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In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.The mosques of Allah shall be visited and welJ..main..tained by such who believe in Allah, and the Last Day, and pay the Zakat, and fear none but Allah.It is these who are likely to reach the goal being guided aright.Al Qur'an 9: 18 And all places of worship belong to Allah alone; so call not, along with Allah, upon anyone else.Al Q ur 'an 72: 19 For me the entire earth is made a mosque and a source of purity.A Saying (Hadith) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (p ea ce and bl ess in gs of Allah be on hi m).

The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam An Introduction The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam is a religious organization, international in its scope, with established branches in 143 countries in Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.At present, its total membership exceeds 10 million worldwide, and the numbers are increasing day by day.Within the last 12 months (from August 1993 to July 1994), more than 400,000 persons joined the Movement.This is the most dynamic denomination of Islam in modern history.The Ahmadiyya Movement was established in 1889 by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835 - 1908) in a small and remote village, Qadian, in the Punjab, India.He claimed to be the expected reformer of the latter days, the Awaited One of the world community of religions.The Movement he started is an embodiment of the moral and spiritual values.It encourages interfaith dialogue, and diligently tries to correct misunderstandings about Islam in the West.It advocates peace, tolerance, love and understanding among followers of different faiths.It firmly believes in and acts upon the Qur'anic teaching: "There is no compulsion in religion." It strongly rejects violence and terrorism in any form and for any reason.The Movement offers a clear presentation of Islamic wisdom, philosophy, morals and spirituality as derived from the Holy Qur'an and the practice (Sunnah) of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).Some Ahmadi members, like late Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (who served as the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan; President of the 1 6th General Assembly of the U.N.O.; President and Judge of the benevolent message of Islam - peace, universal brotherhood, and submission to the Wi ll of God - in its pristine purity.Hazrat Ahmad proclaimed Islam as the "Remember that nothing happens on this Earth unless it has been so International Court of Justice, at the Hague), and Dr.Abdus Salam (the Nobel Laureate in Physics in 1979), have also been recognized by the world community for their outstanding services and future religion of man: "Remember that nothing happens on this Earth unless it has been so willed in Heaven.And, it is God of Heaven who revealed to me that ultimately it will be the religion of Islam which will conquer the hearts of people." willed in Heaven.And, it is God of Heaven who revealed to me that ultimately it will be the religion of Is lam which will conquer the hearts of people." achievements.After the demise of its founder, the Ahmad1yya Movement has been headed by his elected successors - With this conviction, the Ahmadiyya Movement, within a century, has reached the corners of the Earth.Wherever the Movement is established, it endeavors to exert a constructive influence of Islam through social projects, educational institutes, health services, Islamic publications and construction of mosques, despite being bitterly persecuted in some countries.Ahmadi Muslims have earned the distinction of being a law-abiding, peaceful, persevering and benevolent community.The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam was created under divine guidance with the objective to rejuvenate Islamic 1 Khalifas.The present Head of the Movement, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, was elected in 1982.His official title is Khalifatul Masih IV He has launched several social projects to help poor countries in Africa, and under his personal supervision and guidance the Movement has translated the Holy Qur'an in more than 50 major languages of the world.In 1982, he initiated a project to build mosques in 5 cities in the United States with an estimated cost of 2.5 million dollars.The Ahmadi Muslims in the United States responded to his appeal by having Mosques and Islamic Mission Houses in 22 cities with donations of more than 10 million dollars.Masjid Baitur Rahman, by the grace of Allah, is one of them.

The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement And His Mi ss ion "How can that Ummah peri sh when I am at its beginning and the Me ssiah at it s end!" A Saying of the Holy Prophet Muha mm ad (peace and blessin gs of A llah be on him) Th e Ahm a di yya Mu s lim Co mmunit y is a wo rldwid e progressive Movement within th e broa der spec trum o fl slam.Its fo und er, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, was bo rn on February 13, 1835, at Qadian (No rth e rn India) - a sma ll to wn which lacked all mode rn facilitie s of communication with th e rest of the world.Sin ce his childh oo d, he showed an extr ao rdin a ry indiff erence to materi al va lu es.He dedicated most of hi s time e ith er in th e s tud y of th e Holy Qur'an or in supplication tO God Almig hty.In th e late ninetee nth c entury , in Indi a, th e aggressive and often offensive C hri stian a nd Hindu co nt entions again st Islam and its Prophet (peace and blessin gs of Allah be o n him) were a matter of d ee p conc ern to Hazrar Ahmad.He grieved extremely at th e pitiable state of th e Mu slim masses who we re un a bl e to defe nd th e honor of th e ir Prophet and th e glo ry o f th eir faith.Hazrat Ahm ad t oo k over th e responsibility to defe nd Islam.From abo ut 1872, he began to emer ge as a reputable scholar, an el oq ue nt speaker and a disting ui shed pr eacher in Islam.In 1882, he r ece ived a divine r ev elation th at he had been commissio ned as th e Refo rm er to re-establ is h fa ith in one Go d and th e Proph et h oo d of Muhamm ad (peace and blessin gs of Alla h be o n him).In 1889, he cl aimed th at he was th e Promised Messiah and th e Mahdi wh ose ad ve nt in th e la tt er days h ad been prophesied by th e Holy Prophet of Isla m.O n March 23, 1889, he fo und ed th e Moveme nt.H az ra t Ahmad 's cl aim to be th e Promised Messiah raised a public outcry sin ce Mu slims a nd Chri stians generally believed that he was to desce nd from heaven ph ys ically in t he person of Jesus C hri st (peace be on him ).Thi s claim also made him an o bj ect of ridicule in the eyes of th e o rth odox Mu slims.Th e Ahm adiy ya Muslim C ommunit y was to be recog niz ed as a dynamic re li gious for ce championing th e cause of Islam, de s pit e bitter and at times viole nt o pp ositio n.A hm adi Mu slims demons tr ate a commitment to th e be tt e rm e nt of mankind.Th e ir spirit of selfless servi ce is deeply ap pr eciated universa ll y.2 J Ha z rat Mirza G hulam Ahmad (1835.1908) Th e mission of th e fo und er of th e co mmunit y was to revi ve a nd rekindle ma nkind 's fa ith in G o d, to work fo r th e renaissan ce of Islam, to gat her a nd unit e all faiths und er its bann er, to reca ptur e Islam's lost moral exc el lence and glor y, a nd to re in st itut e its tru e teachin gs.In fulfillme nt of his divinely assigned role of the Prin ce of Peace, his mission was to inculcate am ong mankind t he spirit of toleran ce, good will a nd tru e broth e rho od , and to abolish hatr ed a nd discrimination based on race, colo r, creed , c ul t ur e, s tatu s, language or nationalit y.He established Ahm adi yya Mu slim Co mmuni ty to serve o th ers throu gh se lfl ess sacrifice, devotion and love.

So Says The Promised Messiah (peace be on him) The gist of our faith is: 'There is no God to be worshipped but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." Our paradise is in our God.Our highest delight is in our God for we have seen Him and have found every beauty in Him.This wealth is worth procuring though one may have to lay down one's life to procure it.That leader of ou rs from whom radiates all light.His name is Muhammad, he is the one, who has captivated my heart.Indeed, I am sold, entirely, on this light.Wholly and completely am I devoted to it.In my mind there are no reservations! He alone is the one that counts; while I amount absolutely to nothing.This alone is the basic truth, this alone the final verdict! I have been made to understand that of all the Messengers, the one who gave the most perfect and purest of teachings, full of wisdotn, and the one who exhibited in him the noblest of human qualities is the Holy Prophet Muhammad, our lord and master (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).If you want that God shou ld be pleased with you in heaven, unite and be one like two brothers of the same mother.Nobler is he among you who forgives the sins of his brother more than others and doomed is he who is stubborn and does not forgive.He has nothing in common with me.None of the true Muslims who ever liv ed maintained that force should be employed in the spread of Islam.On the other hand, Islam has always flourished on the strength of its inherent qualities of excellence.Righteousness means that a person should, to the best of his abilit y, discharge his responsibilities regarding his faculties and covenant of faith with God as a sacred trust.Also he sh ou ld pay full regard to what he owes to his fellow human beings and to all that is created by God as a trust imposed on him.That suffering which pleases God is better than that pleasure which displeases Him.That defeat which pleases God is better than the victory which earns His displeasure.I proclaim to all Muslims, Christians, Hindus and Aryas, that I have no enemy in the world.I love mankind with the love that a compassionate mother has for her children; even more so.I am the enemy of on ly the false doctrines which kill truth.Human sympathy is my duty.My principle is to discard falsehood.I reject paganism, wrongdoing, misconduct, injustice and immorality.The Holy Qur'an is a miracle the like of which never was and never will be.The age of its blessings and bounties is everlasting.It dictates of truth and human nature.The doctrines it propounds are so perfect and well founded that they are entirely supported by powerful and irrefutable evidence.Its injunctions are based on nothing but the truth.It s teachings are completely free from adulteration or idolatry, innovation and creature worship.

Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad Kbalifatul Masib IV A Profile Hi s Holin ess Hazrat Mir za Ta hir Ahm ad, th e pre se nt Supreme Head of the wo rldwide Ahmad~ yya Mu slim Community, was b or n on December 1 8, 1928, in Qadian, a small village in northern India.After g radu a tin g from the ]amia Ahmadiyya, th e religiou s training co llege of the Ahmadiyya Community, he spe nt some years at th e School of Oriental & African Studies of th e U ni versity of Lo ndo n, En gland.Upon hi s r etu rn t o Paki s t a n , h e formally dedicated his life to th e serv ice of I s la m.The following tw o decades saw him imm ersed in the serv i ce of th e Moveme nt in va ri ou s capaci ti es - ord in a r y worker, coordina t o r, organ ize r and head of va ri o u s institutions.situation in Pakistan forced His Holiness to move to En g land, from where he ha s si n ce been dir ec tin g the activities of th e M ovement in 14 3 co untrie s arou nd the globe.Ha zrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad is a widely tra velled man a nd a k een observe r of other cultures, groups and societies.His Friday sermons are tape-recorded a n d distributed to all Ahm adi Mu s lim s around the world r eg ul a rl y every week.The se se rm on s are also being telecast live to the r est of the world through sate llite r elays and are being watched by Ahmadi audiences in all th e co n tinents.These se rm ons serve as a guide and source of knowledge to Ahmadi Mu s lim s to conduct their lives on Islamic p rin ciples.Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad is an avid r eader In Jun e 1982, h e was el ected to his sup r eme pos1t1on, fo rm a ll y designated as KhaLifatul His H oliness Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad and takes keen interest in modern scientific knowledge.He is also a fo rceful writer in prose Masih {literally "S uccessor of the Messiah") and thus became the fourt h Successor of th e fou nd er of the Movement, Hazrat Mirza Gh ulam Ahmad.In 1984, the ex igencies of the politico-religious and, occasionally, expresses himself in verse.His books, Murder in the Name of Allah and Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues, have been widely acclaimed.

Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam Some Contributions and Services To di sseminate and impleme nt teac hin gs of Islam, th e Ahmadiyya Mov ement is en gaged in a variety of projects.Th e Moveme nt ha s so far: Participated in num erous humanit arian and charita bl e services off e ring fo od, medicine, cl o th es, and shelte r to th e po or , war-vic tim s and dr ough t-s tricken nations.C ons tru cted 3 ,122 new mos qu es around the world.• Established 496 Islamic mission houses.• Published the Ho ly Qur ' an with tran slations in 54 main languages of the world.Published selected v er ses fr om th e Holy Qur ' an in 11 7 languages.• Co ns tru cted 30 medical clinics a nd hospitals in und erdeveloped co untrie s."We will surely guide in Our ways those who strive after Us.Verily Allah is with those who do good." (Al Qur'an 29:70) Publis hed a very compr ehensive 5 volume commentary of the Holy Qur ' an in English, including a bi ography of the Holy Pro phet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), ex haustive ind ex and a g en eral introdu c ti on with c ro ss- references ro th e verses.Publis hed a selection of Ahadith, th e Say in gs of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace a nd blessin gs o f Allah be on him) in 11 7 languages.Institut ed 34 7 schools, mo stly in Afric a.Established a glob al Islamic o utr each pro g ram throu gh satellite co mmuni catio n system, relaying Friday Se rm ons (Khutbat) in seven languages, a nd fea turin g daily pro gram for Asian and Europ ea n co untri es.Worldwide Branches Established in 143 Countries Abu Dhabi · Afghanistan • Albania • Algeria • Angola • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Benin • Bhutan • Brazil • Brunei • Bulgaria• Burkina Fasu • Burma • Bunindi • Cameroon • Canada • Cape Verde Islands • Chad • China • Chuuk • Columbia • Comoros • Congo • Cook Islands • Denmark • Dominican Republic • E!,rypt • Ethiopia • Rji • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Guam • Guatamala • Guinea • Guinea Bissau • Guyana • Holland • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Ivory Coast • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakistan • Kenya • Keri Basu • Kuwait • Lebanon • Liberia • Libya • Lithuania •.Madagascar • Mala\'i • Malaysia • Mal dives • Mali • Marshal Isl ands • 5 Mauritania · Maurmus • Mexico • Miconesia (Ponape) • Mongolia • Morocco • Mozambique • Naru • Nepal • New Zealand • New Calen

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