In addition to the members in Mathra; brothers and families from Pappankulam, Karunagappally and Alappuzha, Wayanad, and Delhi and Coimbatore, also could reach the Masjid venue ahead of the commencement of the four-day Programme.
In the afternoon, following Zuhr Namaz and lunch, brothers
and sisters were free to worship and invoke God in their own ways, with time
for Zikr, Tilawat, Invocations for
blessings on the Holy Prophet (sa), Nafl Namaz, etc.
In the evening after Maghrib-Isha Namaz, members assembled for the formal Inaugural Session. Zachariah recited the Holy Qur’an at the commencement of the session. DA Zainul Abideen Saheb offered welcome remarks to the gathering assembled for the Jalsa at the Masjid. Sathik Ali Saheb recited a Nazm on the occasion.
Fazil Jamal Saheb chaired the session, and called attention to the higher purposes of Jalsa programme, quoting the Promised Messiah (as): ‘The primary purpose of this Convention is to enable every sincere individual to personally experience religious benefits; They may enhance their knowledge and – due to their being blessed and enabled by Allah, The Exalted – their perception [of Allah] may progress. Among its secondary benefits is that this congregational meeting together will promote mutual introduction among all brothers, and it will strengthen the fraternal ties within this Community.’ (Ishtihar 7 Dec. 1892, Majmoo`ah Ishtiharat Vol. I, Page 340).
Janab Saji Saheb of Kaliyikkavila, a representative
from Tamil Nadu Jamaat, and Janab Nasruddin Raother Saheb- a representative of the
Wayanad-based north Kerala Jamaat, also spoke at the inaugural session. The
meeting ended with the final remarks of the Chair, and Duah of the Amir Saheb. Scores of Jamaat members from different
parts of the world participated online through a Zoom Link as well, Alhamdulillah.
On the second day, 27 December 2023, all brothers and sisters collectively offered the Tahajjud prayers at 5.00 am, and it was followed later, at 5:25 am, by the Namaz-e-Fajr. Mukarram Amir Jamaluddin Raother Saheb conducted a Dars-ul-Qur’an, immediately after the Fajr Namaz. After morning works and breakfast, there was a round of Waqar-e-Amal around the Masjid premises and surroundings.
In the evening session, DA Zainul Abdeen Saheb recited the
Holy Qur’an. Sadiq Ali Saheb recited a poem. Alauddin Saheb of Coimbatore Jamaat
recited a self-composed devotional song in Tamil language in praise of Allah’s
mercy and grace in raising a messenger in this era in the person of Hazrat
Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim (aba) and the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, Masha
Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allah-u-Akbar.
On the third day, 28 December 2023, all brothers and sisters collectively offered the Tahajjud prayers at 5.00 am, and it was followed later, at 5:25 am, by the Namaz-e-Fajr. Mukarram Amir Jamaluddin Raother Saheb conducted a Dars-ul-Qur’an, immediately after the Fajr Namaz. After morning works and breakfast, there was a round of Waqar-e-Amal around the Masjid premises and surroundings.
At around 11.00 am, Mukarram Amir Saheb led an interactive,
conversation around Islam, encouraging each one of the participant to share a
point of wisdom and/or explain what Islam means to them as a faith in everyday
life. All members participated in the discussion, including the young members. A
number of interesting and insightful ideas pointing to the comprehensive range
of Islamic teachings emerged in this collective brainstorming session of mutual
learning, Alhamdulillah.
'Be a model of virtue, inwardly and outwardly, secretly and openly so as to reap the blessings of Allah. Never do Dawah or a good deed for show [ostentation]. All good that you do, do it for Allah only. Make yourselves worthwhile by refining your Islam within and showing the glow of that Islam by sharing it to others so that they also may be blessed with the light of Islam', exhorts Hazrat Saheba, the Spiritual Mother of all believers, in the special discourse.
On the final day, 29 December 2023, all brothers and sisters collectively offered the Tahajjud prayers at 5.00 am, and it was followed later, at 5:25 am, by the Namaz-e-Fajr. Mukarram Amir Jamaluddin Raother Saheb conducted a Dars-ul-Qur’an, immediately after the Fajr Namaz. After morning works and breakfast, there was a round of Waqar-e-Amal around the Masjid premises and surroundings.
After
the Jumuah Khutba and Namaz, and lunch, members listened to a special, final
Jalsa message of Imam- Jamaat Hazrat Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim(aba). In his special
discourse, Hazrat Khalifatullah (aba) spoke movingly about the poignant origins
of the present-day Divine Manifestation more than two decades ago, when Allah (swt)
started sending communications to His humble servant, Hazrat Munir, with a view
to renew the spirit of Islam- Ahmadiyya Islam in this era, and lofty spiritual
titles were bestowed upon him pointing to the larger mandate of the new messenger: ‘Hazrat’, Amir-ul-Mu’mineen [‘prince of the
Believers’], ‘Muhyiuddin’, ‘Mujaddid’ and ‘Khalifatullah’. Hazrat Khalifatullah
(aba), intensely conscious of the lofty divine mission on his shoulders with a
mandate for the reform of the whole world- not just Ahmadis, and other Muslims,
but also all humankind of this era- acknowledges that Allah (swt) has graced
his mind with knowledge coming from Him, coupled his shortcomings with the mighty shade of Divine protection and strengthened his spirit
with the ability to carry on with this great mission of Islamic work, Subhaan Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allah-u-Akbar!
It was on 19 April 2003, the day the fourth caliph of the Nizam-e-Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Mirza Tahir Ahmad Saheb passed away that the revelation elevating Hazrat Munir Ahmad Azim (aba) as the ‘Amir-ul-Mu’mineen’ of this era. On the same day, Hazrat Saheb (aba) was also ordained to accept Bai’at from disciples. Within a month, 08 May 2003, the Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Al Muslemeen, was established. The nascent Jamaat had to confront the jealousy and enmity of disbelievers and hypocrites within, and yet with time, Allah (swt) enabled Hazrat Muhyiuddin (aba) to ‘arise and create a new world’ and to establish ‘Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam’ for this purpose. The founding of the Kerala Jamaat in October 2010, and seven years later, with the establishment of the Jamaat in Tamil Nadu, there is spiritual hope in sustaining the divine mission, Insha Allah, Aameen.
In
this discourse, Hazrat Khalifatullah (aba) urged his disciples in the strongest
terms to refrain from sins such as doubts, mutual suspicion and ill-thinking, backbiting
and disputations. Hazrat Saheb (aba) encourages everyone to contribute
financially and by other material means- based on one's skills and time and personal efforts, to the larger causes of the divine mission. It
being the 23rd year of the Divine Manifestation- also 25 lunar years
of divine revelations, signs and miracles- sincere believers need to be
prepared to face life and all its tests and trials of faith; work hard for the
progress of the Jamaat being true to Allah, His messenger and His
Khalifatullah, and one’s own self; it is such sincere ones who shall inherit
the triumph of Islam in this era and in future, notes Hazrat Khalifatullah (aba)
in this discourse.
With the Jalsa coming to an end with the Duah of Hazrat Khalifatullah (aba), brothers and their families returned to their respective places with renewed spiritual energy, Alhamdulillah, Summa Alhamdulillah.
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