𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻
On 8 June 2026, members of Majlis Ansarullah from the Great Lakes and Western New York regions of the United States were blessed with a mulaqat with Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V (aa) at Islamabad, Tilford, UK.
A nasir asked about an apparent increase in divorces among people in middle age, particularly after the age of 40 and how ansar can help reduce this trend.
Huzoor (aa) said that whether divorce takes place early in marriage or later, the root issue often returns to the same matter: people forget religion, lose attention towards Allah and become absorbed in personal and worldly desires. Their preferences change and they begin to follow the trends of worldly people.
Huzoor (aa) observed that in Western and developed countries, divorce rates are very high. Huzoor (aa) said that within the Jamaat, the rate is still much lower, but it has gradually increased and remains a matter of concern. Huzoor (aa) said that when he first began warning about this issue, the rate was around three or four per cent, whereas it has now risen gradually.
Huzoor (aa) said that after 15, 20 or even 25 years of marriage, some women say that their rights were not fulfilled and that they remained patient until the children grew older, but can no longer continue. Huzoor (aa) said that once children are born, parents should not think only of their personal interests. They should be willing to make sacrifices for the sake of their children. Even when children are older, some are still at an age where the separation of their parents affects them.
Huzoor (aa) explained that if attention turns from worldliness towards faith, the divorce rate will decrease. If, after coming to Western or developed countries, people begin to think only of earning the world, they will face the same results as worldly people. Therefore, the Tarbiyat Department should repeatedly remind members to establish a relationship with Allah, to make Allah everything in their lives and to worry about the next generation.
Huzoor (aa) said that sometimes problems arise not merely from the existing relationship between husband and wife, but because a person becomes attracted elsewhere due to the surrounding environment. For this reason, moral training is needed. He explained that Allah has placed boundaries and modesty between men and women and if people remain within those limits, their lives will remain better...