Hudhur began the Friday Sermon by reading an Urdu poetic verse from a lengthy po

em by Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him). Its English translati
on is as follows:
They make you Hussein-like and themselves become like Yazid,
What a good bargain it is; let the enemy hurl arrows
Explaining, Hudhur said this poem was written in 1935, advising patience and ste
adfastness, when commotion against the Community was at its height. He said toda
y he will speak with reference to these two lines and not the poem as a whole. F
or every Muslim, the lines depict a most tragic and heartrending event in the hi
story of Islam. However, only those who are being cruelly persecuted can have a
true insight into these words. Every Muslim has sympathy and compassion regardin
g this event. Shia community expresses this in their own way every year during t
he month of Muharram. In our view they take it to the level of transgression, bu
t it is their way.
Today, who but the Ahmadiyya Community can encompass the tragedy of Karbala. In
the aforementioned poetic verse two individuals are mentioned; both professed th
e Kalima (Muslim declaration of faith). Yet one comprehended the reality of the
Kalima and was a victim, and the other perpetrated cruelty while disregarding th
e Kalima. Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) , along with his famil
y and a few associates was martyred at Karbala. This was a continuation from the
martyrdom of Hadhrat Usman (may Allah be pleased with him). This is what happen
s when taqwa lessens, personal gain overrides communal gain and worldly matters
are given precedence over faith. The height of barbarity is committed and people
of God are murdered in the name of God. People who profess the Kalima persecute
others Kalima-followers, children are murdered and all manner of cruelty is per
petrated against people of God who sacrifice their all for God. What could be mo
re unfortunate than to carry out brutality in the name of God and His Prophet (p
eace and blessings of Allah be on him)? The Qur’an states: ‘And whoso kills a believ
er intentionally, his reward shall be Hell wherein he shall abide. And Allah wil
l be wroth with him and will curse him and will prepare for him a great punishme
nt.’ (4:94) God’s most intense displeasure for such people is that they will be in H
ell for a long period of time and His cruse is on them. This is indeed a most gr
ievous punishment and it could not be more unfortunate that a person who profess
es the Kalima is given such a punishment. On the other hand, God states about th
ose innocents against whom cruelty is perpetrated: ‘…they are living, in the presenc
e of their Lord, and are granted gifts from Him...’ (3:170). Hudhur explained noth
ing could be a greater reward than this.
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said that Hadhrat Huss
ein and Hassan (may Allah be pleased with them both) will be the leaders of youn
g men in Paradise and prayed for them in these words: ‘O Allah, I love them, You t
oo love them.’ One who acquired such a high status will certainly be the inheritor
of lofty stations in Paradise and his murderers will receive God’s severe chastis
ement.
Hudhur said we are currently going through the first ten days of the month of Mu
harram. On the 10th of Muharram, the beloved of the Holy Prophet (peace and bles
sings of Allah be on him), Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) was m
urdered. The barbaric people did not realise the station of the person they comm
itted the violence against. When faith diminishes, all senses are erased and fea
r of God is gone and it becomes immaterial what station anyone holds in the sigh
t of God and His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). The details o
f this martyrdom and what followed ensures one that the people who committed thi
s may have uttered the Kalima but in fact they did not believe in God.
The Holy Qur’an teaches justice and moderation even against the enemy and this inc
ludes the enemy who was in pursuit of eliminating Islam and the Holy Prophet (pe
ace and blessings of Allah be on him). It was forbidden to mutilate bodies durin
g warfare as was the custom in Arabia. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be on him) had come to eradicate all such matters. But the beloved grand-s
on of God’s beloved Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) about whom he
had also said, ‘one who loves my grandsons loves me and one who loves me loves Go
d and owing to love of God will go to Paradise’ was treated in this barbaric way.
Hudhur explained that those who truly love also hold dear the loved ones of thei
r beloved. They do not claim to ardently love someone and only cherish their dea
r ones during their life-time. This cannot be the way of those who are connected
to God. Once during the time of his Khilafat Hadhrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be ple
ased with him) was going somewhere when he saw Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be ple
ased with him) playing. He picked him up and said, ‘he was very dear to my master,
the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). That is why I am als
o expressing love to him.’ Hudhur added, yet how was he treated at Karbala and how
was the teaching of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) d
isregarded.
Traditions relate that when Hadhrat Hussein’s (may Allah be pleased with him) sold
iers were overcome by the enemy he turned his horse towards the Euphrates. Someo
ne said, ‘come in between the stream and them’ and people blocked his way and did no
t let him go to the river. A man threw an arrow at Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be
pleased with him) which struck under his chin. Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pl
eased with him) had been fighting the enemy on foot like a brilliant rider attac
ks while evading arrows. Prior to martyrdom he was heard saying; ‘By God, after me
you will not murder anyone from among people of God on whose murder God will be
angrier at you than my murder. By God, I hope that God will humiliate you and t
hus bless me. He will take my revenge in a way that will astonish you. By God, i
f you murder me, God will create a warring situation among you and your blood wi
ll be spilled. God will not suffice at this, so much so that a great punishment
will be increased manifold for you’.
After martyring Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) the people of Ko
ofa (enemy) started pillaging the tents and even snatched coverings from the hea
ds of women. A man cried out, who would stamp on the body of Hadhrat Hussein (ma
y Allah be pleased with him) with their horses. Ten riders responded and trample
d his body with their horses, crushing his chest and back. Hadhrat Hussein (may
Allah be pleased with him) had 45 arrow inflicted wounds on his body. Another tr
adition relates he had 33 spear wounds and 47 sword wounds. The height of cruelt
y was that the head of Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) was sent
to the governor of Koofa the next day who had it affixed in Koofa. What can be w
orse than this barbaric treatment? Only a most wicked enemy can mete out such a
treatment but not one who professes the Kalima and believes in the Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be on him), who had indeed most strictly forbidden
such heinous practises. Indeed this was done by people who were materialistic a
nd had exceeded all limits to attain their objective. It was their materialistic
tendencies that had spurred Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) not
to take the bai’at of Yazid.
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) writes that people were unanimous on the
bai’at of Yazid, the impure, but Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him)
did not accept him. Yet his effort was to have conciliation and he had sent most
of his associates back and only a few remained with him. He told the representa
tives of Yazid that he did not want war and asked to be allowed to go to the bor
der so that he could be martyred in the cause of Islam or asked to be taken to Y
azid so that he could make him understand. However, war was imposed on him which
he faced valiantly. He only had 70 odd people against a large army and they gav
e their lives for the right cause. God has His own ways of reckoning and vengean
ce. Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) had said that God will take
revenge. Yazid had temporary success but who is known in good terms today? Which
Muslim names his child after Yazid? Rather, he is remembered by the term the Pr
omised Messiah (on whom be peace) used for him: Yazid, the impure. Hadhrat Husse
in (may Allah be pleased with him) did not wish for governance, he only wanted t
ruth to prevail.
Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote that the principle whi
ch Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) stood for was that the people
of a country, a community have the right of electing/choosing seat of Khilafat.
A son cannot give this right to his father. He said this principle is as sacred
today as it was before and Hadhrat Hussein’s (may Allah be pleased with him) mart
yrdom has made this even more prominent. After Yazid’s death, his son Muawiyah, na
med after his grandfather, took bai’at from people but then went to his house and
did not emerge for 40 days. When he re-emerged, he announced that although he ha
d taken bai’at on his hand, he did not consider himself worthy of it and had only
done so to avoid divisions. He said if anyone was deserving of leadership, he wo
uld give it to them but he did not see anyone worthy of it. He said he too was n
ot worthy of it as was not his father or his grandfather. He said his father was
much less in station than Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) and h
is grandfather lesser than Hadhrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). For this
reason, he said, he resigned from leadership and it was up to the people whose
bai’at they wished to take. His mother who was listening to this in Purdah was ext
remely angry at him but Muawiyah said he had spoken the truth. He went home and
did not come out again and died.
Hudhur said it is a tremendous testimony that Yazid’s own son did not agree with h
is Khilafat. He had pondered over the matter with seriousness and decided that h
e was not prepared to take this burden on. The sacrifice of Hadhrat Imam Hussein
(may Allah be pleased with him) gives us many lessons. He gave his life to esta
blished truth. We should always pray to God to seek His help to keep us on the r
ight path.
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) wrote that Messiah/Jesus (on whom be pea
ce) has been likened to Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) . This m
eans that the Messiah to come will also partake of this metaphor. But the time o
f second Messiah will InshaAllah not repeat the matters which weakened Islam. Ye
t, we should always pray that there is no slip-up in our faith. One aspect that
God will not repeat is regarding Khilafat, which will now be constant. This was
foretold by the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and the Pr
omised Messiah (on whom be peace) also explained it that some matters will not b
e repeated. He said that the first Messiah was put on the Cross by the Jews wher
eas he will be breaking the Cross. Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with hi
m) was martyred by Yazid whereas through the people of the second Hussein (may A
llah be pleased with him), the throngs of Yazid will be defeated.
Hudhur said the month of Muharram teaches us to always send blessings and saluta
tions (Durud) on the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and h
is family and bring about pure changes in ourselves to play our role. We should
display steadfastness in front of people with Yazid-like nature and be resolute.
Only the Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) -like will be successful. God
has commanded prayer and patience. Patience does not only signify enduring cruel
ty but also entails doing pious works with resolve. To express the truth without
any fear is also patience. We should always abide by the model of Hadhrat Husse
in (may Allah be pleased with him) to partake of a measure of the triumph that i
s destined with the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). Hudhur said Durud is mo
st significant, ahadith draw our attention to it, the Promised Messiah (on whom
be peace) drew our attention to it and most significantly, the Holy Qur’an draws o
ur attention to it. We should concentrate on it especially during this month. Ha
dhrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) once initiated this and
today Hudhur echoed it. Hudhur said invoking Durud was the most excellent way of
 expressing one’s sentiments about Karbala. It is a very good way of expressing lo
ve for the beloved of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).
Hudhur prayed that may God enable us to especially say the Durud these days and
may it also be a source of personal and communal blessings for us.
Hudhur read an extract from the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be pea
ce) regarding which he said every Ahmadi should have it in his/her view. The Pro
mised Messiah (on whom be peace) said that it should be very clear that anyone w
ho says that God forbid Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) did not
take bai’at of the Khalifa and was rebellious is a great liar. He said that it is
our belief that Yazid was an impure person who did not fulfil what a true believ
er signifies. Love of world had blinded him whereas Hadhrat Hussein (may Allah b
e pleased with him) was pure and among those chosen people whom God purifies Him
self. He was among those who are of Paradise. His devotion to God is a model for
us. Destroyed is the heart who is his enemy and successful is the heart that de
monstrates his love by practice. It is extreme lack of faith to deride Hadhrat H
ussein (may Allah be pleased with him), one who does this, wastes his faith.
Hudhur prayed that may God always enable us to love the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be on him) and his family and also to send Durud on him. Hudh
ur said we should pray that may God remove the cruelty that is being perpetrated
in the name of God and His Prophet in Pakistan and some other countries. Sectar
ian disturbances between Shia and Sunni people take place during Muharram and te
rrorist activities are also committed. May God protect from those and may this m
onth pass in peace for Muslims countries. May they understand the objective of m
artyrdom of Hadhrat Imam Hussein (may Allah be pleased with him) and also recogn
ise the Imam of the age.
Next Hudhur announced that he would lead Funeral Prayers in absentia of three pe
ople:
Mehdi Tapani sahib was from Zimbabwe where he had served as the national Tabligh
secretary. He passed away on 15 Nov. He had taken his bai’at in 1990, was very he
lpful in acquiring land for a mosque. He leaves behind his widow, five sons and
two daughters who are all married and are Ahmadis.
AlHaaj Abu Bakr Gai sahib was from the Gambia. He passed away on 2 December. He
took his bai’at in 2004 although from 1999 to 2004 he had worked as a doctor under
the Nusrat Jehan scheme. He became a minster of health for the Gambian governme
nt in 2009. After his bai’at in 2004, he was foremost in chanda contributions and
was very active in Tabligh work. He always said that he had experienced a miracu
lous spiritual change since taking bai’at. He had a great connection with Khilafat
. Hudhur said his governmental position was helpful to us, may God provide us wi
th a good substitute.
Izzatul Nisa sahiba, who passed away on 17 November in Bangladesh was the mother
of our missionary and in-charge Bangla desk Feroz Alam sahib. She was a very pi
ous lady, very regular with her Salat and Tahajjud. She was a sincere Ahmadi. Sh
e had taken great care of the education of her children and in spite of having a
humble background cared for others in the family who were disadvantaged. She ha
d tremendous devotion for the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and Khilafat a
nd told our detractors they had no idea of the blessings they were rejecting. Sh
e was a Moosia and leaves behind three sons and five daughters. May God elevate
her station in Paradise and grant steadfastness to the bereaved.
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Synopsis: English Urdu Every Muslim has sympathy and compassion regarding the
event which happened in karbala 1400 years ago, Hadhrat Hussein (R.A.) along wit
h his family and a few associates was martyred at Karbala, The Holy Prophet (S.A
.W.) said that Hadhrat Hussein and Hassan (R.A.) will be the leaders of young me
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kes place every Friday. Regular attendance at the Jumu ah prayer is enjoined on
all believers. According to a Saying of The Prophet(sa) a congregational prayer
is twenty-five times more blessed than prayer performed alone. (Bukhari)
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