Be a man of God

Hazrat Khalifatul Masih delivered today’s sermon from Nagoya, Japan.

Huzoor said with the grace of God he is enabled to directly address the Japanese Jama’at after approximately seven years. With the grace of God like some other Jama’ats in the world, the Japanese Jama’at is also a progressive Jama’at. It is advancing in sincerity and loyalty and in financial giving. However, its members should always remember never to assume that they are advancing, growing in numbers, are enhancing in financial giving and have now purchased this new place which will be sufficient for their needs for many years to come. Huzoor said he would later give details of the new place but said that it is large and adequate for offering Salat in terms of the current numbers of the Jama’at and would also be adequate to hold Jalsa Salana for some time, there will also be space for offices. It also houses a guest house and a mission house. For this the Japanese Jama’at has made great financial sacrifices, but it should always be remembered that its rightful due will be paid when whatever the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) imparted to us, which is essential for a true Muslim, will be acted upon.

No doubt sacrifices and actions owing to short-term enthusiasm at times incline one towards piety. If these are for the sake of God, one is bestowed with Divine grace. However, the objectives of those of us who have taken the Bai’at of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) will be fulfilled in the real sense when we will endeavour to make each act of ours consistent in seeking the pleasure of God and will keep the objective of the Ahmadiyya Jama’at in our view.

The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said: ‘These excellences are found in Prophets (peace be on them) and it is stated in: ‘The path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings…’ (1:7) Attainment of this is the real purpose of every person. Our Jama’at in particular should be drawn to this because Allah the Exalted willed by establishing this Community to prepare a community like the community which was prepared by the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) so that this community may stand witness to the truth and greatness of the Holy Qur’an and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).’

The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has put a huge responsibility on us to attain those objectives which the Companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) tried to attain. They constantly gave sacrifice of life, property and time and paid the dues of God while fearing Him. They supplicated God and were never proud of any of their sacrifices, rather they prayed for their efforts to gain acceptance and so heightened were their levels of worship of God that they awakened at night and did not ever neglect remembering God during the day in spite of their trade and commerce. This is the objective all of us have to attain about which the Qur’an states that once this is attained the objective of one’s creation is attained. This indeed should be our aim when we build mosques or purchase places to worship God. Worldly objectives have limits and after arriving at a certain height/point, one is happy with a sense of achievement and to see the results of one’s endeavours. However, devotion of God is such that newer and newer doors open to nearness of God and then there is reward after death in the Hereafter where one progresses by virtue of God’s limitless grace and the blessings received are beyond imagination. This is the view with which the Companions progressed and thus attain the title of ‘may Allah be pleased with them’.

This is the kind of spiritual progress the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) wanted to see in his Jama’at where their station would elevate and they would continue to receive blessings. He said he wanted people of his Jama’