The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Has Now Been Established in 181 Countries of the World

The three-day international Ahmadiyya Conference concluded successfully on Sunday, 31st July 2005 in the 120 Acre grounds of Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad the khalifa and Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said that in light of the difficulties the world faces at the moment it is imperative to follow the guidance shown by the Holy Quran to achieve success. You need Salat, guidance and success in faith.

(PRWEB) August 4, 2005 -- The three-day international Ahmadiyya Conference concluded successfully on Sunday, 31st July 2005 in the 120 Acre grounds of Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot.

Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad the khalifa and Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said that in light of the difficulties the world faces at the moment it is imperative to follow the guidance shown by the Holy Quran to achieve success. You need Salat, guidance and success in faith.

He quoted from the Holy Quran about the closeness to God that can be achieved by Salat (prayer) and the acceptance of prayers that can be achieved. God has informed us, he said, that we may escape from the clutches of Satan and fulfill our obligations to God and obligations to man by following the injunctions given. He also emphasized that the most outstanding prayer is Sura Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Holy Quran, especially the verse Guide us on the right path, the paths of the righteous" meaning the ways of Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs, the righteous. These are the paths which are rewards from Allah. He urged that the Ahmadis should benefit from the true spirit of Salat and prayers, so that regularity in prayers should become a hallmark of an Ahmadi

The Ahmadiyya Leaderwhilst addressing 25,500 representatives from 80 countries described the progress of the community throughout the world. He stated that the Ahmadiyya Muslim community has been established in 181 countries of the world. He also told the audience that during the year 184, new mosques had been built. Another 135 mosques were added by towns and villages converting to Ahmadiyyat.

Since 1984 when anti Ahmadiyya legislation was passed in Pakistan, the community has been blessed with 13776 new mosques. This includes significant increases in Indonesia, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Senegal and Bangladesh. 90 new countries received the message of Ahmadiyyat since 1984. During the last year 189 new preaching Centers have been established including 18 in Indonesia. There are 1587 Centers in total in 85 countries. The 3 new countries this year include Gibraltar, Moldova and Cuba. Altogether Ahmadiyyat has expanded to another 985 locations.

To fulfill the mission of spreading the message of Islam throughout the world various new books have been published, many with new translations. Over 200,000 items of literature were published from the UK with more from other presses around the world. The Holy Quran has been translated into Uzbek and also into a dialect of the Mauritian language. This brings the total number of translations to 60 languages, with 21 others in progress.

The total number of new persons joining the Community exceeded 209,000 with nearly 150,000 from West African countries.

Whilst commenting on the work done by various departments, he said that the work of the International Press and Publications department under Rashid Ahmad Chaudhry was running successfully in 18 countries. The International Press and Publications department is active in advocating against persecution and human rights violations wherever they occur. He also praised the work of the childrens cook committee.

He was pleased with the work of Muslim Television Ahmadiyya, a free 24 hour satellite TV channel available on Sky Digital Channel 807. He said that programs were now available on mobile telephones.

He commended the activities of the Alternative energy committee whose aim is to provide drinking water and of light up Africa through renewable energy sources. He said the pilot project in Burkino Faso and Ghana would begin in September.

Commenting on the work of the charity organization 'Humanity First run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, he said aid continued to be delivered to those areas where natural disasters and epidemics had occurred during the last year especially during the tsunami disaster.

He gave glad tidings about the purchase of a new 208 acre community centre in surrey.

Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Worldwide Spiritual Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, after taking the Initiation and Pledge of loyalty from over 25,500 attendees and many more millions worldwide via MTA satellite channel delivered his final address to the convention by referring to all disputes existing between Muslim groups and said surely such adverse conditions demand that God should have sent his Promised Reformer?".

To achieve this, he said, we must fulfill our obligations to God and also the obligations due to man and creation. Minor differences between Muslims must be removed by following the wonderful teachings of Islam about good relations between mankind. All Muslims are brothers, and like one body there should be no enmity between them. These differences can be eliminated by abandoning internal and false Gods, by helping to establish the truth of the Real God. The best model to follow is that of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Peace be upon him.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded in 1889 in a small town Qadian, in Punjab, India. Its founder, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) claimed to be the Promised Reformer of the age. Ahmadiyyat stands for the brotherhood of mankind and tries to establish peace on earth through love, persuasion and tolerance. It is a spiritual organization and has no political agenda.

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