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EVERY KHADIM OF ISLAM IN THE WORLD SHOULD POSSESS THIS SCARF At 11:00AM on October 5, 1972, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih III (rt) gave the opening address on the occasion of the 29th Annual Convention of the Central Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya. During his address, Hadhur(rt) remarked, "I want to inform the Khuddam that we have prescribed a scarf as a symbol of recognition for a Khadim...I want every Khadim of Islam in the world to possess this scarf." INITIAL THOUGHTS REGARDING THE RING "A ring goes in the [ends of the] scarf [to secure it in place]. The Jewish [people] are a very clever nation that tries to spread its grandeur in the world from every aspect. They also have some quiet means in this regard. Hence one of the reasons [leading to] their fame in this world was this ring. They have engraved a snake on the ring which is used for wearing along with a scarf around one's neck. In this way they have placed their symbol upon the neck of every Muslim who uses this ring. Therefore, when I thought about this scarf and ring, I decided that we should prescribe our own rings and similarly make our own scarf pattern." INSPIRATION FROM THE ALHAMBRA - SPAIN I remember that in Spain, I saw four sentences on the walls of the Allhamra: (1). Wa la Ghaalib illAllah - "There is no Victor except Allah,” which was written with profusion. (2) Al Qudrat Allah. “All power is for Allah” (3) “All Order is for Allah” (4) Al Izzato illAllah. “All Respect is for Allah.” I have made use of these sentences to prescribe the following: For general Atfal and Khuddam, they should wear the ring [enscribed] “All power is for Allah,” and for office holders [they should wear the ring enscribed] “All Respect is for Allah.” WHY ARE THE SCARVES BLACK AND WHITE "Although green is the usual color for flags, this scarf of ours is black and white because the flags of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) were either black or white; so at the time of the making of the first flag of our community Hadrat Musleh Maud(ra) had formed a committee to do research in this matter in which he had also included my humble self. Hence when we did thorough research we found out that the flag of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had no other color besides these two colors. For this reason we have created a combination of black and white in the community flag, and precisely these two colors have appeared in this scarf of ours..." GUARD IT - AND DO NOT LET IT GO TO WASTE "Every office bearer of ours is a leader and our every Khadim must learn how to lead. Thus every Khadim should try to have this scarf...guard it, and do not let it get wasted. ADDITIONAL NOTES FROM THE EDITOR: Hadhur(rt) noted that at the time of the making of the first batch of scarves, some came out smaller and some came out larger - but the official size is one square yard. He further said, "If the scarf is shorter than one square yard, then we cannot achieve the additional perceived benefits. Anyhow, on occasions like this, each Khadim should wear this scarf. There is no need to wear it all the time; during your congregations and when on duty, you should wear this scarf and a special ring." The exerpts above are an English-translation of an address originally given in the Urdu language. Although great care has been placed in the accuracy of the translation, MKA USA accepts full responsibility for any errors in relaying the message of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih III(rt). Information courtesy of: Hamid Haroon Malik, Mohtamim Taleem, MKA USA Mirza Fateh Ahmad, Naib Mohtamim Taleem, MKA USA Naem R. Mohamed, Dept of Isha'at MKA USA |
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