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Peace be on you. Ahmadiyya Muslim Khalifah is welcomed by his Community in West coast USA. As the spiritual and administrative leader of the single largest and most organized Muslim organization worldwide, His Holiness advocates for global peace, absolute justice, a separation of mosque and state, universal human rights.
In welcoming the Holy Khalifah with a special city proclamation, Dennis Zine, Los Angeles City Councilman remarked, "Your Holiness, welcome to the city of angels ---a fitting name on this historic day. Los Angeles is a melting pot for all religious and ethnic groups. We are honored to host you."
The press release further says and furnish Photographs:
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As part of his ten-day visit, His Holiness will meet with various federal, state and city officials, members of law enforcement, heads of consulates, thought leaders, professors and other dignitaries. On May 11, His Holiness will deliver a keynote address at the Montage in Beverly Hills centered around the topic of Islam, terrorism and human rights. Approximately 300 guests are expected to be in attendance.
About Ahmadiyya Muslim Community:
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, reformist and fast-growing international revival movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Community spans more than 200 countries with membership exceeding tens of millions. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, established in 1920, is among the first American-Muslim organizations.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe that the long- awaited messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) of Qadian, India. Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. The Community believes that God sent Ahmad, like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed and reinstitute morality, justice and peace. Ahmad’s advent has brought about an unprecedented era of Islamic revival and moderation. He divested Muslims of fanatical beliefs and practices by vigorously championing Islam’s true and essential teachings.
Great. Islam needs more prominent moderates and they definitely need to be known in the west since so many think that all Muslims are terrorists and oppressors of women.
Wouldn't this belong in the religion forum? I think there are many who do not think all Muslims are terrorists and oppressors of women. Many people do wonder why moderate Muslims fail to speak out against those who are terrorists. I hope His Holiness will speak against the men responsible for the recent bombing of the Boston Marathon.
What a joke, that Ahmad has recently been deceased. He is no longer living...this guy had better be of some serious Royal family. Why is he referred to as 'His Holiness'?.
What a joke, that Ahmad has recently been deceased. He is no longer living...this guy had better be of some serious Royal family. Why is he referred to as 'His Holiness'?.
Yea, it's amazing people fall for this crap, yet here you have the L.A. mayor tripping all over himself trying to kiss the ass of this dude. This sounds like some crazy cult group to me.
Current Event: Ahmadiyya Khalifah Sopke with Los Angeles Times about His Peace Mission and Troubled World.
Peace be on you. Here are some of question answers:
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[Updated 8:41 a.m. PDT May 9: Ahmad will be speaking to politicians, academics and community leaders in Beverly Hills this weekend, including both Los Angeles mayoral candidates.]
Now based in London and active in worldwide outreach, the khalifa spoke with The Times on Wednesday about his mission and the troubled state of the world.
Q: How do you spread the message of Islam as a religion of peace in the circumstances you find in the United States where, because of terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists, some people harbor misconceptions about the nature of Islam?
A: Muslims have been persecuted and attacked by their opponents throughout history, and have found themselves at war, compelled to retaliate for the mistreatment. But there is now no such religious war. Whenever any jihadist organization stands up in the name of Islam and misconstrues its true teachings, we have to stand up to this and speak out. Not only in the United States but everywhere in the world you see the name of Islam being defamed by opponents, those who don’t have a true understanding of Islam. These are militant groups, not followers of the true religion, and we always stand against them.
Here in the United States, we have a program of good works. For the past two years we have been conducting the “Muslims for Life” campaign. We organize the donation of blood. The first time this drive was conducted we collected 10,000 blood donations and distributed them to hospitals.
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Q: How do you imagine the fighting in Syria could be brought to an end?
A: The government of Syria is predominantly Alawite, while the majority of Syrians are Sunnis. The government mistreated Sunnis and created inequality. Now there are others with vested interests coming into the country, including extremists, to help the rebels. So there is now conflict among the rebels as well as with the government. The atrocities and persecution were started by the government, but now both parties are guilty. They won’t resolve it themselves, so there should be some initiative to find a way out and bring an end to the fighting.
Q: You say it is the responsibility of neighboring countries to help find a path to peace. Do you see the efforts recently announced by Russia and the United States to bring the Syrian parties together in negotiations as a desirable response by neighbors, or are these powers too far removed from the region?
A: The world is now a global village, so the idea of neighborhood is broader. But there are still two blocs in the world, with Russia supporting the Syrian government and Western governments supporting the rebels. It will be a test of the goodwill of the United States and Russia to stop the violence there. It must be stopped, because if it continues it will draw in the whole world.
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