The Afghan Martyrs — Page 15
It is towards this kind of supplication that I wish to invite the Jamaat. Enormous Sacrifices Offered by Pakistani Ahmadis Secondly, on this occasion I invite you to pray for the Pakistani Ahmadis, who following in the footsteps of Hadhrat Sahibzada Abdul Lateef (PBUH), have presented immense sacrifices. Their sacrifices have been of a diverse assortment i. e. hardships in their daily lives, rigorous imprisonment, being pelted with stones and even being martyred. For us this era has been like an extended Eid-ul-Adhia. Divine Blessings invariably descend after 'Adhia' and for a long long time believers benefit from the blessings that have their root in the sacrifices. Today I invite you to pray that in acceptance of our sacrifices He may direct that an end be put to these turbulent days of our trials and tribulations. May He initiate a period of His pure Mercy and Blessings. By mistake a term of ingratitude has escaped from my lips. I did not at all mean that the Almighty has not been blessing us. I will rephrase what I have just said. It must be remembered that throughout this period of sacrifices Allah's Blessings have been showered upon us in far greater measure than our wildest expectations. I am fully aware that sometimes the Divine Decree works in this fashion and then, after a while, the period of sacrifices is concluded and a lengthy period of blessings follows which goes on and on. It is this kind of a prayer that I am inviting you to offer. In so many of my recent sermons, referring to this period of trials I have been referring to numerous astonishing events when we became recipient of His Blessings. In itself this very mosque (Bait-ul- Huda, Sydney, Australia) in which we are seated today is a sure sign of God's Blessings. Surely throughout the world we are 15