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أَشْھَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللّٰہُ وَحْدَہٗ لَا شَرِیکَ لَہٗ وَأَشْھَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُہٗ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَأَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ- بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ۔ اَلرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ۔ مٰلِکِ یَوْمِ الدِّیْنِ۔ اِیَّا کَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِیَّاکَ نَسْتَعِیْنُ۔

اِھْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِیْمَ۔ صِرَاطَ الَّذِیْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیْھِمْ غَیْرِالْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَیْھِمْ وَلَاالضَّآلِّیْنَ۔

By the grace of Allah the Almighty, insha'Allah, the Jalsa Salana of Jamaat Ahmadiyya UK is starting from next Friday. At the Jalsa Gah or Hadeeqatul Mahdi, in the area where all the Jalsa arrangements take place, the preparation work has been largely completed. The arrival of guests has also begun. May Allah the Almighty protect all those guests who are traveling, who are on their way, who have arrived, or who are yet to come for the purpose of attaining the blessings of the Jalsa, and may He ease the journeys of those who are traveling. May Allah the Almighty keep everyone in His protection and bring them safely. With the way the world's conditions are deteriorating so rapidly, there is also concern about journeys and travelers. In any case, our prayer is that Allah the Almighty keep everyone — not only Ahmadis but every individual in the world — in His protection, and that they may attain the peace and tranquillity for which Allah the Almighty has sent the Promised Messiah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in this age.

As we know, the arrangements of our Jalsa are carried out under the spirit of voluntary service, and in this regard, one Friday before the Jalsa, I drew the attention of the workers towards their responsibilities. At this time, I shall say a few things to the workers regarding this matter. Rather, the matters relating to hospitality do not concern only the workers or the volunteers of the Jalsa, but every person whose home Jalsa guests are coming to. In fact, beyond that, we should say that respect for the guest, his hospitality, and honoring him is something every believer should do even in ordinary circumstances, and it is incumbent upon him. In any case, since at this time I wish to draw attention regarding the guests of the Jalsa, the focus of these matters will remain the Jalsa Salana itself.

The guests coming to the Jalsa, as I said, come here and are coming for the Jalsa with a purely religious purpose, and this should be the purpose of all those participating in the Jalsa. And when this is the purpose, the importance of the guest increases manifold, and especially when we see that the Promised Messiah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) drew special attention towards participating in the Jalsa and declared this Jalsa to be one bearing purely religious objectives, one bearing the attainment of Allah the Almighty's pleasure, then how greatly its importance increases. Those who come do not come for any personal gain. They do not come to participate in any worldly festivity. If anyone comes for such a purpose, he wastes his reward. Thus, the guests coming here, for whose service the sincere ones present themselves to work in various departments, are not ordinary guests but are guests who have gathered for the sake of Allah the Almighty in response to the call of the system established by the Imam of the age. Then, the guests coming to participate in the Jalsa Salana UK are particularly those guests who come here with great effort, with concern, and sometimes spend exorbitantly — spending beyond their means — and they come from very far-off places so that this journey may become a source of blessings in every respect. Their love for Khilafat makes them feel that this journey will also be a means of meeting the Khalifa of the time. People come from various countries of the world. There are new converts as well as old Ahmadis. When I see the love for Khilafat in the eyes of these visitors, my emotions of gratitude to Allah the Almighty increase, at how He creates love for Khilafat in the hearts of the believers. This cannot be done through any human effort. And this is only because Allah the Almighty, by sending the Promised Messiah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in this age, instituted this system after him, and it is so that the world may be acquainted with the true and real teachings of Islam. So that the message of love and affection of Islam may be conveyed to the world. So that the world may be told that real peace now lies only in true Islam. These are the things which people come here to see, to hear, to learn, and this is the reason, which is the love for Khilafat. Now, in Germany too, many countries are represented at the Jalsa, and in considerable numbers, so that they may meet the Khalifa of the time. To the UK Jalsa, particularly, many people come so that they may benefit from the spiritual atmosphere of the Jalsa as well. They will also participate in the educational, training, and religious programs. They will also become inheritors of the prayers of the Promised Messiah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and they will also have a meeting with the Khalifa of the time. In short, the spirit of those coming here is such as is not found in any other worldly relationship, and this is the very matter towards which the Promised Messiah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) drew attention in his conditions of Bai'at.

Thus, the guests coming here, or the position of the guests, is a special position, and they have importance. And it is for this very reason that the importance of those serving these guests also increases. And understanding this importance, the members of the Jamaat present themselves voluntarily for the service of the guests. From a worldly point of view, a good officer, a high earner, is put to cooking food in cauldrons, baking rotis, and on various other tasks, even if they are made to stand for cleaning the toilets, they do this work with joy. This is because by serving these guests, they are becoming inheritors of immense prayers. And then these very workers also become a means of preaching to non-Jamaat guests. Even when a child walks around the Jalsa Gah serving water, he too is doing silent preaching. He is telling the world that we are those people who have not come to create disorder in the world, but rather, we provide both material water and spiritual water to the world. Thus, the importance of the guest is also increasing the importance of the host, and this thing cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. Thus, fortunate are those workers and volunteers who, by presenting themselves to perform the service of such guests, are becoming recipients of Allah the Almighty's pleasure. In the Holy Qur'an as well, Allah the Almighty has stated the great importance of guests and hospitality. When He mentioned the station and qualities of Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him), He particularly mentioned his quality of hospitality. Thus, those hosts who, becoming selfless, perform hospitality and, upon seeing a guest, instead of any other work begin preparation for them while concerning themselves with serving the guest, such people have a station in the sight of Allah the Almighty because they understand that Allah the Almighty will be pleased with this service of the guests. The pleasure of Allah the Almighty alone is before them. No desire, no motive, no receipt of gratitude is their objective.

Thus, in the world, neither examples of such guests are found who are travelling for the sake of Allah the Almighty with no worldly purpose, nor is the example of such hosts found who are performing hospitality solely for the sake of Allah the Almighty's pleasure — rather, for its attainment, even before the arrival of the guests, they are doing waqar-e-amal for several days to provide them with facilities, making this jungle habitable and usable. This beautiful scene we see only in the Jamaat Ahmadiyya. This is because, in accordance with the directive of Allah the Almighty and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), we have accepted the Imam of the age. This is because we are strung in the thread of Khilafat. This is because we strive to fulfill our pledge that we shall give precedence to faith over the world. The experience of every year is that every young and old, man, woman, child, youth, and elderly person serves with a special spirit. Thus, there is no doubt that this service this year, too, insha'Allah, will be done and is being done with this spirit. And according to the reports of waqar-e-amal that I am receiving, this year, by the grace of Allah the Almighty, even such youth are participating in waqar-e-amal by doing waqf-e-arzi who did not have this experience before, or whose attention had not been drawn towards this previously. Regarding one who associates himself with the Jamaat and considers that he is an Ahmadi, I always say that if any of them has a lack of attention towards the work of the Jamaat, it is because those people who are appointed to the task of drawing attention do not properly fulfill their duty. But it cannot be that any individual who calls himself an Ahmadi, when called upon for any work after being told of the need, would not come. Thus, it is our duty to provide proper guidance, and that is why Allah the Almighty's command is also to give reminders, so that proper guidance may continue to be received. And certainly, proper guidance and guidance and admonition in the proper manner bring about a change in dispositions. Then it is not only that the weak ones or those not paying attention need guidance and admonition. There are many newcomers who do not have full knowledge of the system, and for them, too, it is necessary that they be told of the reality of the spirit of service. Although the majority of these newcomers, seeing the examples of others, present themselves for service, even then, attention is needed. Similarly, children are participating. They too need to have their attention drawn towards duties and service. Then, as I said, new young people have come forward for service after their attention was drawn. For their proper guidance and to make them more active — that is, how the service of guests should be performed — admonition is needed to convey the importance of service. This is why Allah the Almighty's command is وَّذَکِّرۡ فَاِنَّ الذِّکۡرٰی تَنۡفَعُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ (Al-Dhariyat: 56). That is, keep on reminding, for reminding benefits the believers. No command of Allah the Almighty is devoid of wisdom.

Thus, this reminder too should not be considered as a repetition of a matter without reason. Many workers, through this very reminder, gain an estimation and awareness of their importance. Some matters requiring attention, despite having been heard before, are forgotten by them, or such attention does not remain, and through reminding, attention is generated again, and some even express that attention has been generated in us.

Also remember this — that as I said, many of those coming to the Jalsa are those who come traveling from far-off places, and fulfilling the right of travelers' service has also been declared by Allah the Almighty as obligatory upon the believers and declared their hallmark. Approximately one-sixth of the guests coming to our Jalsa here who participate in the Jalsa in the UK come, apart from Europe, from other countries — from the Far East, from Pakistan, from India, from Africa, from America, from South America — to gather the blessings of the Jalsa. They come from very far-off countries, and approximately half of the remainder are such guests as come from other cities here. So all these too are guests, are travelers — in fact, for some elderly, weak, and ill people, even going from London to Hadeeqatul Mahdi is a journey, a difficult journey, which they undertake bearing great hardship. Thus, every male duty officer and female duty officer should treat them with kindness. They should have the awareness that these are our travelers, these are guests, we have to serve them and treat them with kindness in every way. Sometimes, some guests have improper conduct as well, but even then, every worker, every duty officer, should exercise patience, and every worker of every department should fulfill their duties, displaying patience. By giving us the example of the Prophet, Allah the Almighty has drawn our attention in the Holy Qur'an as to how a guest should be looked after. In response to the guest's salutation, his salutation should be returned in an even more comprehensive manner. Good sentiments should be expressed for him. He is to be given peace and security. Joy should be expressed. Real peace is only when joy is conveyed, and the guests are not only Ahmadi guests. Non-(Ahmadi) guests, outsiders, demand more attention. This is because sometimes it also happens that outsiders are merely observing. They are watching how conduct is. Apart from how they themselves are being treated, they are treated well. But they are watching how others are treated.

Thus, at all times this matter should be kept in view, that we have to serve the guests, and truly perform such service as conveys real joy to us. Thus, from every guest who comes to us, we should derive such joy as one feels upon seeing one's own dear guest, upon seeing a close relative, and only when there is such joy is the right of service also fulfilled. Service and hospitality of one's own, service and hospitality of close relatives — everyone does this. If they are particularly dear to someone, even their tantrums are tolerated. The real spirit of service is known when there is no blood relation. When the guests come, they come to attain and gather peace. As I mentioned, these are the guests of the Jalsa who have no worldly objectives. Thus, for such guests, we need to provide opportunities for peace and ease as far as possible, which we should do. Then we need to establish such a standard of hospitality that, in accordance with all our resources and circumstances, the best hospitality facility we can provide, we should provide. The administration should always be thinking about this. Thus, Allah the Almighty desires this kind of hospitality from us — that the best facility be provided.

Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who was foremost in understanding and acting upon Allah the Almighty's commands, how has he guided us in this matter. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said that the guest has a right upon you, fulfill it. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Abwab al-Zuhd, chapter no. 63/64, hadith no. 2413)

There are also examples that when guests came in great numbers, he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) began distributing guests amongst the Companions, and himself too — in his own share — he took guests. He took them to his home. Upon reaching home, it was discovered that there was a small amount of food and drink. When he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she submitted that a small amount had been kept for your iftar. Only that is in the house, and nothing else. He took a small amount from it and tasted it, and told the guest that now you eat. Surely, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) must have tasted it so that by my taking and eating, blessing might enter it. And that blessed food for the guests might become a means of satiation for them. And then it is also known from the narration that with this small amount of food, which according to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was only for his iftar, the guests also became satiated. (Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, vol. 7, pages 794-795, hadith 24015, Musnad Tukhfa al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him), published Alam al-Kutub, Beirut 1998)

The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had also trained his Companions in this manner, so that the Companions too possessed a spirit of selfless hospitality. Free of every kind of difficulty, in ease and in the presence of helpers, everyone performs hospitality. Real hospitality is that which is performed by putting oneself in difficulty. And this is the right of the guest which the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) established and drew the attention of the believers towards, that fulfil this right. This was the very effect of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)'s training, and the Companions had a fervor to walk upon his (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) example, due to which we find astonishing examples of this hospitality among the Companions as well. There are such examples of hospitality that pleased even Allah the Almighty, and Allah the Almighty expressed this pleasure to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) at that very time when the hospitality of the guest was being performed. Of what station were that husband, wife, and child as hosts upon whom Allah the Almighty expressed pleasure They received praise from Allah the Almighty. Its detail is narrated in one tradition as follows.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a traveler came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent word to the home that food be sent for the guest. The reply came that today there is nothing in the house except water. Upon this, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to the Companions, who will arrange food for this guest. An Ansari submitted, Huzoor, I shall make the arrangement. So he went home and told his wife to make arrangements for the entertainment of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)'s guests. The wife replied that today there is only enough in the house for the children's food. There is nothing for our food. The Ansari said, all right, you prepare the food and then light the lamp, and when the children's mealtime comes, pat them and lull them to sleep. So the woman prepared the food. She lit the lamp. She somehow put the children to sleep. Then, on the pretext of fixing the lamp, she got up and went and put out the lamp, and then both sat with the guest and started showing that they too were eating food. So both of them remained hungry the whole night. In the morning when that Ansari presented himself before the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) laughed and said that Allah the Almighty smiled at your stratagem of last night, or said that He approved of the action of you both. Some narrations state that on this very occasion, this verse was also revealed: وَیُؤۡثِرُوۡنَ عَلٰۤی اَنۡفُسِہِمۡ وَلَوۡ کَانَ بِہِمۡ خَصَاصَۃٌ ؕ۟ وَمَنۡ یُّوۡقَ شُحَّ نَفۡسِہٖ فَاُولٰٓئِکَ ہُمُ الۡمُفۡلِحُوۡنَ (Al-Hashr: 10) — that these are pure-hearted and sincere people of self-sacrifice. Sincere believers of self-sacrifice give preference to others over themselves, while they themselves are needy and hungry, and those who are saved from the miserliness of the self, they alone are the ones who attain success. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Manaqib, Bab Qaul Allah Wa Yu'thiroon Ala Anfusihim... etc., hadith 3798)

Thus, this was their stratagem, with which Allah the Almighty was also pleased — that seeing the small amount of food, the guest may not feel hesitant somewhere. May not somewhere withhold his hand from the food. They made this stratagem to put out the lamp so that the guest, regarding whose honoring there is a command, may not get the feeling that on his account some difficulty is being caused to the household. Secondly, he is the guest of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Thus, for him, we should particularly perform hospitality.

Thus, today too we need to keep this matter in view, that the guests coming during these days are the guests of the true lover of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). They are guests who have traveled for a religious objective. Today, too, although the objective is one, the conditions are different. Today, when workers are called upon for various services and hospitality, the administration does not say to take the guests to your home and perform hospitality. People's circumstances are not those which were in the time of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The conditions which the Companions had — that there is nothing in the house, or there is very little, but even then, putting one's own self into hardship, sacrificing the hunger of one's own children, even then, service must be performed. Here, everything is given to the workers, and then they are told to merely present themselves for working under various arrangements. The Nizam-e-Jamaat will provide the remaining facilities.

Thus, as I said, all of you workers — men, women, children — are fortunate that you have been entrusted with the service of the guests of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him), and without any hardship, you are merely fulfilling the duties of hospitality. No financial burden is being imposed, nor is any other kind of sacrifice being required. When the Jalsa Salana used to be held in Rabwah, the residents of Rabwah used to sacrifice the comfort of their homes for the comfort of the guests. They would offer their homes to the Jamaat so that their guests could be lodged in them. Despite the fact that the Langar always continued, particularly during the eight to ten days of the Jalsa, they would, even bearing some burden, perform the hospitality of food and drink. But in any case, those circumstances were nowhere comparable to the examples which the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) showed us.

In this age, in the example of the Promised Messiah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), in the following of our master, we see those examples when he sacrificed even his own comfort for the hospitality of the guests, and spent the night in the cold without any quilt, without bedding. (Adapted from Ashab-e-Ahmad, vol. 4, page 180, narration no. 76, published Rabwah). For arrangements of food, even Hazrat Amma Jaan's jewelry was used to arrange money. (Adapted from Register Riwayat-e-Sahaba (may Allah be pleased with them), vol. 13, page 364, narration of Hazrat Munshi Zafar Ahmad Sahib (may Allah be pleased with him)). And this very spirit of sacrifice was also shown to us by his Companions, who gave preference to the comfort of others over their own comfort. The Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) has also expressed in connection with the Jalsa that our friends should not be such as give themselves preference over others, but rather that sacrifice should be made. (Adapted from Shahadat al-Qur'an, Ruhani Khaza'in, vol. 6, pages 394-395)

There is one incident, written in the Sirat. Sahibzada Pir Siraj-ul-Haq Sahib states that the charpoy which Hazrat Aqdas (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had given for me, when guests came, some sahib would lie down on my charpoy and I would spread the prayer-mat on the ground and lie down. And when I would spread the bedding on the charpoy, some guests would lie down on that bedded charpoy. Not even an iota of regret or sorrow would be in my heart, and I would consider that these are guests and we are the residents of this place. And some sahib would throw my bedding on the ground beneath the charpoy and would spread his own bedding and lie down. Once it happened just like this. A woman informed Hazrat Aqdas (peace be upon him) that Pir Sahib is lying on the ground. He said, where has the charpoy gone? She said, I do not know. He immediately came outside and called me in front of the round room — why are you lying on the ground? It is the rainy season, and there is danger of snakes and scorpions. I narrated the whole situation to him, that this happens, and I do not say anything to anyone. Ultimately, the entertainment and hospitality of these people is our responsibility. Hearing this, he went inside and sent a charpoy for me. For one or two days, that charpoy remained with me. Eventually, the same matter began to happen as I have described. Then someone told him about it. Then he sent another charpoy. Then after one day the same matter occurred. Then someone informed him, and after the morning prayer, he said to me, Sahibzada Sahib, the matter you are talking about is correct (that is, this is the right of hospitality), and our friends should do just so, but you do one thing. We shall fix a chain. Tie the charpoy with a chain, hang it from the ceiling. Maulvi Abdul Karim Sahib (the late) heard this and laughed and said, there are also such experts who would even take that down. Then he too began to laugh. (Adapted from Sirat Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (peace be upon him), authored by Sheikh Yaqub Ali Sahib Irfani (may Allah be pleased with him), vol. 3, pages 344-345, published Rabwah)

So in hospitality, such humorous incidents also occur. Matters of jest. From the word lateefa, I am reminded — sometimes I narrate some humorous matter by saying lateefa. In Urdu, lateefa means some good matter or some matter of a deep point, and some matter of humor. These are all its meanings. Once I was listening to a sermon, and instead of mentioning lateefa as a humorous matter, the translator had narrated it as a great point, as if some lesson, some deep point is being narrated in it. So sometimes mistakes occur in translation, but here in any case, there is one point — that one's own thing should be guarded.

Then I wish to mention one example of his (peace be upon him), which is also an example for our office bearers who do work, and also a lesson for the workers.

Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Sahib Irfani writes that on the occasion of Jang-e-Muqaddas, many guests had gathered. One day, placing or presenting food for the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) was forgotten in the home. I had emphasized this to my wife, but due to the abundance of work and engagement, she forgot, until a large part of the night had passed, and Hazrat, after great waiting, enquired (asked about the food). Then everyone became concerned. The bazaar had also closed and food could not be obtained. The situation was expressed before Hazrat. He said, what need is there for so much agitation and difficulty?" Look on the dining table. Something will be left over. That is enough. The dining table was looked at, and there were a few pieces of bread in it. He said, these are enough, and taking one or two pieces from them, he ate them, and that was all.

Thus, this is a lesson for our workers — that sometimes in some situations, if there is a shortage of food somewhere, one should not become anxious but rather should make sacrifices for the sake of the guests.

Sheikh Yaqub Ali Sahib writes that, apparently, this incident will appear very ordinary, but in it the simplicity and informality of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him), the astonishing moral miracle, is prominent. At that time food could be arranged afresh, and in this, everyone would have been pleased, but he did not approve that difficulty be caused at an inappropriate time, nor did he care about the fact that elaborate food had not come for him. Nor did he ask any account from anyone for this negligence and unconcern, nor expressed displeasure. Rather, with utmost joy and an open countenance, he removed the agitation of others. (Adapted from Sirat Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (peace be upon him), authored by Sheikh Yaqub Ali Sahib Irfani (may Allah be pleased with him), vol. 3, page 333, published Rabwah)

Thus if ever such an occasion arises, this matter should always be kept in mind. The majority, by Allah the Almighty's grace, of our workers is such that displays good morals. They do not mind. But sometimes, some are also those who complain, so they too should keep this matter in mind. But it is also the work of the officers of every department and the department of food or hospitality, that they should arrange beforehand for their workers, so that when they come after finishing their duty, food can be provided for them, or food or some other arrangement is made.

One principal directive which the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) has given us, workers should always keep it in view. When mention was made regarding hospitality, he said:

"My thought always remains that no guest should suffer any difficulty; rather, I always emphasize that, as far as possible, the guest should be given comfort. The heart of a guest is delicate like a mirror. (It is delicate like glass) and breaks at the slightest knock." He said, "Before this, I had made this arrangement that I myself used to eat with the guests, but since the illness progressed and a restricted diet had to be taken, then that arrangement did not remain. Along with this, the abundance of guests increased so much that there was not enough space, so out of compulsion, separation occurred. From our side, everyone has permission to present his difficulty. Some people are ill — for them separate food can be arranged." (Malfuzat, vol. 3, page 292, edition 2003, published Rabwah)

Thus this matter should always be remembered, that no guest should ever be caused emotional hurt. It is the duty of every worker, at every place and on every occasion, to always display the highest morals. If anyone expresses any difficulty, then instead of giving him a curt response, an effort should be made to remove his difficulty.

In the end, I wish to say that, by the grace of Allah the Almighty, sufficient training of workers has now taken place in various departments, and they understand their work very well and have the knack of doing it. But sometimes excessive confidence creates weaknesses in the arrangement. Have confidence, but do not, on this account, become lax in giving attention to going into detail and to all its particulars. Then the second matter is that the security department in particular, needs to be much more active. The way the Jamaat is being introduced in the world, steps are being taken towards progress. The Jamaat negates every wrong matter in a courageous manner. Nowadays, many extremists have done some things and are doing them to defame Islam. The Jamaat always negates these things. So when such matters are happening, the number of the envious and opponents is also increasing, and their efforts in making schemes against the Jamaat are also increasing. Therefore, this department needs to be active in every respect from now on. It is not that one will go on the day itself and conduct assessments, but rather that regular duties should commence. But also remember this — that along with all the depth and deep insight of security, as I said, there should be no shortfall in the display of good morals. Wherever there are checkpoints, those performing duty there should be displaying good morals, and at every place, there should not only be children but also senior, sensible individuals at every place. And above all, that all those performing these tasks should pray for their tasks to be accomplished in the best manner. All our works are not done through anyone's capability and effort, but through the help of Allah the Almighty, and prayer is very important for attaining the grace and help of Allah the Almighty, which we should never forget. Similarly, all of us — apart from the workers, every person — should pray that Allah the Almighty, by His grace, complete all the arrangements of the Jalsa in time, and that every kind of facility be provided for the guests.