They call us kafirs but when it comes to answering objections against Islam Sunnis resort to using Ahmadi sources. Here just two examples are given how when confronted by Christian critics the Sunnis had no choice but to use Ahmadi sources to defend Islam.

Verse 2:185 speaks of revelations of the Holy Quran during Ramadaan. The purpose of fasting in Ramadaan is to cool worldly passions and to ignite in the human heart a passion for closeness to Allah.

By Imran Khan and originally published on ArabNews.

My generation grew up at a time when colonial hang up was at its peak. Our older generation had been slaves and had a huge inferiority complex of the British. The school I went to was similar to all elite schools in Pakistan. Despite gaining independent, they were, and still are, producing replicas of public schoolboys rather than Pakistanis.

I read Shakespeare, which was fine, but no Allama Iqbal — the national poet of Pakistan. The class on Islamic studies was not taken seriously, and when I left school I was considered among the elite of the country because I could speak English and wore Western clothes.

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One of the reasons for the split in the Ahmadiyya Movement was that the founder of the Qadiani jamaat, Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad sahib, declared that all those Muslims who have not taken the baiat (oath of allegiance) and joined the Ahmadiyya society are heretics and out of the fold of Islam. We, members of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam (or the Lahori Ahmadis) reject this most forcefully and have done so since 1911.

In the aftermath of the tragedy in Lahore the Qadiani-Ahmadis were invited to put their point of view on the television. The following video is what their representative said and how it is a lie.

President of our branch in South Africa writes

“We advise, with grief, the passing away of our dear brother Ismail Peck in the early hours of this morning. Mr Peck passed away at home with his family after spending several weeks in hospital recovering from a stroke and heart attack.

Mr Peck was a legendary figure in our Jamaat, a stalwart in the Ahmadi Case and will always be remembered for his sincerity and firmness in serving the cause of our Jamaat. He will be sorely missed.

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It is easy to mock and to ridicule. This does not require any effort and does nothing for the propagation of Islam.

Our opponents have mocked and ridiculed us, like court jesters but what have they done to promote the image of Islam in the West or, indeed, anywhere in the world? The picture below seems to sum it up.

In his recent book the independent historian and scholar Eric Germain looks at the way The Ahmadiyya Movement, with few resources, devoted itself to the propagation of Islam. The question then arises : Why did we expend such effort for propagation of Islam if we are not Muslims?

Keep mocking, we do not care. We will keep working to bring the true message of Islam to the people.

Excerpts from the book can be read here

The article below is a brief sketch of the history of the Ahmadiyya Movement. Part of this sketch is illuminating as it deals with the influence The Promised Messiah had from New Zealand to the US.

The distinguishing feature of his work was that he concentrated on positive work although unfortunately Sunni Muslims did their best to detract him from it by raising irrelevant and unimportant issues.
He co-operated with The Liverpool Mosque Movement in the UK publishing free advertisements and appeal for help for their magazines. He wrote to newspapers and journals world over claiming salvation of humanity lies in Islam.

Two examples of his efforts are published here: that of trying to promote the cause of Islam in the US and in New Zealand. If only non-Ahmadi Muslims had followed the course the Promised Messiah chartered, Islam would now be a well established religion the world over.

The article can be read here

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad gives a short talk about the position of those Muslims who although they do not recognise his claims do not call him a heretic.

He also advises Ahmadis about what to do if they find that in an area there is only one Ahmadi. Should they join and pray behind a Sunni who calls him a kafir or pray on their own.

Today we will be broadcasting live via ustream at 1.00pm as usual, to watch our live prayers and speech and be a part of the virtual mosque click on the link below.

If you miss the broadcast, then we will be putting the videos up in the next few days for people to watch at their leisure.

Live Prayers

Its not enough just to take the pledge to join the jammat.

Money is needed for the propagation of Islam and members are required to make financial sacrifices for the cause of Islam by donating a part of their hard earned income to the jammat for its activities.