Khalifatul-Masih III - Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad — Page 33
Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad 33 Khilafat and delivered Friday sermons in this respect. These three important issues were: 1. Salvation depends solely on Allah’s Mercy 2. Adopting the attributes of humility and submission 3. Encouraging all to feed the poor, the needy, orphans and the imprisoned First 17 Verses of Surah Al-Baqarah During the initial period of his Khilafat, Hazrat Khalifatul- Masih III rta delivered lessons to ladies about the first portion of the Holy Qur’an. While explaining the subject discussed in the first two Rukus of Surah Al-Baqarah, he said: “In a way the (entire) Qur’an revolves around these three points; meaning either it is speaking of the righteous and righteousness or it is discussing something about the infidels and infidelity or it talks about hypocrites and the manner in which God’s wrath falls upon them. ” 24 “I was granted the intense desire that every Ahmadi should know the first seventeen verses of Surah Al-Baqarah by heart and also know their meaning as well as the commentary as much as possible. It should always remain in the forethoughts (of one’s mind). ” 25