Published on May 30 2010 by Tommy Kallon, Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK

 My dear brothers Khuddam and Atfal,

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah.

As you will be aware, on Friday 28th May 2010, scores of Ahmadi Muslims were brutally murdered in Baitul Nur Mosque, Model Town and Darul Zikr Mosque, Gharishaw, Lahore, Pakistan, with many more injured. This is the gravest act of murder in our history and is a time of profound sadness.

As we struggle to come to terms with the dreadful events of that day, stories are beginning to emerge of the bravery and courage shown by our Khuddam brothers in Pakistan. We hear of unarmed Khuddam wrestling with suicide bombers and managing to stop them from detonating their deadly explosives; we hear of Khuddam laying down their lives one after the other as they, again unarmed, tried to prevent gunmen from entering the mosque. Devoted lovers of the Promised Messiah (as), now fallen in his name.

Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV (ru) had launched the Syedna Bilal Fund for the dependents of the Martyrs and prisoners of conscience. While inviting members to contribute to this fund, Huzur (ru) stressed that it was strictly on a voluntary basis stating it was not a tehrik as such or sadaqah. Perhaps one way of showing our solidarity with our fallen brothers is by contributing to this noble fund by way of a donation.

And having witnessed our Khuddam brothers making the ultimate sacrifice, we must now seek to emulate their spirit. The enemies of Ahmadiyyat are emboldened and the responsibilities that have now befallen us are manifold and multifarious. Now more than ever, we must live out our Khuddam pledge and personify the spirit and action required by it. Now more than ever, we must stand tall and leave no stone unturned in our service and sacrifice. Now more than ever, our supplications must be filled with fervour and sincerity.

History is a witness to the fact that the truest are also the most persecuted. It has also shown that the most powerful empires who sought to oppress were eventually humbled. And when every opportunity to avail themselves of Allah's mercy was repeatedly spurned, the wrath of the Almighty in every case, eventually descended, extinguishing the dark forces that sought to challenge His sovereignty.

The same will be true of those who have sought to murder innocent Ahmadi Muslims at a time when their heads were bowed in supplication to Allah. No earthly power, military machine or Trojan horse can cause a detraction from the path Allah has set and anyone who seeks to challenge His might shall be defeated.

But if Jama’at Ahmadiyya is to seize the day we must make this a time for supplications, a time for service, a time for sacrifice. With resolute courage and determination, with resignation and patience, with steadfastness and endurance, and with undisturbed and serene humility, we must continue to fly high the standard of Ahmadiyyat and to propagate the peaceful and universal message of Ahmadiyyat.

This much we owe to our fallen brothers; this much we owe to our Jama’at; this much we owe to our Beloved Khalifa. Let this be the signature of every member of Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK and let us never be found wanting in our sacred duty to Ahmadiyyat and Khilafat. May Allah so ordain and bless us all profoundly. Ameen.

Wassalam.

Yours humbly,
Tommy Kallon.
Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK