Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam-Tamil Nadu (India) organized its second Jalsa Salana at Tenkasi on Sunday, 25 November 2018. The Tamil Nadu State Jalsa this year was special for all its participants, including for the delegation of brothers and sisters from Kerala, with the august presence of Hadhrat Muhyi-ud-Din Al Khalifatullah Munir Ahmad Azim Saheb (atba) of Mauritius and the respected and honoured members of the holy family among them. In his closing Speech at the Jalsa, Hadhrat Khalifatullah (atba) gave a profound discourse on the advent of Divine Elects in Islam. Apart from explaining the promise of Allah (swt) contained in the Holy Qur'an and also the prophecy of Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) in this regard, the Speech is also noted for its exposition on the beliefs of the Promised Messiah Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as). Examining the speculative notions and opinions held by the latter caliphs in the Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya on the advent of Divine Elects (Mujaddidin)in the era after the Promised Massih (as), Hadhrat Khalifatullah (atba) draws on textual and documentary analysis of Jamaat literature to tease out the meaning and interpretation of the much misunderstood concept of 'Qudrat-e-Saniah' (Second Manifestation of Divine Power), and thereby helps to correct the mistaken beliefs prevailing among many Ahmadis today.
Read the Extracts from the Closing
Speech below:
My
dear disciples,
Assalamoualaikum
Warahmatullah Wabarakaatuhu.
Alhamdulillah,
you have all come here to benefit from the spiritual treasure to
enrich your knowledge, and indeed all your sacrifices for the sake of
Allah shall not go in vain.
For
my closing speech today, I have chosen to speak about the coming of
Mujaddids in Islam as per the promise of Allah and the
prophecy of the Seal of all prophets, Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) as well
as the beliefs of the Promised Messiah Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
(as).
Allah
says in the Holy Quran: “This is a blessed Book (the Quran)
which We have sent down, so follow it and fear Allah, that you may
receive mercy.” (Al-Anam 6: 156).
Like
you all know, the Holy Quran is the perfect book which has been
revealed to the Holy Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh). What
many people do not realise, is that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
was actually the perfect human representation of the Holy Quran on
earth. His wife, Hazrat Aisha (ra) has beautifully expressed this
similitude in the following words: “He was a personification
of the Quran.” In other words, a walking Quran.
Thus
in the verse which I have put before you, whenever Allah refers to
the Holy Quran, He refers also to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
because both are one and the same. The pure revelations of Allah, His
law-bearing commandments were all reflected in the person of the Holy
Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh). The Holy Spirit and God’s
Words formed one with the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
And
likewise, Allah has also promised that He shall be the guardian of
the Quran for all times. Allah says: “Indeed, it is We who sent
down the Qur’an and indeed, We will be its guardian.”
(Al-Hijr 15: 10).
Now,
if the Holy Quran is for all times, until the Final Hour, then Allah
also has an ulterior motive of sending His prophets and reformers on
earth for the preservation of His Holy Words and Commandments. Like
we all know, Hazrat Muhammad (sa) has died a natural death just
like all the prophets before him, including Jesus – Hazrat Isa
(as). And now, after the first era of Islam with the advent of Hazrat
Muhammad (pbuh), what we Muslims should bear in mind, is that the
promise of Allah for the preservation of His Deen
(religion) shall never go in vain.
Indeed,
Hazrat Muhammad (sa) is recorded in Sunan Abu Dawud to have said:
“Indeed, at the beginning of every century God shall send to
this Ummah a person who will renew its Deen (creed or religion).”
Moreover,
Al-Haakim narrated that Ibn ‘Umar (ra) said: The Prophet (sa)
said: “I saw (in a dream) many black sheep who were joined by
many white sheep.” They said: How did you interpret it, O Messenger
of Allah? He said: “The non-Arabs will join you in your religion
and your lineage.” They said: “The non-Arabs, O Messenger of
Allah?” He said: “If faith were at the Pleiades, some
men from among the non-Arabs would get it.”
'Qudrat-e-Saniah': Mistakes of the latter Caliphs
Now,
I would like to put before you some of the big mistakes which the
Khulafa-tul-Massih, especially the third caliph Hazrat Mirza
Nasir Ahmad and Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (May Allah forgive them)
have made in their interpretation of the Qudrat-e-Saniya
(Second Manifestation of Divine Power) and the coming of Mujaddids in
the future. They both were dedicated and pious caliphs of the
Promised Messiah, but they were wrong in some of the fundamental
beliefs of Islam, and their wrong concepts (ideas) have created such
a crack which over time has expanded into a big hole and now many
Ahmadi Muslims have lost the true meaning of the prophecy of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (sa) and the core beliefs of the Promised Messiah
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as). Their explanations have created much
confusion as to the continuation of the coming of Mujaddids and
Elects of Allah up till the last day of Judgement.
Hazrat
Mirza Tahir Ahmad said in his Friday Sermon of 27 August 1993:
“Since
the imamat [i.e.
Ahmadiyya
Khilafat] is in
existence, there is no need for the coming of a Mujaddid.
The supporting testimony of God has crushed this evil [fitna]
for all time. The imamat shall
not end till the Day of Judgment, so there is no need for
a Mujaddid till
the Day of Judgment.”
This
is a very serious matter which he has said and for which Allah tried
him in his own Khilafat
by sending this humble self at the turn of a new Century, the 15th
Century of Hijra and Islamic era. He furthermore mentioned the coming
of Mujaddids
as a “fitna”
(disorder) which is totally in opposition to what Hazrat Muhammad
(pbuh) and Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) believed in, because
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) has clearly - without the least doubt
- refuted those confused interpretations by saying on the 01 May
1908, few days before his demise (death):
“The
advent of Khilafat has been ordained by the Almighty up till the Day
of Judgement. This special honour and superiority has been bestowed
on Islam that for its support and reformation, Reformers (Mujaddids)
have been sent in every century, and will continue so
into the future. Look! The Almighty has given the Holy
Prophet (sa) a resemblance to Prophet Moses – this is proven from
the usage of the word ‘Kama’. Prophet Jesus was the final Khalifa
to the Shariat of Prophet Moses, as Jesus (as) himself states that he
is the last stone. Similarly, Khulafa have been always sent
for the service and support of the Holy Prophet’s Shariat, and this
will continue till the Day of Judgment.” (Malfoozat
– Volume 5, (New Urdu Edition) Page 551).
And
indeed, just like Hazrat Muhammad (sa) was the Khatam-an-Nabiyeen,
i.e. the Seal of all prophets or we can also say the last of all
law-bearing prophets, likewise the Promised Messiah (as) was the
Khatam-ul-Khulafa (Seal of the Vicegerents). The Promised
Messiah Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) said:
God
has told me that though the people reject me, He would make me
Khatamul-Khulafa’ [Seal of the Vicegerents].
[Recorded in the Tadhkirah and retrieved from Appendix
Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah, part 5, p. 104 footnote, Ruhani Khaza’in,
Vol. 21, p. 267 in the footnote].
Therefore, what the Promised Messiah (as) meant is that the caliphs elected by Allah shall always come, those whom Allah shall raise with the Ruh’il-Quddus (the Holy Spirit) and they shall keep the Deen safe from the dangers of unfaith and advise the people to return to Allah, to the true religion, i.e. Islam.
This
indeed was what he meant by the Qudrat-e-Saniya (Second
Manifestation of Divine Power) in His Testament (Will), Al-Wassiyat.
It means that after him as someone who has been raised by Allah with
the Ruh’il Quddus (Holy Spirit), then after his death, his
first successors shall be like those of the first four rightly-guided
caliphs after the death of Hazrat Muhammad (sa), and like for the
time which came to pass after Hazrat Muhammad (sa) and the
rightly-guided caliphs, corruption shall again become more intense,
to such a point that Allah, to save His Deen shall elevate
another of His elect with the Ruh’il Quddus, to revive
Islam. The first of those Islamic prophets, messiahs and mahdis was
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) himself. And in the era in which he
came, he came as per the promise of Allah at the turn of a new
century of the Hijra, the 14th Century of the Hijra and
was a perfect reflection of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa). He was
not the perfect prophet, but he was the reflection of the perfect
prophet, i.e. Hazrat Muhammad (sa).
Likewise,
after his death, caliphs were elected after him, who were on the
right path until the fourth caliph when Allah tried him in the final
years of his life and sent a Mujaddid and someone with the
Ruh’il Quddus to revive the spirit of Islam. Indeed, I
believe that Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad was a very intelligent man and
caliph of the Promised Messiah (as), and as long as he was on the
right path, Allah used to guide him through revelations and true
dreams. But when he began to close his eyes on the truth and based
himself on his own opinions of Islam, then Allah saw the need, that
it was very important to send His Chosen Khalifa (i.e. a
Khalifatullah) with the Ruh’il Quddus to negate (i.e. to
render false) the false notions (ideas) and explanations of the late
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad. It was very important for Allah to do so
lest people continue to think that there shall be no Mujaddid
and people with the Ruh’il Quddus to come in the future.'Qudrat-e-Saniah': The True Perspective
Furthermore,
it is for this reason that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) clearly
mentions in the same book “Al-Wassiyat” that:
“Let
the righteous persons of the Jamaat who have pure souls
[not corrupted caliphs] accept Bai‘at in my name. God Almighty
desires to draw all those who live in various habitations of the
world, be it Europe or Asia, and who have virtuous nature, to the
Unity of God and unite His servants under one Faith. This indeed is
the purpose of God for which I have been sent to the world. You, too,
therefore should pursue this end, but with kindness, moral probity
and fervent prayers. And till that time when someone
inspired by God with the Holy Spirit is raised by Him, all of you
should work in harmony with one another. And
you, too, should partake of the Holy Spirit by compassion and by
purifying your souls. Because without the Holy
Spirit true Taqwa cannot be attained.”
Hazrat
Maulvi Nuruddin, the first Khalifatul-Massih beautifully explained
the Second Manifestation of Divine Power (Qudrat-e-Sania)
in this way: “When the founding father of a community completes his
worldly tenure, his mission will thereafter be carried out
successfully with Divine support. As stated in the Holy Quran: “Today
I have completed for you ; your faith and fully blessed you with my
bounty.” (Al-Maida 5: 4). It dawned not only upon the time of
the Holy Prophet (pbuh) but also continued onwards during the time of
his Khulafa, Nawab’s, Reformers (Mujaddidin); and they
were all the second manifestations’. The second
manifestation is boundaryless [i.e. its meaning is
vast]. When a community becomes (spiritually) feeble (i.e. weak), the
Almighty in his infinite wisdom, keeps on descending the second
manifestation to help recoup the deficiency that occurred over time
[i.e. to fix this weakness and render the community of Islam
strong].” (Badr, 23 May 1913).
Therefore,
it is the divine support that this movement receives in various forms
which is the Qudrat-e-Saniya. It means that until another
Messenger of Allah comes, all the Muslim Ummah, especially followers
of the Promised Messiah (Ahmadi Muslims) should cooperate and work
with their elected caliphs. But when the new Messenger of Allah comes
with the Ruh’il Quddus, then it is him whom his Jamaat and
all Muslims should listen to and obey. Moreover, he has also
given a precision that it is the people of his Jamaat who shall get
this blessing of the Ruh’il Quddus:
Firstly,
meaning that when they shall have Taqwa, and establish their
connection with Allah and with His teachings in an exemplary manner,
never rejecting Hazrat Muhammad (sa) and the Promised Messiah
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), therefore, Allah shall choose from
among the followers of the Promised Messiah (as) His Elects/
Mujaddids/ Revivers of Faith, etc. Verily, He accomplished His promise
by elevating the Musleh Ma’ud Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad
(ra) and now in this new 15th Century of the Hijra, He has
sent this humble self, the Khalifatullah and Messiah of the age as
the new Mujaddid.
Secondly,
all the people who shall recognise and accept the new Mujaddid
and Messenger of Allah of his era and with all their hearts take the
Ba’iat in his hands, those people shall be exceptionally
blessed to live in such times when Allah is manifesting Himself.
So,
my dear disciples and members of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, you
are all indeed very fortunate to live in the times of a Messenger of
Allah, a Mujaddid of Islam and witnessing the advent of Allah’s own
Khalifa who has come with the Ruh’il Quddus to guide you to
Sahih al Islam, that is, the true Islam, by calling you to perfect
you as a true Muslim.
The
Bai’at in the hands of a Messenger of Allah is very
important. Those who are not sure about my advent and truthfulness
should not come forward to take the Bai’at because this is a
very sacred pact and promise that you are making to both Allah and
this humble self, the Khalifatullah of this era. For, if you come
forward and take the Bai’at and afterwards renounce your
faith and break that sacred promise, then your consequences before
the eyes of Allah shall be very severe.
Only
those who are genuinely and absolutely sure in my truthfulness should
come forward and bear witness along with me, and stay true to your
promise until your last breath on earth....
To read Qudrat-e-Saniah- Part I, click here.