Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 8
Khilafat Centenary. mDll$$ ~l~,,F~j·~~J. \-"'_,. . JI ~I !~ ~ J d1v-L r ),,~Li. AP HEAD OP nlE Al!MAOIYYA COMMLINrTY. . J"""""""""~I~ IN ISL. AM March 8° 1 2008 Message for Centenary Khilafat Jubilee Souvenir Edition 0 ye evergreen saplings of the Promised Messiah Our ·belief in Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Promised Messiah l")l. . . , •. ll<1. :-1. l. . c. , who truly adored his holy master the Holy Prophet Muhammad r"L_,-. . ~J. c. . . JJl(,,S'J. . . -, imposes upon us the heavy responsibility of spreading th1~ message of Islam and reforming ourselves in such a way that we can bring ourselves and the rest of mankind closer to its Creator. . The Promised Messiah t)l. . ,J14-. ;1c was given tbe glad tiding that after his demise Allah would make Successors as He made Successors frorri among those : who were before them and that in accordance with the prophecy of the Holy Prophet Muhammad rJ. . . . _,. ,. :11. c. ilil(. S"J. . . o such Khilafat would continue ti!J the end. The first centenary of Khilafat ( 1908 -2008) is a time for gratitude to Allah for blessing this community with the bounty of never-ending Khilafat, sincere prayers and a rededication to engage in good works in order to win the pleasure of Allah. Our success lies in holding fast lo the rope of Allah and ensuring that we adhere to the institution of Khilafat and in our absolute obedience to il and to the Nizam Jama. : at. . Only by treading the narrow path of Taqwa and without any deviation from this path can he attain the pleasure of Allah. In this connection, the Promised Messiah reminds us that: The believers are those whose actions testify their belief. Belief is registered in their hearts and they strive to attain the pleasure of Allah as their highest priority. They tread the fine and narrow path of Taqwa for the sake of God and are completely absorbed in His love. · They ,keep their distance from everything that is a barrier between them and God, whether it is from their conduct or behaviour or because of their negligence and laxity. (Tabligh-e- Risalat, Vol. lO :p. 103)