Ahmadiyyat in America

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Cover: Masjid Baitul H ameed.Los Angeles.CA USA.Compiled By.· Mubashar Ahmad Nasir A Jamil under the Supe rvision of M ir za Muzafar Ahmad, Amir Ahmadiyya Movem ent in Islam, USA.Layout design, typography & production services: Courtesy of: Nasir A.Jamil 666 Gairloch Pl Bel Air, MD 2IO15.(4 /0)83 8-9483 Published By: Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam 2141 Leroy Place.N.W.Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202)232-3737 Jul 1992.INTRODUCTION..-~....., ,.,., r ~-- he Ahmadiyya Mus l im Commu- ni ty was f ounded by Hazrat Mirza Ghu l am Ahmad on March 23, 18 89.He claimed to be the Mehdi 'W'll'·~':.' ·yn~ i a nd the Messiah of the age in fu lfil lment of the prophecies of t he Holy Ou ran and indeed as foretold in scr i pt ure s of other prin ci p le relig i ons.In purs uan ce of a divi ne command he raised his lonely vo ice from a t in y, unknown and isolated vi l la ge of Qadian, : Ind ia, cut off from the rest of the wor ld.Among thousands of hi s miracles and prophecies was one in wh i ch God gave him glad tidi n gs: " I sha ll cause thy message to reach the corners of the ear th." Despite desperate opposition , tria ls and triubu- lat i ons, the Commun it y's progress has re- mained uniterrupted and is today moving from strength to strength under the dynamic lead- ership of its present supreme Head , Hazra t Mi rza Tahir Ahmad , the four th elected suc- cessor of th e fo unde r.h mad i yyat is described in the Encyclopedia of Amer i cana as foll o ws : "Ano ther mo dernist reformist sect (of Islam) is the Ahmadiyah, which also main- tains missionary centers in the United States as wel l as Britain.It is so-called after Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ( d.1908), a nat ive of Oadian , in the Punjab.Ahmad...t aug ht that Christ w as taken down fr om the cross while s ti ll ali ve and fi nally made his way into northern I ndia , w here he spen t his last da ys.Ahmad cons i dered himself as the person in wh om the double mission of the expected Chr i stian Mess i ah and Mos l em Mahdi were united.He expounded the ho ly war (jihad) as striving after righ teous- ness, a st rugg le in w hich weapons are spr it ual rat h er t han ph ysica l." Encyclopedia Ameri- cana, Vol.19 : ' Muslim Sects '.

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"...I have dedicated the whole of my life...not to confine the spread of the light of truth to the oriental world but, as far as it lies in my power, to further it in Europe, America,...where the attention of the people has not sufficiently attracted towards proper understanding of the teachings of Islam." (Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Letter to Alexander Russel Webb, April 4, 1887) azrat Mi rza Ghulam Ah mad ( 1835- 1908), champ ioned the cause of I slam at a time when I slam was under severe attacks by """""'~" other faiths , and the Muslims all over the wor ld were subjugated, weak and defenseless.Hazrat Ahmad , under Divine command, proclaimed that the rel i gion cho- sen by Almighty God for the universal and final manifestation of His unity was Islam and Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon h im) was the last Law-bearing Prophe t.He cla i med to be in complete subord i nation of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him ).He wrote more than 80 books expounding the beauties of Islam , and l aunching a universal mission of its dom i nance through spiritual means.The Promised Messiah and Mahdi Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-) 908) -.-...rv-..-..1 '"''""',..-.r.~• he mission of th e Founder of ;:;iv...c:r1 ~-/ the Community was to rev i ve and rek i nd le mankind's faith in God , to work for the rena i s- ~.11~ ~¥n~' sance of Isl am, to gathe r and unite all faiths under i ts banner, to recapture Isl am's lost moral exce l lence and gl ory, and to reinstitute i ts true teachings.In ful fil l ment of his divinely assigned ro le of the Prince of Peace his mi ssion was to inculcate among mankind the spirit of tolerance , good will and true brotherhood, and to abolish hatred and di scrimination based on race, co lor, creed, culture, status, language or nationality.He established Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to serve others through se l fless sacrif i ce, de votion and love.e

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"..../have been sent to sow a seed and I have sown it.It will now grow and bear flowers and fruit in due season and there is none who can uproot if" (The Promised Messiah) 17"'\~~1~ espite bi tter opposition and at times violent- persecution the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community became the most dynamic re l i- ~~&~~ gious force wit h in Islam wi th a clear mission to take the message of Isla m to the corners of the earth.At present the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has ten mi ll ion adherents in more than 120 countries bonded in uni- versal love and brotherhood.In the United States the Ahmadiyya Muslim Commun it y Branches are estab li shed in 38 cit i es, with eight Mosques and 38 mission houses, and the numbers are growing.No barr i er of dis- crim in ation is permitted to stand in the way of se l fless devotion to promote the unification of mank in d through Islam.A historic photograph of ear ly members of the United States Ahmadiyya Community with missionaries Sufi Matiur Rehman Bengalee and Dr.Khalil Ahmad Nasir sitting on chairs 4th and 5th from the left.

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"Our task today is to herald the news in all directions; he who has a noble soul surely comes!" (The Promised Messiah) I Mr.Muhammad Alexander Russel Webb ~~~rn he United States of America is ~~ lhY1 lB·~ one of those countries which was blessed w ih the message of true Islam through the Promised ~~c~~~ Messiah himse l f.Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad f ir st conveyed the message of Islam to the American people through a pamphlet mailed to thousands of laymen and clergy in Europe and America in the year 1885.This created a considerable interest in Islam among various sections of the Ameri- cans.A journalist, Mr.Alexander Russel Webb , who later became American Consul in Phil- lipines, became deeply i nterested and started correspondence with Hazrat Ahmad.In a letter dated 24 February 188 7, Mr.Webb wrote to the Promised Messiah: "...it occured to me that I might through your aid assist in spreading the truth here.If, as you say the Muhamaden is the only true religion why could I not act as its Apostle or promulgator in America...." (The letter from Mr.Webb and the reply to it from the pen of Hazrat Ahmad were or iginally printed in Shani Haq, 1887).Consequently, Mr.Webb accepted Islam and became an active missionary of Islam , es- tablished seven Islamic branches in various cities in the United States, and in 1893, founded a publication, "The Moslem World".In his letter of condolence upon the death of the Promised Messiah, Mr.Webb wrote: "Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad accomplished a great undertak i ng and conveyed the light of truth to hundreds of hearts, which it could not have reached otherwise.More than twenty years ago I started my correspondence with him and ever since then I have been deeply affected by the fearless earnestness with which he continued to spread the truth in the pursuance of his purpose.Whithout a doubt God Almighty had chosen him for this great enterprise which he fulfil l ed completely.I am sure that he wi ll enjoy the companionship of the saints and prophets in heaven." e I...

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'\ "If the pretender of Elijahship shows his willingness by any direct or indirect means to enter the list against me, he shall leave the world before my eyes with great sorrow and torment." (The prophecy of the Promised Messiah Published in the New York Commercial Advertiser , October 26 , 1903) n ot he r cha pter in t he history of Ahm ad iyy at in Am er ic a is t he ·fulfil lmen t of t he Pr om is ed M ess ia h' s p ro p he cy a bout D r.Joh n A.Dow ie.Dr.Dowie a cong re gat ional pr eac h er e du ca ted in Scot- land and Aus t ra l ia, p roclaimed h imse lf to be the Prop het El i jah, t he fore run ne r of Jesus in his second advent.He was aga i ns t t he Mus- l im s and the ir re l igion, Is l am.He cla im ed if he was not God's prop het then th ere was none else in t he whole wo r ld who could be a tr ue prop h et.(Leaves of Hea li ng, Dec.12, 1 903) Addressi ng the Mus l ims he asked them to embrace Chri stian it y otherwise, accordi ng to h im, they would pe r ish from the earth.When Hazrat Ah mad came to know abou t Dowie's claim he cal l ed u pon h im to stop his an t ago - nis ti c r em ark s abou t the Ho ly P rophet of Is- lam.Ha zr at A hm ad s ent a leaflet to Dr.Dowie ch all en gi ng hi m to en ter i nto a prayer contest with h im that whoso e ve r was a liar should die du ri ng the li fe of the trut hf ul one.Dowie 's a tt e nt ion w as drawn to t he prayer contest in 19 02 - 1 903, and t he Am e rican pr ess gave a wide c overag e to it.Som e ne wspa pers car- ri ed the p ic t ur e of bo th H az ra t Ahm ad and D ow i e.D owi e me t his fa te as of th e pra yer cont est.Hewas par a lyse d, h is self maded omina t io n Great ls Mirza GhulamAhmad The Messiah FORETOLD PATHETIC END OF DOWIE , AND NOW HE PREDICTS PLAGUE, FLOOD.&'ID EARTHQUAKE d wi n dled and he was th rown out of the Zion Ci t y, I lli nois he hi mself had foun d ed in 1901.He lost his senses, a nd in fu ll dejectio n and disa p po in tment, Dow ie died in M arch 1 907 - of course d ur i ng the li fe of Hazrat Ahma d.

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I Hazrat Haji Mau/vi Hakeem Nuruddin (May Allah be pleased with him).(184 I - I 9 I 4) INSTITUTION OF KHILAFAT IN AHMADIYYAT ccording to the prophecy of the ~ ~::."' Prom i sed Messiah in his pam - phlet , The Will, Khilafat was in- stituted in the Ahmadiyya Move- ment in Islam on his death in 1908.This is on the model of the Pious Khi- lafat that followed the Holy Prophet Muham- mad , peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.In this system of Khilafat, an electoral college fro m members of the co mmunity elects a Khalifah by majority vo te.The Kha li fah is the re l igious head of the community and directs all affairs of the community in complete accordance with Islamic pr in cip le s.The Khalifah usual ly asks for a Bai'at fr om the community members to re-affirm their allegience to him and the the cause of Is lam.Hazrat Haji Mau l vi Hakeem Nuruddin was the first khalifa (s uccessor ) of the Promised Mes- siah under the institution of Khilafat.He was an erudite scholar who had quenched his thirst of knowledge by studying in practi- cally all the famous religious institu tions of the India, and had the privelege of learning and residing for a long time in the Holy cities of Mecca and Medina.Not only an expert theo l og ian and eminent saint of his time, Hazrat Nuruddin was a tal- ented physician as wel l.When the P romised Messia h initiated the Bai'at (the pl edge of allegiance) on 23rd March 1889 , he was the first to owe allegiance to him.

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II Hazrat Mirzg Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad.(May Allah be pleased with hi m).(7 889-1965)."...Ahmadiyyat is the message of God Almighty and not a scheme conceived by any mortal being." Q ~ \( na historic message to the Ame ri- t;-;.~ F can Jamaat, on the ocassion of ~ ~n d Annual Ahmadiyy~ Convent i ~n ~ '· °" in 1949 , Hazrat Khal1fatul Mas 1 h """'=~~ ~~ 11 said: "I have been asked by our missionary-in-charge in the United States of America , Mr.Kha l il Ahmad Nasir, to wr i te a message for you to be read in your Second Convention.It is a pleas- ure for me to do so.Twenty-Nine Years ago, I sent Muft i Muhammad Sadiq, an old compan- ion of the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) , to introduce the Ahmadiyya Movement in your country.After reaching t he United States of America, he chose Chicago as the center of his mission.His was a lonely voice raised in support of the Truth about a quarter of a century back; and probably the people laughed when they heard him preach Islam.Probab ly they thought every prophet and his di sciples were mad.But those who thought so were mad themse l ves.The sheep that does not recognize the shepard is mad and des- tined for destruction , for it becomes the prey of that old wolf , Satan , and loses al l hope for salvation."My dear friends and children! No country and no people are absolutely wi thout seekers for truth.The vo i ce which was taken as the babble of a mad man by many, began to attract some of those who were destined to be the pioneers and torch-bearers of truth in the United States of America.May be some of t hem have left th is world, thei r spir it s might be hovering over your heads just now seeing you in the seed which is being sown by God in the wilderness, as well in some well prepared soil, to grow in time and become heavy crop to give a new l ife to mi l lions and mill i ons of people of your coun- try."My fr iends and children! Ahmadiyyat is the message of God Almighty and not a scheme conceived by any mortal being.So you should look upon it as such and try to follow it literal ly and with great care.No good citizen breaks the l aw of his country and so is the case of the true believer."So always try and strive to know more and more about Islam and Ahmadiyyat , so that your actions may be in complete accord with law chosen for you by your Creator."

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih 111 Hazrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad (May Mercy of Allah be on him).(7909- 7982) "We will win the hearts of people with Love and affection." azrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad ,,._.J r., was b orn in 1909.In h is child- hood he committed the entire text of t he Holy Ouran to mem- ory , and thus ac quire d the dis- tinction of becoming a Hafiz-Quran.He re- ceive d his Bachelor's degree and t he degree of Honors in Arabic fr om the Punjab Univer- sity.He purs ue d h is post-gradua te studies at th e Balliol College at Oxford Un ive rsi ty f rom wh ich he earned a Maste r' s deg re e.He was elected as the Khalifa in 1965 after the death of Hazrat Mirza Bas h irud in Mah m ood Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II.He tre m endous ly expanded the mi ssionary activ iti es of the Community strengt h en in g our missions in Europe , Afr i ca, and America.As the supreme head of the Ah mad i yya Movement in Islam, he trave lle d extensively in var i ous parts of Europe, Africa and America.Hi s travels abroad enthused am ong h is followers a new sp ir it of de dic ation and service to ma nk ind.He visited th e Un ited "The second century of Ahmadiyyat will be the century of success and domination of Islam" Hazrat Khalifatul Mas ih Ill at d inn e r w i th Muhammad Sadiq States in 1976, to urge Americans to seek the true Is lami c teach in gs as the answe r to their man y rel i gious , soc ial , economic and family p ro b lem s.He vis i ted the Un ite d States again in 1 978."L 0 V E F 0 R A L L H A T R E D F 0 R N 0 N E"

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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad.Khalifatul Masih IV."Indulgence in terrorism, even in the name of the noblest objectives, is entirely incompatible with the teachings of Islam." azrat Mi rza Tahir A hm ad was born in 192 8 in Oad i an, India.He is the S upreme Spiritua l Head of the ten mill ion Ahmadi Mus- :;;.i v~"'~ lims liv ing in mo re than 120 coun tries.He was el ected to the office of Khalifatu l Masih IV on June 1 0, 1982.He visited the United States in 1989, to cele- be ra te the Ahmadiyya Centennia l Celebera- tions w ith Ahmadi Muslims in the USA.Follow- ing are some excerpts from his historic Cen- tenary Message to the world: "...I most humbly and sincerely invite all my fellow human beings to seriously study the Ahmad i yya Movement in Islam with prospect of joining its fold."I call u pon God, Who is All-Knowing and Ever -Pr esent, as my witness that the mes- sage of Ahma di yya t is nothing but Truth; it is Isl am in its pr ist i ne purity.tions between man and man, and demolishes all ba r riers of race, co l or and creed wh i ch d iv i de h umanity.Islam liberates man from the bondage of sin and strengthens his ties with his Creator.It is a re li gion so simple, yet so highly organized as to meet the demands and the challenges of the ch anging wor l d."Islam permits no exploitation be it soc ial, polit i cal, economic or rel igi ous.The po l itical philosophy of Islam has no room for false or deceptive diplomacy.It teaches absolute morality, and enjoins justice and fairness to friend or foe al ike, in every sphere of human in te rest."Islam neither permits coercion for the spread of its own message nor gives licence to other religions to do so.Indu l gence in te r ror is m, even in the name of the noblest objectives, is entirely incom pat ible with the teachings of Islam."The salvation of mankind depends on ac- "It is to this I slam I invite mankind." cepting th is re l igion of peace.I slam is the religion wh ich does away w it h all discrimina-

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"...my followers will excel/ so much in knowledge and insight that they will astound all others with the light of their truth and their reasoning and their signs." (Prophecy of the Prom ise d Messiah , Tajal/e yat -i-1/ahiyya, (1906) pp.2 7- 22) Hazrat Chaudary Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (May Allah be pleased with him).(1893- 7985).azrat Chaudary Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (1893-1985) ser v ed as a Judge of the Federal Court of India (1941-1947).Upon the ~~~~ independance of Pakistan, he became its first Foreign Minister and the leader of its delegations to the United Nations serv- ing as Pres i dent of U.N.General A sse mb ly in 1962-63.He became the Pres i den t of th e I nterna t iona l Court of Jus tice at the Hague in.1970.Hazrat Chaudary Muhammad Zafrul l ah Khan , a distinguished scholar in world re l e- gi ons , and author of several books on Islam and Ahmadiyyat, represented Is la m in numer- ous international in ter-faith meetings.His first participation in t he United States was in 1932 in the World Faith Congress held in Chicago.He v isi_ted many times the Ahmadiyya Mis - sions in various American cities.In 1949 he facilitated the purchase of a building in Wash- i ng to n DC which is serving as the Headquar- ter of Ahmad iyya Movement in USA.His last vi sit was in 1984 when he presided over and spoke to an All Religions Founders Day meet- ing at the Un i versity of Maryland at College Park.Dr.Abdus Salam , with missionaries of Ahmadiyya M ov ement in Islam in Washington DC n~::;~ rofessor Abdus Salam was awarded the Noble Prize for Physics in 1979 , for his theoritical unifica- tion of the two fundamental fo r ces a~~~ of nature.A year before the Noble Prize , he was awarded the Royal Medal of th e Royal Society of London.He is a Fore ign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.His association with UN goes back to 1955, when he became Sc i ent if ic Secretary to the Geneva Conference on the Peace ful Uses of Atom ic Energy.He is very active in promot- ing scientific resea rch in developing coun- tries.

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.I The First Ahmadiyya Muslim Missionary in America Hozrot Dr.Mufti Muhammad Sadiq (Moy Allah be pleased with him) AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT IN AMERICA he Ahmadiyya Movement in ls- ~~lh ~ lill·~ lam began its regu l ar mission in the U.S.A in 1920 under the ~ ~ :<ti)!=l'( direct i on of Hazrat Mirza Bashi- ~~c~__.,~ ruddin Mahmood Ahmad, The Second Successor of The Promised Messiah and Mahdi, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, of Qadian, India.The first Ahmadiyya Muslim Missionary in America, Hazrat Dr.Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, arrived in New York on February 25, 1920; but he was detained in Ellis I sland, New York.He was asked to write to the President of the country.The Secretary of State replied on behalf of the The First Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque in America President conveying his permission to him to Chicago Mosque preach Is l am in the United States.Soon after his arrival, Dr.Sadiq established the first Headquarters of Ahmadiyya Move- ment in Islam in Chicago, Illinois.In 1922, the first Ahmadiyya Mosque was established in Chicago at 4448 Wabash Ave- nue.The money for this project was donated by Ahmadis in India.

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1 1 1 I Ahmadi Muslim Missionaries in America t?.!'r? , ~r...y the grace of Allah , through the services of our Missionaries Ahmadiyyat is on glorious march in the United States.Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was the first missionary to estab l ish the regular Mission of Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam in America.Since then the following missionaries have served the cause of Islam and Ahmadiyyat in the Un ited States with ded icatio n and hard Hazrat Mufti Sufi Matiur Rehman work: Muhammad Sadiq Bengalee 1.Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq 2.Hazrat Maulvi Muhammad Din 3.Suf i Mutiur Rehman Benga lee 4.Dr.Khali l Ahmad Nasir 5.Muhammad Yusuf Khan 6.Ghulam Yasin Khan 7.Mirza Munawar Ahmad 8.Abdul Qadir Zaigham 9.Syed Jawad Ali Shah 10.Nurul Haq Anwar 11.Aminullah Khan Salik /

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"/SHALL CAUSE THY MESSAGE TO REACH THE CORNERS OF THE EARTH" (Pr op h ec y of th e Pro m ise d Me s iah.Al Ha k am Vo l:2, No.:24 27 A ugust 78 98) 12.Nafisur Rahman A.G.Soof i 13.Abdul Rehman Khan Bengalee 14.Major (Rtd.) Abdul Hamid 15.Major ( Rtd.) Sharif Ahmad Bajwa 16.Muhammad Sadeeq Shahid 17.Mian Muhammad Ibrahim 18.Ata Ullah Kaleem 19.Masud Ahmad Jeh l mi 20.Syed Mir Ma h mood Ah m ad Nasir 21.Shaikh Mubarak Ah m ad 22.Chaudhry M unir Ah mad 23.Muhammad Abdur Rash id Y ahya * 24.lnamul Haq Kausar* 25.Zafar Ahmad Sarwar* 26.Mubashar Ahmad* 27.Syed Shamshad Ahmad Nasir* 28.Azher Haneef* 29.Mukhtar Ahmad Cheema * 30.Mi rza Mahmood Ahmad * * Cu r rent ly working in the United Sta t es Mir za Mun a w a r Ah mad Abd ul G ha f oo r Soofi

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Communities (Jamaats) in the United States ou may Arizona 452 Cheyenne Lane I ll inois Minnesota 250 West Speedway Bl vd., San Jose.CA 95123 2 S.510 Rt.53, 504 Jame s Ave..#112 conveniently Tucson.AZ 85705 (408)226-5731 G len Ellyn , IL 60 137 N.Mankato.MN 56001 contact our (602)624-4100 (312)790-0804 (507)387-7220 Mosques 520 Pacifica Ave., 2521 North Sean Dr., Pittsburg CA.94565 4448 S.Wabash Ave.Missouri and Mission Chandler.AZ 85224 (510)458-9098 Ch i cago, IL 60653 4401 Oakwood St., Houses at the follow i ng (602)963-9203 (3 12)268-8281 St.Lou is, MO 63121 Connecticut (3 14)38 1 -4850 addresses & phone Ca li fornia P.O.Box 943 2103 Gabriel St., 11941 Ramona Ave., Wingdale NY.12594 Zion, IL 60099 Maryland numbers : Chino.CA 91710 (203)748- 567 4 (312)7 46 -5585 4406 Garrison B lvd..(714)627 -225 2 Baltimore, MD 21215 Washington D.C.Louisiana (410)664-2747 1221 West lst Street 2141 Ler oy Place N.W.3 Wind Ga te Dr..Me rced CA 95340 Washington , DC 20008 Hatties Burg.MS 39402 1440 Briggs Channey Rd (209)383-6766 (202)232-3 737 (601)264-1518 Silver Spri ng MD 20904 (301 )236-9457 Headquarters: 5600 Wal er ga # l Florida Massachusetts S a cramen t o, CA 95842 4307 W.11th Ct..Hia l eah Brookfield Rd., Michigan 2141 Leroy Place, N.W.(916)348-7681 Miami, FL 33012 Bu r li ng ton, MA 0 1803 8218 Wyoming SL Washington, D.C.20008 (305) 55 7-6678 (617)273-10904 Detroit, Ml, 482 04 (202)232-3737 (313)933-9850 Some Mosques and Mission Houses in America Washing ton D.C.Da y ton , Ohio Tucson , Arizona P ortland, Oregon

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New Jersy Ohio Oregon Te xas The Ahmad i yya Muslim Missions 291 Crooks Ave., P.O.Box 338 9925 S.W.35th Dr., 5018 W.16th St throughout the world carry ou t a Clifton NJ 070 11 Ath en s, OH 457 01 Portland OR 97219 Amarillo.TX 79106 regular program of publication (20 l )340-463 7 (614)797-4811 (503)246-0813 (806)353-1566 of Islamic books and literature.500 Bridge Street 297 Center Road Pennsylvania 3313 Sandy Trail Ln., A significant objective of the Wi llingboro, NJ 08046 Bedford, OH 44146 5 1 20 N.l 0th SL Plano TX 75 023 Movement is to make available (609)877-2833 (216)439-4448 P hilad e l phia , PA 19 1 04 (214)964-0755 to every I iving soul on earth the (2 1 5)455-4655 fruits of the Holy Quran , The New York 44 L ogwood Lane 812 1 Fa i rba nk Wh iteoak Rd., Movement has so for published 86 -7 1 Palo Alto Str eet Colum bu s, OH 43228 2522 Webster Av., Huston TX 77040 authorit at ive translations of the Hollis, NY 11423 (614)278-9325 Pittsburgh.P A 15219 (713)896-8989 Holy Quran in 54 languages of (718)479-3345 (412)682-4066 the world.(718)776-2343 637 Randolph Street Washington Dayton , OH 45408 334 S.George St., 4 71 8 26th Ave., 564 Merchans Rd., (513)268-5512 York, PA 17404 N.E.Redmond, WA 98053 These translati ons as well as Rochester, NY 14609 (717)843-3162 (206)868-1869 other books on Is l am are (716)288-7760 Oklahoma ava ilable through our Missions 2704 East 5th St.#2 South Carolina Wi sco n sin in t he United States.North Carolina Tulsa.OK 74104 l 128W estCL 5600 W.Fond du Lac Ave., 3538 Brair T horne Dr., (918)587-5240 Orangeburg SC 29115 Milwauki, WI 53216 Cha r lotte NC 28269 (803)531-4993 (414)447-9947 (704)596-8202 Clifton, New Jersey Ne w York Baltimore , Maryland

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VIEW P 0 INT What others have to say about Ahmadiyytat "As Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights and Inter - nat i onal O rganizations, I have had the plea- s ure to be co me more a wa re of the tremen- dous cont ributi on th at the ten million Ahmadi Muslims have made to the count ri es and soci- et ies in which they live.Ahmadis have en- riched all of our lives with their participation in the entire realm of positive human endeavor.In education , medic i ne, law and other profes- sions , in the arts and culture and in phi l an- th ro py the work of the Ahmadi Community has been manifested.My admiration for the Ahmadiyya Movement in I slam is hightened by the fact that in some 117 countries the Community faces various forms of di scrimination and per- secution, yet, the Ahmad i people remain a peaceful , presevering and benevolent Com- munity." Gus Yatron, Chairman, Subcommit- tee on Human Rights and International Or- ganizations , United States Congress."...The doctrines of the Ahmadiyya agree on th e whole with those genera l ly taught by the Islam.The most str iki ng di f ferences con- cern on ly the Christo l ogy , t he vocation of Mahdi and the Jihad (t he holy war).As to the fi rs t mentioned doctrine, they assume that Jesus did no t die on the cross, but after his apparent dea th and resurrection m ig ra te d to I ndia, strictly speaking to Kashmir, in order to preach the gospel in th e country.There he is sa id to have died at t he age of 120 years; his tomb at Sirinagar is still known, but is mi staken for that of prophet ca l led Yuz Asaf (which accord- ing to the Ahmadiyya must not be explained as corruption of Bodhisatwa!)....Regarding the vocation of Mahdi and the Jihadthe Ahmadiyya teach that the task of the former is one of peace, and that the Jihad against the unfaith - ful must be conducted with peaceful means instead of instruments of war ; under all cir- cumstances sincere obedience must be given to the Government...." From: Shorter Encyclo- pedia of Islam, edited by H.A.R Gibb and J.H.Kramers, Cornell University Press, 1965, p.24 "In Ahmadiyyat we appreciate Muslim piety and sense the via bility of Islam as a power force in the modern world." Dr.Louis J.Ham- mann , Professor of Relig io n, Gettysburg Col- lege , Pennsylvania."Ghu l am Ahmad was an examplary religious fig ure , a seeker of truth who contributed much to the advancement of Isla m.In f undamen ta l be l iefs Ahmadiyyat is very compassionate and tolerant religio n.Ghulam Ahmad re qu ired that his fo llowers refrain from injuring any person , no matter what his or her religion." Dr.Garth N.Jones, Professor of Public Policy and Ad- ministration , University of Alaska, Anchorage.

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"Ahmadiyya Muslims are known around the globe for their adherence to their motto of 'Love for All, Hatred for None.'..." T ony P.Hall, Memb e r of th e United States Congr es s."Over the years , I have become acquainted with the many charitable and humanitar i an works of Ahmadiyya Muslims throughout the world.In particular , I have great respect for the Ahmadiyyat Muslim Community in the Dayton , Ohio area which I represent in the United States House of Representatives.Ahmadiyya Mus li ms are a vi brant fo r ce in ou r commun it y and have made many contr i butions to t he we ll- being of our re s idents.Ahmad i yya Mu sl ims are kn own around the gl obe fo r the ir adhe r ence to the ir motto of 'Love f or A ll, Hat r ed for None.'..." Tony P.Hall , Member of the United States Congress."The organization and missionary achieve- ments of the Movement are remarkable.The later represents the most successful Islamic proselytizing effort of the twentieth century and led to the establishment of branches in Europe , North America , the Caribbean , Af- rica , Southeast Asia and Pacific Basin.The vigor of its missionary enterpr i se arose from the audac i ous un i versalism and se lf -confi - dence of Ghu l am Ahmad, which i mpa r ted a global dimension to the sp ir it ual vision and the ab ili ty of his ear ly fo l lowers.Dr.Stanley E.Brush in The Enc y clopedia of Religions."The Ahmadiyya Community has endeav - ored to exert a constructive influence through social projects , educational institutions and health services.Its missionary zeal is to be commended and so is its call for universal brotherhood.Ahmadiyyas has been tested by the fire of persecution and the ice of descrimi- nat i on.I like their emphas is on friendship, equal i ty , to l erance and the ir opposition , in contrast to some other relig i ous leaders, to bi gotry and fanatic i sm.I we l come the Ah- m adiyya support to human rights, i nclud i ng r eligious liberty-- the basic human r ight which undergrids and supports all other human rights." Dr.B.B.Beach , Secretary General Interna- tional Religious Liberty Association.

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Khalifatul Masih IV Visits the United States Of America n 1986, the Fou r th Successor to Th e Pro mised Messiah and "rl~l~~ Mahdi, Khalifatul M as ih IV, Hazrat ~ Mirza Tahir Ahmad, vis i ted t he ~~~_.....~ U.S.A.His Holiness vis it ed the U.S.A.in 1989, dur in g t he Centennial year of the Ahmad i yya Movement, and again in1991.

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- ll!w.7RAT KIW rru~ HASSIDI rv~ (Ma~.Allah 1tre1\9then hl: t·~.as) • •.• wm1 me cntLMrH <:r •• •• f'tlll.AOCLPUJA AHO WlLlifQICRJ..!MA.ATS Jl;l',_£ :o.'Q9!

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COME JOIN US...· Hazrat Khalifatul Masih, IV tak in g the pledge of initi at io n.person who wants to join the Ahmadiyya Movement in I slam t akes the fo llow ing pledge of in iti ation at the h and of Kha l- ~~~~.,,~l if atu l Masih or someone appoi n ted by hi m.' I repent toaay at tfie fiana of.Jl.fimacf, of a[{ tfie sins ana Gaa fiaGits to wfiicfi I was aaaictecf,· ana most trutfifu[{y ana so[emn[y ao I promise tfiat, to tfie fast aay of my fife, I sfia[( avoia, to tfie Gest of my aGdity, a[{ manner of sin.I wiff fio[c{ my faith a Gove a[{ worfa(y consiaerations.I sfia[{ try, as far as I can, to oGserve tfie ten conaitions of initia- tion faia aown in tfi.e [eaj{et aatecf January 12, 1889.I seef\Jorgiveness of (joa for my past sins '.• I ask.,forgiveness of (joa, my Lora, I ask., forgiveness of (joa, my Lora, I ask.,forgive- ness of (jocf, my Lore{, for aff my sins ana turnto J£im.I Gear witness tfiat tfiere is none wortliy of worsliip e?(_cept (joa.J£e is One, witliout partners ana I Gear witness tfiat 'Jvf uliammaa is J£is Servant ana 'Jvfessenger.'Jvf y Lora, I liave wrongea my sou[ ana I confess aff my sins.'Do tfiou forgive me my sins as tliere is none otlier wlio can forgive.'

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Conditions of The Covenant ~ irst, th.at tiff c£eatfi.fie sh.a{[ iiilliiliO oi ahstain a{togetfier from ''~~'~ ahdity , c£evote h.is natura{ ta{ents towarc£s tfie promotion of th.eir welfare; anc£ entHy , th.at fie sh.a{[ estaMish.,._~ 1 ,_.,w,~/ a re{ationsfiip of 6roth.erfiooc£ with.me on conaition of oh eying me in aff gooc£ things ~~,;-~,;y-~ anc£ ac£fiere to it tiff tfi.e c£ay of h.is c£eatfi.anc£ tliat th.is reCationsh.ip sh.a{[ he of such.h.igh.orc£er th.at tfi.e {iK:_e of it sh.a{[ not he fauna in any worc£(y reCationsfiip either off amdy or he tween master anc£ servant.~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~__.,,,,_~~============== ~~o-:=======~======o:===::llll!~ ~~~~~--- ~

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