The Beginning of Khilafat Day
Khilafat-e-Thania started after the passing of whom?
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam AhmadAS, the Promised Messiah.
Khilafat Day serves as an annual reminder of the importance of what central tenet (idea) within the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Unity under the Khalifa.
Who was the devoted companion of the Promised Messiah who became the first Khalifa, whose election is commemorated on Khilafat Day?
Hazrat Hakeem Noor-ud-Din
By what title is the entire "chain" of spiritual successors following the Promised Messiah known, a concept highlighted on Khilafat Day?
Khalifatul Masih
On what specific date each year is Khilafat Day observed?
May 27th
In what year did the system of Khilafat in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community officially start, the day after the Promised Messiah'sAS demise?
May 27, 1908
Observing Khilafat Day allows Ahmadi Muslims to reflect on the blessings and security provided by the system of what?
Spiritual leadership/Khilafat.
Khilafat Day provides an opportunity to remember the first Khalifa's profound knowledge of what primary Islamic texts?
The Holy Qur'an and Hadith
Khilafat Day serves as a reminder of the blessings of having divinely guided leaders who have followed whose example?
The previous Khalifas and the Promised Messiah
Khilafat Day specifically commemorates the establishment of Khilafat following the passing of whom?
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah
The beginning of Khilafat is seen by Ahmadi Muslims as the fulfillment of a divine promise, ensuring the continuation of what?
The mission of the Promised MessiahAS.
Messages on Khilafat Day often emphasize the vital role of the Khalifa in guiding the community in matters of faith and what else?
Moral and spiritual development
The first Khalifa's leadership, remembered on Khilafat Day, was characterized by a strong emphasis on adherence to what?
The teachings of Islam
Discussions on Khilafat Day often emphasize the importance of what towards the Khalifa as the divinely appointed leader of the time?
Obedience
Khilafat Day is a time for Ahmadi Muslims to engage in what type of reflection regarding this system of leadership?
Reflecting on the blessings and importance
The immediate beginning of Khilafat on the day following the Promised Messiah's passing averted what potential issue within the early community?
All answers:
- Disunity and fragmentation
- Division and separation
- Instability and discord
- Lack of cohesion
Through what institution does Khilafat Day highlight the continuity of divine guidance after the era of prophethood?
The Khalifa
The election of the first Khalifa, a key event remembered on Khilafat Day, demonstrated the community's commitment to what fundamental principle?
Divine guidance and unity
Khilafat Day often reiterates the community's belief in what kind of guidance bestowed upon each successive Khalifa?
Divine guidance
Messages and addresses from whom are often featured on Khilafat Day, emphasizing the need for unity and obedience?
The Khalifa
The start of Khilafat is regarded as the dawn of what "Second Manifestation" of God's support for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a concept explained by whom?
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam AhmadAS, the Promised Messiah
Khilafat Day underscores the belief that this divinely ordained system safeguards the community from what negative influences?
Disunity and deviation
On Khilafat Day, what is often highlighted as the key role of the first Khalifa in ensuring the continuation of the Promised Messiah's mission?
Establishing the institution of Khilafat
On Khilafat Day, what formal act signifies the pledge of allegiance by members of the community to the current Khalifa, symbolizing unity and spiritual connection?
Bai'at
What is often a key theme in sermons and addresses delivered on Khilafat Day regarding the responsibilities of Ahmadi Muslims towards the Khalifa?
Obedience and support