Rebellion against the Divine Manifestation
At such a critical time, in this era, Allah (swt) had
enabled one of the believers of Hazrat Muhammad (saw) and Hazrat Massih Ma’ud
(as) to be raised with such a Jamaat, Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam to defend Islam,
fight injustice and answer satisfactory the questions of the non-Muslims I come
across concerning my claim as Muhyi-ud-Din, Khalifatullah etc. My enemies and
the hypocrites got furious and in their rage which was quite out of proportion,
they hurled abuses on me and dubbed me a drug addict, sorcerer, mischief-maker,
dog, pig, liar and all sorts of names. My enemies even prepared a fatwa (religious
decree to declare me a Kafir and false prophet). Alhamdulillah,
Summa Alhamdulillah.
I am of course only a like recipient in the hands of
Allah. He does whatever He likes with this humble self, for when Allah chooses
someone for His mission, then that being is wholly for Allah, and acts as per
the will of Allah and everything that he does is through the permission and
instruction of Allah. Everything has its measure with Allah. Every being has
certain specific works to accomplish, as with the human messengers of Allah and
also the angel messengers of Allah.
How
to become good Muslims?
Alhamdulillah, in my Friday Sermon today and next Friday also Insha-Allah,
I want to explain the excellence of Islam, the prophetic revelations, the
angels and their function.
I give a reply to those who are engrossed in the
modern philosophy and raise their eyebrows on the teachings of Islam. So
people, we need to ponder on how to become good Muslims and what could a man
(or woman) do to attain to that position. Islam is a living religion and
assures the Muslims that the days of the victory of Islam are at hand.
There are many seekers of truth out there in the
world, and the moment they accept Islam they become the recipient of the blessings
of God. Their lives change for the better in as concerning their material and
spiritual lives. At the start, this proves to be difficult and hard to attain –
that ideal which Islam promotes and invites to – but nothing is gained without sacrifices, efforts and a good intention for
the fulfilment of tasks as wills Allah for all Muslims who declare that they
believe and have faith in Allah, the divine commandments and all tenets and
pillars of Islam.
I
have been commissioned by Allah to call upon all the Maulvis and Muftis and others enemies and
hypocrites who have called me of all sort of names, because of their partial
difference, because they have full of hated or because they have not been able
to understand my claim, so pray to Allah (swt) with a lots of devotion and
sincerity to know, who is on the right and who is not. I can assure those who have believed in me, who are considering belief
in the truthfulness of this humble self or who will believe in me in future
that their end would be a blessed one and they would not be losers at all.
This world is limited and temporary whereas the real
gain, the real dividend, the real harvest, the real reward is an eternal one
which Allah offers you, not only in this world but also in the hereafter. Such favours
which have no end, and wherein you shall live in peace, harmony and deep
attachment to the Lord of the worlds, who is really the real goal of a true
seeker of truth, a true servant of Allah.
A
Divine Favour for Mauritius
Every person who believes in any of the revealed
religion, must also believe that God (Allah) has, at different times, sent
various prophets to the world, and that no nation has been left without a
messenger of God, even here in this small Island, Mauritius which is also an
African country (despite being separated from the continent as an island) where
the population is roughly 1 million 300 hundred thousand. Allah (swt) has
blessed this small Island with His Khalifatullah, a caliph, messenger chosen by
Allah, because after India accepted and established the mission of the
Promised Messiah (as), after which came England, then the second country to
have accepted and established the mission of the advent of the Promised Messiah
(as) is none other than Mauritius in 1915 and Mauritius is a multi-cultural
country where many representation of the main religions of the world live in
this small island.
The spiritual evolution of mankind is due entirely to
this class of persons, and but for them there would have been nothing but
darkness in the world had Allah not sent among them His elect. In the Holy
Quran Allah (swt) says: “There
has been no people unvisited by a Warner”.
Spiritual
Renewal is only through Divine Reformers
If we try to discover the object for which the divine
prophets were sent, we shall find that the cause of their advent has always
been the spiritual corruption of their peoples and mankind and the cessation of
all direct relations with God. These prophets always appear like rain-laden
clouds which refresh and re-quicken the earth after a long season of drought.
We hold the belief that this succession of prophets will continue in the future
as it has been done in the past, for reason repudiates a permanent cessation of
it. The door of revelation has ever remained open and will continue to remain
open, and the present age bears emphatic testimony to the need of a divine
prophet, from among the promised reformers and upholders of faith of the last
days.
But we do not base our belief on the testimony of the
age alone, we are also supported by the testimony of the previous prophets. The
task for which God has appointed me is, that I should re-establish in the
hearts of the people love and devotion to God, and this humble one should
acquaint mankind with the spiritual truths which he had forgotten, and above
all that I should permanently re-establish that bright and pure unity of God,
purified from all polytheistic ideas which had entirely disappeared from the
hearts of men. God has sent me to reform this sad plight and to lead mankind
back to his pure unity. Men talk of God and of spirituality but their hearts
are filled with the love of this world.
The
dismal state of Religion in our times
All
of you shall agree with me that the world these days is sure in need of a guide
with perception and divine succour who should lead mankind, out of doubt and
misgiving, to belief and certainty. If mankind was
ever in need of a prophet, he is much more in need of one today, when religion
has become an empty phrase and truth is, as it is, in some parts of the world
in comatose and in other parts of the world already dead.
A Messenger of Allah is needed who comes from Allah,
confirming the true teachings and past divine messengers and reformers and who
establishes himself firmly to protect the honour of God’s envoys and elects
along with preserving the teachings of God and deliver the message clearly. I
have not come to label as liar my predecessors to establish myself on their
claims. Indeed I came, confirming their truthfulness and forming the solid
chain of divine elects whose beads shall continue to be added again and again
until the Day of Judgement, and all of them shall confirm one another, not be
against one another. This is also one of the ways to identify the truthfulness
of a claimant of divine revelations and mission nowadays. I stop here for
now. Insha-Allah, I will continue this sermon next Friday.
May Allah save mankind and enable the people to
perceive the light of truth of His prophets and messengers, such reformers
within the Ummah of His beloved prophet Hazrat Muhammad (saw) as to prove the
high status of that glorious man and prophet in the eyes of the world until the
Day of Judgement. And may preserve His alliance with His prophets and enable
the people of the world to gather together as one entity for His worship. Insha-Allah,
Ameen.
-Friday Sermon of 11 April 2014 delivered by the Khalifatullah Hazrat Munir Ahmad Azim (aba) of Mauritius.