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66. Students of the Taleem-ul-Quran Class with Hussain Baidullah, the President of the. Suriname Jama'at, and Hameed A. Zafar, the Missionary-in-Charge of Suriname. Maulana Ataullah Kaleem with Abdul Mutalib Mahmood, Amir of the Jama'at (left). Maulana Hasan Basri (left) and Maulana Nazeer with Sheikh Qamar, the Suriname. Minister of Defense. Today, through God's help, for the. Toda first time in the history of. Suriname, a Successor of one sent by. God, the Exalted, is speaking directly to you through this Friday Sermon. . This historic event was to happen only once, and it has now happened, never to reoccur. If Allah so wills, Imams. shall be sent by God, and they shall address the people of Suriname. They shall also deliver sermons, but the first time remains the first time. So you are fortunate in having become the witnesses to this historic occasion. It is essential that thanks be rendered for this. Thus, like Prophet Solomonas, pray to God and render your thanks to. Him by making sure your children also listen to this sermon in these very words. Do not be content by letting them hear summaries. By exposing them to this sermon, you shall be counted among those who took steps to protect their faith, who saved them from attacks of others, and who protected their moral values. . . . I came here and saw that this. Jama'at is made of great and sincere material. Indeed, this Jama'at is a mine of sincerity. But if mines are not excavated and valuable gems are not obtained therefrom, then of what benefit are they? These gems remain mixed up in clay. There is in your midst such sincere material that if your missionaries and office-holders take benefit from it and bring out these hidden treasures, then the whole area could benefit from your blessings and be filled with the light of. Ahmadiyyat, by the Grace of Allah. . May Almighty Allah grant you the capacity to do this. (Excerpt from the. Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Khalifatul. Masih IVaba on May 31, 1991 at Bait-unNasir Mosque in Suriname, Al-Fazal,. September 23, 1991). Ahmadiyya Muslim Association USA: 1994 Souveni