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~66~ the same as that of the rebels. The news of his death reached his family on 22 February 2016. Inna lillahe wa inna Ilaihe rajioon [To Allah we belong and to Him is the return]. ” • Friday Sermon Delivered 18 March 2016 at Baitul Futuh Mosque, London • Published AlFazl International 08 April 2016 Inappropriate use of the pictures of the Khulafa and avoiding innovations Huzoor-e-Anwar (aba) advised the Jama’at against the dangerous effect of innovation through the spread of the sharing pictures (such as those used on ). On one occasion he said: “Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) narrated an incident that the Promised Messiah (as) had his photograph taken. However, when a postcard was presented to him which had his photo on it, he said that this could not be allowed. He instructed the community that no one should purchase those cards. As a result, no one dared to repeat this. (from Khutbat-e Mahmood vol 14 page 214) These days, however, I have noticed on some tweets and on Whatsapp that some people are trying to circulate that old post card. They have either acquired it from an elder, or purchased it from a shop that sells old books. This is wrong and should be stopped. The Promised Messiah (as) had his photograph taken so that people from far-off places, especially Europeans who could judge a character from facial characteristics, would see it and it would lead them to seek the truth. However, when the Promised Messiah (as) saw that people may turn this into a business and sell his photograph on postcards, he felt this may become a source of harmful innovation and he strictly forbade it. In some instances, he asked for the postcards to be destroyed. People who have businesses selling photographs and charge exorbitant prices should pay attention to the matter. Some colorize