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of the Book and Wisdom and then t l iere comes to yr-ru am e s s e n g e r r f u l f i l l i n q t h a t w h i c h . i s w i t h y o u ' y o u s h a l lb e l i e v e i n h i m a n d h e l p h i m . ' A n d H e s a i d , . ' D o y o u a e l r e e 'and do you accept the respons ib i l . i . t ' y wh ich I lay upon you

in th is mat te r? ' They sa id , 'We aq l ree ; he sa id , 'Then bearwi tness , and I am wi th you among lhe w i tnesgeg. '

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o r E n g l i s h h a v e n o t b e e nd i s t r i b r - t t ed t o t he e th i ncg r o u p s , w h o c o u t l d b e n e f i t b Ythem. They canno t l ea rn o ft he F rom ised Mess iah ' s r nesE-a g e ( p e a c e b e o n h i m ) u n l e s ss o m e t h i n g p r i n t e d i n t h e i rl a n g u a g e w j - 1 1 c h a r m t h e m t oh o l d f a s t t o i t a n d v a l u ei t . The Ho l y Qu ran has beent rans la ted i n t o 54 l anguagesand e : r t r ac t s f r om the Ho lYOu t ran a re i n 115 l anguages .1{ : t bool , : .8 in French. 5 inI t a 1 i a n , ? i n F u t g s i a n t 1 i nL u r g a n d a , ? i n G u j r a t i t 5 i nT u r k i s h , 3 i n S p a n i s h t ? i nC h i n e s e . ? i n P o l i s h r ? i nP e r s i a n . T h e s e w i l l b e a v a -i l a b l e t o t h e g r o u p s i n e a c hjamaa t when t hey a re o rgan i -r ed acco rd i ng t o ass i gnmen tbased on i n i t i a l i n ves t i ga -t i o n o f t h e m a j a l i s p a r t i c i -p a t i n g . P l e a g e b e t h i n k i n go f t he e thn i c g roup nea res ty o u .

Repo r t s o f Ansa r ac t i v i t -t i e s w i I I b e p u b l i s h e d s t a r -t i ng w i t h t he ne :< t i s sue .F lease send j . n you r r epo r tE .

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SermDn .A man o f wo rds bu t no td e e d s i s l i k e a g a r d e n

o f w e e d s .D e n y i n g a f a u l t d o u b l e s

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t o m e f r o m d i f f e r e n ta n g l e s . T h e r e w a s n od i f f i c r - t 1 t y f o r m e t of i n d o n t , w h i . c h p r e -s e n t a t i o n a p p e a l shuman m ind . I w ro tes e v e r a l l e t t e r E t om u s l i m l e a d e r s i nC h i n a . F i n a l l y w ereoues ted Hu t : u r f o r

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a m e e t i n g . A f t e r t h em e e t i n g a n d e i i c h a n g eo f v i e s l g w i t h H u r : u t r . w ea I I members o f de l eq . r -t i on have one vo . i - ceabou t t Ahmad i yya i 4oveme*n t t h a t i t i = t h e

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I i ca t i on w i I I im r : r ovein appea rance and i nq u a l i t y . C u r r e n t l y i ti s a i m e d a t i n f o ' ' n i n gt h e m e m b e r g a b o u t ' o u ra c t i v i t i e s a n d . r e m i n dthem abou t t he i r r es -p o n s i b i l i t i e s . W : w o u t l dwe l cone any con t ' - i b t - t -t i ons f r om members . h l eh o p e t o i n c l u d e

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t h e d i s b e l i e v e r e : t h ee f f i . c a c y o f p r a y e r r nA h m a d i y y a t . [ , J e a r e p I a -n n i n g a m o n t h l y n e w s -I e t t e r f r o m E o a t o n t h a tw l l l i n s p i r e s e e h e r s t oc o m e t o A 1 l a h . Y o u t a r ethe w i t ness t o t he l i . v -i n g G o d . I b e l i e v e t h a tw e h a v e n o t d i s c h a r g e dou r du t t y i n t h i g r es -p e c t . A g w e f o l l o wH u r u r r ' s d i r e c t i o n t oc o m m u r n i t y s e r v i c e . g o o d

t r e a t m e n t o f n e i . g h b o r s tp r e s e n t i n g t h e b e s ti m o r e s s i . o n o f " A I a A l eM u h a m m a d a n " . w j . t h t h eb l e s s i n g s t h a t A l l a hh a s g o c e r t a i l y b e s t o w -ed u toon L rE . [ ^ l r i t e now .

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A poem by Hazrat Promised I ' lesiah A.S.( a d d r e s s i n g o p p o n e n t s o f A h m a d i y y a t )

Even after you have seenS u c h p o w e r f u l S i g n s . h o w l o n gt d i l l y o u c o n t i n u eT o p e r s i s t i n d e n i a l ? I n d e e s d ,You shou ld have the senseT o r e a l l z e a J u d g e m e n tStands po ised over the headOf those whose reasonAnd argument i s no th ingEut the bares t l ies lTh is Judgement s tandsFo j .sed over them;A n d i t m i g h t d e s c e n dOn them, any moment !

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I f y o u t h i n kT h e r e l i g i o n y o u f o l l o wHaE any va lue , le t us seeThat you can change,In the very leas t , what hereI b o l d l y d e c l a r eThat g rea t honor sha l l comeTo degcend on me ! on you,N o t h i n g b u t b l a m e !

A I l a h , n o w ,W i l l s h o w a S i g nBf g rea t awe and majes ty iA n d t h i s s i g n s h a l l g r e a t l ySt rengthen the hear tsO f t h e B e l i e v e r s !

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Conditions of BAI'A| (lnltiatlon)h llro limdtrn tonmnl h trbfll

8y llaznt Mira Gfulam Almad d 0adanTltg Prunbed Messian and Mahdl (pou Dt upon hln)

L lhe hifiab stul soharnty pronrin traf tro $a! alshh ttomSlrllt (associrtion 0t any partnor wih God) ri(ilrt r@ ttr dey 0lhb daaft.

ll. TtBt hs stnl k3sp nray fiun tabohood, tunirton, rdltdy,-fssspassss of h0 rn, rhbaudery, dir*ralin, cndty, ,

rtbhor|esly, mischief anl reb€lbn: fit wil not potmit t*n$Nfh b0 cfiitd ony by passins, trwsrtr sfong tr0y may ba

lll. That ho stEt reodaiy ofhrtlr toedaily pnylts h.cc0rddr6wi$ tie commandmsnf ol God ard tp tloty Ptophet; andsllalltry hb b€slto be regulath ofte]hg trc larpird(pl8{avmsuper8rogdory traye's) atxl lnvoki'ng Aarood(blcssiUs) on trHoly ProdEt tFl hs shal male it trb thily rurtins h ad(bqlveness for hb shs. b tcmsrnbcr t\s bffitils ol God ildfo prais. and Cority Him.

N. Tlut undsr lhs lnFrM 0t any pas*rtB, h0 sha! causo n0 tEmu,ia6oevsr t0 fio crsaluns of Allah h g€nerdl, ard Muslims hparlicuhr, floihor ry hb bn$s nor Dy hb hailb mr ry myother m8ans.

V. Ihat he shal amah fai$ifid to God h al circunstances ol [fs,in sonow and happin€ss, ee$ity anl prmpery, h fslid'Uand fiab; and shall h al conditbrt cmah nsigmd to Un ;decree of Allah and keep hlmsofi nady h fdcs a! khds 0t i]dignities and *fferinp h Hb way and shal nwor tlm awaylrom it et ho o$laughl ol ary mlsfutne; m fio confary, h0shan mard foftnrd.

Vl.Ihal hs shat retrah fom frfoving ur]sbmic qrlotrE ardlustlul imlinations, and $aI completsly $Dmil hinsslf b tcauthority ol $e Hoty Olnn; ard shall make $e U/od ol Godand th? saylus ol 0rc lloly Prophet O0 gui|hg FiEipbs hevery wak ol hb lifo.

Vll. Ihat h0 sha[ ontirBly dvs up pdds ard Yanily aill shal pass al* his life h lorliness, IrurtHrss, cmcrfuhGss, futearams' and mckness.

Vlll.Ihat he shall hold hlth, $c homr ol Aih, ad tlr c|us olblam &arer b him tlEn lG litc, 'rr0alhJ lrm., d|lfm and rlothot d€il onos.

lx.Ihal h0 stE[ kasp Nmsdt oca{rid h |l|t sdvico of God'screalutos, tor Hb saks mlf std $al cndeavs b bcnsfitmukinrlh the besl of hb Gorlgivar aBliss and gowss.

)C That h0 stnl omgr hh a bond d Uofi.ilood tih Ob hlnllc'ssryant of God, pledging obedfnca b rf, h auy0hg good,tor $s salo ot ,tl|ah, and nmah taihtl b n fl 0B &y ol hbd€E$; fiat he $a|| exsrl sdr a hi$ &rctin h |h6 obesr.vancr of tfrb bond as b ln h bt bu1d h rny o0|€' untllynhtion$lp ud onnecem dema||li0 donhd dulituh€ss.

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ilFNNO]i ITTTER

fln bn$ of aWgbre uh&ih b eigrcd by cvery appli-ctrtrt b nnmbcnl,d,,p ia tlu Al''zrdiyya Movqnent in

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Itarrat Amul Morniro,MiEa Trhir Ahns4 lGalihal Masih tVHead of tbo Ahnadf'ya Moveuelrt ia lsl.qSrbwab. Pald*aa

Bsv€ltd Sin

Asc&rrro AltiLum Wa fufunaafuhc Wa Banltutohu

I haw ctudid and wholehoartod[y accept tbe Coror.ttoxs or Benr (laithtionl. I hereby aubmit tbe follow.ing "lnitiation Fco" ftly oonpl*ed and rcquectlls2e6 te lrn;dly aocept my pledge of initiatioa.

I bw uiarrlsc ttut AJIoh &rc is b be uortfupS. He it Ou luvittg ro ptavr, ard I baruilrucc thot Muluntnd b tlu &ntant atdMesnryoof Allahl@wbc)

I bsebypledgBnyiaitiatton at tbe bandof Tahir aod6t r tbo Ahnsdilya Morremmt and aeek forgivrnesr ofAIah Aoo all my pact litt aDd will do my utmost toguardtny$|f rgd$t aI bds of EiDs in future

t ritl not asaiatealyor witbAllah. I will noteuten't+h ill sill I vill not iDdulSB in backbiting. I will iotcaure sufferings toanyoDa I rill givepredeoce tomyiritb over all worldly objctr. I will onstantly endeavorto abid. by all tbe Counandncnts of Islam. I wi[ tryny utmoet to red,list€o to, reito and narate t.be HolyQuran, Sayings of tbe Holy hophet" may peace andblessilgt of Allah be upon hin and the books of thohonisod MelciaL ei him !e pe66s.

. I will obey yor in orything epod that yor will tallDs. I Vill alwayr bave 6ru faiSb in the'Holy hophetllrhhinm4 pea63 and bhccingr of Allah be on hin, osl{lttqnat NoDiiyyecn-tla. Seal of tlu hopbet+ andqill beliqle tD aI 9f,6 clrinr ef th6 homised Megsiah. onhimbepecca

I bcg pt&n fmm AIIaIa my Lord, fnm alt ny '

dt t et d an b Hit L @ud t ttvr dt rod

Omy br4 My AlIoIt I wrongedmy oulandleinftrr d my dry pny forgivc mt cint, fot tlnlrb rottt cbo ecapt l'h.o to forgivo Arncq,l(nptdtwbt,

(8ie&4.trtof tbq@r{(followdby tbfulwWt,

Al_l{ahlcon t . f r om pg . 3Wlll h his MAdalllalv&mlbMde,t6dahisfd.Hcuillbbb*ncuwtten,Ai Diiit e tuE ui[ b aiih hill,

. Pe+ .Ae ya.nilll ulnlollotts.*a gr.ibne.

Hao slull w 4lr.w ou gnliM. b M,' Wrnbhurdtpn$the gd@

Tb lollatt thc furret ulo is a wtFor tb vlub of thc liihteusAs tlpre is a sntlort u |rdic.HeMhatbwof tusAndillmid tteuwlduith hit Wt.He uq rcillw titdtotlatigudTill t e firaifid all &t 6 AnItutIrorn aar;a;iating NneB uith God,IIe &t t rc gruf of his outt htdhFor his lfihtit ttwath aay agc,Atd ttuobdiaw bhimtutifbaPptAs tlu fu atd ttttsfuent wler 6 a durClrrrlts diQ litutt"

WIto ltas ottu b s uith a siaqe WArrdhBui@tlutWPAtd ulp has lnrr*d lronrr,tb n thd brForwlmnit lwmtbt@fut the }ityit tluttttut pllohcfer thc louer lifeAtd & tot desin ttu, W,w UghtShouU atbittb tlnn"The lile of the Holy Probnet,Peubothim,Waalileof gla;ndslmsIa h&highnomlqua&b,His s2i/itual ptuq, his high rwlu,Tha aallene arut Mdbr 6 his tddry,IIbMdqer0hArrd tu oe|tate o, hir rrp1ht shot,InapryMof hislif9IIe *lriffitd srclt brigU rigtJTbt ewt a pmntlwhteligw"Ptouiild hc is rot itslhodfu anruwvble twsdadfi,Isfotad'bottfxTlul luunsapfutqen&q rnanilstottorr of diaiu qrrlilbAdwapfdnan

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IN PRAISE OF THE HOLYPROPHET MUHAMMAD

(Engtdr hanslation od a pun byTlp Prmi*d M€sdd\ pcaebcoohin)

Thc Sorrc. of dl ligbt b orcrcst LsderHF name is Mulunnad(pcae ad blcsshss of AIab bc mhim)IIe ie my belovcd.

Pious and pure rre dl DropbctqOnc qceling thc otherBut rabcd bD' Allah, tbe Most lfrSb,Muhannad sceb thcm dl.

IIc cxoelsall sho fs*d.In bcauty be is likc t.he moo.All cyes arc drasn to tbb irll mon.

Or br/inglrrd nho b fice(Xall limitatiqp (Xtinc rnd 4ace-The bllden aurcetDeartWc cawHim throrgli Mubammad,Sobc abe ie orguideMuhannad todayb tlr Corya Kiogtntbcrcdm drcligior.Hc ig tb crwr dpopbeeHc is moot pure and mct tnutrorthy,ill thcopcdatiucg of pnise beft him alona

Iuit p rpelt bound by thc[ShtRadiatiqg from thc'Holy Prophettbat I bave bccoorc compbtcly dcvot€d to him,!t b hc alone sbo connts, I rmout !o aothiag,ADd thi! i8 tb€ $h.lc trutb"

My hcart chedlhce ra cvtr ptcnt dcrircTo tiss your rcriphrrAld Ea&e circuib rrould tbc QnrbFor thc Holy Qru rhoe b my Kr'rbo

I i l P O N T A i l T T E I I T N l l E N

Plerse tend your *ticles to:

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