Keynote Address at the 9th Annual Peace Symposium, 2012
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim CommunityOn 24th March 2012, the 9th Annual Peace Symposium was held at the Baitul Futuh Mosque—the largest Mosque in Western Europe—in Morden and organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (Community) in the UK. The event attracted an audience of more than 1000 people, including government ministers, ambassadors of state, members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the Mayor of London, various other dignitaries, professionals, neighbors and guests from all walks of life. The theme of this year’s Symposium was ‘International Peace’.
In his welcome address, Rafiq Hayat, the National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK, said that under the leadership of its Khalifa, the Ahmadiyya Community was constantly engaged in promoting values of peace, tolerance and loyalty to one’s country.
Siobhain McDonagh, MP for Mitcham and Morden and Chair of the UK All Party Parliamentary Group for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, said that though progress had been made, there was still much to achieve in terms of making sure that all people around the world were granted religious freedom.
Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, said that Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) was a “great leader for peace.” He also spoke about the risk of climate change and its effects on food and water security in the world.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, thanked the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at for “contributing in so many ways” towards promoting peace and tolerance in London and bringing people together. He pledged to always support the Community and its charitable work.
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Ahmadiyya Khalifa is the representative of God on this earth…His instructions are the instructions of God. The world must pay heed to and follow the advices of the Ahmadiyya Khalifa with total submission if mankind wants ultimate PEACE.
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Peace is what the world needs today. That is only possible with the Man of God, Saviour of the era, warner of the future hazards, the Imam of the world, Hadhrat Mirza Masrur Ahmad (aba). Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the one institution that is teaching the world how to establish peace& brotherhood among each other.
Assalamo-Alaikom. Jazakamullah for the most positive, hope-inspiring post. One is pleased to note that the largest mosque of Western Europe, called Baitul Futuh Mosque, has become the hub, the centre of so many annual social activities, seminars, symposiums, discussions attended/addressed by highly talented/experienced experts of different fields of life. These functions are mostly blessed/chaired by the Supreme Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih (aba) who finally sums up the topic under discussion in the light of the philosophy and teachings of the Holy Quran and Islam, a natural religion, way of life, called as ‘deen-e-fitrat, so all this intellectual exercise/activity leads to a totally natural consensus, the very end for which such seminars, are held. This discussion on ‘International Peace’ seems to have left a deep/permanent impact on the mind and thinking of the participants as has been pointed out by Mr. Boris Johnson, The Mayor of London. He made a very special reference, full of praise of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community for its contributions in so many various ways to promote the ideals of peace, love, mutual respect, understanding and toleration of each other and for each other, for the sake of unity in diversity as of course,as of course this is the need of London society. All these positive views really makes this distanced reader of thousands of miles away from the inspiring scenes of the Baitul Futuh get-to-gather for the world peace, feel great, when the Mayor of London made the pledged assurance that he will always support the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in its(selfless) social activities and especially its charitable works. I really feel obliged to the London Mayor for his worth-emulating acts/deals and ideals and wish him success in all his efforts for the glorification of the inhabitants of this central town of the world. And as now onwards, the eyes of the whole world, will turn towards London because of Olympics, so we also wish you very happy, most happy occasions of the history-creating forthcoming London Olympics. Okay, beg your leave, with best of luck, Wassalam.