Our Responsibility & Obligations as Ahmadi Women towards Khilafat by LA East Lajna SouthWest Regional Ijtema 2008

GROUP 1: What does our Khalifa atba expect from us? Complete submission and obedience GROUP 2: Understand and follow Nizam-e-Jamaat Training ourselves and our children GROUP 3: Follow Nizam-e-Wasiyyat Financial Sacrifices GROUP 4: Promoting Sisterhood Our role in Tabligh

What does our Khalifa atba expect from us? Listen regularly to Friday Sermons Observing proper Purdah Good role models as mothers, daughters and wives Creating a heaven in our homes so that message of peace spreads in our community Maintaining a strong bond with Khilafat Be regular in prayers Sacrifice wealth, property, time & children

Complete Submission & Obedience Unquestionable obedience of Khalifa in everything good To be attached to rope of God, you have to be obedient to the God’s appointed leader Hadiths on obedience

Understand & Follow Nizam-e-Jamaat Believer should follow instructions of God & respect Nizam-e-Jamaat Hold on to Nizam-e-Jamaat during interim period when a Khalifa passes & a new Khalifa is appointed Believer should whole-heartedly accept decisions of Qaza committee Learn to deal with problems through the appropriate channels Do not spread discord

Tarbiyyat – Training ourselves & our children All children should do Ba’ait of new Khalifa Teach children to dedicate their lives to Ahmadiyyat & in return God blesses us Habit of saying daily prayers on time – especially Fajr prayers at early age. Make children listen to Friday sermons regularly Keep children closely connected to Jamaat – bring them to Jamaat events regularly Develop love of Jamaat in children’s heart & thus love of Khilafat also Make an effort to do congregational prayers at home

Tarbiyyat – Training ourselves & our children Inculcate habit of reading Jamaat books in children Hold family discussions at home on Quran/any Islamic topic – make it a special day every two weeks Only under a good mother a child reach Paradise Teach your children that Jamaat work & meetings should take priority over all other worldly affairs Pass the sense of financial sacrifice in your children

Follow Nizam-e-Wasiyyat Promised Messiah as said everyone should enroll in this scheme at an early age Women should try to include their husbands and their children Wasiyyat brings us closer to Khilafat & a step forward towards achieving Paradise Wasiyyat & Khilafat are interdependent – Wasiyyat is a continuous struggle; Khilafat creates unity; both lead to Jannah Be obedient to our Khalifa atba & say Labaik to his call Do not think of yourself as unworthy!

Financial Sacrifices Means of moral training. Do not lie about your incomes. Huzur atba said that in this era one type of Jihad is through financial sacrifice Have firm faith that God never wastes any good deed and any act done to attain His pleasure Our future generations will be blessed in return for our financial sacrifices

Promoting Sisterhood Customs & languages differ but all bonded as sisters in same religion Try to speak in a language we can all understand or translate; use phrases in each others language Attending meetings, participating in activities will make you feel being part of this sisterhood Greet everyone warmly on meetings Accepting and returning sisterly social invitations that establish mutual respect and affection. Praying with and for your sisters that misunderstandings and cultural differences be lovingly overcome

Our Role in Tabligh Observe proper Purdah. Give proper answers to any questions raised by colleagues/friends Handling yourself in such a manner that there is a clear distinction between an Ahmadi women and other women Always availing every opportunity to spread the knowledge about Ahmadiyyat & Islam