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> Peace be upon you and your loved ones! ~~ `Believers are only those
> whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned, and when His Verses/
> Signs are recited to them they increase their faith, and who put their
> trust in their Lord, Who observe Prayer (salat) and spend out of that
> which We have provided for them.`~~ [Al Anfal (8:3-4)]
> 1. Explaining, Huzur said that Allah has made it a mark of the true
> believers that when they are counseled and advised with reference to
> Allah, they react with awe, they take heed and this increases them in
> their faith.
> 2. Sometimes, due to various reasons, true believers are not able to
> give due attention to Divine commandments. Regular reminding is
> enjoined by Allah, so that those who truly believe are drawn to His
> commandments and if their reasons are genuine then they may turn to
> Him with sincerity and if their reasons are mere excuses then the
> reminding is sufficient to shake them out of their negligence.
> 3. Satan entices believers to disobey certain commandments. It should
> be borne in mind that the real refuge is with Allah and His is the
> Being that can be relied on in all situations and all cir***stances.
> When a true believer is reminded of this, they realize of their
> creeping reliance on worldly sup****ts and would return to Allah. This
> is the mark of a true believer, that he/she would return to their
> Lord, Who is Most Gracious, Ever Merciful and is the Master of the Day
> of Judgment.
> 4. The verses cited above indicate that the two fundamental and
> distinguished signs of those who increase in their faith and who rely
> on Allah alone are that they establish Salat and they spend out of
> what Allah has given them.
> 5. The Qur'an is replete with instances where financial giving is
> mentioned in conjunction with offering of Salat. This is to ensure the
> spiritual purity as well as cleansing of the 'self'.
> 6. Elsewhere in the Qur'an in Surah Ibrahim verse 32 (14:32) the
> believers are enjoined to observe Salat and discharge of financial
> giving before it is too late. In the next world this is all that will
> be of avail and will facilitate our salvation; huge bank balances and
> highly-placed friends will serve no purpose at all.
> 7. Prayer/Salat and financial giving made 'secretly' is a source of
> increase in faith and attainment of love of God whereas these acts
> when done openly inspire and enthuse others to follow suit and thus
> and draw Allah's grace.
> 8. Those who has accepted the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and
> thus considers to be a part of the Community of true believers should
> pay utmost attention to these two aspects. Should try one's level best
> to offer Salat in congregation and to aspire to offer nawafil
> (optional Salat).
> 9. Sayings of Holy prophet (s.a.w) elucidate the im****tance of
> offering Salat ; on the Day of Judgment the foremost answerability
> will be about observance of Salat.
> 10. When saying Salat in congregation in the mosque one must also
> observe the etiquette of mosque. It's a basic rule that when
> congregational Salat is observed the rows ought to be straight. This
> depicts unity. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on
> him) paid great emphasis on the rows being straight.
> 11. It should also be kept in mind that the Friday Sermon is a part of
> the Friday Prayer and as such requires complete attention. Observance
> of silence is so vital during the Friday Sermon that the commandment
> about discipline during its duration is by gesture and not word.
> 12. The objective of congregational prayer is to turn to Allah in
> unity rather than cause friction and inconvenience to others.
> 13. Holiness Huzur, the Caliph said it should always be remembered
> that wor****p of God is greatly linked to the institution of Caliphhood/
> Khilafat. In the Qur'an in terms of the blessings of Khilafat, Allah
> states in Surah Al Nur (24:56, 57) that this blessing is given to
> those who observe prayer and are thus grateful to Him and that the
> promise of the blessing of Khilafat is only given to these. One should
> be fully conversant with the fact that the blessing of Khilafat is a
> grace of Allah.
> 14. Relation****p between the Community and the Khalifa would be
> stronger when observance of Salat is greater.
> 15. The second aspect mentioned in the verses Huzur cited at the
> beginning of the sermon was financial giving. The Qur'an states that
> paying of Zakat and financial giving is also a way to receive the
> blessings of Khilafat. It then states to obey the Prophet so that
> mercy is shown. Fortunate have obeyed the Prophet (peace and blessings
> of Allah be on him) and have accepted the Promised Messiah (on whom be
> peace) with whom the eternal glad tiding of Khilafat is associated.
> Institution of Khilafat is a link in obedience of the Prophet. In this
> day and age when a scheme for financial giving is instigated for a
> cause which may not be covered by Zakat contribution it is exactly in
> line with the commandment of Allah and His Prophet (s.a.w).
> 16. Huzur mentioned that a while back he had advised that financial
> giving should not be taken from those whose employment was in any way
> connected with pig meat. Community in Germany had enacted this with
> diligence and rather than the decrease in financial giving as some had
> feared, re****ts indicate huge increase.
> 17. Huzur said love for one's homeland is part of faith. True
> believers should practice this and bring about pure change in
> themselves, inculcate high morals and a developed sense of financial
> giving. Out of their love for their homelands, True believers
> belonging to under-developed as well as developed countries should
> pray for their country-people and try and bring about moral and
> spiritual revolution among them. The Salat and financial giving of
> each True believers will be able to bring about revolutionary change
> only when it is made to seek Allah's pleasure. May Allah enable us to
> achieve this standard.
> ~~~~Promised divine peace messianic guide for this era at
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