Rabwah Times

Muslim Community Denounces ‘Smash and Grab Looters’

Prayers were said today for the victims of the riots in England. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community gathered in mosques across Britain and remembered the victims who had suffered at the hands of looters and rioters. Rafiq Hayat, National President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, said: “We condemn the wanton acts of violence and looting that London and other cities have witnessed. Our community has been in Britain through two world wars and the sight of violence by one section …

American Muslims attend White House Iftar Dinner

Last night President Obama hosted the annual White House Iftar Dinner honouring contributions made by American Muslims, President Obama also honoured the victims of 9/11 attacks as the tenth anniversary of the attacks approaches. He said “We must be the America they lived for, and the America they died for.” The audience consisted of Muslim Leaders, members of congress, activists as well as leaders of other faiths.

Indonesia: Injured Ahmadi faces more Jail Time than the attackers

Adding insult to injury, prosecutors at the Serang District Court on Tuesday recommended nine months in jail for an Ahmadi man critically injured in the deadly attack on members of the community in Cikeusik, Banten. Prosecutors last month recommended prison sentences of between five months and seven months for 12 men accused of participating in the attack, from provoking violence to assault leading to death or injuries. Last week, the court handed down sentences of only between three months and …

Funeral & Burial services held for Sahabzadi Hadhrat Nasira Begum

On Friday 29th July Sahibzadi Hadhrat Nasira Begum sahiba mother of Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba) Khalifatul Masih V (current head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community) passed away in Rabwah. May Allah award her with great place in paradise and may Allah strengthen the hands of our beloved Huzur(aba). Funeral was held on the 30th of July in Rabwah which was attended by over 20,000 people, the burial took place afterwards. All this was broadcasted live on Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s TV Channel …

The Stream Al-Jazeera discusses Ahmadiyya Beliefs and Persecution

In the past few weeks there has been a lot of debate around the supposed ban on social media by ahmadiyya muslim community but the joint efforts by ahmadi twitter users proved those reports to be inaccurate.Not only that it also drew attention towards the struggle and persecution of the ahmadiyya muslim community which normally goes underreported but this time round their tweets were picked up by Al-Jazeera’s THE STREAM. The Stream is a unique TV show based upon social …

Muslim Community prays for victims of Norway attacks

May God protect all innocent and decent people from such hateful and barbaric acts in future The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat condemns absolutely the horrific killings that took place last Friday in Norway. Such an attack serves no purpose other than to destroy the peace of a society and to bring devastation to the nation and the wider world. In response to this incident, the  world Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has said: “Just a few …

Ahrar & KhatmeNabuwat movement the terrorist connection

Background of KhatmeNabuwat and Majlis e Ahrar movement. KhatmeNabuwat was founded in 1880’s for the purpose of cornering ahmadis but the main turn for the movement came in 1934 when Majlis Ahrar arranged a big gathering called Tahafuz-e-Khatm-e-Nabuwat Conference which was led by Attaullah Shah Bukhari. The Working Committee of the Majlis-i-Ahrar disapproved of the Pakistan plan, and so did the founder of Jammat-e-Islami Moulana Modudi. One of the leaders of Majlis-e-Ahrar Maulana Mazhar Ali Azhar declared the founder of …

Rabwah – Basketball a Love Story

Since the 50’s from the time when Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad the 3rd Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was the principal of now Nationalized Talim ul Islam College Rabwah has been a breeding ground for top sportsmen. From volleyball, rowing, hockey, Tent Pegging to basketball the city has had one of the best Sports records in Pakistan. Rabwah also had one of the best boating clubs in the country and boating at the riverside was a popular past time for …

Ahmadiyya – A community a world apart !

Even though the annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was being held miles away in the England, the small town of Rabwah in Punjab, Pakistan didn’t seem too far off from the activities. The public in Rabwah looked like as if it was part of the bustling crowd of thousands which had gathered in the English countryside for a three day annual convention. The crowd consisted of Ambassadors, public figure’s, Ahmadi’s and guests from over 90 countries around the …

Muslims Declare Jihad on Extremism

30,000 Muslims to Stand United in Pledge to Counter Hatemongers More than 30,000 Muslims are planning to gather in the English countryside, raise the Union Jack and form a human chain during which they will re-affirm their rejection of violence and extremism. Each member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will renew a century-old pledge to practice Islam purely as a religion of peace. Members from more than 50 countries will unite, as they have done annually, to declare that service …

In Ahmadis’ desert city, Pakistan closes in

RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – At the office of what claims to be one of Pakistan’s oldest newspapers, workers scan copy for words it is not allowed to use — words like Muslim and Islam. “The government is constantly monitoring this publication to make sure none of these words are published,” explains our guide during a visit to the offices of al Fazl, the newspaper of the Ahmadiyya sect in Pakistan. This is Rabwah, the town the Ahmadis built when they …

Ahmadis have found their own solutions in Rabwah

RABWAH: When a fire broke out at a building in Chiniot, the district administration called the rescue service in Rabwah for help. The irony that the Chiniot building was owned by a member of the Khatam-e-Nabuwwat movement is not lost to Rabwah’s rescue services. A former tae kwon do instructor with the Pakistan Army, Nadir Saidain says the fire service was started because the district administration refused to assist in rescue operations in Rabwah town. The service, like many others …