Intro
The ROR of Jan-1937 tells us about the 1936 Jalsa Salana at Qadian, however, the attendance figure was not given. Ahmadiyya sources claim that loud speakers were used for the second straight year. The 2nd Khalifa gave the first speech. He alleged that new Ahmadiyya missions centers were started in Argentine, Spain, Hungary, Greece, Albania, Italy, China and Japan. The 2nd Khalifa alleged that the news of Ahmadiyya had reached aristocrat families and was progressing nicely. The 2nd Khalifa then talked about the Ahrar’s and alleged that the beef wasn’t over. The 2nd Khalifa then discussed Tehreek-e-Jadid and claimed that without the vituperation of the Ahrar, Tehreek-e-Jadid would have never been launched, and thus it was a bi-product and had brought in lots of money (allegedly). The 2nd Khalifa then reviewed the work of some of the businesses at Qadian that the jamaat owned like, carpentry, ironsmithy, bookmaking and sales department, and reported that they are all successful. The 2nd Khalifa explained how these local industries were working under Tehreek-e-Jadid. The 2nd Khalifa urged young Ahmadi men to go out in the world and spread Ahmadiyya, via working blue collar jobs or whatever. The 2nd Khalifa urged young Ahmadi men to live poor, to curtail their own costs and work forever! Other speakers were Prof Muhammad Aslam, Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, Malik Abdur Rahman Khalid, Maulvi A.R. Nayyar, Maulvi M.Y. Arif and Maulvi Abul Ata.
The 2nd Khalifa gave the inaugural address on Dec-26, 1936, he alleged that Qadian was a great fort and these huge walls stood until the British tore them down (a total lie)(See also Alfazl, 29 December 1936).
Mentioning the Jalsa Salana Qadian 1936, the same newspaper wrote under the heading “The Ahmadiya Community: Leader’s Survey of Progress—Address to 20,000 Pilgrims”:
“Qadian, Dec. 28.
“Addressing about 20,000 pilgrims today, the head of the Ahmadiya community surveyed the progress made by the community in all walks of life and then passed on to the industrial ventures. such as carpentry, iron-smithy and boot making, started locally under the auspices of the new schemes department, which, he said, was receiving his personal attention.
“He told his followers that the avenues of Government employment had closed and that they should take to professions. Unemployment was a vicious circle and the sooner it was ironed out the better. He wanted to see no Ahmadi youth gad about. He called upon youths to work.
“He dwelt upon items in the new scheme, with special reference to the trust fund, which, if it amounted to five or six lakhs, he said, would confer upon the community the blessings of economic self-sufficiency.
“He said that there would be no doles or alms, except to complete cripples, Poor men and women, who were able-bodied would have to work. He exhorted his followers to learn the dignity of labour, and said that he was determined to wear homespun cloth to encourage cotton weaving. He advised his audience to build houses in Qadian.
“The address concluded at 6 p.m.
“Ahmadiya Ideals
“Chaudhri Sir Mohd. Zafrullah Khan[ra] addressed a gathering of youths under the auspices of the Ahmadiya Fellowship of Youth. His subject was ‘The Ideals of Ahmadiya young men.’ He told his listeners that the ideal was contained in ‘Kalima.’ They must have an unalloyed belief in God and follow the Holy Prophet[sa]. They must cultivate the qualities of courage, self-sacrifice, truthfulness and self-reliance.
“He stressed the importance of physical culture, as sound and healthy bodies, he said, strengthened human virtues and made life worth living. Islamic virtues, he continued, had been given a new lease of life after the advent of the Prophet Ahmad[as] of Qadian. He advised his listeners to emulate their spiritual forefathers and to offer unquestioned obedience to the leader. His lecture lasted 90 minutes.—A.P.” (The Civil and Military Gazette, 30 December 1936, p. 5)
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Links and Related Essay’s
Who is Maulvi Muhammad Yar Arif (assistant imam in London) – 1931 to 1935
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2020/01/01/who-is-maulana-abul-ata/
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Ahmadiyyat-Destiny-and-Progress.pdf
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2021/07/06/the-history-of-ahmadiyya-in-italy/
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