فریقین وہی تھے۔ مقدمہ بھی ایک ہی تھا۔ دلائل بھی وہی تھے۔ فیصلہ مگر مختلف ہوا تھا۔ پہلے ایک فریق کے حق میں اور دوسری بار دوسرے فریق کے حق میں۔ جی ہاں پہلا فیصلہ ریاست نے 1953 میں کیا تھا ۔ اور دوسرا 1974 میں۔ ایک فریق کے دلائل تھے کہ ریاست کو اپنے شہریوں کے مذہب کا فیصلہ کرنے کا کوئی حق نہیں۔ دوسرا فریق پہلے فریق کو غیرمسلم قرار دلوانا چاہتا تھا۔ اسکی وجوہات مذہبی اختلافات کے …
Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad has offered his condolences over the sad demise of Abdul Sattar Edhi. Edhi, who was a prominent Pakistani humanitarian and philanthropist passed away on Friday. In a statement released on Sunday, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said: “I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Mr Abdul Sattar Edhi. On behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I would like to extend my …
یہ مصرعہ جو عنوان بنا ہے یہ منو بھائی کی ایک نظم سے مستعار لیا ہے اور آگے بڑھنے سے پہلے یہ پورا بند سن لیں تو بات زیادہ واضح ہوتی چلی جائے گی۔ درداں کولوں لو شھادت زخماں توں تصدیق کرا لو ساڈے ایس مقدمے اندر۔ سانوں وی تے گواہ بنا لو۔ پچھلے مضامین میں سے کچھ جو سوشل میڈیا پہ شائع ہوئے تو بہت اچھے اور وسیع رد عمل کے ساتھ ساتھ کوئی دو سو کے قریب گالیاں …
Police in Pakistan’s southern district of Badin have arrested a terror victim for terrorism after he was injured in a terror attack. 12-year-old Imran Gurgez was arrested along with 4 of his family members after a pipe bomb was thrown at their house. Gurgez belongs to the minority Ahmadiyya sect of Islam which is heavily persecuted in Pakistan. Imran’s uncle Akbar Gurgez said “Imran was sitting on the roof when a plastic bag was thrown onto the roof, the bag had a …
Ahmadiyya, a minority Islamic sect have raised concerns after falling victim to Algeria’s controversial crackdown on religious minorities. Algerian newspaper EnNahar revealed that the crackdown against the Ahmadis in Algeria started in the first week of June, the investigation was spread over three states and during the course of the investigation the security forces raided the Ahmadiyya sect’s headquarters in the state of Blida. During the month-long crackdown dozens of Ahmadis were arrested and charged with violating social peace, and …
A Palestinian Shariah court in the West Bank city of Nablus has decided to invalidate a marriage after the wife converted to Ahmadiyya branch of Islam. On 20th June 2016, The Palestinian Sharia court made the final decision to dissolve the marriage of woman named “Sahar Abdul Jalil” to her husband “R.O” after evidence of her conversion to Islam Ahmadiyya was presented to the court. The court declared the conversion to be “apostasy”. National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Palestine, …
John McAslan + Partners has been commissioned to develop proposals for the Ahmadiyya Baitul Futuh Mosque, in Morden, South London – the largest Mosque in Western Europe. A fire in 2015 destroyed significant elements of the complex, including function halls, offices, residences and other support functions, seriously impacting on the Ahmadiyya Muslim community which the Mosque serves. Reinstating the fire-damaged elements of the building is a priority, but the practice is also exploring long-term opportunities in order to establish an …
‘No, it’s not safe,’ my mother used to tell me when I asked to join her as she taught the Holy Qur’an to small children in remote areas of Rabwah, Pakistan. I wondered what exactly was not safe. Innocently, I believed it was just an excuse so she would not have to take me with her. One particular evening I begged my mother to take me with her, and she finally submitted to my request. I recall sitting in a …
Pakistani film and television actor, Hamza Ali Abbasi has landed himself in hot waters after calling for equal rights for the country’s minority Ahmadiyya Muslims during his Live show on AAJ TV and is facing death threats after questioning Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadiyya laws. During his Ramadhan show on Pakistan’s AAJ TV, Hamza Ali Abbasi said “I want to say on Live TV that I will be discussing two things on the last day of Ramadhan; One will be the Ahmadi community and …
A Man from the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been shot dead in Pakistan’s seaport city of Karachi. 49-year-old Chaudhry Khaliq Ahmad was a doctor of Homeopathy and was was tending to his patients at his clinic in Gulzar Hijri area of Karachi when unknown gunmen opened fire. Two bullets hit him in the head and he died on the way to the hospital. The assailants managed to escape. Karachi has seen a rise of violence against Ahmadis, 55-year-old Dawood Ahmad …
بچپن میں بہار کے موسم میں ہمارے گاوں کے ساتھ سیدھی سیم نالے کی پٹڑی پہ گھڑ سواری اور نیزہ بازی کی مشقیں شروع ہو جاتیں اور ہم دس گیارہ سالہ لڑکوں کو دیکھنے کے بعد کرنے کا جنون سوار ہو جاتا تھا۔ اب نیزہ بازی کے لئے شوق اور فن کے ساتھ گھوڑا، عمر و تجربہ نیزہ اور دیگر لوازمات بھی درکار تھے جن کا حل میرے ایک چچا زاد نے یہ نکالا کہ کمہاروں کا کھوتا پکڑ کے …
حمزہ حمزہ کھیلتے اخبارات اور سوشل میڈیا کو اب کچھ دن ہونے کو آئے ہیں مگر بہت سی کہنے کی باتیں ابھی باقی ہیں۔ ہڑبونگ مچنے پہ تالیاں پیٹتے تماشائیوں اور خیالی غیرت پہ جھاگ اڑاتے سودائیوں سے گذارش ہےکہ۔ ۔علامہ اقبال کے مطابق نالہ ہے بلبل شوریدہ تیرا خام ابھی۔ اپنےسینےمیں اسےاور ذرا تھام ابھی۔ یہ مد نظر رکھیں کہ حمزہ عباسی کے سماجی و سیاسی تناظر میں اٹھائے گئے سوال سی احمدیوں کو پاکستانی علماء اور حکومت کی …