An e-magazine for Nasirat-ul-Ahmadiyya UK

4th Edition | August 2019

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Holy Qur’an: Surah Al-Najm

Hadith: Allah Sees Hearts

Writings of the Promised Messiah (as): One Virtue Begets Another

Book Review: Hazrat Hud (as)

Role Models: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba)

A Personal Account: London Spring Diary 2018

Recipe: Homemade Crispy Chicken

Travel: My trip to Makkah and Medina 2018

How-to: Upcycling

Funology

Poem: Bronze and Copper

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Hazrat Hud (ra)

As I opened the book, I was met with the

majestic palaces and beautiful homes that once

were home to civilised people. But as I read on

I realised that this was not for long. Although

they were living a life of luxury and had deemed

themselves powerful, this would soon lead them

to their fate, and as you read on you realise that

these beautiful homes tumble down and remain

as just ‘traces’.

I had come across the name Hazrat Hud (as)

before but, I could not tell you what he did

for his people. I am lucky to have the series

of Golden Treasures to teach me and nourish

me. I have learnt about the people of ‘Aad’

and their status at the time. I learnt about the

numerous times Hazrat Hud (as) begged them

to come on to the right path or beware of the

consequences.

What happens as a result of their pride and

ignorance gives you goose bumps. Somehow

this extremely short book captures your

attention instantly that you forget you are sitting

in your bed or in your room.

If you are hearing Hazrat Hud’s (as) name

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minds- give it a go! It is only 10 pages long and

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Continuing from the series of the Golden Treasures, Hazrat Hud (as) is your next read!

By Naila Ahmed

B O O K R E V I E W

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is a practical reflection of the guidance

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classes and addresses to auxiliary

organisations.

This is not from today or since he was

chosen as Khalifatul Masih, but rather,

as far as my memory goes, it has always

been his way to live his life according

to the commandments of Allah.

The same is the case today. However,

ever since the responsibility of Khilafat

was given to him, this has acquired a

new demeanour.

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focus on worship; to strictly adhere

to the timings of Salat himself and to

inculcate this in his family. This is such

an aspect of Huzoor’s life that has

always remained etched on my mind.

There were many challenges during

our time in Africa, but beyond the

challenges of the time, what remains

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a strong memory is Huzoor’s (aba)

adherence to the five daily prayers. If

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constantly asked us about since

childhood, it is about performing Salat.

His immersion in Salat and his weeping

is exemplary. To completely cut off

from the affairs surrounding him and to

devotedly stand before God is a special

characteristic of Huzoor (aba).

Patience is considered to mean remaining

quiet in times of difficulty. However, the

true definition of patience can be seen in

the person of Huzoor (aba).

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exactly one of comforts. Many problems

were faced whilst living there. There was

an old generator for use at night that

could only be used for three hours at any

one time, and so the three hours would

be spread over a longer period of time,

turning it off frequently and switching

it back on. It would only be used when

necessary. Otherwise, we would try to

make do without it.

No matter the circumstances, we always

saw that not only did he never complain,

but he always found ways of praising Allah

and showing gratitude to Him. This true

definition of patience was one we learnt

from Huzoor (aba).

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any plan in times of difficulty. It is another

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he plans to the best and highest of

standards.

He always relied solely on Allah for

favourable outcomes in difficult

circumstances, and along with this trust

in Allah was his habit of hard work. Whilst

living in Africa, whenever there were

difficult situations, for instance when the

roof started to leak or when there was a

shortage of water, he never complained,

nor did he ever speak out about the

unfavourable circumstances and nor did

he feel shame in practically doing work

with his own hands.

Whatever the circumstances, he bore

hardships wholeheartedly. Neither did

he fear any challenge, nor did he allow

us to be fearful. We never saw him fearful

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and brave and he has never wanted for

us to have any form of cowardice in us. If

ever we saw fear in him, then it was the

fear of Allah.

Mirza Waqas Ahmad Sahib

(Al-Hakam – Friday 24 May 2019 – Issue 62 – Page 8)

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London Spring Diary 2018

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A P E R S O N A L A C C O U N T

As instructed, I reported to Huzoor’s office the following morning on 7 May 2018 and upon sitting down I saw that Huzoor was hold-ing a small pocket spiral-bound notepad.

It was the same notepad I had seen Huzoor use on many past occasions. Huzoor would often write some brief notes or points in the notepad which he then utilised as a basis for various speeches and addresses. I was amazed to see that on this occasion Huzoor was not writing in the notepad but was mending it!

The notepad had become frayed and part of it had become de-tached and so Huzoor spent a few minutes carefully patching up the notepad using Sellotape.

Over the years, I have seen countless examples of Huzoor’s sim-plicity and humility and have mentioned some in previous diaries, yet still I was taken aback by this scene.

Here was the Khalifatul Masih, divinely commissioned by Allah the Almighty and who has the weight of the world on his shoulders and whose every moment is precious, diligently reattaching an old notepad.

Rather than asking his office to mend it or to get him a new one, our Khalifa preferred to himself mend the old notepad.

As I saw this scene, I recalled how it is narrated that the Holy Prophet (saw) used to mend his own clothes and live extremely modestly and I was reminded of how in today’s world, it is Hazrat Khalifatul Masih (aba) who follows every single aspect of the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (saw) more than any other.

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R E C I P E

HOMEMADE CRISPY CHICKEN

(Rafia Sultan, Cardiff)

Chicken breast: 500g

Two eggs

Soya sauce: 5 tablespoons

Vinegar: 5 tablespoons

Mustard paste: Two teaspoons

Salt to taste

Black pepper: One teaspoon

Red crushed chillies: Two teaspoons

Flour: One cup

Oil to fry

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Prepare and marinate the chicken by mixing the eggs with vinegar, soya sauce, mustard paste, salt, black pep-per and red crushed chillies.

Leave the chicken for an hour at room tem-perature.

Roll the chicken in flour then in cold wa-ter and again in flour.

Serve the crispy chick-en with fries.

Fry the chicken for 10 minutes.

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INGREDIANTS

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T R A V E L

My trip to Makkah and Medina 2018

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T R A V E L

My name is Ayrah Mahmood. I am 7 years old and I live in Canada! This is a journal

about my trip to Makkah and Medina. In my winter break of 2018, I went for Umrah in

Saudi Arabia. This journal will also have stories about the places I visited. I hope you will

learn about these places, just like I did!

Seeing the Ka’bah and Doing Umrah

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smaller than it really is. The Ka’bah is the house of Allah and it is found in a masjid called

DĂƐũŝĚůͲ,ĂƌĂŵ/ƚŚĂƐĂďůĂĐŬĐŽǀĞƌĂŶĚŐŽůĚĞŶƌĂďŝĐǁƌŝƟŶŐŽŶŝƚ/ŶƚŚĞ<ĂďĂŚ

ƚŚĞƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽďĞƐƚĂƚƵĞƐĐĂůůĞĚŝĚŽůƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞƵƐĞĚƚŽƉƌĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŵƵŶƟůƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ

Prophet (saw) removed the idols and told everyone that this is not what they were sup-

ƉŽƐĞĚƚŽďĞĚŽŝŶŐĂƐǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚŽŶůLJƉƌĂLJƚŽůůĂŚtŚĞŶ/ĚŝĚŵLJĮƌƐƚhŵƌĂŚ/ŐŽƚƚŽ

touch the Ka’bah and I was very very happy!

Around the Ka’bah, there is a lot of Zam Zam water for everyone to drink. I will now tell

you the story of the Zam Zam water. Allah told Hazrat Ibrahim (as) to leave his wife,

Hazrat Hajirah (ra) and his baby, Hazrat Ishmael (as) in between Safa and Marwah, which

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah

to my dear Nasirat sisters all over the world!

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are two mountains. This was a test for Hazrat

Ibrahim (as) because, it was really hard for

him to leave his wife and baby. Hazrat Ha-

ũŝƌĂŚ;ƌĂͿƌĂŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ^ĂĨĂĂŶĚDĂƌǁĂŚƚŽ

look for food and water. Hazrat Ishmael (as)

ďĞŐĂŶŚŝƫŶŐŚŝƐĨĞĞƚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚ

ĂůůŽĨĂƐƵĚĚĞŶǁĂƚĞƌŐƵƐŚĞĚŽƵƚĂŶĚǁĞĐĂůů

this, Zam Zam water. There are coolers all

around the Masjid with Zam Zam water.

tŚĞŶǁĞĚŽhŵƌĂŚĮƌƐƚǁĞŵĂŬĞĂƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ

ƚŽůůĂŚƚŚĂƚǁĞǁŝůůĚŽhŵƌĂŚďLJƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ

ŽƵƌŶĂǁĂĮůƉƌĂLJĞƌ;ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJƉƌĂLJĞƌͿĐŽŶ-

ƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨƚǁŽƌĂŬĂ ĂƚƐdŚĞŶǁĞŐŽĂƌŽƵŶĚ

ƚŚĞ<ĂďĂŚƐĞǀĞŶƟŵĞƐŌĞƌƚŚŝƐǁĞǁŽƵůĚ

drink the Zam Zam water that I talked about

dŚĞŶǁĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵϮŵŽƌĞŶĂǁĂĮů

ŌĞƌƚŚŝƐǁĞƌĂŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ^ĂĨĂĂŶĚDĂƌǁĂŚ

ƐĞǀĞŶƟŵĞƐƚŽƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĞƟŵĞǁŚĞŶ

Hazrat Hajirah (ra) had done this. Women

ĂŶĚŐŝƌůƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŵLJŵŽŵŵLJƐŝƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚ/

ĂůƐŽŚĂĚƚŽĐƵƚŽīĂƉŝĞĐĞŽĨŽƵƌŚĂŝƌ tŚĞƌĞ-

as the men were required to shave all of

ƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŝƌŽīůŝŬĞŵLJĚĂĚĚŝĚ

ŌĞƌ/ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŵLJĮƌƐƚhŵƌĂŚ/ŚĂĚĂ

happy meal from McDonalds because it was

ĂŚĂƌĚhŵƌĂŚůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ /ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞ

Umrahs, Alhamdolillah!

Important Places in Makkah

I also visited the mountain called ‘Arafat’.

This is where the Holy Prophet (saw) deliv-

ĞƌĞĚŚŝƐůĂƐƚƐĞƌŵŽŶDLJƐŝƐƚĞƌƚĂƵŐŚƚŵĞ

that the Holy Prophet (saw) said that we

should be nice to everyone because we are

all brothers and sisters.

He also told everyone that you should not

ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĂƌĞďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶĂŶLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞ

ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨǁŚĞƚŚĞƌLJŽƵĂƌĞďŝŐŐĞƌŽƌ

smaller, or have white skin or black skin or

other. You should always think that you are

ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƐĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ/ĨǁĞĚŽŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐ

ůŝŬĞŚĞůƉƉĞŽƉůĞŐŝǀĞĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ ƌĞĂĚŶĂŵĂnj

and read the Holy Quran, then Allah will love

us a lot and will send us to Heaven.

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/ĂůƐŽĐůŝŵďĞĚDŽƵŶƚ,ŝƌĂƚŽŐĞƚƚŽƚŚĞĐĂǀĞ

ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞ,ŽůLJWƌŽƉŚĞƚ;ƐĂǁͿƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚŚŝƐĮƌƐƚ

ƌĞǀĞůĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵůůĂŚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ,ĂnjƌĂƚ:ŝďƌĂĞů

;ĂƐͿ;ĂŶŐĞů'ĂďƌŝĞůͿdŚĂƚŵĞƐƐĂŐĞĨƌŽŵůůĂŚ

was to tell the Holy Prophet (saw) that he was

ĂWƌŽƉŚĞƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞƐƐĂŐĞŝƐĂůƐŽŝŶƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ

Quran.

The trip up the mountain was very hard. It was

almost 2,600 steps and it took us one hour

ĂŶĚƚĞŶŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ/ĨĞůƚǀĞƌLJƐǁĞĂƚLJtŚĞŶ/ŐŽƚ

to the actual cave, I was very happy that I was

able to come to the cave that our Holy Proph-

et (saw) prayed in, to Allah.

tĞŐŽƚĚŽǁŶƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶǁĂLJĨĂƐƚĞƌƚŚĂŶ

ŐŽŝŶŐƵƉdŚĞŶǁĞĂƚĞĂǀĞƌLJďŝŐďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ

ǁŚĞŶǁĞŐŽƚďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞŚŽƚĞů

I also visited another mountain with a cave

called ‘Thaur’. I did not climb this mountain

ďƵƚůŽŽŬĞĚĂƚŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ>ĞƚŵĞƚĞůů

you a story about this cave. When the Holy

Prophet (saw) went out of Makkah with Haz-

rat Abu Bakr (ra), they rode on camels up to

this mountain, to hide from the enemies. The

enemies followed them up to this cave. Allah

told a spider to build a web in the front of the

ĐĂǀĞtŚĞŶƚŚĞĞŶĞŵŝĞƐŐŽƚƵƉƚŽƚŚĞĐĂǀĞ

ƚŚĞLJƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ,ŽůLJWƌŽƉŚĞƚ;ƐĂǁͿ

could not be inside because the web could not

have been made so fast. Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra)

said that they were so close that he could hear

them. This is a story about how Allah saved

the Holy Prophet (saw).

Visiting Masjid Al-Nabawi

ŌĞƌŵLJƚƌŝƉŝŶDĂŬŬĂŚ/ǁĞŶƚƚŽDĞĚŝŶĂ

dŚĞ,ŽůLJWƌŽƉŚĞƚ;ƐĂǁͿŵŝŐƌĂƚĞĚƚŽDĞĚŝŶĂ

because all of his enemies were very rude to

him. There were very nice Muslims in Medina.

I visited Masjid Al-Nabawi, it is also called the

Prophet’s Mosque.

This mosque was built by the Holy Prophet

(saw) but now people have reconstructed and

ĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚŝƚŝŶƚŽĂďŝŐŐĞƌŵŽƐƋƵĞdŚĞ,ŽůLJ

WƌŽƉŚĞƚ Ɛ;ƐĂǁͿŐƌĂǀĞŝƐĂůƐŽďƵƌŝĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐ

mosque as well as Hazrat Abu Bakr’s (ra) and

,ĂnjƌĂƚhŵĂƌ&ĂƌŽŽƋ Ɛ;ƌĂͿŐƌĂǀĞƐ/ƚŚĂĚďŝŐ

umbrellas outside because it was very hot. I

prayed in a place in the mosque that is called

ZŝLJĂĚͲƵůͲ:ĂŶŶĂŚ 'ĂƌĚĞŶƐŽĨWĂƌĂĚŝƐĞdŚŝƐŝƐ

an area that the Holy Prophet (saw) referred

to as a part of Heaven.

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Important Places in Medina

I visited Masjid Al-Qiblatayn, which is

where Allah told the Holy Prophet (saw)

ƚŽĨĂĐĞƚŚĞ<ĂďĂŚǁŚĞŶŽīĞƌŝŶŐŶĂŵĂnj

Before, Muslims used to pray in the di-

ƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĂĐŝƚLJŶĂŵĞĚ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵEŽǁ

Muslims everywhere face the Ka’bah and

ƌĞĂĚŶĂŵĂnj/ƌĞĂĚƚǁŽŶĂǁĂĮůŝŶƚŚŝƐ

mosque.

I also visited the Quba Mosque. This is in

the area that the Muslims welcomed the

Holy Prophet (saw) when he came from

Makkah to Medina.

I also visited the mountain where the Bat-

ƚůĞŽĨhŚƵĚƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞdŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂďĂƩůĞ

between the Muslims and the enemies.

dŚĞ,ŽůLJWƌŽƉŚĞƚ;ƐĂǁͿƚŽůĚĂŐƌŽƵƉŽĨ

DƵƐůŝŵƐƚŽƐƚĂLJŽŶƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƵŶƟůŚĞ

ŐƵŝĚĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽĐŽŵĞĚŽǁŶdŚĞDƵƐ-

ůŝŵƐƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŽŶƚŚĞďĂƩůĞĂŶĚ

they came down, but they did not listen

to the Holy Prophet (saw).

Then, the enemies saw that there was no

one on the mountain and so they went

ďĂĐŬƚŽĂƩĂĐŬƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵƐdŚƵƐƚŚĞĞŶ-

ĞŵŝĞƐǁŽŶƚŚĞďĂƩůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞDƵƐůŝŵ

army failed to follow to orders and did

not listen to the Holy Prophet (saw). This

shows us just how important it is to listen

to and obey our Prophets and Khaulafa.

dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌƌĞĂĚŝŶŐŵLJƚƌĂǀĞůũŽƵƌŶĂů

and stories. I hope you enjoyed it and

I pray that all of you can also visit the

Ka’bah and the other places I was able to

visit, one day, Insh’Allah!

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Once the paint has completely dried, peel the stickers o!.

UPCYCLINGNext time you come across an empty jar, do not throw it

away, because you can creatively recycle it into a beautiful candle showpiece-in just five simple steps!

Gather the supplies that you will need:

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FUNOLOGY“Doctor, Doctor I think I ate a pencil; what should I do?”“Use a Pen.”

A man rushed into the doctor’s surgery, jumped onto the doctor’s back and began counting, “One, two, three, four…”“Wait a Minute!” yelled the doctor, struggling to free him-self, “What do you think you are doing?” “Well doctor…” said the eccentric man, “The nurses said, ‘I could count on you.’”

“How old were you on your last birthday?”“Nine.”“I see, you will be ten on your next birthday.”“No, I will be eleven.”‘How can that be?’“I am ten today.”

Mr. and Mrs. Brown had two sons. One was named Mind Your Own Business & the other was named Trouble. One day, the two boys de-

cided to play hide and seek. Trouble hid while Mind Your Own Business counted to one hundred. Mind Your Own Business began looking for

his brother behind garbage cans and bushes. Then he started looking in and under cars until a policeman approached him and asked, “What

are you doing?” “Playing a game” the boy replied.

Ȋ:KDWLV\RXUQDPH"ȋWKHRɝFHUTXHVWLRQHG“Mind Your Own Business.”

Furious, the policeman inquired, “Are you looking for trouble?!” The boy replied, “Why, yes.”

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