Malfuzat – Volume III

Title Page Contents Copyright About the Promised Messiah A Note About the Translation Preface Introduction Foreword About the Present Volume 1 September 1900 The Demand of God’s Attribute of Self-Sufficiency 3 September 1900 A Revealed Glad Tiding in Relation to Tohfa-e-Golarhviyyah 4 September 1900 A Great Spiritual Reward 7 September 1900 A Revelation 8 September 1900 Three Forms of Divine Converse Trials Are a Means of Mercy 9 September 1900 An Exhortation to Remain Patient The Outcome of Warring With Saints 15 September 1900 Categories of Divine Converse 13 October 1900 Divine Wisdom in Illness The Prophecy About Ahmad Baig The Hadith About the Mahdi and Antichrist The Perfection of the Propagation of Guidance Is Destined at the Hand of the Promised Messiah A Prophecy in the Name ‘Quran’14 October 1900 The Creation of Adam and the Effects of Saturn The Best Prayer Islam Was Not Spread by the Sword 17 October 1900 The Middle State Between a Vision and a Revelation Two Signs of the Promised Messiah A Commentary of the Verse ‘Solomon Did Not Disbelieve’20 October 1900 Two Kinds of Creatures 21 October 1900 An Important Prophecy 24 October 1900 Hell is Temporary while Paradise Is Eternal The Categories of Miracles The Difference Between Hypnotism and the Influence of Prophets The Hallmarks of Those Who Enjoy Divine Nearness The Sign of a True Religion Become Imbued in the Hue of Allah Almighty 30 October 1900 The Key to Prophethood and the Holy Quran Following the Leader The Reincarnation of Souls 3 November 1900—Ten Points 1—Muhammad (sas) as a Manifestation of Graciousness and Mercy 2—The World Is a Train 3—The Secret in the Spiritual Ascension of the Holy Prophet (sas)4—The Prayer Is an Amulet 5—The Wisdom in the Seven Verses of Surah Fatihah 6—True Paradise 7—The Meaning of Nuzul 8—A Comprehensive Commentary of Surah Fatihah 9—The Story of the Identical Messiah 10—Prophets Are Preserved From Foul Diseases 15 November 1900 The Difference in the Manner of a Prophet’s Worship and That of a Saint Come to Me and Pay Heed 8 December 1900 A Revelation of the Promised Messiah (as) and His Belief in His Own Revelation 13 December 1900 Divine Succour Is a Decisive Judge 22 December 1900 The Value of Time Supplication and Tears in the Formal Prayer To Supplicate in One’s Own Language Do Not Be Unmindful of Death Benevolence Towards One’s Wife The Relationship Between a Spiritual Guide and a Disciple The Deeper Reality in My Being Named Adam Develop the Hue of the Companions 26 December 1900 Belief in the Unseen The Power of Faith Ablution and the Formal Prayer The People’s Aversion for the One Who Counsels Them The Faith of the Companions The Existence of God Almighty The Progress of Islam Does Not Lie in Following the West Give Precedence to Religion Over Worldly Affairs This Community Has Been Established on the Precepts of Prophethood 28 December 1900 The Fortunate and Unfortunate Thinking Well of Others and Patience Grasp the Essence of Swearing Allegiance The Essence of Humanity The Example of the Prophets The Signs of Faith The Perfect God of Islam The Advent of the Prophet Muhammad (sas)The Excellence of the Noble Prophet (sas)The Most Praised in Every Possible Sense Ahmad (sas) the Chosen One Muhammad and Ahmad The Trials Faced by the Divinely Commissioned Hazrat Umar (ra) Accepts Islam The Only Way to Become the Beloved of God is to Obey the Messenger of Allah Be Mindful of Death Evil Company The Path to Great Prosperity The Actual State of the Muslims A Manifestation of ‘All Praise Belongs to Allah’A Manifestation of Divine Attributes Proof of the Spiritual Influence of the Noble Prophet (sas)The Community of the Promised Messiah Will Also Be from Amongst the Companions A Prophecy Regarding the Era of the Promised Messiah in the Incident of Badr The Present Era Is like the Time of Badr December 1900 The Birth of Eve The Philosophy of the Acceptance of Prayer The Etiquette of Prayer The Trials of Believers A Condition for the Acceptance of Prayer The True Nature of Voluntary Deeds 1900 Satan Cannot Touch Those Who Possess Absolute Faith Attachment to the Present Life Is the Root of Sin 4 January 1901 The Fulfilment of a Prophecy Fasting in Ramadan Simplicity 11 January 1901 The Pillar of Life 12 January 1901 Academic Miracles 15 January 1901 A Grand Miracle 19 January 1901 Seeking Forgiveness from God is the Key to Spiritual Progress 20 January 1901 The Promised Messiah and His Community Mentioned in the Holy Quran The Commentary of Surah Fatihah The Time of the Advent of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi 22 January 1901 The Name of the Ahmadiyya Community Seeking Forgiveness from God and Certainty of Faith Eid-ul-Fitr in Qadian, the Abode of Peace 12 February 1901 Trust in God Almighty 14 February 1901 Trials Our Response to Opponents The Definition of a Journey The Prophecy of the Prayers Being Combined for the Promised Messiah The Merits and Virtues of the Seal of the Prophets Expounded in the Commentary of Surah Fatihah Progress is Limitless Divine Attributes of Beauty A Great Achievement of the Holy Prophet (sas)15 February 1901 The Cricket That Will Be Played Until the End of Time 16 February 1901 Reciting Surah Fatihah Behind the Imam 20 February 1901 Seeking Forgiveness from God A Hidden Power for Writing Commentary of the Holy Quran in Arabic Offering the Prayer Behind Others The Outcome of Rejecting the Promised Messiah The Pious Never Harbour Enmity For One Another Who Are Those Upon Whom Allah Has Bestowed His Blessings 23 February 1901 A Revelation The Miraculous Nature of the Commentary Ijaz-ul-Masih 24 February 1901 The Greatness of Sahih Bukhari and Muslim A Partial Superiority of the Promised Messiah The State of the Godly 25 February 1901 Important Advice for the Community The Good Morals of the Holy Prophet (sas)A Miracle of the Holy Quran A Call for Reconciliation 26 February 1901 Prophets By Way of Spiritual Reflection in the Community of Muhammad (sas)28 February 1901 Judgemental Errors Made by the Prophets God Does Not Waste the Sincere 1 March 1901 The Relationship of Sincerity and Prayer 3 March 1901 Excellence Never Ceases to Exist March 1901 A Seeker of the Truth and His Meeting With the Promised Messiah (as)The Essence of Islam Patience Is Necessary for Reformation Spiritual Discipline Deeper Insight Rectification of Belief, Righteous Company, Divine Insight, Patience, Positive Thinking and Prayer The Etiquette of Seeking God What Is Religion?Islam Is A Religion of Nature Two Aspects of Virtue Tenderness of Heart The Foundation of True Divine Insight Our Invitation—To Search for God Verities and Divine Insights Relate to Knowledge A Seeker of Truth Expresses His Love and Esteem for the Promised Messiah (as)7 March 1901 The Distinction Between Divine Revelation and Self-Inspired Thoughts The Cure to Evil Suggestions The Quran is a Distinct Form of Revelation 10 March 1901 The Sole Solution to One’s Troubles The Disorder Caused by the Christians Uprooted in Surah Ikhlas 11 March 1901 All Happiness is Tied to Faith 21 March 1901 Ecstasy and Joy Have No Relationship with Spirituality Do Not Be Hasty in Forming an Opinion of Others An Address by the Promised Messiah (as) Delivered on 31 March 1901 The Eternal Law of God in Relation to the Advent of Messengers The Fatherless Birth of the Messiah Was a Sign The Holy Prophet (sas) is the Likeness of Moses (as)A Prophecy on the Promised Messiah in the Verse About Successorship Mention of the Blessed in Surah Fatihah Two Important Tasks of the Promised Messiah The Fulfilment of a Prophecy of the Holy Quran Worship Is but a Name for Love 1 April 1901 Divine Cognisance and Insight It Is Necessary to Remain in the Company of One Commissioned by Allah The Need to Return to the Centre Often This Community Has Been Established on the Precepts of Prophethood A True Believer The Antidote of Saintly Company Opposition against a Community Established on the Precepts of Prophethood The Excellence of Spiritual Relations Making Personal Attacks Demonstrates One’s Inability Engage Yourselves in Seeking Forgiveness from God and in Prayers April 1901 The Reality of Visions and Revelations 19 April 1901 The Appointed One of God Is Himself a Sign of God Two Classes of the Divinely Commissioned The Opposition of Those Appointed by God I Have Not Come With a New Law The Most Effective Manner in which to Propagate Religion The Path to Attaining a Life of Spirituality The Predominance of Atheism in the Present Age The Purpose of My Advent The Mission of the Promised Messiah The True Nature of the Promised Messiah A Warning of Destiny in the Fatherless Birth of the Messiah A Shift in Prophethood The Seal of the Caliphs in the Community of Muhammad (sas)The Verdict of the Messiah Himself Islam Was Not Spread by the Sword I Have Come as the Promised Messiah The Promised Messiah and the Outcome of His Message The Sign of a True Faith The Crucifixion of the Messiah The Tomb of the Messiah Yuz Asaf The Duty of Man 18 April 1901 Two Revelations 9 May 1901 Writing a Commentary of the Holy Quran The Issue of Permanent Grave Structures Customs The Essence of the Oath of Allegiance Satanic Adulteration in Visions and Revelations 17 May 1901 Instruction to Accept the Oath of Allegiance The Method of Saving Oneself From Sin An Exquisite Argument on the Death of Jesus (as)True Pleasure Lies in the Love of Allah Almighty The Reality That the World Is a Prison Supplicating in One’s Own Tongue 18 May 1901 An Unjust Ruler 20 May 1901 Building More Mosques than Needed 3 June 1901 The Manner of Attaining the Pleasure of Allah Conveying Greetings of Peace From the Holy Prophet (sas) To the Promised Messiah The True Nature of Righteousness The Fatherless Birth of the Messiah (as)A Spiritual Exercise in the Present Age An Address by His Holiness (as) in June 1901 Become a Complete Muslim The Names of the Pious and Holy Remain Until the End of Time Steadfastness The Outstanding Courage and Steadfastness of the Messenger of Allah The True Nature of Martyrdom 15 July 1901 His Holiness (as) in Gurdaspur The Stay at Gurdaspur 16 July 1901 The Statement of our Noble Leader the Promised Messiah (as)I Am the Promised Messiah Whose Advent Was Foretold 19 July 1901 An Argument from the Quran in Support of Prophethood 20 July 1901 It Is Against the Dictates of Righteousness to Make Personal Attacks The Use of Stern Words in Writing Two Examples of a Believer The Imam Is a Representative The Obstinacy of the Jews The Present Gospel Is Not in Its Original State Trials and Tests 26 July to 1 August 1901 Extremes in Excess and Deficiency Seeking Forgiveness from God The Root of All Good is Righteousness The Wisdom in Not Offering the Prayers Behind Others The Spiritual Ascension of the Holy Prophet (sas)The Bible and Science Jihad is a Measure of Last Resort I Do Not Wish to Argue The Death of Jesus (as)The Effect of Righteousness 1 August 1901 Patience and Perseverance 2 August 1901 The Greatest Need of Our Time The Precautionary Prayer What is Meant by the Promised Messiah Following the Hanafi School of Thought Will the Mahdi Wage War and Spill Blood?15 August 1901 The Comprehensiveness of the Holy Quran Lowering One’s Gaze Following a School of Thought A Revelation of the Promised Messiah (as)26 August 1901 The Spiritual Power of the Messenger of Allah The Prerequisites for the Acceptance of Prayer A Dream The Miracles of the Saints 28 August 1901 A Scene About the Future The Etiquette of Prayer Smoking Hookah 31 August 1901 Do Not Oppose a New Idea Immediately The Advent of a Reformer at the Head of Every Century The Reformer of the Fourteenth Century The Internal State of Islam External Calamities—The Opposition of the Christian Faith Towards Islam The Need for a Special Manifestation of God Almighty God Almighty Established this Community in Accordance with Prophecy and Glad Tidings Allah the Exalted Has Divinely Commissioned Me The Need for Safeguarding the Faith Testimony in Favour of the Divinely Commissioned One of God The Purpose of the Advent of the Promised Messiah The Similarity between the Mosaic Messiah and the Messiah of Muhammad (sas)The Number Fourteen Has a Connection with Spiritual Transformation A Sign of the Promised One Who Was Awaited The Need for a Reformer Another Name for the Promised Messiah Is the Breaker of the Cross Denying the Promised Messiah and its Consequence Seek a Verdict from God Almighty The Need for a Reformer The True Meaning of Breaking the Cross The Advent of the Promised Messiah Was Destined for an Era when the Cross Would Be Dominant The Grave Trial of Christianity Common Views Surrounding the Descent of the Messiah and Antichrist and the Actual Reality The Use of Metaphors in Prophecies The Use of Metaphors in the Old and New Testaments and the Trial of the Jews The Verdict of the Messiah (as)The Purpose in Trials and Tests The Rank of the Sunnah and Hadith in Comparison to the Holy Quran The Use of Metaphors and Allegories in Prophecies Judge this Community on the Precepts of Prophethood The Result of Interpreting Prophecies in the Apparent Sense The Verdict of the Book of Allah Signs of My Truthfulness An Address in Response to a Question by Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Sahib Seeking Clarification When a Doubt Arises is Proof of Pure-Heartedness The Etiquette of Proclaiming God’s Blessing Being Kind to Women The Difference Between a Practice of the Holy Prophet (sas) And an Innovation in the Faith The Ameen Ceremony Righteousness As the Intention of Every Action Always Think Well of Others The Magnificent Example of Hazrat Amman Jan (ra)The Essence of the Formal Prayer Is Supplication One Ought to Express Happiness for the Bounties of God Almighty Ill-Thinking Glossary