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2005 Majlis Ansaullah, USA Vol. 10
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And thy Lord has inspired the bee, saying, ‘Make thou houses in the hills and in the trees and in the
trellises which they build, ‘Then eat of every kind of fruit, and then pursue submissively the paths
prescribed by your Lord.’ There comes forth from their bellies a drink of varying hues. Therein is a cure
for men. Surely, in that is a Sign for a people who reflect. (The Holy Qur’an, 16[Al-Nahl]:69-70)

In This Issue
Quarterly

Al-Nahl
The Discourses
Vol. 16, No 4
Sayings of the Promised Messiah, ‘alaihissalām
Q4/2006
Presented in English by Naseem Saifi—4-7

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National Majlis—8-14
Editor:

Syed Sajid Ahmad
2005 Annual Report
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Nasir M. Malik—11-12

In Charge:
Dr Wajeeh Bajwa Regions—17-26
Sadr
Majlis Ansarullah, Local Majal is—29-47
U.S.A.

Annual Ijtima—49-68
(cid:151)

Al-Nahl is a
Publication of 2005 US Ansar Ijtima Report—56-63
Majlis Ansarullah,
U.S.A.,
Additional Photographs—2, 71-72
An Auxiliary of the

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Islam, Inc., About Al-Nahl—16, Glossary—69
U.S.A. About Ansarullah U.S.A.—70
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Sayings of the Promised Messiah, ‘alaihissalām
Presented in English by Naseem Saifi
SUPREME EXCELLENCE OF His Being he does the kind of things that can
SIDDIQUE be called God’s work and then excellent
The philosophy of the supreme excellence lights begin to shine on him.
of the Siddique (The Truthful) is that when So far as the weakness of the man is
he finding himself weak and indigent, says concerned, it is almost limitless. He cannot
Iyyaka Na‘bodo [Thee alone do we move even one step without the grace and the
worship]—as much as lies in his power—he help of God. I am quite confident that if he is
adopts truthfulness and abandons falsehood; not helped by God, he cannot even tie his
he moves far away from all the dirt that is trousers after easing himself. The physicians
linked with falsehood; he makes u p his mind say that there is a disease which kills the man
that he will never tell a lie, he will never bear through sneezing (i.e., the man sneezes and
a false witness; he will not tell a lie even if he he is no more).
is overpowered by sentiments; neither for The fact is that man is a collection of
any good cause nor for doing an evil deed, he weaknesses and that is why God says:
will never tell a lie; having reached this Kholiqal-insano Zaeefa, man has been
stage, it is as if he has in a way acted upon created weak.
Iyyaka Na‘bodo. This act of his is an There is nothing that lies in his hands. He
excellent act of worship. has not got as many parts of his body as he
Iyyaka Na‘bodo is followed by Iyyaka has got diseases. He being a target of so
nasta‘een [Thee alone do we implore for many weaknesses, his security lies in nothing
help]. Even if he does not utter these words but in his being straight-forward with his
(iyyaka nasta‘een). God the Almighty Who is God. He should become His true and sincere
the Fountainhead of all Bounty and servant and for this he must adopt perfect
Truthfulness, definitely helps hi m. He will truthfulness. E ven the physical system
also clarify the principles of truthfulness and depends upon truthfulness. Those who
the matter-of-factness. For example every. abandon it and make falsehood their shield
body knows that the trader who follows good are very much mistaken. It is quite possible
principles and acts truthfully and honest1y that somebody may have temporary gain by
will get hundreds of thousands of rupees telling lies but it is sure that it blackens the
increase to his one penny, that he will invest. heart and he is eaten up from within as the
(Malfoozat, Vol. 1, p. 350) white ants eat up things from within. One has
MAN IS HELPLESS to tell many lies to cover up one lie which
Nobody can do anything without the grace has to be given a tinge of truth. Thus his
and help of God, but when a man is drawn moral and spiritual talents are eroded from
towards Him and gets himself annihilated in within and he reaches a stage where he

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begins to fabricate against God and belies
His Messengers; he is then marked by God as
an unjust person, as he says:
Man Azlamo mimmaniftra alallahi
Kaziban au Kazzaba bi-ayatihee
Who is more unjust than the person who
fabricates lies against God?
(Malfoozat Vol. 1, p. 352)
THE STAGE OF MARTYRDOM
God the Almighty says in the Holy Quran:
Wa la-nablo-wanna-kum bi-shai-
im-minal Khaufi Wal-jooi
We will continue trying you; sometimes
We will frighten you; sometimes We will
cause you hunger; sometimes We will cause
you the loss of wealth and fruits. ever resigns to His Will is never left without
Here, the “fruits” include the children also; His succor.
moreover it is possible that a crop may have This is the stage where God wishes the
been prepared with great hardship and when man to accept whatever He brings his way.
it is ripe it may burn to ashes in no time. Or There is another stage:
some other things for which one has toiled a Udoonee astajib-lakum
lot may produce no results. In short there are Call on Me, I will answer you. Here, God
various types of trials and troubles with promises that He would do what His servant
which a man may be afflicted and all this is a would tell Him. The Martyr is at the first
test from God. The people who, in these stage where, with all pleasure, he accepts
circumstances, resign themselves to the Will whatever God gives him. Any pain that is,
of God and bow down before His destiny, caused to him is like a reward from his
they only say: Friend (God the Almighty).
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon. (Malfoozat, Vol. 1, p. 368)

Verily we are for God and to Him we have LA ILAHA ILLALLAH AND BRAVERY
to return and they say it with no grudge in The Muslims are urged to be saying La
their hearts. They do not complain as to why ilaha illallah, for, without this, they cannot
these things have happened to them. become brave. When a man says La ilaha
It is about this type of people that God illallah, he begins to realize the truth of the
says: Olaika alaihim salawatun. authority of all the rulers, officers,
These are the very people who are opponents, friends as being futile. He thus
specially blessed by God. acts bravely and there is none who can
He shows them the way in their frighten him ... Spiritual insight is also
difficulties. You should remember that God something worth-while. A Jew saw the Holy
is very Merciful and Benevolent and who- Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam; had a

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look at him and remarked that he could see d oers. Only the Muttaqis are recipient of the
the signs of prophethood in him. Likewise, help of God. When a man is burdened with
when the Christians were called to a prayer hardships and troubles and he stands in need
duel they rejected the offer, for, their adviser of getting his requirements fulfilled, it is only
told them that what he saw in his (the Holy his Taqwa through which he can be relieved.
Prophet) face was that if he asked the The solution for his straitened circumstances
mountain to move, it would definitely move also lies in Taqwa. God says: man yat-
away from its place. taqillaha yaj-allahoo makhraja wa yarzoqho
(Malfoozat, Vol. l, p. 374) min haiso la yahtasib. God the Almighty
PROMISES OF GOD makes out a way for the Muttaqi to be
The fact is that God has given promises of relieved of his difficulties and He make the
great things to the Muttaqis (those who are arrangement for his riddance from the
righteous). What else can be greater than Unseen. He provides him from the source

friendship of God? Those who are not that he can never comes to know.
Muttaqi and yet they claim to have attained What does a man wish for in this world?
to the nearness of God, make a false claim— His greatest wish always is that he should
they are not Muttaqi; they are living a life of live a comfortable life. For this, there is only
sin and perpetrating acts of injustice and one way open to him and that is the way of
cruelty by telling others that they are Wali Taqwa; in other words, it is called the way of
and that they have attained to the nearness of the Holy Quran or the Siraat-i-Mustaqeem.
God; they must first fulfill the condition of Let nobody think that the Disbelievers also
being a Muttaqi. (Malfoozat, Vol 1, p. 401) possess a lot of wealth and they also live a
TAQWA AND HELP OF GOD comfortable life rather they are engrossed in
God has set another condition also; we luxuries which make them intoxicated. I tell
might call it a Sign of the Muttaqis. Innallaha you the truth, these people seem to be happy
ma-allazeenat-taqau. Allah is with the people to those who are very mean, who can look
who are righteous (i.e. Muttaqi). These are only at the surface of the things. The fact is

the people who have the communion of God that they have a sort of burning and they are
i.e. who are the recipients of the help of God. always involved in troubles. You have only
It is the help of God that can be considered to seen their faces; I look to their hearts. It is as
be a proof of some one being a Muttaqi. if they are chained and they are burning. God
Firstly, it was the door of Walayat says: inna a‘tadna lilkaafireena salaa-silan
(friendship) that was closed; now the door of wa aghlaalan wa saeera [Verily, We have
the help of God is also closed (that is these prepared for the disbelievers chains and iron-
doors are closed to the people who are not collars and a blazing Fire (76:5)]. They
Muttaqi). cannot turn to virtue. They are so burdened
You should remember that the help of God under the chains that they seem to be worse
is never vouchsafed to unclean and the evil- than the beasts. They are looking towards the

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worldly gains and they alwa ys incline n ot behoove a Believer that he should
towards the earth. In the heart of their heart hesitate to tell the truth. He should not mind
they have a burning. If their amassed wealth the taunts of the people nor should he fear
decreases or they do not achieve the desired anyone to tell the truth, or to bear a witness
success, they are greatly despaired and they in favor of the truth. Look at the Holy
feel a sort of burning. At times, while passing Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam. When he
through this kind of circumstances they run claimed to be a prophet, everybody began to
mad and knock the door of the courts. There oppose him but he did not mind the
is no doubt about it that he who only cares opposition even for a moment. So much so
for the worldly gains (he who is irreligious) that when the people pressed his uncle Abu
is always having a sort of burning; he lacks Talib and he talked to him (the Prophet)
satisfaction and contentment. It is just like an about this matter, the Holy Prophet,
alcoholic who takes one peg and asks for sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, told him point
another. He feels a sort of burning. Same is blank that he would not desist from
the case of the person who cares for nothing preaching what he thought was true whether
but the worldly gains. His fire of greed he would side with him or not.
cannot be quenched even for a moment. Just as it is vitally important that one
The real happiness is the lot of Muttaqi should not say anything that is displeasing to
alone to whom God has promised two God, so also it is essential that one must talk
paradises. when it come to telling the truth.
A Muttaqi can find happiness in thatched Ya’moroona bil ma‘roof wa yanhauna
hut while a worldly person cannot get it in anilmunkar (i.e. they tell others to do good
grand and huge castles. The more he gets the and not to do evil deeds). This is what
more of troubles he has to confront with. behooves Believers. Before one tells others
You must remember that the true happiness to do good and to shun evil, it is vitally
is never the lot of a worldly person. Do not important that one should himself be doing
think that abundance of wealth and gorgeous good and avoiding evil; he should display his
dresses are the source of happiness. It power to do good so that he can influence
definitely is not so. The fountainhead of true others as he likes.

happiness is Taqwa. You should take note of it that the tongue
(Malfoozat, Vol. 1, p. 401-403) must never be checked from telling others to
BE GOOD AND DO GOOD do good and to avoid evil. Of course, one
Before you say something, you should must take note of the appropriate occasion
think over it well and try to understand what and one must talk in a very nice manner i.e.
the consequence of saying that thing is going one must talk in kind and simple words that
to be. You should also be sure whether Islam can be easily understood.
permits you to say that or not. Unless you It should be noted that it is a great sin to
have thought over in this vein you should not talk against Taqwa.
say anything. It is better to keep silent if the (Malfoozat, Vol. 1, p. 404)
talk has to create disorder. But this also does From The Discourses, Freetown, pp. 36-43.

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National amila members with local ansar at the Fazl Mosque in Washington, DC.

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Detroit, Michigan Milwaukee, Wisconsin Houston, Texas
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Research Triangle, North Carolina Atlanta, GA, Philadelphia, PA,
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