The World Head and Fifth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered an historic address at New Zealand’s National Parliament in Wellington on 4 November 2013. In front of an audience of Parliamentarians, Ambassadors of State, academics and a range of other guests, the Khalifa advocated the urgent need for justice as a means to develop world peace in the face of increasing tensions and conflicts in various parts of the world. Indeed, His Holiness deemed …
Bashir Ahmed Kiyani (70) s/o Abdul Ghafoor Kiyani was killed and three others, including a 10-year-old boy, were injured by the firing of unidentified men riding a motorcycle near Badar Chowk in Sector 4-F Orangi Town. Mominabad police said that the deceased was an Ahmedi and a retired military personal. A young boy identified as Wajid (10), son of Akram Qureshi, and two passers-by including Asad Khan and Owais Fazal were also injured in the firing but their condition was …
Young Muslims are planning to turn up at Heathrow Airport and London’s rail and underground stations in force – to collect money for the Poppy Appeal. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) will be helping The Royal British Legion for the fourth year running as a mark of good citizenship and a testament to the Islamic edict of demonstrating loyalty to your country. More than 300 AMYA volunteers will be stationed at train and tube stations across the city of London, …
The Khalifa of Islam and Fifth head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived in Australia for the second leg of his Asia Pacific tour. His Holiness arrived at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport at 5.15am local time, following an overnight flight from Singapore and was greeted at the airport by Rt Hon Kevin Conolly MP, a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly and Mr Mahmood Ahmad, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Australia. During a twenty …
When Greater Toronto schools reopen their doors Tuesday, a teacher who touched lives far beyond her Thornhill classroom will be absent. Tanya Khan, who taught at Louis-Honoré Fréchette Public School, died Aug. 6 of complications from a brain aneurysm she had suffered nine days earlier. “She was the most spirited, joyous, loving woman I’ve ever met in my life,” says Judy Csillag who knew Khan for about 15 years. “She left a gaping hole in everybody’s life.” The 38-year-old mother …
Ahmadis have come to Hampshire from as far away as Fiji and Ghana It promises to be a beautiful sunny weekend. But why have tens of thousands of Ahmadi Muslims come together in the picturesque Hampshire countryside? Rows of tents are pitched in a spacious field, with men and women of all ages enjoying the late summer sunshine. Regular loudspeaker announcements inform the crowd of who will be next on stage. This is not a music festival but a religious …
Up to 15,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims have taken part in Eid ul-Fitr celebrations in London to mark the end of Ramadan. Thousands of worshippers had to go through metal detectors before entering the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, south London – the largest mosque in western Europe. The Eid celebrations followed the month of fasting for Muslims and were was organised by the British-based Islamic group Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK. The group has been praised for its commitment to peaceful co-existence …
Terrorist acts committed by Islamic extremists around the world have made life difficult at times for Muslims living in B.C. Leaders at the new Baitur Rahman mosque in Delta, aware of TV-fed perceptions, are at pains to emphasize their friendly intentions. “We promote love for all and hatred for none,” says Rizwan Peerzada, president of a 124-year-old Islamic sect known as Ahmadiyya Muslim. Ahmadi is a relatively new branch of Islam — Shia and Sunni are others — which has …
About 300 people in a restive northern region of Algeria have joined a public lunch during Ramadan to protest against what they say is persecution of people who refuse to observe the religious fast. The lunch on Saturday was highly unusual for North Africa, where people can be arrested for not fasting during the Muslim holy month. It was held as a demonstration against the decision of security forces to question three young people who were eating outside last week …
On May 26th, 2013, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Berbice, GUYANA, South America held its very FIRST Annual Regional Convention at New Amsterdam’s Town Hall. New Amsterdam is one of the largest towns in Guyana and is the Capital Town of the BERBICE COUNTY, GUYANA. The convention was attended by 55 Ahmadi Muslims and 33 non Ahmadis. The Guest of honor was, Mr. Jhagroop, Vice Chairman of Region 6, East Berbice, GUYANA. The Khilafat Day Jalsa was also merged with Jalsa …
Members of the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense will question Army chief of staff Gen. Moeldoko, the sole candidate to replace retiring Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm. Agus Suhartono, over his alleged involvement in what could be deemed as harassment against Ahmadis in West Java in 2011. Although Moeldoko will most likely get an endorsement from most lawmakers. Commission I lawmakers said that it was important to bring up the allegation during a fit-and-proper test slated for Aug. …
ONE of Australia’s best known Italian clubs will be turned into a mosque under a plan being considered by Charles Sturt Council. The Veneto Club in Beverley , Adelaide plans to move to a smaller site in the western suburbs after dwindling membership forced it out of its Toogood Ave base. The club will sell the 3.3ha site to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia. But the deal requires rezoning approval from the council to change it from a community centre …