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পাকিস্তানে আহমদীয়া মসজিদে বর্বরোচিত এবং অমানবিক আক্রমনের প্রেক্ষাপটে
নিখিল বিশ্ব আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামাতের ৫ম খলীফা হযরত মির্যা মসরুর আহমদ (আই.)-এর বিবৃতি

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    পাকিস্তানের লাহোরস্থ আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামাতের দু’টো মসজিদে আজ যে সন্ত্রাসী ও সহিংস আক্রমণ চালানো হয়েছে, সে প্রেক্ষাপটে জামাতের বর্তমান খলীফা হযরত মির্যা মসরুর আহমদ (আই.) নিম্নলিখিত বিবৃতি প্রদান করেছেন। আজ লাহোরের দু’টো আহমদীয়া মসজিদে যে সন্ত্রাসী ও সহিংস আক্রমন চালানো হয়েছে তা সম্পূর্ণরূপে বর্বরোচিত এবং অমানবিক। এ আক্রমন করা হয় জুমু’আর সময় যা সম্পর্কে সকল মুসলমান একমত যে এটি একটি পবিত্র সময়। কোন প্রকৃত মুসলমান এমন নিষ্ঠুর এবং পৈষাচিক আক্রমনকে সমর্থন করবে না। ইসলামে কোন প্রকার সন্ত্রাসের কোন স্থান নেই। তাই ইসলামের নামে সন্ত্রাসীদের এহেন আক্রমনের কোন বৈধতাও নেই। একথা স্পষ্ট হওয়া উচিত যে, এরা শুধু নামে মাত্র মুসলমান, কার্যতঃ ইসলামের সাথে এদের দূরতম কোন সম্পর্কও নেই।

Death toll rises to 94 following Lahore terrorist attacks « Al Islam eGazette

30th May 2010

PRESS RELEASE
Death toll rises to 94 following Lahore terrorist attacks
Ahmadis have turned towards God with patience

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat confirms that thus far 94 Ahmadis have been martyred in the terrorist attacks that took place in Lahore two days ago. Some media outlets, particularly in Pakistan are wrongly claiming that the figure is less. The number of those who have been seriously injured is more than 125.


International

Ahmadis seek protection as bury victims of mosque attacks
Associated Press, Lahore

Leaders of the Ahmadi community demanded better government protection Saturday as they buried many of the at least 80 members killed by militants at two of the group’s mosques.
 
The request could test the government’s willingness to take on hard-line militants whose influence is behind decades of discrimination against the Ahmadis in the Sunni Muslim-majority country.

Weekly News of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat

পাকিস্তানে আহমদীয়া মসজিদে বর্বোরচিত এবং অমানবিক আক্রমনের প্রেক্ষাপটে

সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তি

২৮ মে ২০১০ ইং রোজ শুক্রবার জুমুআর খুতবার সময় পাকিস্তানের লাহোরস্থ আহমদীয়া মসজিদে ধর্মীয় উগ্রপন্থীরা সশস্ত্র আক্রমণ চালায়। শহরের গড়্‌হী শওতে অবস্থিত মসজিদ ‘দারুয্ যিকর’ এবং মডেল টাউনে অবস্থিত ‘বায়তুন নূর মসজিদ’-এ একই সময় এই আক্রমণ চালানো হয়। এই মসজিদ দু’টি প্রায় ১৫ কিলোমিটার দুরত্বে অবস্থিত। পবিত্র জুমু’আর দিন নিরীহ ও নিরপরাধ আহমদীরা যখন জুমুআর নামায আদায়ের উদ্দেশ্যে মসজিদে সমবেত হন তখন এই পৈশাচিক আক্রমণ চালানো হয়। সূত্র জানায়, সশস্ত্র উগ্রপন্থীরা এলোপাতাড়ি গুলি ছুড়তে ছুড়তে মসজিদে প্রবেশ করে আর একই সাথে গ্রেনেড হামলাও অব্যাহত রাখে। এরপর থেমে থেমে বিষ্ফোরণ ঘটাতে থাকে এবং অনবরত বৃষ্টির মত গুলি ছুড়তে থাকে।

অগণিত নিষ্পাপ আহমদী ঘটনাস্থলেই শাহাদাত বরণ করেন এবং অনেকেই গুরুতর আহত হন, ইন্নালিল্লাহি ওয়া ইন্নলিল্লাহে রাজেউন। ঘটনার সময় শত শত আহমদী মুসল্লি জুমুআর নামায আদায়ের উদ্দেশ্যে মসজিদে উপস্থিত ছিলেন।

প্রকাশ থাকে যে, আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামা’ত, দীর্ঘকাল যাবত পাকিস্তানে চরম বিরোধিতার সম্মুখিন। বিভিন্ন সময় আহমদীদের অনুষ্ঠানাদীকে চরমপন্থীরা আক্রমণের লক্ষ্যে পরিণত করে আসছে। পাকিস্তানের আহমদীদেরকে বিশেষ করে নেতৃস্থানীয় আহমদীদেরকে বিভিন্ন স্থানে পরিকল্পিতভাবে হত্যা করা হচ্ছিল। কিন্তু শুক্রবারের এই হৃদয়বিদারক ঘটনা জঙ্গীবাদীদের পক্ষ থেকে একটি সুসংগঠিত ও সুপরিকল্পিত হীন আক্রমণ। এই বর্বর ও পাশবিক আক্রমন সেই আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামাতের উপর করা হয়েছে যারা নিজেরাও কলেমা পাঠকারী। সমগ্র বিশ্বে আল্লাহ্ তা’লা ও মুহাম্মদ রসূলুল্লাহ্ (সা.)-এর নামকে সমুন্নত করার জন্য এই জামাত অহোরাত্র কাজ করে যাচ্ছে। আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামাতের পবিত্র প্রতিষ্ঠাতা হযরত মির্যা গোলাম আহমদ কাদিয়ানী (আ.) এবং তাঁর খলীফাদের শিক্ষা অনুযায়ী জামাতে আহমদীয়ার প্রতিটি সদস্য নিজ নিজ দেশে শান্তিপ্রিয় নাগরিক হিসেবে সুপরিচিত।

বিশ্বের সকল প্রান্তে বসবাসকারী আহমদীর কাছে অনুরোধ, আপনারা সমস্যা কবলিত আহমদীদের জন্য বিশেষভাবে পাকিস্তানে বসবাসরত আহমদীদের নিরাপত্তার জন্য দোয়া করুন। আল্লাহ তা’লা আহমদীয়া জামা’তের প্রত্যেক সদস্যকে স্বীয় নিরাপত্তার বেষ্টনীতে আশ্রয় দিন, আমীন!

প্রাপ্ত সুত্রঃ কেন্দ্রীয় বাংলা ডেস্ক, লন্ডন, ইউকে

Friday Sermon - Phenomenon of satanic forces and God's chosen people

Summary of Friday Sermon

Delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

May 28 th, 2010

NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon

Hudhur recited verses 72 – 75 of Surah Sad, the translation reads: ‘When thy Lord said to the angels, ‘I am about to create man from clay, ‘And so when I have fashioned him in perfection, and have breathed into him of My Spirit, fall ye down in submission to him.’ So the angels submitted, all of them together. But Iblis did not. He behaved proudly, and was of those who disbelieved.’ And delivered a Friday Sermon on the phenomenon of satanic forces and God’s chosen people, His Prophets helped by hosts of angels.

Ahmadiyya Times: Murder and mayhem: This is a sign of things to come | Rafiq Hayat

What we witnessed today appears to be unprecedented and shocking - but it is the shape of things to come. As long as governments sit wringing their hands in impotent angst against the machinations of religious extremists, attacks on these soft targets will continue.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | UK Desk
Source & Credit: The Independent
By Rafiq Hayat | UK | May 28, 2010

The brazen attacks on mosques belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community might be dismissed by some as an example of sectarian conflict in Islam – but it is here that lay the roots of what later became the war on terror.

For the targeting of the most benign and peace-loving Islamic community that lives by a code of Love for All, Hatred for None, is the culmination of decades of persecution.

Terrorist attacks on Ahmadi Mosques in Pakistan « Al Islam eGazette

28th May 2010

PRESS RELEASE

Terrorist attacks on Ahmadi Mosques in Pakistan


HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMAAT RESPONDS TO TERRORISTS ATTACKS IN LAHORE

Earlier today two mosques belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Lahore were attacked by terrorists. The mosques were the Baitul Nur Mosque in Model Town and the Darul Zikr Mosque in Gharishaw.

Although it is not yet clear what the exact numbers are, it is being reported that dozens of Ahmadis have been killed, many more injured. Ahmadi witnesses are saying that the mosque is covered in blood.

The attacks are the culmination of years of un-policed persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, which is a minority sect in Pakistan. In 1974 legislation was passed that declared Ahmadis to be ‘non-Muslim’ and in 1984 further legislation was passed in which the practice of the faith was outlawed. At regular intervals since then Ahmadis have been attacked but today’s attack is the most cruel and barbaric. All Ahmadis, who are based in 195 countries, are peace loving and tolerant people and yet they are continually targeted by extremist factions.

BBC Bangla - খবর - পাকিস্তানে মসজিদে হামলা, নিহত ৮০

পাকিস্তানে মসজিদে হামলা, নিহত ৮০

Lahore Attack

লাহোরে দুটো মসজিদে হামলায় দেড় শতাধিক হতাহত হয়েছেন ৻

পাকিস্তানের লাহোরে শুক্রবারের নামাজের সময় আহমদিয়া সম্প্রদায়ের দুটি মসজিদের ওপর বন্দুকধারীরা হামলা চালিয়েছে৻

এই ঘটনায় ৮০ জনের বেশি নিহত হয়েছে এবং আহত হয়েছে আরো বহু লোক৻

কয়েক ঘন্টা বন্দুকযুদ্ধের পর নিরাপত্তা বাহিনী মসজিদ দুটোর নিয়ন্ত্রণ নিজেদের হাতে নিতে সক্ষম হয় ৻

Lahore attacks leave over 80 dead - GEO.tv

GEO Pakistan
Lahore attacks leave over 80 dead
Updated at: 1841 PST, Friday, May 28, 2010

Lahore attacks leave over 80 dead
LAHORE: Gunmen attacked worshippers from a minority sect in two worship places of Lahore on Friday, taking hostages and killing over 80 people, officials said.

The gunmen opened fire shortly after prayers and threw what could have been grenades at two Ahmadi worship places in residential neighbourhoods.

Ahmadiyya Times: The 1000th post of Ahmadiyya Times: Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat responds to terrorists attack in Lahore, Pakistan

Friday, May 28, 2010

The 1000th post of Ahmadiyya Times: Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat responds to terrorists attack in Lahore, Pakistan

"These people had merely come to the mosque to offer their Friday prayers and yet became victims of a heinous terrorist attack. May God grant patience to the bereaved and elevate the status of those who have been martyred.” [His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad]

BBC News - Pakistan mosque attacks in Lahore kill scores

Page last updated at 23:22 GMT, Friday, 28 May 2010 0:22 UK

Eyewitness Nadeem Khalifa describes the scenes inside one of the mosques

Gunmen have launched simultaneous raids on two mosques of the minority Ahmadi Islamic sect in Lahore, killing more than 80 people, Pakistani police say.

The attackers fired guns and threw grenades at worshippers during Friday prayers. Three militants later blew themselves up with suicide vests.

At least 80 killed in Lahore attacks - CNN.com

By the CNN Wire Staff
May 28, 2010 -- Updated 2000 GMT (0400 HKT)

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Gunmen shown shooting at mosque
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: Human rights group says it warned of a possible attack
  • At least 80 killed, more than 70 wounded, government official says
  • Strikes targeted two mosques in Lahore belonging to Ahmadi religious group
  • Ahmadis are a persecuted religious minority

Friday Sermon - Opposition and Persecution of Divine Communities

Summary of Friday Sermon

Delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

May 21 st, 2010

NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon

Hudhur recited verse 32 of Surah Al Furqan, the translation reads: ‘Thus did We make for every Prophet an enemy from among the sinners; and sufficient is thy Lord as a Guide and a Helper.’ (25:32) and gave a discourse on the opposition and persecution that divine communities have faced from the very beginning. Hudhur said the Qur’an illustrates the derision, mockery and opposition faced by Prophets and their followers in the aforementioned verse. The people who oppose Prophets are criminal-minded and in their opposition of beloveds of God which they, in their presumption, carry out in the name of God, they exceed limits of their own cruelty.

Ahmadiyya Times: Faith & Culture | Rima Fakih: A Muslim Miss USA

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Arab Americans must realize that professing their pride in America need not entail a compromise in their faith. There are many Muslim women who cover themselves and walk in modesty and they can serve as better role models for the youth.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | US Desk
Source & Credit: Lansing Islam Examiner
By Maham Khan | Holt, Michigan | May 18, 2010

The new Miss USA 2010 is a Lebanese American. Rima Fakih of Dearborn Michigan, on 16th May has perhaps become the first Muslim immigrant to be crowned Miss USA.

Some Arab Americans hail her vistory "especially sweet" considering the stereotyping Arabs experience. Rima Fakih, they hope can be a role model for young Muslims and can change the face of Arab Americans from bad to good. Well we will have to see about that. As far as being a Muslim in America is concerned, the country of origin is of no issue.

Ahmadiyya Times: Pakistan: Anti-Ahmadiyya anchor claims damning tape doctored

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Pakistan: Anti-Ahmadiyya anchor claims damning tape doctored
The man posing himself to be Hamid Mir is heard accusing Khalid Khwaja of being a notorious double agent, who had been working for everyone from the American CIA to Qadianis, and having played a dirty role in the Lal Masjid episode.

Hamid Mir reporting from Tora Bora,2005
Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | Int'l Desk
Source & Credit: Daily Dawn | Pakistan
By Amir Wasim and Nasir Iqbal | May 19, 2010

ISLAMABAD: The ripples caused by the emergence of an audio tape on the web last week of an alleged telephone conversation between a prominent Pakistani journalist and a Pakistani Taliban militant has blown into a full-fledged controversy, with the journalist and television anchor now completely denying his involvement and many others calling for a high-level investigation to establish truth.

Tomb Raider: Jesus buried in Srinagar? - India - The Times of India


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SIX FEET UNDER: Is it Jesus of Nazareth or Sufi saint Yuz Asaf who rests below the Rozabal shrine in Srinagar?

That Jesus survived crucifixion, travelled to Kashmir, eventually died there and is buried in Srinagar is an urban legend which has found many takers over the years. Every season hundreds of tourists visit the Rozabal shrine of Sufi saint Yuz Asaf in downtown Srinagar, believed by many to be the final resting place of Christ. But there’s a new twist to the tale — the medieval shrine was recently closed down after an enthusiastic ‘believer’ , New York-based writer Suzanne Olsson, allegedly tried to exhume it.

Ahmadiyya Times: Los Angeles: Ahmadiyyas condemn NY car bomb attempt

"We are all enjoying freedom in this country and we must respect the law of the land, which is in our benefit." [Imam Shamshad Nasir]

Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | US Desk
Source & Credit: India Post News Service
By Community press release | May 7, 2010

http://www.indiapost.com/community-post/7982-Ahmadiyyas-condemn-car-bomb-attempt.html

LOS ANGELES: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has in a statement strongly condemned the attempted bombing in New York City and all acts of terrorism. The statement urged all American Muslims to condemn this attempted attack and stand up for loyalty to the United States of America.

Ahmadiyya Times: Coventry, UK: Muslims spread peace message on city buses

Mumtaz Malik, president of the Coventry branch of the association, said acts of terrorism and extremism such as 9/11 and 7/7 sickened and saddened him.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | UK Desk
Source & Credit: Coventry Observer
By Lucy Thomson | 06 May 2010

THE Muslim message of peace and love will be impossible to miss as a new campaign starts in Coventry.

The slogans 'Muslims for Loyalty, Peace and Tolerance', and 'Love for All, Hatred for None' have been plastered on buses in the city.

Friday Sermon - Divine attribute of Al Khaliq (The Creator)

Summary of Friday Sermon

Delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

May 7 th, 2010

NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon

Hudhur delivered his Friday Sermon on the subject of the Divine attribute of Al Khaliq (The Creator) and opened by reciting verse 4 of Surah Al Fatir: ‘O ye men, remember the favour of Allah towards you. Is there any Creator other than Allah Who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is none worthy of worship but He. Whither then are you turned away?’ (35:4)

Explaining the meanings of the word Khaliq Hudhur said according to lexicon Khaliq connotes one who makes something, and to create without any matter, as the Qur’an states: ‘Allah created the heavens and the earth…’ (29:45) It also states, ‘He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth…’ (2:118) and ‘…Who created you from a single soul and created…’ (4:2) and ‘Verily, We created man from an extract of clay;’ (23:13).

The Daily Ittefaq - May 6, 2010

The Daily Ittefaq - May 6, 2010

Under God: Ahmadiyya Muslim leader: 'Islam condemns terrorism' - David Waters

Transcript of comments made today at the National Press Club by Naseem Mahdi, national vice president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the U.S.:

"We live in an expanding universe but the world is shrinking daily and it is so highly important for us all to discover and follow the paths that lead to peace.

"I am going to make a few brief comments prompted by the recent attempted bombing in New York, but necessitated by much broader considerations.

Anti-Ahmadiyya conferences on the increase in Pakistan « Al Islam eGazette

Hate filled conferences being held throughout Pakistan

It is with great regret and concern that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat notes the increased number of hate filled conferences being held throughout Pakistan by various extreme organisations who claim to be acting in accordance with the teachings of Islam. These conferences are being held solely for the purpose of igniting and spreading anti-Ahmadiyya sentiment far and wide.

Friday Sermon - Blessed European tour of France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland

Summary of Friday Sermon

Delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

April 30 th, 2010

NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon

Back from his European tour, Hudhur delivered his Friday Sermon from Baitul Futuh today.

Hudhur said the Tabshir department had been planning a trip of Western African countries for Hudhur. However, earlier this year it came to light that the internal political situation of the region was not conducive to a trip and the plan was cancelled. There was no plan to visit any other country after this cancellation. When Hudhur was informed about the dates of Jalsa Salana in Spain he wished to visit the country and also considered visiting Italy. When the Swiss Jama’at came to know of this, they requested Hudhur that as he would be in the neighbouring countries could he visit them as well.