Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 9
The extraordinary standards of sacrifice and complete transformation that occuned amongst the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad rJ. . . . . J~J. c. Ji 11. . S'J. . . . ,. was on account of their love for Allah and His Prophet that sprouted from their increasing firmness in faith. Their love and care for each other and the standard of their sacrifice of life, wealth, and time for Lhe sake of their faith was matchless. These are the people who serve as our role models because they folfilled their pledges and became the recipients of Allah's bounties and His grace. today you are not being asked to use the sword nor march forward into a battlefield and con. front guns and missiles. You are asked to fulfil the obligations to Allah and His creation. Inculcate the spirit of sacrifice in the old a. nd the young. Set high standards in obedience to Nizam-i- Jama' at and Khilafat and instil similar high standards in your wife and children because obedience is the cornerstone of discipline and discipline is the foundation of a good structure. May Allah the Exalted enable us all to pron1ulgate this spirit and passion so that we ca11 see the promises of lhe victory of ls lam beit1g fulfilled in our own lives. A vast majority write to me regularly and share with me their aspirations and moments of happiness and grief. As a result, the sentimenls of affection and relation are greatly fostered. This is indeed a grace of God Almighty on the Jama ' at whose parallel we cannot find anywhere else in the world. May Allah make these relations with Khilafat stronger and may the relations between the members also grow stronger and the bond with Allah and the true knowledge about Allah increase. Amin. This Souvenir has pooled together a rich array of infonnation about the institution of Khilafat that should benefit all readers and I pray that it strengthens your personal relations with the Khali fa of the time. Amin. MIRZA MASROOR AHMAD rK]ta{ijatu[ !M. asi. fz o/