A regular sitting of Arabic speaking friends with Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih IV (ra). Session no. 423, recorded on July 14, 1998 in English and Arabic. 1.) Today many people have lost interest in religion; they are not interested in religion things. How interest in religion can be brought back in people? (00:00:59) 2.) Will it be right to say that sin is intentional violation of any command of God? (00:07:22) 3.) Surah Ali 'Imran Verse 114: لَیۡسُوۡا سَوَآءً ؕ مِنْ اَہۡلِ الْکِتٰبِ اُمَّۃٌ قَآئِمَۃٌ یَّتْلُوۡنَ اٰیٰتِ اللہِ اٰنَآءَ الَّیۡلِ وَہُمْ یَسْجُدُوۡنَ Which people does this party in this verse refer to? (00:11:16) 4.) How can we distinguish between a dream which a person sees if it’s from God or it’s from Satan? (00:21:22) 5.) Were people waiting for the Imam Mahdi to appear exactly in 1889 or not because in Sudan in 1885 one Mahdi appeared there is well? (00:23:15) 6.) The word صلة الرحم (Connection of the uterus) mentioned in Holy Quran does it only mean to pay visit to the close relatives or to neighbours or it has got a wider meaning than just paying visits to relatives? (00:29:57) 7.) Western countries do not permit to have more than one wife. What will be the situation of the family if they have two wives in these countries? (00:37:02) 8.) We did not hear anything about Imam Mahdi from four Schools of Islamic thought. Is this a mistake from our side or we have to blame these four Schools of Islamic thought. (00:42:00) 9.) The term خليفة المسلمينis used for Ottoman Empire. Do you think it’s proper to use this term for them? (00:44:20) 10.) The Prophet saw said: "اللهم بارك لنا في شأمنا، الله بارك لنا في يمننا، قالوا: يا رسول الله، وفي نجدنا؟ قال: اللهم بارك لنا في شأمنا، اللهم بارك لنا في يمننا، قالوا: يا رسول الله في نجد؟ (قال الرواي) فأظنه قال في الثالثة: هنالك الزلازل والفتن، وبها يطلع قرن الشيطان" What is meant by this hadith? (00:47:34) 11.) After the death of Maulana Rumi his followers became swirling dervishes. What would Huzoor say to this? (00:55:12) 12.) What are the two signs at the appearance of Imam Mahdi? (00:58:01)