Rabwah Times

Ahmadiyya convention site in Bangladesh set ablaze by Khatm-e-Nabuwat mob

A group of religious bigots which witnesses said numbered around 20,000, torched six tents of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat at Mouchak in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila last evening. The Ahmadiyya Muslims were preparing for their three-day annual convention scheduled to start from tomorrow at Mouchak Scout Ground near Dhaka. The tents were setup to accommodate 10,000 members of the Community and over 200 foreign guests who were to attend the three day annual convention, said Ahmad Tavshir Chowdhury, an executive committee member of …

Lord Tariq receives Pakistan President Zardari on behalf of Queen

LONDON: Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon received President Asif Ali Zardari on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen when he arrived at the Heathrow Airport here on Thursday evening with his entourage on an official visit. Lord Tariq Ahmad had recently been Lord in Waiting to the Queen Elizabeth-II at The Queen’s household where he performs various duties of state, including the receiving of heads of states on behalf of Her Majesty. This marks a history in itself that a …

Oshkosh Interfaith event brings Catholic & Muslim leaders together

Leaders from St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Oshkosh came together last week for an interfaith discussion with the community to highlight the positive contributions religion has made to the world. Father Luke Ferris, of St. Raphael, and Khurram Ahmad, president of the Ahmadiyya community in Oshkosh, each spoke about how their religions have affected society during the forum at the community’s mosque on Eagle Street. The speakers were followed by a question and …

Dental Surgeons in Ghana get trained in Oral Implantology

Twenty Senior Dental Surgeons, received certificates of recognition in Accra, Ghana after they completed a study on oral implantology, the science of replacing missing teeth with artificial implants. Eighteen of the graduates were Ghanaian Senior Dental Surgeons, practicing in the University Dental Schools at the 37 Military Hospital, Regional and Districts Hospitals at Abetifi Kwahu in the Eastern Region, while the other two work in Ahmadiyya Hospitals in Ghana and Germany. The four-modular international post-graduate programme was conducted by World-class Professors and Dental …

Witnesses to the attack on Ahmadiyya Mosque ask for protection

Five members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who are witnesses in the “Ahmadiyya Mosque Vandalism” case have asked the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) in Bandung for protection. The attack on the An-Nasir Mosque was carried out by the members of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on 25 October 2012 in Bandung, Indonesia. The five members of the Ahmadiyah community have also asked the LBH to object the action by the presiding judge who headed the trial of Ahmadiyya Mosque vandalism …

Humanity First donates cancer scanner to Tanzanian Hospital

An international charity organization, Humanity-First, has donated breast-cancer diagnosis machines to the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), a major boost to the protracted battle against breast-cancer. The assistance was extended as part of the organization’s world-wide initiative to support pro-poor development endeavours, Humanity-First is a brainchild of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, a religious fraternity with membership from many regions around the world. The Deputy Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Seif Rashid Suleiman, received the donation at a brief handing-over ceremony …

Ahmadiyya Fiji Anthony Gates

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Fiji celeberates Prophet Muhammad Day

Chief Justice of Fiji Anthony Gates highlighted the importance of Prophet Mohammad‘s teaching during celebrations to mark the prophet’s birthday at an event organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama at the Fazal E Umar Mosque in Samabula, Suva. Justice Gates said If many were to follow those facets of Holy Prophet’s life the misunderstandings and carelessness that breed dissent and distrust would not give rise to conflict. “I see that the motto of the Jama’at is ‘love for all hatred …

Takbeer Tv put on notice after airing ‘abusive’ views against Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Takbeer TV has been put on notice by media regulator Ofcom for continuous breach of broadcasting rules including content that constituted abusive treatment of the Ahmadi community. Takbeer aired two programmes ‘Global Khatm-E-Nabuwat Movement’, broadcast on 9th June 2012 and ‘Khatm Nabuwat’, broadcast on 3rd July 2012 in which they both encouraged callers to make “derogatory and extreme” statements about the Ahmadi community. The Khatm-E-Nabuwat organization is believed to be involved in the persecution of the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan.

University of Texas – Ahmadi students hold blood drive in response to Ahmadi & Shia persecution

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Organization held an on-campus blood drive Thursday that will continue Friday in response to persecution of Shiite and Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan. The organization and a truck from the Blood Center of Central Texas will be located on Speedway, near Robert A. Welch Hall from noon to 5 p.m. The organization hopes to raise awareness for Shiite, Ahmadi and other persecuted religious minorities, said Usama Malik, president of the organization. “With this blood drive, we’re going to save lives and …

Ahmadi Muslim youth help clear snow across Britain

As the UK braces itself for a snowy weekend, young Muslims across the country are on stand-by with salt and snow shovels to help ease any disruption caused. Since the snow showers of 2010, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) have come together to ensure that their neighbours and people driving or walking through their neighbourhoods do so safely. Members of the AMYA, stationed across the UK, will be clearing streets and driveways, assisting motorists and helping the …

Five Pakistani Ahmadis held in Libya

Five Pakistani members of the Ahmedi sect are being held on suspicion of trying to convert Libyans. A Libyan, who is reported to have been converted, has also been arrested. Pakistani officials indicate the arrests took place on New Year’s Eve in the Tripoli suburb of Gurgi. The five Pakistanis are reported as Abdus Sami, supposedly the head of the Ahmadiyya community in Libya and two sets of brothers, Haris and Jawad Ahmad, who are said to have come to …

Measure by US House of Representatives would create religious minorities envoy

Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives calling for the creation of a special envoy in the US State Department for religious minorities in the Middle East and South Central Asia. US Reps. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and Anna Eshool (D-Calif.) introduced the legislation on Jan. 15. A similar bipartisan bill passed the US House of Representatives during the last session of Congress by a vote of 402-20 but was blocked in the Senate. “We have a strategic and moral …