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connected with the Jamā‘at is the Khalīfa, and the prayers made without being attached to the
through Khilāfat. How does staying by him for the Jamā‘at are ones that Khalīfa of the Jamā‘at.
connected to the Jamā‘at through cannot be made by an ordinary man.
Khilāfat ensure our survival in this Hazrat Khalīfatul Masīh I said in
ra
world? First and foremost, one must Speaking on this very blessing of regards to this that:
show their complete obedience to Khilāfat, Hazrat Musleh Ma‘ud
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the Khalīfa of the time to maintain said: “Take the example of the solar
their close relationship with the system. All planets are revolving
Jamā‘at as the Khalīfa is the one “You should remember that there is around the sun. The nature tells us
that unites the Jamā‘at together as one big difference! And that is that: that it is inevitable to have a central
one. You have someone who has true leadership for any organization.
sympathy for you; who truly loves Look at the life of the companions
To clarify the meaning of being you; who considers your pain and of the Holy Prophetﷺ. They all
obedient to the Khalīfa of the sufferings to be his own; and who is marched forward in spiritual and
time and its importance, Hazrat always praying to Allah for you. The worldly matters due to the central
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Khalīfatul Masīh II said: group opposed to us have no one to leadership. Look around today,
do this on their behalf. You have we have the same Holy Qur’ān.
“Faith simply means obeying someone who is always anxious for We have the translation and
implicitly each and every your wellbeing, who puts himself interpretation of the Holy Qur’ān
command of the chosen Khalīfah into trouble for your sake, and who and above all, we have the Sunnah
of God. Let a person declare a prays restlessly before his Lord for of Holy Prophetﷺ. But despite all
thousand times that he believes in the sake of your comfort and peace. this Muslims are victims of all
the Promised Messiah . Let him But they have none who can ever kinds of humiliation. This is all
as
declare a thousand times that he do this on their behalf.”(Blessings of because of one reason and that is
believes in Ahmadiyyat; all these Khilāfat Page 6) the lack of Ameer whom everyone
claims will be worthless in the must obey.” (Hayat e Nūr First Edition,
eyes of Allah unless he puts his This shows that the Jamā‘at has Page 643-644)
hand in the hands of the person been blessed with someone who
whom God has chosen to be has a deep connection with God. Thus Khilāfat is the reason why
the instrument of the revival of Someone who continually prays for the Jamā‘at continues to succeed.
Islām. So long as every member the Jamā‘at and whose prayers are Without the Khalīfa of the time, the
of the community does not spend accepted by Allah the Almighty. blessings of the Jamā‘at would fade
every single moment of his life in to nothing. There are many groups
obedience to the Khalīfah. (Friday When one looks at society in the in this world, but none of them is
Sermon November 1, 1946, Printed on Al-Fazl present day, one finds that lack of worth anything in comparison to
November 15, 1946) unity. In the world today, we find the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamā‘at as
that there is unrest everywhere, this one is held together all under
Here Hazrat Khalīfatul Masīh and the reason for this is because one leader, the Khalīfa of the time.

II ra has firmly stated that without they have not accepted the Imām Therefore, there is no doubt that
being obedient to Khilāfat, one can of the age and because they are staying close to Khilāfat has the
never truly be a part of the Jamā‘at. not a part of the Jamā‘at of God. utmost importance in ensuring that
Therefore being obedient to the This is the rope of God and it is one remains attached to the Jamā‘at;
Khalīfa is the only way to prove shown through the Khalīfa of this however, there are other things that
that we are a part of the Ahmadiyya Jamā‘at and because of this, the one must adapt to as well. These
Muslim Jamā‘at. Jamā‘at is witnessing the countless things include ensuring that one is
blessings it has today. To gain these obedient to the heads appointed by
By staying connected with Khilāfat, blessings, every single member of the Khalīfa of the time. Whether
one can attain so many blessings. the Jamā‘at should develop a close this is obeying a local president or
These blessings ensure that we are link of love and loyalty with the a local secretary, being connected
able to survive in today’s society. Khalīfa of the time, so much so that with the Jamā‘at means that one is
God Almighty is the nearest to the all other relationships and bonds also obedient to the office-bearers
Khalīfa and accepts his prayers. of loyalty fade to nothing when in the Jamā‘at. Disobeying the
God has a special bond and love for put in comparison. It is impossible office bearers causes one to astray
to remain attached to the Jamā‘at
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