Spiritual Benefits Jalsa Salana UK 2014

All praise belongs to Allah; Jalsa Salana UK took place last week and with Divine grace those who attended it and those who saw it on MTA around the world benefited from its blessings. The feedback received by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih is most positive. People felt that there was a lot of improvement in the overall arrangements and the speeches were of a higher scholarly and spiritual standard. As traditional, Huzoor based today’s sermon, the first after Jalsa Salana, on presenting an overview of the event in light of Divine blessings. He also thanked all the volunteer workers and mentioned a few deficiencies.

With the grace of Allah, the atmosphere of Jalsa Salana affects each pious-natured soul. Some non-Muslims and non-Ahmadis only come to the Jalsa to find out how real are the blessings and beneficences of Jalsa as expressed to them by their Ahmadi friends. After experiencing Jalsa majority of them acknowledge that they find their experience to be greater than envisaged and some are so impressed and affected that they end up taking Bai’at. This year two Russian guests took Bai’at after observing the Jalsa atmosphere. Although guests from Guatemala, Chile and Costa Rica from South America did not take Bai’at during Jalsa, but it left a great mark on them and later on, during mulaqat with Huzoor they expressed regret at not taking Bai’at earlier and acknowledged they had recognised the truth and wished to take Bai’at. Thus, six people, four men and two women took Bai’at yesterday after Zuhr Prayer.

Among those who took Bai’at this Jalsa was a friend from Guatemala whose origin is Jordanian. He said that he observed the practices of unity, love and affection at Jalsa which the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) wished for. He felt Jalsa organisation was excellent and was most impressed by the discipline, sense of sincerity and unity. He said Jalsa was an illustration of the Hadith in which the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said that believers are like one body and any pain in one part of the body is felt by the rest of the body! He prayed that may Allah reward all Jalsa workers.

A friend from Costa Rica said that he was most impressed by the excellent arrangements put in place by the Jama’at and how each worker performed his duty. He said he was delighted to have discussions with guests from other countries and felt his faith had enhanced. He said the advice in the addresses of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih was meant for the entire Muslim world without any distinction between Sunni or Shia Muslims!

A lady from Costa Rica said that attending Jalsa was a unique experience and the mutual love of people of different ethnicities left a great mark on her. She felt the spiritual atmosphere of international Bai’at was redolent of the time of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). These were some of the attendees from Guatemala, Chile and Costa Rica, who, having seen the international Bai’at at Jalsa, were completely convinced yesterday and took Bai’at.

The Ahmadiyya Jama’at disseminates the beautiful message of Islam and each visitor can see its display of love and affection which compels them to be part of the true Islamic model or at least their objections against Islam are negated through it. This is a proof of the fact that Islamic teaching has never been outdated and Divine help and succour has never left Jama’at Ahmadiyya.

Once a family told Huzoor that in Pakistan one of their elderly ladies was against the Jama’at. They lived in an extended family situation but she never came to Jalsa. Once she had to go to Rabwah and the family also took her to Jalsa. There she saw the spiritual atmosphere, the organisation of the Langar Khana and listened to the speeches and was so impressed that she took Bai’at. This was during the time of the second Khilafat. Indeed, during each Khilafat