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1 [TAHIR] MAGAZINE The VOICE OF majlis ATFALUL AHMADIYYA UK 6ways sports can help your education tarbiyyat FAQS > early islamic history > brief history of the jama at > Khilafat > atfal news > tahir magazine sports medal EXPLORER S CLUB TRIP TO SPAIN What makes us Ahmadis?

2 Salutation Code >> TAHIR MAGAZINE APRIL 2016 Contents sa as ra rh aba م ل م االله - ل ي * و س ل ص f االله - ل ي * و س وة و الس لا - ل ي * الص - ل ي * ل وة الص و ل الس وة و - ل ي * الص لا م الس ع ن * االله ع ن * ر ; االله ر ; اللهت عا اللهت عا لى لى لى ر ح ما اللهت عا ر ح ما ا ي دہ االله ت عالى ب ن ص ا ي دہ االله ت عالى ب ن ص ر ہ ال عز يز sallalahu alaihi wa salam alaihi salatu wasalam razi allahu anhu rahi mullahu aiyadhu allahu tala bi nasrihil aziz 05 Life tips & More An inspirational story Winner of the Atfal Charity Challenge Islamic History History of Ahmadiyyat Khilafat Explorer s Club Trip 10 TAHIR MAGAZINE SPORTS MEDAL OF THE MONTH- WHO WON? ali ALI S ADVENTURES? Follow Ali as he explores the world around him. TARBIYYAT HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED Your Questions Answered Atfal Sports Atfal News 19 Jokes & Riddles [ In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful Allah there is no God but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining. Slumber seizes Him not, nor sleep. To Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that will intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them; and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He pleases. His knowledge extends over the heavens and the earth; and the care of them burdens Him not; and He is the High, the Great. The Holy Quran Chapter 2 Verse 256 ب س م ا`الر ح م ن الر ح يم The first actions for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers. If they are in order, then he will have prospered and succeeded; but if they are lacking, then he will have failed and lost. Hadith Our paradise is in our God. Our highest delight is in our God for we have seen Him and have found every beauty in Him Kashti-e-Nuh Page 21 (Book of the Promised Messiah as ) اهلل ل إ ل ه إ ل ه و ال ح ي ال ق ي وم ل ت أ خ ذ ه س ن ة و ل ن و م ل ه م ا ف ي الس م او ات و م ا ف ي ال ر ض م ن ذ ا ال ذ ي ي ش ف ع ع ند ه إ ل ب إ ذ ن ه ي ع ل م م ا ب ي ن أ ي د يه م و م ا خ ل ف ه م و ل ي ح يط ون ب ش ي ء م ن ع ل م ه إ ل ب م ا ش ا ء و س ع ك س ي ه الس م او ات و ال ر ض و ل ي ئ ود ه ح ف ظ ه م ا و ه و ال ع ل ي ال ع ظ يم [

3 EARLY ISLAMIC HISTORY AND THE LIVES OF THE KHULAFA-E-RASHIDEEN ra ISLAM: Urdu Keywords HISTORY: ی خ االسم اتر FORGIVENESS OF THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD SA BY AADIL ALI ZEESHAN WALSALL, orgiveness plays a big part in today s F society. In fact, forgiveness has played a huge part in every society, no matter the time period. Forgiveness was one of many attributes of the holy prophet of Islam, Muhammadsa. Hadrat mirza bashiruddin Mahmud ahmadra states (in his book- life of Muhammad)- All rites and duties over, the Prophetsa addressed the Meccans and said: You have seen how true the promises of God have proved. Now tell me what punishment you should have for the cruelties and enormities you committed against those whose only fault was that they invited you to the worship of the One and Only God. To this the Meccans replied, We expect you to treat us as Josephas treated his erring brothers. By significant coincidence, the Meccans used in their plea for forgiveness the very words which God had used in the Surah Yusuf, revealed ten years before the conquest of Mecca. In this the Prophetsa was told that he would treat his Meccan persecutors as Josephas had treated his brothers. By asking for the treatment which Josephas had meted out to his brothers, the Meccans admitted that the Prophetsa of Islam was the like of Josephas and as Josephas was granted victory over his brothers the Prophetsa had been granted victory over the Meccans. Hearing the Meccans plea, the Prophetsa declared at once: By God, you will have no punishment today and no reproof (Hisham). The holy prophet only recited a few words of wisdom which ended the long enmity he had against his foes. If only everyone started forgiving like the holy prophet sa, the world would figuratively change HAZRAT ABU BAKR 1 st person to accept Islam Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ra was a friend of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and when he learnt of the call to Islam he was the first person to accept. As-Saddique The Holy Prophet sa gave the title of As- Saddique (meaning the truthful) to Hazrat Abu Bakr ra due to his righteousness. THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD SA STATED: HAZRAT UMAR HAZRAT UTHMAN Devout Companion Hazrat Abu Bakr ra was a very devout companion of the Holy Prophet sa and was extremly obedient and loyal to him. He would always try to be the first to act upon a command and would excel in righteousness. First Khalifah of Islam After the demise of the Holy Prophet sa Hazrat Abu Bakr ra was elected as the first Khalifah to lead Islam. Cave Thaur Oh Abu Bakr!, you will be my companion on the pond of Heaven as you were also my companion in the cave. HAZRAT ALI When the migration took place and the Meccans set out to find the Holy Prophet sa Hazrat Abu Bakr ra along with the Holy Prophet sa took refuge in Cave Thaur Compilation of the Holy Quran During his time as Khalifah, Hazrat Abu Bakr ra achieved many milestones. One of these was that he began the compilation of the Holy Quran

4 Urdu Keywords The Promised Messiah as was born in Qadian AHMADIYYAT: THE TRUE ISLAM ادمحی ربص : AHMADIا PATIENCE: ا ل ی س اہلل ب ک اف ع ب د ہ BIRTH OF THE PROMISED MESSIAH AS The Promised Messiah as - Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib is born in Qadian. His Father s name is Mirza Ghulam Murtaza and Mother s name is Charagh Bibi. wrote over 80 books was aged 34 when he recieved his first revelation Allah blessed him with 10 children he Promised Messiah T as (Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib as ) always showed an excellent level of patience and steadfastness even when times became extremely difficult. Many a time would it happen that opponents would wite letters filled with abuse to the Promised Messiah as but the Promised Messiah as would simply just pray for them that Allah shows them the true path. The Promised Messiah as once stated that even if a person were to sit in front of him for a whole year and give the worst possible abuse he would not be able to shake the high level of patience that the Promised Messiah as displayed. When people heard that the Promised Messiah as made the the promised messiah s as amazing patience and steadfastness claim to be the Mahdi and Messiah that was prophecised by the Holy Prophet sa they turned against him and started to persecute Ahmadis. Even some of the close relatives of the Promised Messiah as began to hate him. But as is the excellent moral standard of all of the prophets of God, the Promised Messiah as never answered to anyone rudely or cursed anyone. Rather he always ignored them and prayed to Allah. This is an excellent example for us that whenever we feel angry because of someone s harsh words we should always turn to God and pray. Theعسیمہرة Promised Messiah s as father after عتھعتھ being ill passes away. The Promised Messiah is sad and worried at his demise, it is at this point that the famous revelation Is not Allah sufficient for his servant is revealed. FIRST BAIT TAKEN After recieving instructions from Allah the Almighty, the Promised Messiah as takes the first Bait at Ludhiana and established a Jama at. The first person to do Bait is Hazrat Hakeem Molvi Noorudin Sahib ra. SOLAR & LUNAR ECLIPISES The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa stated that when the Mahdi will come the Sun and the Moon will be eclipsed. This happened in March and April PROPHECY OF MUSLEH MAUD FIRST JALSA SALANA 1894 The Promised Messiah as recieves glad tidings from Allah the Almighty that he shall have a very righteous son who will be a sign for everyone. The Promised Messiah as publishes an announcement about this. The first Jalsa Salana is held in Qadian. 75 people attend. This figure is to increase to hundreds of thousands in the decades to follow. Continued in the next edition

5 KHILAFAT Sayings and incidents of our beloved Khulafah Urdu Keywords KHILAFAT: : UZOORهزئHئح الختف وضحر LOVE FOR THE HOLY QURAN azratزاhد Khalifatul Masih I ra used to be the personal physician to the Maharaja of Kashmir for many years. Once whilst travelling, Huzur was injured following an incident with a spring and had to travel the remainder of the journey in a carriage. This lasted about a month and during this period Huzur learnt the first 14 parts of the Holy Quran by heart. Huzur s Darses were so powerful and full of knowledge that people used to travel from far off places to listen to them. He even taught the Maharaja of Kashmir 15 parts of the Quran. A GAME OF CRICKET IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS Therefore, I want you to fill your hearts with special zeal for games and sports and other outdoor events, as I wish that Ahmadis should grow up not just as great scholars, who are already being groomed to be leaders in education, but I also want Ahmadis to excel in other fields such as sports. Mental and spiritual health is deeply linked to physical health Hazrat Musleh Maudra used to play football as a child. Some cricket players came to Qadian and made a team. They once asked Hazrat Musleh Maudra to request his blessed father to join them in the game. When he went to see his father, he was writing a book. Upon hearing the request he put his pen down and said: Your ball will not leave the ground [you will be playing in] but I am playing that kind of cricket in which the ball will reach the ends of the world! [ EXCELLENT MANNERS] Huzoor rh had such a good moral conduct and behaviour that when he was studying in England his college professors were extremely impressed. When Huzoor rh visited England after he became Khalifatul Masih he met one of his porfessors who warmly welcomed him. The professor told other members of the community that he had seen signs of leadership in Huzoor rh from when he was a student and was certain that he would be a leader amongst his people one day. Little did he realise how right he was. LIFE DEDICATION I remember when I decided to dedicate my life to the Waqfe-Zindagi Scheme, the tehrike-jaid office people, I think, did not need me because they though they did not want somebody qualified in this particular subject- either they could give me some job in the office or ask me to go to Africa and there was no demand for this particular subject in our schools in Africa. So I wrote directly to Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III and he marked that letter to Tehrik-e-Jadid. Tehrik-e-Jadid replied to Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III, that as wedont need this boy at present it is therefore appropriate to ask him to do some other job. As soon as Haz- rat Khalifatul Masih III received this letter, he said, you don t need him but I need him. Then he asked me to go through Nusrat Jahan to Ghana, Africa. When I went to see him at the time I was leaving for Ghana, he embraced me and that was the first experience I had of embracing any of the Khalifahs

6 SPORTS 6 ways sports can help your education POSITIVE ATTITUDE If your self-esteem is high then you go into places and have the feeling that you can do it. It is scientifically proven that if you work with a positive attitude, you will do better than if you start working with a negative attitude. HEALTHY MIND As my doctor says, a healthy body makes a healthy mind. Just like our bodies need food and water to survive, the body needs exercise to keep the brain healthy. SPIRITUAL FOOD However, the most important food and exercise for the body is spiritual food, the love for Allah the Almighty, and the best exercise known to humans, namaz. HIGH SELF ESTEEM Israfeel Kusi recieving his trophy at the Charity Challenge There are plenty of reasons why sports is good for your education. One of the reasons is; you can let out stress and your worries. When you do sports 2 everyone wants to win and if you win you feel good. Feeling good makes your My name is Israfeel Kusi-Addo and I was the winner for the 5k Run for the Charity Challenge. Established in the 1980s, the Charity Challenge invites people to walk, run or cycle to raise money for charity. An event that raises approximately a quarter of a million pounds a year, the AMYA, ( Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association) Charity Challenge has become a flagship for the Muslim Youth Association. The race itself was very hard as I needed stamina, determination and most of all perseverance. The annual event, Mercy for Mankind Charity Challenge was held on Saturday 16th April in Hyde Park, London at 10:30am. This year s Charity Challenge was an amazing success; even though it was quite chilly, wet and dreary, hundreds of members from the organisation were able to attend. For me, the Charity Challenge is not about the actual run, instead it s about the money raised for a great cause Charity. Charities such as Save The Children, RSPCC, Great Ormond s Street and many, many more. It is quite wonderful to see how many people attend and support the event all for such an amazing cause The race itself was very hard as I needed stamina, determination and most of all perseverance. Many people trained weeks in advance. My usual exercise regime includes, playing football three times a week, participating in Martial Arts to prepare themselves for the run. It was quite competitive, entertaining and everyone wanted to beat their friend or rival. My time last year was 40 mins, whereas this year it was 25 mins improving by 15 mins which is really good. Of course the race was very laborious however, I made sure that I started off really strong then kept a steady pace making sure I didn t tire out and exhaust myself. The race was exhausting both physically, and mentally, but it was all worth it especially receiving the trophy from Sadr and Amir Sahib. The day was quite enjoyable, fantastic and chilly of course, but that was just usual British weather. May Allah reward us all for our sacrifice, charity and kindness, Ameen. I end with a saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) Every Act of Kindness is Charity The Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW). BY ISRAFEEL KUSI PECKHAM, SOUTH REGION STRENGTH Sports is a good way to earn muscular strength. You will need this because, if you are sitting down for a long time than your back starts to strain, and you will not be able to concentrate for the rest of the day. You will be fidgeting and constantly moving and be distracting yourself and others around you. TAHIR MAGAZINE SPORTS MEDAL OF THE MONTH BETTER EDUCATION If we eat healthy foods, and then exercise, our education will become stronger, and we will physically equipped to deal with all stresses that education brings with it. BY TALHA ZAFAR LEICESTER, MIDLANDS 09 Talha Zafar 10

7 Send us your photos at Urdu Keywords ربخ NEWS: MARCH APRIL 2016 ATFAL GALLERY PICTURE: ی وصت Tweet your images to us! Atfal Letters from Uganda to Luton Atfal who will now write replies Milton Keynes Atfal volunteering at the Milton Keynes Marathon Baitun Noor visit to Bradford Baitun Noor Atfal in Bradford Atfal sports at Yorkshire Regional Ijtema Prize Distribution at Yorkshire UPCOMING Nadeem Mian the Charity Challenge with his Regional Nazim Atfal 11 Mujeeb Mirza Sahib and Jawad Qamar Sahib presenting the Holy Quran to the Head Teacher of St Thomas Moore Catholic School 12

8 say hello to ali Ali was having lunch with Talha & his father That is the prayer! Make sure you memorise it! Do you boys know the Dua for before eating? ب س م اہلل و ع لی ب ر ک ة اہلل In the name of Allah and with the blessings of Allah [I start my meal] Did you know that it is bad manners to chew with your mouth open? My Mother taught me that. Follow Ali as he explores the world around him. You should also finish your food before speaking! 13 Yes! otherwise you will look impolite! My food is still too hot to eat!

9 You should throw things in the bin not on the floor The Holy Prophet sa stated that it is not good to blow on your food. He also never used to overeat. You should also knock politely and request permission before entering someone else s house You should be modest and not boast instead thank Allah. List Three ways below in which you can help other people. Jazakallah young man! After you sir! The Holy Prophet sa also taught us to help people. I always try to help others. 3. I also help the elderly with their bags You should not talk over people when speaking And then I went to the par... yes! and I like going on the slid... wow! I love the park the swings are my fav... Well done boys, you know a lot about good manners! ا ل ح م د ہل ل ال ذ ی ا ط ع ام ن ا و س ک ان ا و ج ع ل ن ا م ن الم س ل م ی ن All praise belongs to Allah who gave me food and water and made me a muslim prayer for finishing a meal Jazakallah uncle for this meal, please let me and Talha help you clean up.

10 Life tips & Inspiration The tifl who memorises Huzoor s Friday sermon A FEW QUESTIONS FOR A LOCAL NAZIM ATFAL 17 [ RIZWAN BUTT WITH HIS ATFAL FROM UPPER MITCHAM BEING A TIFL HIMSELF WE ASK HIM HOW HE INSPIRES HIS PEERS 1. HOW DO YOU GET ATFAL TO BE MOTIVATED? The way I motivate my Atfal is that i go to their houses and make a close relationship with them so that they know that I am not some random guy nagging them to come to class, rather if you make a close bond with the atfal, he would want to come because of the way you present yourself In front of him. In class I always do something fun aswell so that will motivate the atfal to come again. RIZWAN BUTT UPPER MITCHAM, BAITUN NOOR 2. WHAT ACTIVITIES DO ATFAL IN YOUR QIADAT LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN? The different activities that my atfal like to get involved in are football, cricket and basketball. They also like to go on the different trips that the jamat organise, for example some of the atfal have gone to Spain and some have gone holland with the jamat. At the end they always come Back with a smile on their faces. [ 3. IN YOUR OPINION WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET ATFAL TO OFFER NAMAZ ON TIME? What ever you do, you cannot force a child to read namaz. The way I get the atfal to offer Namaz on time is that I tell them the importance of namaz. I also tell them incidents of people who have had such a strong relationship with Allah because they read their five daily prayers on time and to return the favour Allah helped them to succeed in life. 4. WHAT IS YOUR MAIN TARGET FOR THIS YEAR? My main target by the end of This year is to bring out all of my 30 atfal from their homes and bring to the classes. I also want all my Atfal to get involved in other jamat events, so they know and understand that the jamat has a lot of proud history behind them. Hizkeel Ahmad is a 14-yearold Tifal from Sheffield Qiadat of Yorkshire Region who resides in a town named Doncaster, 23 miles from Sheffield. He is a special need child but his love and passion for Khilafat is incredible. I have not seen anyone, his age, with so much affection with the Khilafat. Every Friday he listens to Hazoor s (May Allah be his helper) Friday sermon and then makes an effort to learn what Hazoor has said. The first thing he does after returning from School on a Friday is run to his room, change his clothes and grab his tablet to listen to the recording of Hazoor s Friday sermon. He In the next edition... has a habit of listening to the recording at least thrice. His mother says Every Friday morning before going to the school he asks me to record Hazoor s Friday sermon. He never remembers any day in a week but when its Friday, he comes to me shouting excitedly ami today is Friday and hazoor will come. Despite he having a brain of 8 year old, his knowledge about Jamaat is unbelievable. He has his own tablet but he rarely plays any video games on it like other children. Mostly he is listening to various speeches delivered by Hazoor on his tablet. He has a big collection monday By Saeed Nazir Sahib Yorkshire Regional Nazim Atfal of them from Jalsa Salana and Q/A sessions of Khalifatul Masih IV (atb). He keeps on saying to me that he wants to do a speech and recite Nazam at Jalsa. He is a moving computer who could narrate the summary of Friday sermon anytime. His favourite colour is Red and he loves boiled rice with Jalsa Daal. Remember this child in your special prayers. May Allah strengthen his love for Khilafat and give him speedy recovery. Ameen. May we all learn from his good acts and change ourselves accordingly. tuesday Managing your time 18

11 ت WHAT MAKES US AHMADIS? Some of our older readers will know the basic differences in belief pretty well. Ahmadis are Muslims who believe in the Messiah (Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas). We have accepted him to be that very person, promised to us by the Quran and the Holy Prophetsaw, who would come to reform the Muslim community. He gave us some key points to make a part of our lives and through these he said we would become truly different. 1. Before starting a task or when facing a problem, Ahmadis should put all there trust in Allah and ask for his help though TARBIYYAT prayers, remembering that they are weak and Allah All-Powerful. 2. Ahmadis should be kind, forgiving, cheerful and well-mannered. The purpose of the Have you ever wondered section is to tackle a different kind of question Obedience to Allah, His prophets and khalifas, parents and elders generally should be complete. If we are Atfal who believe in the Promised Messiahas we should act like it and make sure we have all of these qualities and then some. Of course we believe in the Messiahas. But following his teachings; that s what makes us Ahmadi. Asalamoalaikum! My name is Ghalib and I am the Tarbiyyat Secretary for atfal. You can send me your questions at tahirmagazine@atfal.org.uk Your Question goes here ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY SAYS TARBIYYAT F.A.Q.S HOW SHALL I TREAT RUDE PEOPLE? The Holy Prophet (sa) taught us that everyone shold be treated with love. If somebody is being rude we should always try our best not to reply back rudely, because a Muslim never talks indecently or hurts anyone in any way. A Muslim does not hurt anybody with their hands nor with their words. You should never think that you are better than the other therefore you should never stop talking to anybody out of anger if they do a mistake for more than even a day. You should rather always be the better person and reply with love and kindness to anything they say and avoid hatred at all times. If you treat everyone with love, they will become your friends and fellow brothers through whom Allah almighty will support you when you in need of help. (Insh Allah) To make these rude people understand their mistakes, we all should always set a better example than them for everybody around us. My Mercy covers all things The Holy Quran Urdu Keywords TARBIYYAT: WHATS THE HARM IN ME SPENDING ALL MY TIME WITH NON-AHMADIS WHETHER MUSLIM OR NOT? We all should remember that our environment alway affect our actions and our ways of thinking while we dont even realise it, so all your friends have an effect on how you behave. This world we live in today has many bad things in it. Most of these things are acceptable by Non-Ahmadis. There are so many bad things that are acceptable in todays society by Non Ahmadis that sometimes you will not even know that they are bad for you. But if you spend most of you time with your Ahmadi friends with whom you have more things in common, who think the way you think and also have learned the correct rules how to behave from their parents just like you, it is likely you will not even go close to these bad things that everybody is doing in todays society. You should not forget that there are good people everywhere, but most of us are different. So you should think very carefully about what kind of friend you are looking for. First you should take your time to look at all the good and bad things in somebody you want to be friends with. You should try to notice how you behave when they are with you, also stay away from even very small bad things that people make you do or you do yourself when they are there and find somebody who will help you to stay away from even small wrong actions and things. Remember that chosing the right type of friends at a young age could change your future life to a much better one! ب ی رت وسال : QUESTIONق 19 20

12 1 TRUE QUIZ OR FALSE Air Force One is a plane used by the President of the United States of America. riddle A word of five letters, Upside down is the same, A shark does this, But it s not to blame. atfal sudoku What title was given to the rulers of Ancient Egypt? a) Emperor b) Pharoah c) Ceasar What is the word? Which planet is known as The Red Planet? a) Mars b) Jupiter c) Pluto TRUE 5 What OR FALSE The name of Manchester United s home ground is the Emirates. term is used in tennis for 40-40? a) Advantage b) Deuce c) Slam-Dunk a) What is the capital city of Spain? Madrid b) Dortmund c) Valencia How many squares in this grid? 7 a) 8 TRUE 9 a) In which year was the great fire of London? 1899 b) 1066 c) 1666 OR FALSE The largest ocean in the world is the south Atlantic Where is the International Space Station located? Russia b) Moon c) Space atfal wordsearch 21 22

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