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A s we p a s s e d tlu:o~lgta, its s t r e e t s e v d r v b o d [~greeted us wil~h A s s a l a m o Alaikum (peace l'j~ x;,'itt-a y o u ) . T h e y t o o k d~. in t h e i r plain and clean . :housi~s lit up xx'ith-their b e a m i n g . e v e s and filled w i t h , t h e i r m e r r y laughter. " .:,ks I w e n t from one house, to a n o t h e r , I m e t the same s o f t o f people .dress'ed"ifi plain Wlaite .cl0tlaes:.with th;eir faces: rad~/mt -with joy; T h e w a y . in which t h e y treat S t r a n g e r s i m p r e s s e d me so niucli t h a t a single .visit to :Oadian has again, reviCed in. ine tlaose m i d - d a y - d r e a m s of old ages w h e n 17eople 'tu~ed t0 m e e t a s br0thers.' l:lmve-found ~he.realizati0n of m y drreams .in an ont~of-thc-way t o w n l i k e ' Q a d i a u t h a t s ~ e m s t b ' . m e to be.fi[fll o f - t h e mogt..k'inddaearted people.. -~ ~ .~ " . . . . . " : i: ~ . C n t : o f f . f r o m t h e , xvOrld Outside tl~ey has-e a glnall, w o r h l of their o w n " -' . 'iii Wlliclr they. live asllappilx:.as their.:fOrefathers iii the: pahnv, days Of old. . ' . Iits people c a n n o t bO~st Ot aux- great m e n u m e n t s - n o r of some o l d relics " ' c,f arcliitecttire~bntthie)]cf,~i]" ~ ,flore p r o u d 0 f their simple m o s q u e s : i n w h i c h . rings the voice 0f tie" r ', -i'. : . ": " . : ~ - . " " : : " ) U n d e r tlle star-ill sky t h e Whole t0~vn-sleeps i~n a glumberl of p e a c e , !..xk-:hil~2 i n t h e distance.the/-;aever:ceasinff m u r n i u r o f : t h e c i t i e s Cali be heard, : . l t s snox~:-xx:hite il6i{*es a4ld: m i n a r e t s batlaed i n the i n o o n ' light p r e s e n t a ei, eat :contrast-~0 Our disfigured l~ou'ses and t e m p l e s black w i t h t h e Soot " and clotlied.m the nu.st that-lmn.,s o v e r the cities," " .. . " " ' "Fhe CrY o f t h e hutekzin f r o m t h e " m i t l a r e t p i e r c e d i l i t o ~ m v : f o r g e t f n l " . miu:d and a~x-OiCe.-f-ang inside"that, th'ere-is one.:gTeater, mission .of llfe t h a n .. . ti)C:tt: slcepand~ bc I n e r e , : ~ t o pray to the ~\lmighty(: - " " :Througfitlteefforts-of a friend of m i n e I secured an interview With. ". :tli-~ l[olinleSs t h e h e a d of dhe m0x, ement. ; " " . -" " . ~.. i.: " ' I alwa;~,s feel a g r e a t . c n l v i n g f o r tim.society o~. those-{dao h o l d in t h e i r .-: ~ h a n d s the ~lestiiaier; of theil[.fellou!creatures, xvhose?-.~ingle breath c a i i : l e a d i.. : ithem (the: lle0ple). ~sn -to aci:ibn:.-V~Te imve. gre~kt .kings, statesmen, generals ami prophcts..wliO c:m mc~uhl:their:subjfcts t o m w s h a p e . t h e y like.. B u t a . : : g..reat'i:eli~qous f i n d social, refOi-mer is-nearer to G o d t hhn any? 0i" the o t h e r ~ . -'"~x:orkers:~ Before.upliftinffth~:ir subjects from' i n i s e r ~ ~tnd. dega-,addi'i0n the : k i n ~ / a l i d . g e n e l ' a l s ' l m v e tb xx:ade.thronffla a-Sek of b . l o ' o d : - T h e y b e l i e v e in " :' p~it'tinff manl~ind:i before ;their steel an'd .powder. in o r d e r to r e l i e v e their _ pbdple of distress. . " ~)--*-:, ~/-cial aiid. r e l ~ o ' ; ~ s r e f o r l n e r d r e a d s 2 a ~ i n g l e d r 0 p o f blood as .~ i n u e h as a child dreads..the f i r e . H e . s t a n d s ag,'/.ins t. the fiery: bktst, o f the pc:ople Xx:ith'great.fortitnd'e and even at t i m e s . h a s t o go t h r o u g h g r e a t tor ~ . . . t u r e f o r t h e s a k e of t r u t h : " . . :~ So votr casalinaa~iiaenl'~ ? ffreat pleasure i n . e x c l m n g i n g s o m e w o r d s w i t h : s u c h a high p r i e s t of-trut-h and piety. " - ": 7.. " -, " " ' - " Seated on ,'t s m a l l p i e c e 0 f carpet, dre.ssed in-.a:neat: and simpl e dress - " With his h e a d b e n t and eyes ha-lf el0sed,. I . s a w t.he-preSent leader o f : t h e inox:ement.: A f t e r t h e m u t u a l gTeetings h e l i f t e d . l u p l h i s m a j e s t i c h e a d a n d i-:iI saw-flae:laalf pleasant and prophet-.lil~e face, T h e r e was a s y m p a t h e t i c :.-thrill in h i s voice: and the woi-ds ffuSlled o u t ~ike.pure w a t e r _ f r o m t k e . - . .f0untaiia o[liissoul. ~ " -. " ~ : ? .[ H e w a s m e e k l i k e - a l a m b , i n h o c e n t a s ' a b a b e [ b u t m o r e ' w i s e t h a n an. : o i d m a n of e i g h t y . - . His:i v e t 3 w o r d s hl~ought,.lfieace w i i h t h e m arid t h e y " " h e a l e d the w 0 u n d s . o f i r r e l i # o u s n e s s iike a n o i n t m e n t . : : :. " :: - O n e c a n n o t b u t appreciate: the c u r r e n t 6f discipline and o r g a n i z a t i o n that-.rutfs tlarougla t l a e w l m l e s v s t e m . " : .i " " :: - "
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Mrs.. Zeineb F. El.Deen, Dowagree, M i c h . : 1.1 m y m o r n i n g mail ,vas a l a r g e e n v e l o p e , c o n t a h f i n g ~wo copies of a, ne3v magazine. W h e n I d r e w forth the h o ' o k l e t its. -artistic ~heauty. in s h a v e a n d coloring.-caused mog't pleasur:alfle sensa tions.: S O I c o n t f i m e d tO look and admire i t . I noticed first the U. S. ..utlined in the a t t r a c t i v e s h a d e of J,Ine. m a t c h i n g that used i n the l e t tering and outlining.: T h e n the pic- tured enlhlem, of a r i ~ n g sun. - H o w appropri/tte, . . . . . . . . . . . . . l~eatttiful,: l i f f h t a f t e r d a r k n e s s is its-mission. T h e c o v e r conta-ins an actuhl )(;reet-. ing.'.' after whicll it wonld he impossible I n o t to .pei'use tlie coutents. I lnce inside, th e p a g e s c o n t i n u e to a t t r a c t a n d interest tlie r e a d e r , as ..the cover.pr0mised, I anticipated s , m e t h i n g , fizie;"TFhe Moslein Sun-. rise' surlmsseg m y - e x p e c t a t i o n s . I ~.congrattflate y o u u p o n .its b e a u t y and excellence.: Y o u r subscribers "will.surely be gratified." "
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a n d l m a n y a p p e a r to be i i f r a i d o f it. :, the g r e e t i n g on i h e - t h i r d p a g e from I t is a blessed t h i n g t h a t t h e A h His I I a z r a t Mil-za M a h m u d A h madia M o v e m e n t was s t a r t e d aiad mad. T h e q u o t a t i o n s ~ o n p a g e s 4 sent o u t its. Missioners. t o explain in ~and 5 f r o m . A l - Q u a t t a n d t h e sayplain, simple l a n g u a g e .' .the ~Vesti n g s of tlie M a s t e r - P r o p l i e t eou]d .ern mind w o u l d n e v e r h a v e a c c e p t - . - n e v e r be- bettered. To strangers. ed the old m e t h o d s . " these w o r d s - w i l l create "l)rofound _ " "Your splendid w o r k in this respect a n d c o n v e r s i 0 n of Mind toc o u n t r y i s b e g i n n i n g t o t e l l ; thinkWards I s l a m i s m . Y o u mad. I feel I in~ m e n and w o m e n a f e begimaing .that witl!in these quo.tations we "-. to sit up a n d / a s k : ' . W . H A T A B O U T hax:e O c e r v t h i n ~ to be p r o u d - o f in THIS MUHAMMADAN :RELIGh a v i n g - a c c e p t e d t h e m and h61ding " ION? WHAT IS THIS'. AH~ to tlacm d(tring, t!ae best y e a r s of M A D I A ~ I O V E M E N T ? ' - M a n y of o u r lifetime when:, r e a s o n . c a u s c s t h e m will be sufficiently i u t e r e s t e d .meR tO w a n t to -knox\, the. truth" " to read lip on tim subject a n d a g o o d abo~;e fili o t h e r influende~, even as ." p e r c e n t a g e 0f t h e s e p e o p l e w i l l c o ] n e ' D o u b t i n g ThomitgbS.' A . p a g e from to us." ., .. the Writings of .'A-Immd."-on page 6, .e w i l l kfix'e all 0 f . u s a l a s t i n g l)iree_- " " I "cannot praise:.'Moslem S u n r ,"s ' .too h i g h l y ; it is a . c l e a n - c u t exp0sition on -the l l i g h w a y of Allali or ~ - lion of y o u r miss!0n in this c o u n t r ) ~; W h i l s t - s a i l i n g a c r o s s the Oc:;tu-of it is nicely printed, attractive, c o n Life or a l o n g the_great R i v e r w i t l l _ v e n i e n t size, and should interest anY all ~ts tribut;Li-ies arid" out:lets. I t i s a ". . - h f i r - m i n d e d p e r s o n . I ~predict. for it fitting c o n t r i b u t l o n t o the otlii~r t w 0 a 16ng, useful a n d : p r o s p e r o u s e x i s t - : q i m t a t i o n s al-ready.lreferred to ,by ence. It will remain as a n m n u m e n t me herein. .. '. ' " yotir .splendid efforts in ..this " T h e p o e m s on p,ages 7 ' a n d 8, a s \ V e s t e r n \~rorld l o n g ' a f t e r y o u and t r a n s l a t e d bY v 0 u r s e i f a n d " M a d a n m I have: crossed to the 'G~eat BeRahatull/di f r o m the o r i g i n a l u r d u y o n d . ' So be it." of. Mirza M a l i m u d A b r o a d , a r e t a " ' " -proverbiM p h i ] o s o p l i y e q u a l tO: t l m : ]~rother Abd-al-Haqq (Mr;C.F. best efforts o f t h e grfiatest p l f i l o s o , Sievwright) writes:. . p h e r s of .;tl]e age,. w h o s e w o r d s -1: : " G r e e t i n g y o u w i t h fraternal re- have r e a d - t h r o u g h and d e e p l y . "gard, 'let m e als0 c o m p ! i m e n t ' y o u " studied, : I n r e g a r d to tlles~ several upon ),our zeal in ' c a r r y i n g o n ' the. d e p a r t m e n t s , of thc " M o s l e m S u n : " _ A h m a d i a M o v e m e n t in the successrise' I, with l m n d r e d s of others, ~vill ful w a y w h i c h y o u laave p i c t u r e d in be full of e x p e c t a n c y t h r e e m o n t h s :the firstSssue of ' T h e M'osiem S u n hence, Of g e t t i n g s o m e t l i i n g : a s g o o d . rise.' I t s arrangen.~ent b e t 0 k e n s . a . (if it be possible) tore,~d, l e a r n : a n d v e r y n e w s y periodical of file d o i n g s i n w a r d l y d i g e s t h ) -the neXt:, issue o f of y o u r s e l f and fdllowers in A m e r the pc..rlodical. T h e "t:estimonies ica and. elsewhere and if tiffs is the p r i n t e d on f i f e s0cial wtsrk y o u h a v e future, plan of c o n d u c t i n g t h e c o u - , a l r e a d y p e r f o r m e d in ' F i g f i t i n g the tents of f o l l o w i n g issues I a m s u r e G o o d FiglW . a g a i n s t a l n m s t o~'ery o u r objectb.,e in p u b l i s h i n g t h e w h e h n i n g forces i n A m e r i c a , i n s p i r e j o u r n a l as a l i t e r a r y me,ssenger o r " i n . v o n r reades?greater faitla in y o u ' g o - b e t w e e n ' to all Souls i n t e r e s t e d , an/1 your-s d m n even t[my-e..xp.~cte,!~: in t h e welfare and mission of ),our to obtain earlieF in y o u r career since o w n g o o d self w i l l o b t a i n / a " c o n - - c o m i n g into the g r e a t b a t t l e g r o u n d ' . sensus of opinion t a n t a m o u n t to an :of the LL S. A:. the first severe con- ' oft-quoted q u o t a t i o n you. de~;erve flict in w h i c h '..you took part also, e. g., 'Well. done, tlmU :good- A L O N E b e i n g i : s o pitifiilly a n d ' - . " a n d faithful servant?. : . " . effectively re]ated~inl the a r t i c l e . o n . " I a c c e p t with n m c h appreciation . page 9, entitled ' N o P o l y g a n a y . ' "
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-1. Mr. M u h a m m h d A m i n ( S a g a r C h a n d ) , , B a r - a t - L a w : " I love y o q v e r v . . m u e h - a n t i w h e n e v e r I h e a r or r e a d . o f . y o u I a!~;ays l o n g to see y o u again.' .... 2. :.,I-Iamid I t u s s i a n K h a n : "A1hth k n o w s I h a v e b e e n gettifig Up i n the n i g h t t o - o f f e r p r a y e r s f o r ] ~ t l : ' .... . . " "3. . Hakeem. ~ Muhammad, Hussian, ,, Quralsht. ~2ou being a h v a y s i n
thtmglats and b e g t o d r a w her atteny o u e v e r so close to ~me:, ti,m tO the decision W e n ~by J e s u s 4 . B a l m ~ ; l u h n m m a d Shaft Q u . Cl~rist as r e g a r d s the a d v e h t o f E l i a s l i,f F.iija!t). \ \ ( a s . n o f the. Blessed r a i s h i : " Y o u r l e t t e r gives m e such - [t'sus at .the .santi~-tinae expl.alninff pleasure as a lover g e t s f r o m a mese i~-xx: his o w n secoud a d v e n t is:to be? s a g e f r o m his b e l o v e d one." . . l i e u~,ed to.speak, in parabies,. " " ~ "5 ' M i r z a K a b i r - u d - D i n A h m a d : Mrs.. B.eassley, D e t r o i t : - "I note " T l t e w 0 r d s 0 f y o u r letters give m e t h a t y o u r g O o d - w o r k is.pr0gr.essin.~.- life.'" " and I r e j o i c e . Several h a v e asked 6 . B a b u i M u h a m m a d All K h a n : me a b o u t : a n d ";~fant to s t u d y : the ?. ".You are t h e spiritual C o l u m b u s foe Ahmadia teachings." : America." - Mr. E.-A2 B o v s h o v e r , t h e Foutader 7. : Q a z i ~ ' H a b i b u l l a h : " Y o u h a y e o f t h e U n i v e r s a l M e s s i a n i c Brother-_ established the existence of God. hood, O c e a n s i d e , Cal. : - " y o u r m a g God w i l l establish y o u r existerice." azine,"Moslem Sunrise,' i s f i n e . IZeep;~ good .work.of Educa:8. Mrs. A k b a r A l i : " M y first tit,1~ aml---------Enlightenment..This is t o -p r a y e r s . a h v a y s g o u p . for Mufti - l~e: a. Wonderhtl spiritual age."- ' S a h i b . " ~ :" L a d y M a r y A m e l i a H u n t , : the 9. Haj.ee M u l i a m m a d O m a r Din : . A u r o r a ' P o e t - L a u r e a t e , writes f r o m " I constantl3; p r a y f o r y o u and y o u r C h i c a g o : .... " Y o u r n m g a z i u e -is. a convertS:'in A m e r i c a . " .~rand'Stmrise t o A m e r i c a f h a t wilt dlspel tile d a r k n e s s , eliminate "khe" 10. Mr. T h o m a s : " I t w a s o n l y " \ prejudice" t h a t exists i n " t h e made, y o u r i~r,%ver t h a t had m a d e m y busiX'eloped- a n d i'unenlightened . antl ness p r o s p e r . " awaken t h e soiritual forces t o ~he . .. realization of Brotherho0di The l-ternal P r i n c i p l e Of Unitv.'"~. . ' ..- ' " ,Mrs. M a r y : B e a s l e y : " ' M o s l e m : . - . ~ ' h e O c c u l t Circle x Sunrise' : has .a solendid ' !)eginnin ff ' and I_am:sure.it:~vill.take the)X~Ies. The-Master Key---The-Master sage t o m a n y w h o c a n - n o t g e t it Mind. U n i v e r s a l Mind. M e m b e r s cJtherwise.. I t i s a b e a u t i f u l b o o k o circle the Globe: P a r t i c u l a r s frei~. I.ife." :. from 211. C u r r y Bldg:, T a m p a , F l a ; .
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H o l y Qttran; P a r t 1 . . A r a l ~ i t T e x t a n d English Translation of.the Sacred Book o f I s l a m " with original and.. e x h a u s t i v e n o t e s , C o m m e n t a r y , " e t c : , . . edit.ed. By- a c o m m i t t e e of M u s l i m s c h o l a r s in I n d i a . C l a i m s a n d T e a c h i n g s of A h m a d , t h e M u s l i m P r o P h e t o India. M i g h t y S i g n s of the. L i v i n g God. ~ " Ahmad the World Reformer " " C o n f u t a t i o n of A t h e i s m ( b y a M u s l i m S a i n t ) . . "" ' . " IsJam versus Civilizatiom T e a c h i n g s of I s l a m . ' . . " ." L e s E n s e g n e m e n t s ~ie I ' s l a m " ( F r e n c h ) . Call to Truth'; - - - " 'i : " i~evie.w of R e l i g i o n s (a m o n t h l y m a g azine). B i s m i l l a h , I s l a m in A h m a d i a M o v e ment. " " " Qadian and the Ahmadees. t I s l a m i c Mode" of W o r s h i p . .
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: :~;. -The Miuhammadans d o n o t cali themselves Muhammadar/s ~ . ~ t h i s is not ibelr t i g h t n a m e ! Their right' name,: as g i v e n to [ ] " them b y God,.is "Moslem," :which means submissive to God's ~ commandments.. . . . . ' "~ " " ~ . .. :3.- I n t h e s a m e way our. religion is named Islam and not Muliammadanism. I s l a m means Peace, ,submission-tO the will of God. . : . . : " .~ ' [ ... . 4. ,A Moslem never worships Muhammad ~, but worships the " God of M u h a m m a d ~ t h e One and same.God of Abraham, isaac, Ishmael, Moses,, - David:and:Jesus.:: The ArAbiC word for God isAllal1[ ' - - : . . i.~ ~ .
" 5. A Moslem believes"thatAllah is . o n e ' t h e r e being none e~i~2al to .Him, IIe had no father, mother or-sister.--lIe does not ]~ 'n-~ed to have any son,- daughter or brother, , " ~. ~] 6. A;Moslem trusts in the boundless .treasures of Allah's for, giveness, who does not (vant t0 crucify one to save others. But His powers are infinite..- Forgiveness and Salvation comes direct f r o m H i m as a gift. : - 7. - Islam was never spread by sword. The-wars waged-by the -M'~ster-Pr0phet were only defer/sive. ~ 81 Islam i s - f o r m e n ffs f 0 r w o m e n . They both equally" can soar Un to attain t 0 t h e highestspiritual conditions. "iZhere have b e e n s a i n t s i n Islam Out of men and 0ut-of w o m e n " . " " "..9; Jesus Christ was neveiL.cursed -neitherfor his Sinsnorfor. ' others. Blessed he wasi3vh.en l~orn and blessedhe was when he died.. He never died the accursed death on t h e cross, bUt was.:taken d0x~m alivel While fainting--reVived--ate a n d drank with lfis friends forty days--left t h a t country, traveled to the:iZast-' l i v e d to a g o o d old age of. 190-years and his body lies buried m Cashmere a Northern State of India. " . -. 1 0 . . The s e c o n d a d v e n t of Jesus is not in-hiS oldibod~r and Person of 1900 years ag0,;but as Elijah- came-again in spirit and pox~er as john the Baptist,so Jesus has appeared again in Spirit andpower as "AHM.~D" of India. He that hath ears to hear let him"hear. [ .i : " ....
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