Claims of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 20
[ 20 ] is the one who is subservient to the commandments of the Holy Prophet sa , the one who follows the Islamic shar i ah [law] to the letter, and the one who was obedient to the Holy Prophet sa at all times. Today, for this sermon, keeping in mind the Jalsah Salanah [Annual Convention], I had chosen to respond briefly to these two allegations. Insh a ’All a h, I will continue this in the future. For the final address [on April 7, 1985] I have chosen the topic of Kh a tam-al-Nab i yy i n. The White Paper raises issues about this as well, and I feel that I should respond to this in my final address as everything cannot be covered in the brief period of time given during a single Friday sermon. May Allah, out of His grace, give me the ability to cover these issues and respond in the allotted time. The Importance of Jalsah Salanah in the United Kingdom In the end, I would like to say it is God’s grace that has enabled us to participate in this historic Jalsah Salanah which is about to begin. We do not call this a central Convention. The central Convention will be held in Rabwah insh a ’Allah. It is our basic right to hold our religious gatherings and functions at our centre. The government of Pakistan has permitted us to hold our sh u ra in Rabwah this year. This is God’s favour and grace. Even