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By the grace of Almighty Allah, after putting efforts for more than a decade,  the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Germany (AMJ) has been granted the status of a religious body which can now enjoy the public rights on same footing as enjoyed by the Christians and the Jews. Ahmadiyya, probably is the first  to be granted such status amongst the Muslim organisations present in Germany. Currently status has been awarded in state of Hessen with the hope to have the same in whole of Germany. It is an historic moment for the whole community. In order to inform about more details AMJ Germany has organised a press conference at 11.00 hours on Thursday, 13.o6.2013 in its national headquarter premises located at Genferstr 11, 60437 Frankfurt am Mian. Further details will follow after the press conference. Follwoing is the German text provided by the concerned department of AMJ Germany. Die Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, die weltweit größte Reformbewegung innerhalb des Islam mit me...

By Abdul Shafi Bharwana, Editor African Crescent The article was published in “African Crescent” as an Editorial for November 2013 issue “These days, I am in inner Sierra Leone and am working in Tungie, the capital of the Goroma Chiefdom.  This place is 50 miles away from the closest post office, and 25 miles away from a paved road.  By the grace of Allah Almighty, the Paramount Chief has become an Ahmadi, and I have been staying at his house for the last 3 weeks.  He has started the construction of a mosque.  He was a Christian before.  May God help us; it is possible that many people in his Chiefdom will accept the truth.” This is part of a report by first Ahmadiyya Missionary in Sierra Leone published in the Sunrise of January 20, 1940. Today we learn from history that Maulana Nazir Ahmad Ali, first Ahmadiyya Muslim Missionary arrived in Sierra Leone in 1937. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Sierra Leone established the first Muslim Primary School in 19...

Roasted coffee beans Coffee About 1,600,000,000 cups of coffee are consumed every day around the world. Billions of people rely on it as part of their daily routines. And yet, very few people are aware of the Muslim origins of this ubiquitous drink. According to the historical record, in the 1400s coffee became a very popular drink among Muslims in Yemen, in the southern Arabian Peninsula. Legend goes that a shepherd (some say in Yemen, some say in Ethiopia) noticed that his goats became very energetic and jumpy when they ate beans from a particular tree. He had the courage to try them himself, noticing they gave him an energy boost. Over time, the tradition of roasting the beans and immersing them in water to create a sour yet powerful drink developed, and thus, coffee was born. Regardless of whether or not the story of the shepherd ever really happened, coffee found its way from the highlands of Yemen to the rest of the Ottoman Empire, the premier Muslim empire of the 1...

“This is just a small step towards ensuring that we all take responsibility of keeping our surroundings and country clean and beautiful.” The residents of Auckland were shown the way by a group of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youths for the first day of 2014 by keeping Auckland parks clean and beautiful. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Auxiliary Youth division known as Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya New Zealand organized a New Year’s Day clean-up of four parks in Auckland. The Community took heed of their worldwide Spiritual Leader; Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad’s advice during his recent visit to New Zealand to organize a regular New Year’s clean up initiative in New Zealand. The Community’s National President, Mr. Mohammed Iqbal present with the group said, “This is just a small step towards ensuring that we all take responsibility of keeping our surroundings and country clean and beautiful. The practice we have initiated was also a regular practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and...

As a 23-year-old Ahmadi Muslim American, I condemn the actions of the so-called Muslim youth in California arrested for planning to join a terrorist organization. Their belief that Islam advocates violence goes against Islam’s teaching. Prophet Muhammad taught that loyalty to one’s country is part of one’s faith. A Muslim American who attacks America is actually attacking Islamic principles. Muslims in America should be loyal to America, not only because of their faith, but also because of their privileges in America. Unlike in France, Muslim American women are allowed to wear their head scarfs. Unlike in Switzerland, mosques in America are allowed to have minarets. Muslims should proudly serve their country. This is the spirit of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. We have raised over $80,000 in our Walk for Humanity for the less fortunate. Service to our country is the real motto for Muslim youth. Read original post here...

The Ahmadiyya community has Gustavsburg given a tree.  Very centrally located, where in the Darmstadt road during the summer months a monumental fountain bubbles will evolve in the coming years, a magnificent linden tree up to 15 feet - "with the help of Allah" as Ahmadiyya spokesman Rafiq Ahmed pointed out.  With a silent prayer to the planting site, conducted by Imam Muhammad Ashraf Zia, there was a moment of pause and return to the fact that the forces of nature obey probably a higher order. To accept that there are different religions in the world that it is true and to be tolerated, said Mayor Richard von Neumann.  The tree he was also quite symbolic and wished that the lime may take root, I like the the Ahmadiyya religious community has done in the community.  The town hall boss mentioned the cleaning action of the Muslim New Year's Day, the events in the mosque or even the recently discharged charity football match.  Moreover Ahmadyyia members wou...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a Muslim I have noticed how the recent upheaval about the film trailer which aimed to insult our beloved Prophet (pbuh) has taken over the news, Internet, twitter and blogs worldwide. It is difficult to not be offended as comments about the film are dominating every conversation everywhere. After being bombarded by rhetoric about the disgraceful film I felt compelled to watch it on YouTube. To be honest, the film seemed to be a pathetic attempt to deface the Holy Prophet of Islam (pbuh) and after watching about 30 seconds of it I turned it off. Understanding that many people over the course of history have tried their very best to deface the Prophet of Islam (pbuh) I wanted to know how I should react to this situation. Looking to the Middle East I saw Muslims who stood up to challenge the production of the video yet they seemed barbaric in the way they expressed their hate...

French police enforced a ban on on protests over an anti-Islam film and cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed, made 21 arrests in Paris and thwarted plans for a march in a northern city. French police enforcing a ban on on protests over an anti-Islam film and cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed made 21 arrests in Paris on Saturday and thwarted plans for a march in a northern city. Those arrested in the capital, who included several veiled women, were detained near the Place de la Concorde, where a week ago an unauthorised demo against the film led to 150 arrests. Riot police were deployed in several areas of Paris Saturday to enforce the ban on protests over the US-produced film "Innocence of Muslims" and the cartoons published in a French satirical magazine.