The Quranic verses Huzoore Anwer (may Allah be his Helper) chose for recitation before his Jalsa Salana UK 2011 address were the verses which are read at the time of nikah. Thus, Huzoore Anwer said in his address:
“After coming together in the relationship of husband and wife, they become a unit. This is the relationship and the bond from which the next generation ensues. If this unit and couple does not have righteousness, then there is also no guarantee for the righteousness of the next generation. There is also no guarantee for the high morals and righteousness of society, because it is from the multiplication of that very unit that society expands.”
Huzoore Anwer added: “Therefore, while true believers try their best to fulfil their pledge made with their God, they also try their best to fulfil the pledge made with humankind. As I said yesterday as well, without discharging dues of humankind the standards of discharging the dues of Allah cannot be attained. Cracks begin to appear in this regard too and once a crack appears in a utensil it gradually increases in size. Thus, fulfilling dues of humankind is also very important and in this instance the dues of husband and wife on each other are very significant. Their significance is for the betterment of society and the next generation. Therefore, it is a huge responsibility of a true believer to fulfil them.
“The reason Allah the Exalted has drawn attention to the rights of husband and wife and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) selected these verses for the time of nikah is so that husband and wife discharge each other’s rights while staying firm on righteousness. Then alone would they be able to fulfil the trusts of Allah the Exalted and the pledges of faith in a proper manner as well as the trust and pledges of society. Thus, every believing man and believing woman, every Ahmadi man and woman should remember that their covenants will only be fulfilled when they will try and fulfil the basic right of every relationship.”
(Address delivered on 23 July 2011 at Jalsa Salana UK. Published Al Fazl International 4 May 2012)
Huzoore Anwer (may Allah be his Helper) said the following with reference to a hadith of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) when giving very important advice to members of the Jama’at regarding mutual relationships:
“Hazrat Amir relates that he heard Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said ‘You will find believers as one body as regards their shared lifestyle, love and affection. When any one limb of the body is not well, the rest of the body suffers with sleeplessness and fever.’ (Sahih Muslim, Kitabul Birre wa-silate wal adab, Babu Trahumil Mu’mineena wa ta’atufehem wa ta’a dhudihim)
“May God make it so that you are able to see and feel any developing evil in your surroundings as one body!”
Huzoore Anwer added: “The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said to all believers that after they were linked together they should feel each other’s pain. The bond between husband and wife is even greater than such a link and is a stronger bond. It is a pact in which you hold God as your Witness and affirm that you will try and fulfil each other’s rights while staying firm on righteousness. You pledge with this affirmation and say that while staying firm on righteousness you will always be mindful as to which virtues you will send forward for the life to come. What are the virtues which will be of use to us in our next life? And what will avail us in elevating our rank after death? And what will also avail us in keeping our children virtuous? These pledges are made in light of the Divine warning that Allah the Exalted is All-Knowing. We can hide from the world what we will do or are doing in our lives to our partners but we cannot hide it from Allah the Exalted. He is aware of everything; He knows what is in the heart.”
(Friday sermon delivered on 24 June 2005 at International Centre, Toronto, Canada Published Al Fazl International 8 July 2005)