Africa Speaks — Page 93
"'J/~ That was the prayer Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khallfatul Masih III (Caliph of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, august Head of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam) quoted from the Promised Messiah in his sermon at Leicester village's Ahmadiyya Mosque near Freetown. He declared that his brothers and sisters who were in the mosque that Friday, May 9, were a sign of the divine grace and fulfilled the prophecy of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi when God said to him, "I shall give you a large party of Islam. " Hafiz Ahmad pointed out that the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam is not a club or association-it is a Movement founded by Allah Himself. He stated: "Mahdi was for a definite purpose, therefore, the Movement is sustained and protected by Allah. Its main purpose is to strengthen and purify our belief or faith in Him". "A true Ahmadi's reference is always Allah. All his hopes and fears emanate from Him, he prays to Him and is never tired of his prayer. He has his faith strong and firm and his will strong. "He attaches an identity of purpose with the divine will, to the extent, that his own will disappears and ceases to have a separate entity. "He is enveloped by divine Glory of God anrJ his communion penetrates his being. God enters his heart and refuses to leave him alone. H is soul is purged of everything base and gives him a dynamism which is unique. "God becomes his guide and visits him with his Glory and Majesty. Faith gushes into his heart like water from a spring. He enjoys a spiritual experience in which he is completely lost. "Divine light descends on him and signs of new life appear in his person. Just as trees put on green leaves in the spring and are covered with flowers. "Hazrat Mahdi and Promised Messiah was commissioned to bring this heavenly light to us. It is our duty now to size up to the standard of virtue and truth described by the Promised Messiah. "The world has forgotten its Creator and is standing on the fringe of annihilation. This my Mission prays that God save mankind from his fate. Amin. " I 1 92