Scoop: Press Release: Bashir Khan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Applauded for Message of Peace at the Silver Jubilee Conference in Auckland.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of New Zealand’s Silver Jubilee celebration held at the Mt. Eden War Memorial Hall, Auckland on Sunday 24th March 2013 was a huge success, graced by community leaders, guests and politicians from all parties, including Mr Richard Prosser of New Zealand First. The community was applauded for their work in promoting peace and religious tolerance in New Zealand and around the world.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded in 1889 in Qadian, India. It is a dynamic, and the fastest growing international revival movement within Islam. Today the community spans over 202 countries with membership exceeding tens of millions. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in New Zealand was established in 1987 with the permission of the 4th Caliph, his holiness Mirza Tahir Ahmad. (May God have mercy on his departed soul). It was formally registered in 1988 with the Department of Internal Affairs.
The National President of the Ahmadiyya Community in New Zealand, Mr. Mohammed Iqbal in his opening address said “Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the leading Islamic organization to categorically reject terrorism or oppression in any form. Over a century ago, Ahmad(as) declared that an aggressive “jihad by the sword” has no place in Islam. In its place, he taught his followers to wage a bloodless,peaceful and intellectual “jihad of the pen” to defend Islam. As part of its effort to revive Islam, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continues to spread Ahmad’s(as)teachings of moderation and restraint in the face of bitter opposition from parts of the Muslim world.”
Categories: Ahmadiyyat: True Islam, ISLAM