Ahmadiyya Muslims targeted in fresh gun attacks in Karachi, Pakistan. On 11th October Unknown men shot three Ahmadis in “Gulshan e Iqbal” area of the large Pakistani seaport city of Karachi.
Pakistani politican wants to add anti-Ahmadiyya chapter in school syllabus
Speaking to a KhatmeNabuwat conference in Mardan, speaker of Pakistan’s KP (Khyper Pakhtunkhawa) Provincial Assembly Asad Qaiser said that “Provincial government will soon add a chapter on the belief of KhatmeNabuwat in the syllabus.” Asad Qasier is a politician from Swabi District of KP Province and is affiliated with PTI (Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf) which is considered to be a “liberal nationalist party”, lead by former cricketer Imran Khan.
Pakistani court refuses bail to four men accused of attacking Ahmadiyya homes
A two-member Supreme Court bench refused to grant bail on Wednesday to four men accused of attacking Ahmadi community homes in Gujranwala. In July, 2014, a mob had set fire to five houses of Ahmadis in People’s Colony after rumours of an alleged blasphemy incident. A woman and two girls were burned to death and eight others were seriously injured. On Wednesday, the Lahore Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, dismissed the post arrest bail applications of four …
Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper speaks at Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention
On Friday Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Canada’s largest national Islamic convention, the convention is being held in the Greater Toronto Area, at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. Prime Minister Harper praised the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community for accepting Canadian ways, but he also spoke of terror threats.
Ahmadiyya Muslim killed in apparent sectarian attack in Taunsa, Pakistan
An Ahmadi Muslim man has been shot dead by four attackers on a motorbike in Taunsa, a city in the south of Punjab province of Pakistan. 37 year old Ikramullah was in the pharmacy that he owned when four gunmen on motorbikes stormed the store and opened fire. Ikramullah was shot several times and one of the bullets went through his skull.
Canadian Muslims hold 28th annual Youth Camp
From July 24 to 26, thousands of Ahmadiyya Muslim youth from across Canada gathered to play cricket, basketball, and sports like human foosball. The events were part of the 28th annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association. The camp is designed to teach youth about Islam, dispel misconceptions, and promote a sense of unity and brotherhood. The men played cricket, basketball, and sports like human foosball.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to debut Sinhala Translation of Quran at Colombo Book Fair
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Sri Lanka will launch Sinhala Translation with Arabic Text of the Holy Qur’an at Colombo National Education & Book Fair to be held at Public Library Premises, Colombo. The publication will be displayed as a main feature of the event at Stall No. 8 and 9.This week-long book fair, commencing July 28, will also have on display the previous copies of the Holy Qura’an translations by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in 73 languages of the world. …
WikiLeaks ‘Saudi Cables’ reveal secret push to stop Ahmadiyya in Indonesia
Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has published more than 60,000 secret documents from Saudi Arabia and said that it had more than half a million additional documents that it will be releasing in the upcoming weeks as part of the “Saudi Cables”. The secretive organization, headed by 43-year-old Australian Julian Assange, was launched in December 2006. The organization facilitates the anonymous leaking of secret information through its website to expose the wrongdoing of governments and corporations.
Geo TV attacks Ahmadiyya Muslim minority, brands them “enemies of Pakistan”
In a morning TV show on Pakistan’s most watched TV channel televangelist Aamir Liaquat Hussain along with panel of Muslim clerics declared Ahmadiyya Muslims “enemies of Pakistan” and “enemies of Islam”. Responding to the broadcast the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community issued the following statement: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns a recent edition of the programme, ‘Subh e Pakistan’, broadcast in Pakistan on GEO Television on 22 December 2014, hosted by Amir Liaquat Hussein, in which so-called religious scholars made completely false …
Khalifa of Islam Ahmadiyya visits Irish National Parliament
On 24 September 2014, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad visited the National Parliament of Ireland, the ‘Oireachtas’ at Leinster House in Dublin. Upon arrival, His Holiness was received by the Captain of the Guard in Parliament, Comdt. John Flaherty. Thereafter, His Holiness was received by Sean Barrett, TD, Ceann Comhairle of the Parliament (Speaker) in his official office.
Khalifa of Islam urges people to pray for the Muslim World
The Khalifa of Islam, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, lamented the “pitiful and sorry-state” of much of the Muslim world during his weekly Friday Sermon delivered on 31st January 2014. Speaking at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London, the Khalifa highlighted the examples of war-torn Syria and of Pakistan, where he said countless innocent people were being targeted and persecuted. He called on Ahmadi Muslims around the world to pray for the peace and stability of the Muslim world. Speaking about …
Ahmadi Muslims & Jews breakfast together
Fasting is an act of worship, a historic tradition and a test of obedience and holiness. Fasting deepens one’s connection to God. It encourages charity and care for the poor. And those who fast are helped to remember the blessings of life. Members of two faiths shared those and other thoughts on fasting at a rare gathering Tuesday evening in Lynwood, USA. After the sun was down, the event ended with a sumptuous meal where Muslims and Jews joined together …