Published on Mar 24 2009 by Tommy Kallon - Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK

My Dear Brothers Khuddam and Atfal,

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah. May the Lord of mankind open unto you the gates of His mercy and may He so ordain that you are always accompanied by the supplication of His angels.

One hundred and twenty years ago today, the most devoted servant of Hadhrat Khataman Nabiyyeen (saw), Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) of Qadian, commissioned by Allah Almighty as the Promised Messiah of the Latter Days founded the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. It was a Movement destined to grow and flourish despite all the concerted efforts of its opponents, both individual and governmental, who over the years have hopelessly failed in their purported objective of wiping Ahmadiyyat off the face of the earth. Ahmadi Muslims have met cruel, bitter and sustained persecution with resolute courage and determination, with resignation and patience, with steadfastness and fortitude and with undisturbed and serene humility. In so doing they have transformed barren deserts around the world into spiritual colonies.

The grand prophecy vouchsafed by Allah unto the Promised Messiah (as) at a time when he was hardly known beyond the borders of India that “I shall carry thy message to the ends of the earth” has been fulfilled with resplendent glory for all to see. The phenomenal progress made by the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam since its inception bears witness to the Divine origin of the Jama’at and gives effulgence to the truth of its Holy Founder (as).

While we can, therefore, take pride in being counted among the followers of the Promised Messiah (as) in the full realisation that Divine support is with us, today is not a day for any pomp or circumstance. On the contrary, we should proclaim the glory of Allah, celebrate His praise, affirm His Unity and invoke His blessings on His Noble Prophet (saw) and the servant of the Holy Prophet (saw), the Promised Messiah (as).

Please also remember our Beloved Huzur (atba) in your prayers that Allah grants him His manifest support and enables him to continue leading the Jama’at of the Promised Messiah (as) to loftier heights.

Remember in your prayers all the pioneer missionaries of the Jama’at through whose exceptional sacrifices the seeds of Ahmadiyyat were planted in various parts of the world and also the devotees of today scattered around the world for the propagation of the light of Islam and for rendering services to humanity.

In various countries, a lot of Ahmadi Muslims have paid and continue to pay the ultimate price with their lives merely for professing belief in the Promised Messiah (as). They and their families deserve our continued special prayers as do those of our brethren languishing in various prisons merely for practicing their faith. 

Kindly pray that we, as a Majlis, can acquit ourselves in our various responsibilities so that we can be counted among the helpers of the Promised Messiah (as) even as our forebears were.

May the continued victories of Ahmadiyyat witnessed by you strengthen your faith and characterise it with sincerity and devotion. May Allah so ordain that you leave all darknesses behind and be illumined with His light. Should you fall into sin or error through your human weaknesses, may He enable you to encompass so much of good in His cause that it might become as though you had never sinned, for good wipes out sins.

May Allah kindle in your hearts the flame of His love and may you constitute palpable proof that those who offer sacrifice with full devotion in His cause inherit His love. May praising and rendering thanks to Allah be your constant preoccupation and may the fountains of eternal joy burst forth from this great source of His remembrance.

On this Masih-e-Maud day, my dearest brothers of this United Kingdom, I pray earnestly and fervently that you become heirs to all the supplications made by the Hadhrat Masih-e-Maud, the Promised Messiah (as). Ameen, thumma Ameen.

Yours humbly,

Tommy Kallon.

Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK