Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad opens Baitur Rahman Mosque in Valencia
The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, yesterday inaugurated the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Valencia. It is the second Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque to be built in Spain, following on from the historical Basharat Mosque in Pedro Abad which was opened in 1982.
Baitur Rahman was inaugurated as the Khalifa of the Promised Messiah led the Friday Prayers from the Mosque. The event was broadcast live globally on MTA International.
During his hour-long address, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad spoke about the significance of the new Mosque and of its location. He said he had purposely chosen Valencia, because centuries ago, when Spanish rulers set out to remove all traces of Islam from the country, the local Muslims continued to practice their faith until they were forcibly banished.
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad also talked about demographic changes occurring in the Spanish population. He said that the Muslim population had greatly increased in the past 30 years and was set to increase further in the coming decades. Therefore it was the responsibility of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Spain to propagate the true and peaceful message of Islam to the Spanish people.
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said:
Islam’s re-entry into Spain was made through the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat when it built the Basharat Mosque. However today, we will only come to see the real Islam flourish in this country when the servants of the Promised Messiah, realising their significance, strive to spread the beautiful and pure teachings of Islam to every single person in Spain.
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said that underpinning all efforts made by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jamaat) to spread Islam was the Qur’anic injunction that “There should be no compulsion in religion”. In light of this teaching, Ahmadi Muslims would seek to win the hearts of the Spanish people with love, compassion and kindness.
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said:
The Spanish people are the fellow citizens of the Ahmadi Muslims who live here and to fellow countrymen we must spread the message of love and peace. We must seek to win the hearts of the Spanish people by displaying the beautiful and pure teachings of Islam.
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad concluded by praying:
May this Mosque prove to be a means of presenting the true and beautiful image of Islam to the Spanish people and may all Ahmadi Muslims who live here fulfil their responsibilities in this regard.
To further mark the occasion, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, also unveiled a plaque to commemorate the inauguration of the Mosque.
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Alhamdolillah, it was another most important day and an occasion of great rejoicing and of long lasting feelings of spiritual rejuvenation for the world-wide the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community having strong basis of organizational set-up and Missions in more than two hundred countries when they saw the life-inspiring views of the opening ceremony of the 2nd Ahmadiyya Mosque in Spain by His Holiness Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib with his historical address, really a soul-stirring, emotion-charged speech which will go a long way to give a new shape and form of revival of true peaceful and peace-ling Islam through the dedicated Jama’at-e- Masih-e-Muhammadi,InshaAllah, Under the patronage ang guidance of the divine institution of Qudrat-e-Sania, Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya, for all the time to come,till the final Day of Judgement. Hearty Congratulations to Huzoor-e-Anwar and all the blessed Ahmadis Muslims , through the global village of Islam-e-Ahmadiyyat. This day and date of March 29th 2013 will be remembered with deep feelings of great debt to and honors of all who contributed their share in the creation of this miracle-like performance in Velencia province of Spain. Jazakallah.Wssalam.