On Sunday 26 November 2016, the Berwick chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosted a Holy Quran Exhibition at Hampton Park Library, in an effort to educate Australians about the beautiful teachings of Islam. This is the second successful exhibition it has hosted in the space of two weeks. The exhibition, held at one of City of Casey’s busiest libraries, featured sample copies of the Holy Quran translated into foreign languages. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has translated the Quran into 76 …
I like to think that I’m just as Australian as the kids that I went to school with, as the teachers that gave me my education and as the students I share my lecture theatres with. I come from a different country, so I guess it sounds strange to call myself an Australian. My skin is different to yours, the way I talk isn’t exactly how you do, I speak a different language at home and the biggest of distinctions, …
In a bid to spread the spirit of Ramadan a Shia Imam spent the first day of the Islamic holy month at an Ahmadiyya Mosque. Imam Tawhidi spent the first night of Ramadan with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the community’s Mosque in Beverly, South Australia. Imtiaz Ahmed Naveed of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Imam Tawhidi, both spoke about the importance of cooperation and commonalities between the diverse communities of Australia. Imam Tawhidi also met with the head organizers of …
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia will participate in ‘Dawn Service’ throughout Australia and will volunteer for local RSLs in each state to commemorate the ANZAC Day. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia plans to commemorate ANZAC Day 2016 by taking part in various volunteer activities and selling ANZAC badges. Hundreds of Ahmadi Muslims will also be joining ‘Dawn Service’ on 25th of April in all major Australian states. The National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia, Mr. I. H. Kauser said, …
Four years ago, Asif Khan took his wife and two children and fled Pakistan, where as an Ahmadiyya Muslim he was part of a heavily persecuted minority group. Yesterday, Mr Khan said he thanked Allah for bringing him to the other side of the world as he celebrated Australia Day among a peaceful sea of red, white and blue at the Masjid Baitul Huda Mosque in Marsden Park in Sydney’s northwest.
When David Morrison saw a group of Muslims flying the Australian flag and having their picture taken at a citizenship ceremony in Canberra yesterday, he walked straight over to them and asked if he could join in. Wearing the Australia Day blue cap and T-shirts declaring “love for all, hatred for none”, the men and children from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia were handing out pamphlets expressing their loyalty for the country.
Muslims for loyalty are handing out half a million leaflets across the country in early Australia Day celebrations to end extremism and prejudice. ‘Love for all, hatred for none’ is the motto the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association are hoping to share with fellow Aussies this year, through leaflets adorned with the national flag.
Waqas Ahmed, 30, from Claremont Meadows. Arrived from Pakistan in 1995 There are laws in Pakistan that make the lives of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan difficult. The older you get, the harder it gets. You live a life of always finding shelter, being very careful about how you choose your words, how you show emotion. We can’t openly defend ourselves. We cannot call ourselves Muslims over there, if we do, we can potentially go to jail. We believe in the …
PAUDA College students and teachers visited the Ahmadiyya mosque and community centre ‘Bait-ul-Salam’ (House of Peace) in Langwarrin. The 280 students were given a brief presentation on the history and teachings of Islam by Imam Janud, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Victoria. Over two days, six groups of students visited the mosque and learned the basics of Islam and how Muslims worship there. The tour was arranged by Frankston Interfaith network after a request by Padua College.
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 …
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 …
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia (AMAA) are inviting residents to celebrate Australia Day at their centenary hall at Marsden Park on Sunday, January 27. The association, which is actively involved in social work in The Hills through the year, said they will celebrate “what’s great about Australia and being an Australian.” The 2-4pm program will include displays, library visits, refreshments, guest speakers and speeches. “It’s about reflecting on what we have achieved and are proud of in this great nation,”spokesman …