BY: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Malta We live in an age of competition, threats and challenges; surviving between problems, material as well as spiritual. At different times, there were different problems; there were always hurdles to be overcome and threatening dangers to be conquered. But, the peaceful […]
The Earl of Wessex greeted by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, International Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. HRH, the Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward today paid a visit to the Fazl Mosque in South West London. The Fazl Mosque, commonly known as the ‘London Mosque’ is owned by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is London’s oldest […]
Mrs. Catherine Gonzi, the wife of the Prime Minister of Malta Mr Atif, Mrs Muscat, Respected speakers, Ladies and Gentleman, It is a pleasure for me to share with you this opportunity to take stock of women’s issues. I thank all the previous speakers for their extremely informative and enlightening interventions about women […]
His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community delivered his keynote address to the German and Foreign guests, at the Annual Convention on Saturday 25th June, 2011. His Holiness elaborated different subjects such as, loyalty to the country, separation of religion and state, terrorism, […]
By Maram Mazen Khartoum Stanbic IBTC Bank, a unit of JSE-listed Standard Bank, has won approval from Nigeria’s central bank to provide Islamic banking services in Africa’s most populous nation. A preliminary licence was awarded to Stanbic last week for a sharia-compliant banking window, the first one given to a commercial bank in the country, Central Bank […]
The following policy has been approved by London Markaz for the members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Individual Jama’at members are not permitted to create facebook pages on behalf of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. All pages created by individuals representing “Ahmadiyya” or “Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (a.s.) ” or “The Promised Messiah (a.s.)” or “Mirza Masroor Ahmad” or “Khalifatul […]
By Dr. Naseer Tahir, Rochester, NY He had taken months to prepare and only two minutes to deliver it. On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln’s address at Gettysburg is undoubtedly the best speech in the history of the United States. But he was not the main speaker that day. Edward […]
By Annmarie Fertoli : Assistant Producer, WNYC/WQXR News A view of the electronic billboard – part of the Muslims for Peace campaign – in Times Square. (Courtesy Nusrat Qadir, Muslims for Peace Campaign) “Holidays like July Fourth, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, these are all prime opportunities to remind fellow Muslim youth that, you know […]
In ‘Indonesia’s Religious Freedom Must Be For All,’ Bernhard Platzdasch of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, writes that a clampdown on the Islamic Ahmadiyah sect brings into focus the larger context of religious freedom and tolerance in today’s Indonesia. Indonesia has since independence proclaimed itself a religiously […]
Photo By Claudio Cugliari The 35th annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Canada came to an end today at the International Centre. Bob Rae, interim leader for the Liberal Party of Canada, Mississauga-Erindale MPP Harinder Takhar and Etobicoke North MPP Kristy Duncan delivered speeches to cap off the […]
The True Concept of Islamic Jihad By: Laiq Ahmed atif Jihad is an Arabic word that means striving for a noble objective. With the study of the Holy Quran it becomes very clear that calling people for Jihad means striving for a noble cause and objective. It can be carried out in […]
A policy debate on the rise of extremism internationally and its impact on Britain, House of Commons, 18 May 2011. The event was co-hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK and the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Community. Speakers were: The Attorney General, The Rt Hon DOMINIC GRIEVE […]
MUMBAI: Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has asked the Saudi Arabian government to ban Ahmadiyas (Qadiyanis) from visiting Mecca and Medina to perform Haj and Umrah (mini-Haj). Ahamdiyas have been declared non-Muslims in countries like Pakistan and face persecution. The seminary’s vice-rector, Maulana Abdul Khaliq Madrasi, has alleged that many […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will celebrate Canada Day at its 35th Annual Convention VAUGHAN, ON, June 29, 2011 /CNW/ – More than 15,000 delegates will gather at the International Centre in Mississauga to participate in the largest indoor Canada Day Celebrations (Friday July 1st at 4:30 pm). In addition, delegates from […]
On Sunday 26th June, in the afternoon, the spiritual gathering of thousands ended with a silent prayer lead by the Khalifa-tul-Massih V aba, the Spiritual Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. The annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany was started on Friday 24th June with the Flag Hoisting Ceremony and Friday Sermon by […]
Kashif Chaudhry: Jersey City Islam Examiner The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA will host its 63rd Annual Convention from Friday July 1st through Sunday July 3rd at the PA Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, PA. Thousands of delegates will attend from across America and overseas. Among the purposes of […]
By Ahmad Suaedy The Daily Star, Beirut In Yogyakarta, the cultural center of the island of Java in Indonesia, the governor, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, has set an interesting precedent by refusing to ban the Ahmadiyah religious group. The group was founded by a 19th century Indian religious leader, Mirza Ghulam […]
The only cure for Qadianis (Ahmadis): Al Jihad Al Jihad… Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwat calendar, 2010 On June 10, 2011, the All Pakistan Students Khatm-e-Nubuwat (End of Prophethood) Federation issued pamphlets branding members of the Ahmadiyya community as “wajib-ul-qatl” (obligatory to be killed). The pamphlet, circulated in Faisalabad District of Punjab Province, […]
Ahmadiyya Times and its editor Imran Jattala received the first-place award in ‘News Tweet’ category for the coverage of May 28, 2010 terrorist attacks in Pakistan. LOS ANGELES – Ahmadiyya Times and its editor were honored with one first-place award and two finalist nominations at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 53rd annual awards […]
It was probably in the year 1995 when I attended a reception by the Ambassador of Pakistan to Thailand on the occasion of the Pakistani Independence Day. Tables and chairs were placed around the garden. On the next table some Quranic verses were quoted in a conversation. When I overheard […]