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Whoever saves a life, it would be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33)

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Landmark event as state of the art hospital built by Humanity First opens in Guatemala

On 23^rd October 2018, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at a special reception held to mark the historic inauguration of the Nasir Hospital, a large-scale humanitarian project of Humanity First, an international charity established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

800 dignitaries and guests, representing 20 countries attended the reception held at the hospital, located in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala.

The highlight of the event was the keynote address delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad during which he emphasised Islam’s teachings of serving humanity, regardless of faith, caste or colour and outlined the reasons why the hospital had been built.

During his address, His Holiness noted that the event marked an

‘extremely significant and landmark occasion’

in the history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community as Humanity First launched its first hospital in the Americas.

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