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Khalifa of Islam arrives in Canada to Inaugurate New Mosque

The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived in Canada on 15 May 2013 as his tour of North America continued. His Holiness landed at Vancouver International Airport at 5.30pm local time and was greeted by Canada’s Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has travelled to Canada to inaugurate the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Vancouver, the largest Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque in British Columbia.

Khalifa of Islam Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad presented with key to Los Angeles

The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at a special reception held in his honour at the Montage in Beverly Hills, LA on 11 May 2013. More than 300 politicians, academics and community leaders attended, including the California Lieutenant Governor, mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti, and several members of the United States Congress. During the event the Los Angeles City Council presented Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad with the golden key …

Clamoring for the Khalifa

CHINO, Calif.—This week, thousands of families arrayed in their colorful best are crowding into a sprawling mosque set among the golden hills of this old agricultural community east of Los Angeles. Some have come from across the country, and some from as far as Ghana. A few even risked travel out of Syria. They clamor to see Mirza Masroor Ahmad, a subdued, 62-year-old former wheat farmer and the world’s only “Muslim Pope.” The khalifa, as he is called, is the …

Pakistan election: the 4m votes no one wants

As Pakistan’s election campaign enters its dying days, no town has escaped the attention of the country’s politicians as they crisscross the country, plastering every spare billboard, lamp-post and shop-front with posters bearing their heavily airbrushed faces. Except Rabwah, a sleepy riverside settlement in the critical battleground province of Punjab. It is home to 40,000 potential voters who could safely be relied upon to vote whichever way the town’s elders recommend – a particularly large and reliable example of what …

Khalifa of Islam visits West Coast

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA Welcomes His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad on his first trip to the West Coast. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA welcomed the Khalifa of Islam yesterday, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to Bait ul Hameed Mosque in Chino, California as part of his first trip to the West Coast . As the spiritual and administrative leader of the single largest and most organized Muslim organization worldwide, His Holiness advocates for global peace, absolute justice, a separation of mosque …

Chairman PTI Imran Khan tries to distance himself from Ahmadis

Chairman PTI Imran Khan who has a history of being soft on the Taliban has yet again made a controversial statement. The statement was issued in response to a viral video which showed Nadia Ramzan of PTI UK along with members of the Pakistani press meeting the head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in London. In the meeting Ramzan asked his Holiness who would he vote for personally and what would he advise (to his followers). During the meeting, His Holiness …

Bomb blast kills 45 Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan, Ahmadi man also among dead

In the killing fields of Pakistan, the bloodletting continues unabated. On March 03, the attack on the Shiite minority in the seaport city of Karachi claimed 45 lives, Women and children were among the dead. At least 150 others were critically wounded. The powerful explosion ripped through a crowd of Shiites as they left a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. An Ahmadi muslim man was also among the dead. Mubashir Ahmad Abbasi of Abbas Town went missing after the …

“Muhammad: Messenger of Peace” event to be held in Washington DC

As part of a nationwide campaign launched this month Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is inviting members of the public to come and learn more about the Holy Prophet of Islam Muhammad SAW. All across the USA over 70 chapters of the community are taking part in this first ever nationwide “Muhammad Messenger of Peace” campaign. The campaign aims to afford all Americans the opportunity to understand Prophet Muhammad’s views on human rights, women’s rights, war and peace, and interfaith harmony in …

تاریخ سے کھلواڑ

[pukhto] پاکستان کی ایک بڑی بدقسمتی یہ ہے کہ یہاں تاریخ کے نام پر نئی نسل کومسلسل جھوٹ سے روشنا س کرایا جا رہا ہے اس عمل میں وہ لوگ بھی شامل ہیں جو باقاعدہ طور پر تاریخ دان نہیں۔اگرچہ ہمارے عہد کے تاریخ دانوں نے بھی ہم پر کچھ کم کرم نوازی نہیں کی۔ہمارے ہاں ایک مخصوص ایجنڈے کو پروان چڑھانے کی خاطر ہر طرح کا جائز و ناجائز حربہ استعمال کیا جا رہا ہے اور اس میں وہ …

Ahmadi Muslims meet US lawmakers on persecution in Pakistan

Washington: Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community during their ‘Day on the Hill’ on last Friday briefed US lawmakers on their alleged persecution in Pakistan, official sources have said. Community leaders from 30 States visited nearly 400 Congressional offices on the Hill and met lawmakers and their staff on the issues of their concerns during their third annual event held on February 15, according to a media release issued on Wednesday. Delegates to the event briefed a broad array of …

PM Stephen Harper appoints Andrew Bennet as Canada’s Religious Freedom Ambassador

Today Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the establishment of the Office of Religious Freedom. The office will be headed by a public servant lauded for his “deep convictions” — to promote freedom of religion around the world. Speaking at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Centre in Toronto Prime Minister Stephen Harper said: “Around the world, violations of religious freedom are widespread and they are increasing,” “Dr. Bennett is a man of principle and deep convictions and he will encourage the protection of …

Pakistan High Commission London hosts event ‘Remembering Dr Abdus Salam’

Pakistan High Commission London hosted an event in memory of Nobel Award winning Pakistani scientist Dr Abdus Salam. The event was organized by Pakistan High Commission and Pakistan Professional Forum . Dr Michael James Duff was the guest of honor at the event. Mr Duff is the Principal of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Abdus Salam Chair of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London. Other Speakers included Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, Tom Kelly, Dr Farrukh Hussain & Dr …