Hazrat Khalifatul Masih recited the following Quranic verses at the start of his Friday sermon today: ‘And no soul can die except by Allah’s leave — a decree with a fixed term. And whoever desires the reward of the present world, We will give him thereof; and whoever desires the reward of the life to come, We will give him thereof; and We will surely reward the grateful. And many a Prophet there has been beside whom fought a large number of godly people. They slackened not for aught that befell them in the way of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor did they humiliate themselves before the enemy. And Allah loves the steadfast. And they uttered not a word except that they said: ‘Our Lord, forgive us our errors and our excesses in our conduct, and make firm our steps and help us against the disbelieving people.’ So Allah gave them the reward of this world, as also an excellent reward of the next;...

Before Baitur Rahman existed, we'd hold ijtema there. The grass was dotted with tents everywhere. It got real humid inside those tents. Some blunt twig kept nagging your back or side any time your try to get comfortable to sleep. Nevertheless, each majlis took great pride in their tent. Especially we Atfal. Pranks were pulled on rival tents, and they were not taken lightly. It may have been just a tent, but those were our tents. We'd protect them like a fortress is protected by soldiers who'd lay down their lives. One ijtema, we got hit with a grizzly rain storm. Parts of the field we're quickly flooded. Everyone ran to take cover. Many took to their fortresses! The storm was so severe that the wind gusts were thumping tents, literally sending them tumbling. Perhaps those tents still contained Atfal too? We weren't sure! In our tent were Atfal from Houston and Brooklyn, as one. Ultimately most retreated to the brick house....

Last Friday sermon was based on a discourse about the Promised Messiah’s (on whom be peace) understanding of the Holy Qur’an, Quranic commandments and Unity of God which was by virtue of completely devoting himself to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). This is because neither the concept of Unity of God can be understood without the agency of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) nor knowledge of the Holy Qur’an. This is why it is essential that after understanding the concept of لا الہ الا اللہ one must understand the concept of محمد رسول اللہ . Indeed, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was the true personification of understanding لا الہ الا اللہ . Today Huzoor presented some extracts of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) about Unity of God, its reality and how could one be truly called موحد (a believer of...

O Evergreen Saplings of the Promised Messiah (ʿalayhi as-salām) Assalaamo alaikum wa rahmatullahe wa burakatohu Most fortunate are those who are have recognized the Promised Messiah (ʿalayhi as-salām) as the Imam of the Age and have joined his community. Therefore, make pure changes within yourself and guide others to do good works. Adhere to the teachings of the Promised Messiah (ʿalayhi as-salām) with complete sincerity so that you can be the practical role models of love and sincerity to the Promised Messiah (ʿalayhi as-salām). The Promised Messiah (ʿalayhi as-salām) stated in his booklet ‘The Will’ that when I depart, you will witness the Second Manifestation which shall remain with you always. We have witnessed the fulfillment of Allah’s promise about Khilafat. I want to, therefore, remind you that you should create a strong bond with Khilafat. Remember that all your success is inter-twined with Khilafat. God Almighty has granted you spiritual leadership and endowed you with an Imam. The fact of the...