen.