Ahmadiyya donates to Hospice

Laiq Ahmed Atif, the president and director of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta visited the offices of The Malta Hospice Movement to make a contribution in the noble work of the Hospice Movement.

During his visit to the Balzan offices, Mr. Laiq Ahmed Atif was briefed by Ms A. Shah, the Hospice General Manager about the services offered by the movement. Ms Shah emphasized about the importance of such donations and that thanks to similar acts of solidarity such as this, that for the past 21 years, the Movement has been able to continue with its mission of providing free-of-charge Palliative Care services to families experiencing cancer or motor neuron disease. Mr. Atif admired the work of the movement and also told about the services of Ahmadiyya Community for humanity, in Malta as well as around the world.

In the end of the visit Ms Shah, General Manager, on behalf of The Malta Hospice Movement, was presented with a donation of €500 by Mr. Laiq Ahmed Atif. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is a universal religious organisation, with members in over 198 countries. It advocates peace, tolerance, love and understanding among followers of different faiths. It serves mankind irrespective of their faith, coulour, creed, nationality or politics, and promotes its famous slogan ‘‘Love for all, hatred for none’’.

The Malta Independent The Times of Malta – 26 September 2010

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Tree planting by Ahmadiyya Community Malta

Thursday 16th September 2010

The Hon George Pullicino Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs attended a tree planting event this morning by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Community.

Mr. Laiq Ahmed Atif, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta said; “We are always willing to contribute in every section of the society, in every social, charitable, humanitarian and welfare activity”.

“This year we are also contributing in environmental matters through planting some trees. As we know there is a big climate change, and pollution is on the increase, so there cannot be any better gift than to plant a tree for the nation and this beautiful country, Malta. And today we have planted olive trees, which are symbols of peace and love. Through planting these trees we also want to give the message of peace, love, harmony and brotherhood to all our Maltese brothers and sisters. And a message of, Love for all, hatred for none’’

http://doi.gov.mt/EN/press_releases/2010/09/treeplanting.asp http://doi.gov.mt/EN/press_releases/2010/09/16.asp 

(Pic. Reuben Piscopo)

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Love for All

Imħabba għal kulħadd

F’dan iż-żmien meta ċerti forzi huma nvoluti biex jagħmlu ħsara kbira lill-paċi tad-dinja, meta sensibilitajiet ħżiena qed jisparkjaw kontra xulxin bla bżonn u l-ħitan tal-mibegħda u t-tolleranza qed jinbnew, l-oġġettiv tal-istabbilizzazzjoni tal-paċi u l-imħabba huwa dejjem iktar importanti.


Meta nħarsu lejn l-istorja tal-umanità nsibu li mill-bidu tal-ħajja fuq l-art sal-lum kien hemm ħafna gwerer u ġlied, kif ukoll żewġ gwerer dinjija.


Ġieli individwi kienu qed jiġġieldu kontra individwi, u ġieli gruppi kienu qed jiġġieldu kontra gruppi oħrajn. Stati attakaw stati; pajjiżi baqgħu fit-taqbida kontra l-ġirien tagħhom kif ukoll xi nazzjonijiet kienu ħafna ’l bogħod mill-fruntieri tagħhom.


Ukoll, illum, numru mhux ħażin ta’ nies moħħhom biex ifittxu s-sodisfazzjon tal-interessi personali u egoistiċi tagħhom mingħajr ma jaħsbu biex jagħtu d-drittijiet tal-oħrajn lill-oħrajn.


Jekk aħna ma nagħrfux il-Ħallieq tagħna u ma nagħtux id-drittijiet li jistħoqqu lil xulxin, id-dinja sa titmexxa lejn diżastru terribbli u l-effett tiegħu jibqa’ jidher għas-snin li ġejjin.


Għalhekk huwa importanti li kull wieħed minna jżomm il-prinċipju tal-għajnuna, iżomm il-ħniena f’qalbu għall-umanità kollha u jħobbhom bl-imħabba ta’ omm ħanina li għandha għal uliedha.
Ir-reliġjonijiet kollha jenfasizzaw bil-qawwa kbira fuq l-iżvilupp tal-imħabba għall-umanità u juru ħniena u simpatija lejn kull kreatura ta’ Alla, li jista’ kollox, kemm il-bnedmin kif ukoll l-annimali.


Alla jgħin lill-qaddej li jgħin lil ħuh, u jħobb lill-bniedem ġeneruż. Għalhekk dan hu d-dmir tagħna li nserrħu lill-bnedmin minn xi saram ta’ din id-dinja u ngħinu lil dawk li huma fil-bżonn.
Il-bnedmin li jemmnu fil-Koran Imqaddes ġew mogħtija l-parir li juru integrità fl-isforzi kollha tagħhom u jaħdmu biex jippromwovu t-tajjeb u s-sewwa fis-soċjetajiet tagħhom.


Fil-Koran Imqaddes Alla jgħid, “li min jagħti l-karità, jagħmel l-għemil it-tajjeb u jagħmel paċi bejn in-nies se nagħtuh ħlas mill-kbar.” Kif ukoll fil-Bibbja Mqaddsa naqraw it-tagħlim tal-imħabba li ‘‘ħobbu lill-ġirien tagħkom, bħalkom infuskom’’.


Kemm ikun sabiħ jekk nagħtu l-messaġġ tal-paċi u t-tolleranza lil kulħadd. F’dan il-ħin meta d-dinja hija mimlija b’ħafna problemi globali għandna bżonn kbir li nibnu pontijiet bejn stati, pajjiżi, nazzjonijiet u reliġjonijiet differenti.

Hekk kif id-dinja bdiet tingħaqad u ssir raħal globali wieħed hemm ħtieġa kbira biex inbiddlu l-mibegħda u l-malizzja fl-imħabba, l-affezzjoni u t-tolleranza. U nxerrdu dan il-messaġġ mad-dinja kollha: “Imħabba għal kulħadd, mibegħda għal ħadd”.

[Illum: Il-Punt | 21 ta’ Marzu 2010 • Nr 178]

http://www.illum.com.mt/2010/03/21/ilpunt.html

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Respecting, protecting places of worship

Laiq Ahmed Atif, president, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, Ta’ Xbiex

Religious places are built to worship in them, and wherein the name of Allah the Creator of the entire universe is oft commemorated. Places of worship are very sacred and holy irrespective of the denomination to which they belong; Jews, Hindus, Christians or Muslims, they are all worthy of respect and protection.

During the last few months in some countries, some churches were attacked and set on fire by some fundamentalist Muslims. The Ahmadiyya Community as always very strongly condemned such violent actions, at that time. But what does Islam say on this subject?

Islam teaches its followers to defend places of worship belonging to different religions against desecration or destruction. Having laid down the principle that all religions have their origin in Divine revelation and that the founders of all religions were divine messengers and should therefore be equally respected, the Quran has enjoined upon the Muslims to defend, even with their lives, all the places of worship – the churches, the synagogues, the temples, the cloisters, the mosques, etc. And Islam always instructs to establish freedom of belief and worship.

During the wars it was forbidden to kill religious leaders – priests or rabbis – in their respective places of worship, and to attack and demolish places of worship. Muslims have been made to promise that they will help defend the followers of other faiths from unjust and cruel attacks as well. For example, in his charter for all time to come addressed to all Christians living as citizens under Muslim rule, the Holy Founder of Islam, states:

“I promise that any monk or wayfarer who will seek my help on the mountains, in forests, deserts or habitations, or in places of worship, I will repel his enemies with my friends and helpers, with all my relatives and with all those who profess to follow me and will defend them, because they are my covenant.

“And I will defend the covenanted against the persecution, injury and embarrassment of their enemies in lieu of the poll tax they have promised to pay. If they prefer to defend their properties and persons themselves, they will be allowed to do so and will not be put to any inconvenience on that account.

“No bishop will be expelled from his bishopric, no monk from his monastery, no priest from his place of worship, and no pilgrim will be detained in his pilgrimage.

“None of their churches and other places of worship will be desolated or destroyed or demolished. No material of their churches will be used to build mosques or houses for the Muslims; any Muslim doing so will be regarded as recalcitrant to Allah and His Prophet.

“Monks and Bishops will be subject to no tax or indemnity whether they live in forests or on rivers, in the East or in the West, in the North or in the South.

“I give them my word of honour. They are on my promise and covenant and will enjoy perfect immunity from all sorts of inconveniences.

“Every help shall be given them in the repair of their churches. They shall be absolved of wearing arms. They shall be protected by the Muslims. Let this document not be disobeyed till Judgment Day.” (Quoted from Balâdhar).

These few lines should be enough to condemn such actions of so-called Muslims who are raising guns and attacking the places of worship which belong to other religions. Such barbaric actions have no place in Islam; these should also be sufficient to tie the bonds of love, respect and brotherhood. May Allah enable us to spread love, peace, respect and tolerance throughout the world.

The Times: Saturday, 6th March 2010

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100306/letters/respecting-protecting-places-of-worship

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May peace prevail on this earth

A few weeks ago I visited the Argotti Gardens in Floriana, where I saw written on a pole “May peace prevail on earth”. These few words drew my attention to write something about this important topic.

The single most important malady of the world today is the absence of peace. In the contemporary world, man, as a whole, has reached a high standard of achievement in material progress, made possible by the advancement of science and technology in every sphere of human requirement at a mind-boggling pace.

Nevertheless, man is not happy and content. There is growing restlessness, fear, premonition, lack of trust in the future and dissatisfaction with one’s heritage. Man is in search of peace.

To establish true peace, we must understand the spirit of true justice and equality. Every religion has the same teachings of peace; every religion guides to establish peace. God Almighty says that peace will only come about with justice and benevolence.

So, this is the way to establish peace. Do justice! Every problem cannot be solved with force, but good and just treatment fosters a feeling of bonding and trust. The urge for real peace comes from the heart and the voice that comes from the heart is the only one that establishes real peace because it is based on love and warmth. The Allah Almighty addresses all nations of the world on the basis of humanity and says all human beings are created from male and female and they are all equal.

This teaching of brotherhood, alone can foster love, affection and equality. Peace and security cannot be established until people of each race and nation are able to recognize that they are indeed the children of Adam and created by a male and female and are therefore equal.

Islam says that all mankind is like a family and it can only look after the peace and security of each member, only if it lives like a close-knit family. The apparent differences in mankind are only for identification. As humans we are all the same, and have the same sentiments and feelings. Peace and security will prevail when each other’s sentiments are cared for.

In the end I would like to write one thing. We can have peace in this world if the majority of the believers in this world, of whatever religion, develop in themselves the love and fear of their Lord.

Man cannot live at peace with himself nor can peace be vouchsafed for society without this formula; no other formula can work. It is only the love of God which can bring about true respect for His creation.

This is the ultimate philosophy. Without returning to God one cannot attain peace and without that peace, peace in society cannot be built.

All human efforts to create peace from selfish ulterior motives are bound to fail. If there is no God, there is no peace. That is the ultimate wisdom.

To establish real peace we must remember our Lord and love His creation, and try to live by “Love for All, Hatred for None”.

It is my fervent prayer that Allah the Almighty makes the world understand the reality of peace, and may peace prevail on earth.

Laiq Ahmed Atif

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, Ta’Xbiex

http://stocks.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081209/letters/may-peace-prevail-on-this-earth

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Ahmadiyya helps Dar tal-Providenza

18th September 2010

Laiq Ahmed Atif, president and director Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta presented 25 food packets to Fr. Martin Micallef, the director of Dar tal-Providenza, as a donation for residents of this institution.

Laiq Ahmed Atif explained about the social, charitable and humanitarian work of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. He also presented some quotes from the writings of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Founder of Ahmadiyya Jamaat, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi of this time, whose advent was prophecised by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be on him, to reform Islamic teachings.

‘‘The principle to which we adhere is that we have kindness at heart for the whole of mankind. If anyone sees the house of a Hindu neighbour on fire and does not come forward to help extinguish the fire, most truly I declare that he does not belong to me. If anyone of my followers, having seen someone attempting to murder a Christian does not endeavour to save him, I most truly declare that he does not belong to us. ……….. I love mankind with the love that a compassionate mother has for her children; even more so.”

‘‘Remember that, according to me, the circle of those to whom kindness must be shown, is vast. No people or individuals should be excluded. I do not tell you, like the ignorant people of this age, to confine your kindness to Muslims. No! I say that you must be kind to all of Allah’s Creatures, whoever or whatever it may be, be it a Hindu or a Muslim or anyone else. I never like the discourse of such people who seek to confine kindness to their own. I repeatedly admonish you that you should never ever restrict your circle of kindness.’’

Laiq Ahmed Atif also explained that the Ahmadiyya Jamaat provides its services to mankind irrespective of their colour, creed, race, nationality, politics and faith, on the basis of humanity first. It promotes its famous slogan ‘Love for all, Hatred for none.

Illum : Sunday, September 26 , 2010 ; www.illum.com.mt

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Local Islamic society condemns Koran burning

By Vanessa Macdonald – editorial@di-ve.com [www.di-ve.com]

The local branch of an Islamic society, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, has strongly condemned plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of September 11.

On the 9th anniversary of the attacks, the Dove World Outreach Center, a Chris¬tian church in America, is planning to hold a “Burn a Koran Day,” citing Islam as an evil religion and claiming that “Islam is of the devil.”

The centre is defending its plans with a Biblical reference from The Acts of the Apostles, the only reference in the New Testament to “book burning”.

“For verse 19:19 to be used in support of Christians gathering together to burn the scriptures of other faiths publicly is not logical and is unsupported by any other Christian teaching. The scrolls that are burnt in this verse are burnt by their owners them¬selves, the implication being that they are aware that what is contained within is not truthful and they fear being dis¬graced as those who had been using Jesus’ name to drive out demons were disgraced. They openly confess their actions and then burn the scrolls to show they are putting an end to such practices in the future.

“This is a completely different scenario from the one being presented by the Dove Center to justify burning the Qur’an,” the society said.

“In light of these clear teachings, we urge the Dove World Outreach Center to reflect upon the peaceful message of Jesus (peace be upon him) which is clearly a message of peace, not hatred,” it said.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat said the burnings would be a most provocative act which would achieve nothing but to cause distress and anger for millions of peace loving persons worldwide.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said it had always expressed deep concern that some so-called Muslims tarnished Islam’s name with their cruel and hate-filled acts.

“Those who perpetrate such acts fail to realise the true teachings of Islam,” it said, stressing that Islam categorically rejects and condemns every form of terrorism.http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=43&Action=1&NewsId=76284

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Nistgħu nagħmlu l-ambjent aħjar

Fid-dinja kontemporanja tal-lum, in-nies qed jibbenifikaw mill-invenzjonijiet xjentifiċi, li bidlu l-ħajja tagħna kompletament. Dawn l-invenzjonijiet xjentifiċi huma ta’ benefiċċju kbir għalina lkoll. U issa ma naħsbux li nistgħu ngħixu mingħajrhom. U minħabba dawn l-invenzjonijiet naraw bidla kbira fil-klima u t-tniġġis qed jiżdied kuljum.

Kif nafu, dawn l-invenzjonijiet għandhom effetti negattivi għal saħħitna wkoll, kif ukoll mard ta’ tip differenti qed jaffetwa n-nies. Ħafna nies qed ibatu minn allerġiji, kanċers, problemi tan-nifs, problemi ta’ ġilda, eċċ. In-numru tan-nies li jużaw inhalers qed jiżdied.

Naraw ħafa laqgħat dwar l-ambjent fil-pajjiż kif ukoll madwar id-dinja, sabiex naslu li nsalvaw il-problemi dwar l-ambjent. Ħafna diskuzzjonijiet qed jiġu organizzati biex insibu s-soluzzjonijiet ta’ kif nistgħu nagħmlu l-ambjent aħjar.

Waħda mis-soluzzjonijiet hi li nibdew inħawlu ħafna siġar kemm nistgħu f’kull pajjiż tad-dinja. Il-mistoqsija hi, għaliex is-siġra hija ta’ importanza kbira? X’inhuma l-benefiċċji tas-siġra?

Meta naqraw dwar is-siġra insibu li siġra hi vera importanti għall-ambjent kif ukoll għal saħħitna. Is-siġra tagħtina frott, kenn, injam, arja friska kif ukoll l-ossiġnu li huwa importanti ħafna għall-ħajja tagħna fuq l-art.

Hawn irrid nikteb l-istorja li qrajt ħafna snin ilu, iżda l-messaġġ tagħha huwa importanti l-istess illum kif kien qabel, anki aktar minn qatt qabel.

Qrajt li darba waħda r-re ta’ xi pajjiż kien għaddej minn qalb għelieqi u ra raġel li kien xiħ ħafna u li kien qed ħawwel siġra. Ir-re kien sorpriż u mar ħdejh u qallu: ‘‘Għalxiex inti qed tħawwel din is-siġra?’’

Ir-raġel qal: ‘‘Għall-frott, għall-kenn, għall-ossiġnu u għall-arja safja.’’

Ir-re qal: ‘‘Int taf li inti raġel xiħ ħafna u ma tafx kemm se tgħix aktar, hu possibbli li tmut qabel din is-siġra tikber, issir siġra kbira u tibda tagħti l-frott u l-kenn.’’

Ir-raġel qal: ‘‘Maestà! Din is-siġra mhux għalija. Naf li aktarx immut fil-futur qrib iżda rrid li nħalli xi ħaġa tajba lill-ġenerazzjonijiet ta’ warajja u nagħti rigal ta’ valur kbir lin-nies li ġejjin warajja.’’

U kompla jgħid li: ‘‘Din se tkun karità minni għas-snin li ġejjin, u se nirċievi l-barkiet ta’ Alla sa dak iż-żmien li din is-siġra se tibqa’ tagħti benefiċċji lin-nies.’’

Din l-istorja għandha messaġġ sabiħ ħafna; li wara l-mewt in-nies jispiċċaw imma l-affarijiet u l-għemil tajbin tagħhom jibqgħu għal dejjem. Is-siġar li jagħtu l-frott, il-kenn u l-arja safja huma wkoll wieħed mill-għemejjel tajbin li se jibqa’ għal dejjem. Għalhekk, jekk aħna rridu li n-nies jitkellmu tajjeb dwarna, wara l-mewt tagħna, allura hija importanti li aħna nħawlu ħafna siġar, kemm nistgħu.

Jekk aħna rridu li ngħixu ħajja tajba, jekk rridu li uliedna jgħixu ħajja kuntenta, jekk irridu li nħallu xi ħaġa tajba warajna għall-ġenerazzjonijiet li ġejjini, hu wisq importanti li nħawlu ħafna siġar kemm nistgħu. U nagħtu importanza kbira lil dan il-pjan.

Wasal il-ħin, li kull wieħed minna jipprova iħawwel is-siġar f’pajjiżna, li hi gżira daqstant ċkejkna iżda ħafna għażiż għalina, sabiex inħallu warajna pajjiż sabiħ, ambjent aħjar u uliedna ferħanin. Ejjew niddedikaw ruħna sabiex insalvaw l-umanità mill-problemi tal-ambjent u nagħtu dan ir-rigal prezzjuż lill-ġenerazzjonijiet li ġejjin.

B’din il-viżjoni dwar l-importanza tas-siġar, il-Komunità Aħmadija Musulmana f’Malta ħawlet siġar ‘‘fil-Park Nazzjonali tas-Salini’’, fil-preżenza tal-Ministru tar-Riżorsi u Affarijiet Rurali l-Onor. George Pullicino.

Għalhekk, din id-darba l-Ordni Aħmadija qed tikkontribwixxi fil-qasam tal-ambjent ukoll. Il-Komunità ħawlet tletin siġra fosthom ukoll siġar taż-żebbuġ. Kif nafu li l-friegħi taż-żebbuġ huma simbolu tal-paċi u l-imħabba. Għalhekk, il-Komunità Aħmadija trid tagħti l-messaġġ tal-paċi u l-imħabba lill-poplu Malti, u trid twassal il-messaġġ tal-imħabba għal kulħadd, mibegħda għal ħadd, lejn aħwa tagħna Maltin.

Hawn ukoll irrid nikteb li hemm ukoll xi nies li jivvandilizzaw is-siġar li huma ta’ ġid kbir għall-umanità. Qrajt il-poeżja ta’ Victor Fenech dwar dan il-suġġett, u jiena nixtieq li niktibha għall-qarejja tagħna. Din hi l-poeżja li jisimha ‘‘Iż-Żabra’’:

Is-siġra tal-misraħ sa lbieraħ kienet tfakkarni fir-riti antiki

tal-mara fertili qed tongħos ħedlija fuq ħaġra godlija.

Tfakkarni f’disinji ta’ dell u ta’ dija, ta’ lwien fantasija.

Tbenninni ġo nieqa ta’ friegħi u friegħ, twennisni ġo wejla

ta’ wens u mistrieħ…

Imbagħad ġewwa l-misraħ ilbieraħ, bi srieraq u slielem

armati, ġew erba’ pirati. U dritt marru ħdejha u lbiesha

ċarrtulha/qaċċtulha idejha, u xagħarha minn rasha, sa waslu

sa ngħasha. U s-siġra la tniffset, protesta la lissnet la karba

t’uġigħ.

U telqu l-pirati bis-srieraq u s-slielem. U s-siġra sserrata

ħallewha waħedha titniehed fl-ispazju ta’ misraħ li krieh.

U ġew filgħaxija l-għasafar u stagħġbu b’dil-ħerba qatigħ, u

wħud minnhom bkew. U telqu ħosbiena fuq ġwienaħ iċ-

ċomb f’kenn ieħor ifittxu dil-ħerba jinsew. U ruħi, tithenna

mdorrija b’għanjiethom mis-siġra kennija, ħassejtha

sseħibhom f’titjir(a) gunija.

U baqa’ ġo moħħi l-lejl kollu, bla friegħi bla weraq bla tjur

u bla kenn, zokk oħxon ġo misraħ iqattar id-demm.

X’nista’ ngħid aktar minn hekk!!

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Churches in Muslim countries

Churches, synagogues and mosques are all places of worship, wherein the name of God the Creator and Lord of the entire universe is oft-commemorated. Thus, they all are very sacred and holy and deserve to be respected and honoured fully, irrespective of the denomination to which they belong.

But, unfortunately there are some countries which do not allow the building of churches or other places of worship in their countries. Also, there are some people who are not paying full respect to the places of worship which do not belong to them or which are not the symbols of their religion. But, I believe that all places of worship, whatever the religion they belong to, whoever are the worshipers, whatever the way they worship God, they are sacred and holy and must be respected fully, in every country, in every part of the world and by all people.

I always find the news I am going to mention of great discomfort, in which I read sanctions on building places of worship or attacks on the places of worship. I read such news with great grief, sadness and sorrow whenever any place of worship is attacked, damaged, demolished and disrespected. Or any religious symbol has been dishonoured by the people of other faiths.

I have been asked many times questions, also I have read many comments and writings about these subjects, that: ‘‘Why churches are attacked in Muslim countries? Why Muslim countries do not allow the building of churches?’’ Both these are very important and valid questions, and I will try to shed some light on these issues.

  1. The burning of churches in Muslim countries:

Recently I read that some churches were attacked in some Muslim countries. In September there was an attack on Christians at their congregation from HKBP church in Bekasi, Indonesia, by some hard-line Muslims. On September 12, a church in Mardan, north-western Pakistan was bombed and two Christians were injured, one of them seriously.

And on 18th September a Pentecostal church in Karachi was attacked and vandalized by unidentified Muslim men at around midnight; nine copies of the Bible, three hymn books and three wooden crosses were found burnt on the spot. Some musical instruments were also found damaged; hurting the sentiments of the local Christians.

These all are very sad and heinous attacks, they all are against the freedom of faith and against basic human rights. We condemn these attacks categorically, with the strongest terms and we appeal to the authorities to bring the culprits, who have taken the law into their own hands, in front of justice.

These attacks are completely against Islamic teachings, Islam does not provide any cover or justification to such inhuman and uncivilized attacks, but, on the contrary Islam teaches Muslims to protect and defend places of worship which belong to other religions. The Quran mentions that Muslims are to defend churches and synagogues if they are attacked, even before defending their own mosques.

‘‘Those who have been driven out from their homes unjustly, only because they said, ‘Our Lord is Allah’ – And if Allah had not repelled some people by means of others, cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft remembered, would surely have been destroyed. And Allah will, surely, help him who helps Him. Allah is, indeed, Powerful, Mighty.’’ (Quran: 22:41)

Such heinous attacks were not allowed even during wars and it was forbidden to attack and demolish places of worship. In the charter addressed to all Christians living as citizens in Muslim countries, the Holy Founder of Islam, states:

“None of their churches and other places of worship will be desolated or destroyed or demolished. No material of their churches will be used to build mosques or houses for the Muslims; any Muslim doing so will be regarded as recalcitrant to Allah and His Prophet.

“Every help shall be given them in the repair of their churches. They shall be absolved of wearing arms. They shall be protected by the Muslims. Let this document not be disobeyed till Judgment Day.” (Quoted from Balâdhar)

  1. Building churches in Muslim countries:

There are many Churches in present day Muslim countries e.g. Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia. This is in line with the freedom of religion given in Islam. Islam believes in full freedom of faith and rejects any sort of force or violence in the matters of religion, the Holy Quran says:

‘‘There should be no compulsion in religion’’ [2:257]; ‘‘for you is your religion and for me is my religion’’ [109:7].

That is to say, that no one has the right to force others into complying with their demands or compelling others to follow their line of thinking. These verses have clearly showed that no one has the right to force anyone against his will to believe or to deny any faith or religion. But the choice of faith is a personal matter of someone. And everyone is allowed fully to build the place of worship according to his beliefs and he can pray freely.

However it is right to note that some Muslim countries have gone against this Islamic injunction and prohibited collective worship by non-Muslims. This is wrong and completely unacceptable. Never did the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) forbid the building of a church, nor did he order the demolition of a church.

Once during the time of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be on him, a Christian delegation from Najran came to Medina to have inter-faith dialogues with Muslims. The Prophet Muhammad showed them great hospitality, had discussions, with them for many days in his mosque in Medina, which is called ‘‘Mosque of the Prophet’’. At one time during the discussion the Christian delegation asked for permission to go out for some time. The Prophet Muhammad asked them, ‘‘Why do you want to go out?’’ They replied, ‘‘It is our prayer time and we would like to go out and to pray outside this mosque.’’ The Prophet said: ‘it is also a house of Allah; you may pray and worship in this mosque’. And he spared them the place in his mosque and went out with his companions so that the Christians could pray easily according to their faith and beliefs.

This incident and above mentioned teachings of Quran clearly show that not only building churches is permitted in Muslim states but also it is permitted that Christians can pray in Muslim mosques. In the light of these teachings the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat has opened the doors of its mosques to all, and to the people of different faiths, and tries to tie the bonds of love, respect and brotherhood.

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Why more people turn to drugs?

In the contemporary world, man, as a whole, has reached a high standard of achievement in material progress. Human society, no doubt, is benefiting from the fruits of today’s scientific progress. The rays of this progress have reached far and enlightened the darkest areas of the world. Nevertheless, man is not happy and content. Moreover, the world of today is riddled with a large number of problems.

Drug misuse is a massive problem facing the world today. Children are losing their lives, dreams and future to drugs. Countless homes have been wrecked and drug-related crimes are destroying families and ruining the social fabric of communities.

A recent study in the UK shows that parents worry more about their children taking drugs than possessing knives or guns. Four in 10 parents said drug use is their biggest fear for their youngsters, 10 times as many as those who say they are concerned about their children carrying weapons (4.7 per cent).

Governments are spending big amounts of money in tackling drug misuse and fighting the war on drugs. But, they do not seem to be winning this fighting because, worryingly, the number of people turning to drugs is dramatically rising. The fact is that the demand for illicit drugs has risen and is rising sharply. More and more people than ever before are taking drugs.

The question arises: Why are people increasingly turning to drugs?

According to various drug-related studies, people normally take drugs for one of the following reasons: deprivation and unemployment, emotional and physical abuse, trauma, pain, stress, boredom, peer pressure, curiosity, wanting to experiment with something new, addiction and the easy availability and cheap price of certain drugs. And the prevailing economic depression is another contributory factor for more people to turn to drugs and gambling and, thus, lead to further crime in society.

While the above explanations may all be valid, what they illustrate is that many people use drugs because there is a void in their lives. A person encountering problems, stress, trauma or even abuse in life turns to drugs as a type of escape boat, something to remove one’s anxieties and depression.

Drugs provide a kind of temporary life raft, a relaxing and pleasurable “trip” to run away from the harsh realities of life. In times of need, a person may turn to drugs as a remedy for one’s ailments.

But, in reality, all the above reasons in favour of drugs are like a mirage in a desert, where the thirsty one thinks there is water until, when he comes to it, he finds it to be just an illusion. Drug addicts also think that drugs could quench their thirst but drugs are no more than a mirage in a desert.

If we ponder over the problem, we find that man is lacking trust and faith in God and when there is no trust in God then man tries to find relaxation through the drugs. Unfortunately, the reality is that, even in drugs, man does not find either solace or satisfaction.

What leads one to be happy and to find satisfaction and lasting peace of mind?

The Almighty God says: Aye! It is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts can find comfort. Oh, you the restless society, oh, you the restless world know for certain that true tranquillity, true peace of mind is in the remembrance of God and is in the relationship with God.

This is a great and extremely natural truth. The more the people of the world seek the paltry goods of this life, the greater becomes the hunger and the consequent burning of their hearts.

But those who seek God, the more they turn to Him, the greater is their peace of mind. This shows that the search for God is the innermost yearning of human nature and the real goal of man’s life. When that goal is attained man begins to enjoy perfect peace of mind for then he rests, as it were, in the very lap of the all knowing and all powerful God, maker and controller of the universe. If only the people of the world would realise this great secret of happiness!

Drug addiction does not only ruin someone’s life but it also ruins children, families and societies. And, moreover, it becomes a social and international crime, which disrupts all society.

Drugs cause hatred and enmity among people, leading to murder, violence, immoral behaviour etc. and, finally, pushing man away from the Creator.

Drugs cause mental and physical damage, are the cause of many crimes and lead to addiction and serious health issues.

Instead, one ought to establish a close relationship with God, ask for His mercy, seek His help to fulfil every desire and look for inspiration from Him alone. God, the Creator of the universe and everything in it, can surely remove all the depression, misery and suffering.

May God save the world from the threat of the misuse of drugs and may the world become a place of lasting peace.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20101006/opinion/why-more-people-turn-to-drugs

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British Parliament debates about Ahmadiyya Muslims

“I understand that this is the first ever parliamentary debate specifically to discuss the Ahmadiyya faith, and it is a great honour to be leading it.” [Siobhain McDonagh]
UK Parliament – Westminster Hall
Meeting started on Wednesday 20 October at 2.30pm – ended at 5.45pm
Private Members’ Debate: Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan
Read transcript here:  Ahmadiyya Community [Annette Brooke in the Chair]

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden, Labour)

Britain’s Ahmadiyya Muslims work hard and contribute greatly to this country. Their belief in peace and religious tolerance is an example to us all, and is to be expected from a community whose motto is, “Love for all and hatred for none.” Their fifth spiritual head, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, [http://ahmadija.org.mt/?mod=kalifi] lives in the United Kingdom, and their headquarters are in south London. Indeed, one of the world’s biggest Ahmadi mosques is in Morden. It has capacity for 10,000 people, which means that I have many Ahmadi constituents, as do many neighbouring seats. I am pleased to say that we now have the backing of enough parliamentarians to start up an all-party parliamentary group for the Ahmadiyyan community, and we will hold our first ever meeting in the next few weeks.

In my experience, my Ahmadi constituents are well-educated, cultured and have a sophisticated and peace-loving approach. I am therefore delighted to be granted this opportunity to talk about the Ahmadiyyan community. I understand that this is the first ever parliamentary debate specifically to discuss the Ahmadiyya faith, and it is a great honour to be leading it. However, I am extremely sorry to bring this community’s concerns to the House at this particular time. The circumstances that led me to ask for a debate are extremely sad. On 28 May, nearly 100 Ahmadiyya Muslim worshippers were brutally murdered in two separate attacks in Lahore. However, what makes the story especially poignant is not just the fact that the Ahmadi are so peaceful but that their murderers were also Muslim. What I hope to do today is to examine why the attacks took place, then ask whether there is anything that we in Britain and the wider community can do to prevent such atrocities happening again in the future. Finally, I want to assess what the implications are for Britain of how the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan is treated and what we can do about it.

To begin, I need to say a few words of introduction about the Ahmadiyyans. Despite the fact that they have translated the holy Koran into more than 60 languages, span 195 countries and have more than 15,000 mosques and a membership exceeding tens of millions, theirs is a faith that is little known outside their community. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community was founded in 1889 and arose out of the belief that the long-awaited.

Messiah had come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian. [http://ahmadija.org.mt/?mod=messijamwieghed] Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming whose advent was foretold by Mohammed. Obviously, that contradicts the view of mainstream Muslims who believe that Mohammed is the last prophet. Nevertheless, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community is a very peaceful religion. They believe that there are parallels between Ahmad and Jesus, as God sent both to end religious wars, contend bloodshed and bring peace. For instance, they reject terrorism in any form. Ahmad declared that jihad by the sword had no place in Islam. Instead, he wanted his followers to wage a bloodless, intellectual jihad of the pen to defend Islam.

In a similar vein, Ahmadis believe that theirs is the only Islamic organisation to endorse a separation of mosque and state and to champion the empowerment and education of women. Ahmad also warned his followers not to engage in irrational interpretations of the Koran or to misapply Islamic law. In Britain today, we regard such attributes as modern and tolerant. However, those values are not shared by some other Muslim traditions, particularly those with a more fundamentalist view point. For such fundamentalists, belief in a false prophet is heretical enough, but for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community also to follow teachings that fundamentalists believe are wrong is adding insult to injury. Consequently, Ahmadis have long faced persecution. Their first martyr was killed in custody in 1901, and it is estimated that there have been about 200 deaths in total. Of course, religious disagreements have cost countless lives over the years throughout the world. Religions have a long and very unhappy history of attacking each other for worshipping the wrong prophet, even much closer to home than in Pakistan.

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat

L-Assoċjazzjoni Aħmadija Musulmana

“Imħabba Għal Kulħadd

Mibegħda Għal Ħadd”

Il-Komunità Aħmadija Musulmana hija Organizzazzjoni reliġjuża internazzjonali b’fergħat f’aktar minn 193 pajjiż, imferrxa madwar l-Afrika, l-Amerika ta’ Fuq, l-Amerika ta’ Isfel, l-Asja, l-Awstralja u l-Ewropa. Din hija denominazzjoni moderna, b’membri internazzjonali li jgħoddu l-miljuni.

Il-Komunità Aħmadija ġiet stabbilita fl-1889 minn Ħażrat Mirża Gulam Aħmad (1835-1908), f’villaġġ żgħir u remot, Kadjan, fil-Punġab, l-Indja. Huwa ddikjara li kien ir-riformatur ta’ żminijietna, il-Mistenni tal-Komunità dinjija tar-reliġjonijiet (il-Messija u l-Maħdi[i]).

Din il-Komunità li waqqaf hija magħmula mill-messaġġ benevolenti tal-Iżlam – paċi, fraternità universali u dedikazzjoni għar-Rieda t’Alla – fil-forma purissima tagħha.

Ħażrat Mirża Gulam Aħmad ipproklama l-Iżlam bħala r-reliġjon tal-bniedem: ‘’Ir-reliġjon tal-bnedmin tat-triq it-tajba’’ (Il-Koran Imqaddes: 98:6)

B’din il-konvinzjoni, f’temp ta’ seklu, il-Komunità Aħmadija nfirxet madwar id-dinja kollha. Kull fejn ġiet stabbilita din l-Ordni, fittxet li toħloq influwenza kostruttiva tal-Iżlam permezz ta’ proġetti soċjali, istituti edukattivi, servizzi tas-saħħa, pubblikazzjoniet Iżlamiċi u bini ta’ Moskej (li huma l-postijiet ta’ mħabba u paċi), minkejja l-persekuzzjoni ħarxa f’ċerti pajjiżi.

Il-Musulmani Aħmadi[ii] kisbu r-reputazzjoni ta’ nies li jħarsu l-liġijiet, li jridu l-paċi u li għalhekk huma komunità benevolenti.

Il-Komunità Aħmadija fl-Iżlam kienet maħluqa permezz ta’ interċezzjoni divina bl-għan li jagħtu l-ħajja lill-morali Iżlamiċi u l-valuri spiritwali. Hija tinkoraġġixxi d-djalogu bejn reliġjonijiet differenti, filwaqt li tiddefendi l-Iżlam u tipprova tikkoreġi l-miżinterpretazzjonijiet li jeżistu dwar dan it-twemmin.

Hija tħaddan il-prinċipji tal-paċi, tat-tolleranza, tal-imħabba u r-rispett bejn segwaċi ta’ twemmin differenti. Hija żżomm sod u taġixxi fuq it-tagħlim Koraniku. “Mhemmx sfurzar fir-reliġijon.” (Il-Koran Imqaddes: 2:257)

Hija tikkundanna bil-qawwi l-vjolenza u t-terroriżmu ta’ kull għamla jew raġuni.

Din il-Komunità toffri preżentazzjoni ċara tal-għarfien Iżlamiku, il-filosofija, il-moralità u l-ispiritwalità skont kif jippriedka l-Koran Imqaddes u l-prattika (Sunnah) tal-Profeta Qaddis tal-Iżlam Muħammad, il-paċi u l-barka ta’ Alla jkunu miegħu. Il-Komunità Aħmadija temmen u tipprattika l-motto tagħha;

“Imħabba Għal Kulħadd

Mibegħda Għal Ħadd”

Xi Musulmani Aħmadi, bħal Sir Muħammad Żafrullah Khan (li serva bħala l-ewwel ministru tal-affarijiet barranin tal-Pakistan; President tas-17-il Assemblea Ġenerali tal-U.N.O; president u mħallef tal-Qorti internazzjonali tal-Ġustizzja f’Hague), u Dr. Abdus Salam (li ġie ppremjat bil-premju Nobel fil-Fiżika fl-1979), ukoll ġew rikonoxxuti mill-komunità dinjija għas-servizzi u s-suċċessi tagħhom.

Kull Aħmadi li jgħix fi kwalunkwe pajjiż fid-dinja, huwa ċittadin leali tassew ta’ dak il-pajjiż u jħobbu. L-imħabba u l-lealtà lejn pajjiż hija parti integrali fil-fidi ta’ kull Musulman.

Ħażrat Mirża Gulam Aħmad Kadjani (1835-1908),

Il-Fundatur tal-Ordni Aħmadija,

Il-Messija Mwiegħed u Imam Maħdi (Il-Gwida)

Ħażrat Mirża Gulam Aħmad, il-paċi ta’ Alla tkun miegħu, twieled minn familja nobbli fl-1835 f’Kadjan, villaġġ żgħir fid-distrett ta’ Punġab, fl-Indja.

Studja l-lingwa Persjana u l-Għarbi minn għalliema differenti, tgħallem xi ħwejjeġ fuq il-mediċina minn xi kotba u minn missieru li kien tabib kapaċi ħafna. Mal-imħabba lejn l-istudju, Ħażrat Mirża Gulam Aħmad, il-paċi ta’ Alla tkun miegħu, kien devot ħafna u jagħti qima kbira lil Alla u kien iħobb jgħaddi ż-żmien tiegħu fit-talb u s-supplikazzjoni. Minn età żgħira rċieva r-rivelazzjoni minn Alla kif ukoll viżjonijiet u ħolm li seħħew tassew.

Fl-1868/1869 irċieva r-rivelazzjoni:

“Alla tiegħek ferħan ħafna bix-xogħol li inti għamilt. Hu se jbierkek, għalhekk ir-rejiet se jfittxu l-barka mill-ħwejjeġ tiegħek”

It-tixrid tar-rivelazzjoni u l-viżjoni komplew u fl-1882 irċieva r-rivelazzjoni li wriet biċ-ċar il-pjan ta’ Alla; li hu, Ħażrat Mirża Gulam Aħmad, il-paċi ta’ Alla tkun miegħu, kien se jsir nominat minn Alla biex iservi l-kawża tiegħU. Parti mir-rivelazzjoni li rċieva kienet:

“O Aħmad, Alla bierkek…..

Għid, jiena ordnat biex niggwida d-dinja għat-triq tal-onestà u jiena l-ewwel li nemmen…..

L-għajnuna se tiġi mill-irġiel li qalbhom hija ppreparata skont ir-rivelazzjoni minn Alla nnifsu.”

Fl-1889 huwa stabbilixxa l-Komunità Aħmadija Musulmana taħt il-gwida divina u beda l-missjoni tiegħu biex jerġa’ jqajjem l-Iżlam. Hu ddikjara li kien il-Messija Mwiegħed u l-Maħdi (il-Gwida). Hu ma ġabx leġislazzjoni ġdida, imma ppreżenta l-Iżlam skont il-Koran Imqaddes u kif il-Profeta Muħammad, il-Paċi u l-barka ta’ Alla jkunu miegħu ipprattikah; mingħajr ebda alterazzjonijiet li kienu saru matul iż-żminijiet. Spejga li l-Iżlam huwa r-reliġjon tal-paċi u l-imħabba.

Il-Messija Mwiegħed kiteb aktar minn 84 ktieb, li huma mimlija b’għerf divin, spiritwali u importanti, għandhom it-tagħlim morali wkoll. Hu wkoll għamel ħafna taħditiet fuq aspetti differenti.

Il-Messija Mwiegħed, il-paċi ta’ Alla tkun miegħu, miet fis-26 ta’ Mejju tal-1908. Indifen f’Baħixti Maqbara Kadjan.

Il-Kalifi – Is-Suċċessuri

Wara l-mewt tal-Fundatur, il-Komunità Aħmadija kienet immexxija mis-suċċessuri eletti tiegħu – Kalifi. L-ewwel Kalif kien Ħażrat Maulvi Noor-ud-Din u hu mexxa l-Komunità mill-1908 sal-1914. Fl-1914 Ħażrat Mirża Bashir-ud-Din Maħmud Aħmad kien elett bħala t-tieni Kalif, fejn mexxa l-Komunità għal 51 sena sa’ mewtu fl-1965. Warajh Ħażrat Mirża Nasir Aħmad mexxa għal 17-il sena. Fl-1982 Ħażrat Mirża Taħir Aħmad ġie elett bħala r-raba’ Kalif. Issa, il-Komunità Aħmadija għaddejja fiż-żmien sabiħ tal-ħames Kalif, Ħażrat Mirża Masroor Aħmad, li ġie elett fl-2003. It-titlu uffiċjali tiegħu huwa ‘’Khalifa tul Massih V’’. Hu jżomm il-Komunità Aħmadija dinjija magħquda bħala Komunità waħda.

Il-Ħajja tal-Ħames Kalif tal-Messija,

Ħażrat Mirża Masroor Aħmad

Saħibżada[iii] Mirża Masroor Aħmad, il-ħames Kalif tal-Messija twieled fil-15 ta’ Settembru tal-1950 f’Rabwah, il-Pakistan; fil-kwartieri tal-Komunità Aħmadija Musulmana. Huwa iben Ħażrat Mirża Mansoor Aħmad u Ħażrat Nasira Begam. Bużnannuh kien il-Fundatur tal-Ordni Aħmadija Musulmana, Ħażrat Mirża Ghulam Aħmad, minn Kadjan, il-Messija, il-paċi ta’ Alla tkun miegħu. Studja fl-iskola Ogħla ‘Taleem-ul-Iżlam Rabwah’ il-Kulleġġ Rabwah, fil-Pakistan. Fl-1976 għamel Masters fl-Agrikultura Ekonomika ġewwa l-Università tal-Agrikultura f’Faisalabad, fil-Pakistan.

Iżżewweġ fil-31 ta’ Jannar tal-1977 lil Syeda Amtul Sabuħ. Għandhom tifla jisimha Amtul Waris Fateħ u tifel jismu Mirża Waqas Aħmad, li joqogħdu Londra, l-Ingilterra.

Ħażrat Mirża Masroor Aħmad, meta kellu sbatax–il sena sarMusi[iv] (jiġifieri għamel ftehim għall-Wassijat jew it-testment, taħt il-programm li nbeda mill-Messija Mwiegħed, il-paċi ta’ Alla tkun miegħu, fejn beda jagħti 1/10 mill-qligħ u l-propjetajiet tiegħu għall-ħidma tal-Iżlam.)

Fl-1977 huwa ddedika ħajtu għall-ħidma tal-Iżlam u Ħażrat Mirża Nasir Aħmad, it-tielet Kalif tal-Messija bagħtu fil-Gana fejn ħadem fl-Iskola Sekondarja Aħmadija Salaga u fl-Iskola Sekondarja Aħmadija Essarkyir.

Mirża Masroor Aħmad laħaq direttur tar-razzett agrikolu tal-Aħmadija f’Depali, fil-Gana. L-akbar suċċess tiegħu ġewwa l-Gana kien li rnexxielu jkabbar il-qamħ għall-ewwel darba fl-istorja ta’ dan il-pajjiż. Dan serva bħala kontribuzzjoni kbira għall-ekonomija tal-Gana.

Fl-1985 mar lura l-Pakistan u fis-17 ta’ Marzu tal-1985 laħaq bħala Wakilul Maal II, (Direttur tad-Dipartiment tal-Finanzi). Fit-18 ta’ Ġunju tal-1994, ġie mogħti l-kariga ta’ Nażir Ta’leem (Direttur tal-Edukazzjoni) tal-Ordni Aħmadija.

Fl-10 ta’ Diċembru tal-1997 imbagħad ġie mlaħħaq bħala Nażir A’la (Kap Eżekuttiv) tas-Sadr Anġuman Aħmadija Pakistana, u Amir Mukami (il-President Nazzjonali) tal-Ordni Aħmadija Pakistana. Huwa dam f’dawn il-pożizzjonijiet sakemm ġie elett Kalif (Suċċesur). Fi-22 ta’ April tal-2003 fil-11.40 ta’ filgħaxija l-ħin tal-Londra , Saħibżada Mirża Masroor Aħmad kien elett bħala “Khalifa-tul-Massih V” (il-Ħames Suċċessur tal-Messija Mwiegħed). Il-Kalif joqgħod Londra, l-Ingilterra.

It-Taħdita Storika tal-Mexxej

tal-Ordni Aħmadija Musulmana

Il-Mexxej tal-Ordni Aħmadija Musulmana għamel dit-taħdita storika fil-Parlament tal-Ingilterra f’Ottubru tal-2008.

F’din il-ġrajja storika fil-Parlament Ingliż, il-Mexxej tal-Ordni Aħmadija Ħażrat Mirża Masroor Aħmad kien mistieden mill-Onorevoli Justine Greening MP biex jagħmel taħdita għall-membri għolja tal-Gvern, membri tal-Parlament u Ambaxxaturi.

Aktar minn 30 membru parlamentari kienu preżenti; fosthom kien hemm l-Onorevoli Hazel Blears MP, is-segretarja tal-istat għall-komunitajiet u l-Gvern lokali; Dominic Grieve MP, Shadow home Secretary u Simon Huges MP, il-President tad-Demokratiċi Liberali.

Il-Mexxej tal-Komunità Aħmadija spjega l-importanza tal-paċi u r-rispett fil-komunitajiet tagħna u qal:

Jekk Alla Jrid, l-Aħmadija Khilafat dejjem tkun magħrufa bħala dik li tkun fuq quddiem nett biex tmexxi l-kawża għall-paċi u għall-armonija fid-dinja, kif ukoll li tkun leali lejn il-pajjiż fejn il-membri tagħha jkunu joqogħdu….

Hu l-biża’ tiegħi li meta nħarsu lejn id-direzzjoni li fiha mexjin l-affarijiet illum, id-dinamika politika u ekonomika tal-pajjiżi tad-dinja tista’ tressaqna lejn gwerra dinjija. Mhux biss il-pajjiżi foqra tad-dinja, iżda wkoll il-pajjiżi sinjuri li qed jiġu affetwati. Għalhekk, hu d-dmir tas-superpotenzi li joqogħdu bil-qiegħda u jsibu soluzzjoni biex isalvaw l-umanità mix-xifer tad-diżastru…..

Illum, hemm taqlib kbir u nuqqas ta’ kwiet fid-dinja. Qegħdin naraw gwerer fuq skala żgħira jqumu, waqt li f’xi postijiet is-superpotenzi qed jgħidu li qed jippruvaw iġbu l-paċi. Jekk dak kollu li hu meħtieġ mill-ġustizzja ma jintlaħaqx, in-nirien u l-fjami ta’ dawn il-gwerer lokali jistgħu jiskalaw u jinvolvu d-dinja kollha. Għalhekk, hi t-talba umli tiegħi lilkom biex issalvaw id-dinja mill-qerda!

Issa, jien fil-qosor sejjer insemmi dak it-tagħlim tal-Iżlam biex ikun hawn il-paċi fid-dinja, jew kif il-paċi tista’ tiġi stabbilita fid-dinja fid-dawl ta’ dan it-tagħlim. Hija t-talba tiegħi li biex noħolqu l-paċi fid-dinja dawk li qed jiġu ndirizzati l-ewwel, jiġifieri l-Misilmin, ikunu jistgħu jattwawhom, iżda hu d-dmir tal-pajjiżi kollha tad-dinja – superpotenzi jew gvernijiet li jattwawhom…..

F’dan iż-żmien meta d-dinja litteralment inxtorbot biex saret raħal globali f’mod li qatt ħadd ma kien immaġina qabel, għandna nirrealizzaw ir-responsabbiltajiet tagħna bħala bnedmin u għandna nippruvaw nitfgħu l-attenzjoni tagħna biex insolvu dawk l-argumenti importanti għad-diskussjoni fuq id-Drittijiet Umani li jistgħu jgħinu jistabbilixxu paċi fid-dinja. B’mod ċar, dan it-tentattiv għandu jkun ibbażat fuq trattament ugwali għal kulħadd bla diskriminazzjoni u li jattwaw il-ħtiġijiet kollha tal-ġustizzja….

Fost il-problemi tal-lum, spikkat problema waħda, jekk mhux direttament indirettament, minħabba r-reliġjon. Xi gruppi tal-Misilmin qed jagħmlu attakki illegali u jużaw nies li jikkommettu attakki suwiċidali billi jisplodu biex joqtlu u jweġġgħu lil dawk li mhumiex Musulmani, inklużi suldati u nies ċivili innoċenti u fl-istess ħin joqtlu brutalment Musulmani innoċenti u tfal. Dan l-att krudil hu totalment inaċċettabbli għall-Iżlam….

Illum, meta d-dinja qed tiġi maqsuma fi blokki, l-estremiżmu qed jiżdied, u s-sitwazzjoni finanzjarja u ekonomika qed teħżien, hemm ħtieġa urġenti biex inwaqqfu kull xorta ta’ mibegħda u nqiegħdu l-pedamenti tal-paċi. Dan jista’ jsir biss billi nirrispettaw kull xorta ta’ sentimenti ta’ xulxin. Jekk dan mhux se jsir sewwa, bl-onestà u bil-virtù jikber f’ċirkustanzi li ma tikkontrollahomx. Napprezza li pajjiżi tal-Punent ekonomikament sodi ippermettew ġenerożament in-nies ta’ pajjiżi foqra u sotto-żviluppati biex jissetiljaw fil-pajjiżi rispettivi tagħhom u fost dawn hemm Musulmani wkoll…..

Ġustizzja vera teħtieġ li s-sentimenti u l-prattiċi reliġjużi ta’ dawn in-nies għandhom jiġu onorati wkoll. Dan hu l-mod li bih il-paċi tal-moħħ u tan-nies ikunu jistgħu jibqgħu intatti. Għandna niftakru li meta l-paċi tal-moħħ tal-bniedem tiġi ddisturbata, imbagħad il-paċi tal-moħħ tas-soċjetà tkun affettwata wkoll…..

Alla li jista’ kollox jibgħat il-messaġġiera Tiegħu lin-nies biex huma jkunu jistgħu juruhom il-mod li jressqu lin-nies aktar qrib Alla. Fl-istess ħin Alla jgħid li hemm ħelsien totali f’dak li jirrigwarda l-fidi. Skont it-twemmin tagħna, il-premju u l-kastig ikunu wkoll wara l-mewt. Iżda taħt is-sistema mwaqqfa minn Alla, meta xi ħadd jikkommetti krudeltà kontra l-ħolqien Tiegħu u l-ġustizzja u l-mod ġust jiġu njorati, imbagħad bil-liġijiet tan-natura, l-effetti li jiġu wara jkunu jidhru f’din id-dinja wkoll. Reazzjonijiet ħorox kontra inġustizzja bħal din ikunu jidhru u ma jkunx hemm garanzija dwar jekk ir-reazzjoni tkunx tajba jew ħażina…..

Issa nispiċċa dawn il-punti qosra tat-tagħlim tagħna billi nfakkar li l-paċi vera tad-dinja tinstab biss billi nduru lejn Alla. J’Alla Alla jagħmel possibbli li d-dinja tifhem dan il-punt u mbagħad il-bnedmin ikunu jistgħu jaqdu d-dmir lejn id-drittijiet tal-oħrajn.

Humanity First – (L-Umanità L-Ewwel)

Humanity first hi għaqda nongovernattiva, nonpolitika, nonsettarja, internazzjonali, sostnuta bil-karitajiet u reġistrata f’25 pajjiż. Ilha taħdem fuq proġetti għall-iżvilupp tal-umanità; ħadmet fejn kien hemm diżastri, fosthom terremoti fit-Turkija, fil-Pakistan, fil-Ġappun u l-Iran; fejn seħħew għargħar fl-Afrika u l-Amerika t’isfel; wara maltempati u tsunamis fl-Istati Uniti, l-Indoneżja u l-Bangladexx; fejn kien hemm gwerer fl-Ewropa tal-Lvant u ilha tagħti l-appoġġ tagħha sa mill-1992. Aktar minn 93% tal-fondi li jinġabru f’isem l-organizzazzjoni jmorru għal proġetti umanitarji. Humanity first titmexxa minn voluntiera. Aktar tagħrif jista’ jinstab fuq is-sit elettroniku: http://humanityfirst.org/

MTA – It-Televiżjoni Internazzjonali

L-MTA (Muslim Television Ahmadiyya) ġie stabbilit fl-1992 bi skop li jagħti alternattiva pożittiva fil-midja tad-dinja. Huwa invenzjoni tar-raba’ suċċessur tal-Komunità Aħmadija, Ħażrat Mirża Taħir Aħmad, il-barka tkun fuqu, u mill-bidu tiegħu, l-MTA kien il-mezz uniku f’aspetti diversi. Jiffoka l-aktar fuq il-produzzjoni ta’ programmi li huma interessanti għal nies ta’ kull età, f’kull żmien.

L-MTA mhux dipendenti fuq reklami kummerċjali, imma madankollu jippermetti li jpproduċi varjetajiet ta’ programmi fosthom aħbarijiet internazzjonali, sports, xjenza, mediċina, terapiji alternattivi, tagħlim ta’ lingwi differenti, programmi għat-tfal, dokumentarji, vjaġġar u reliġjon.

Huwa wkoll stazzjon uniku għaliex ixandar f’għadd ta’ lingwi differenti tad-dinja fosthom l-Għarbi, l-Ingliż, il-Franċiż, il-Ġermaniż, it-Tork, is-Swaħili, l-Ispanjol, l-Urdu u oħrajn.

Il-Konvenzjoni Annwali

Fis-27 ta’ Diċembru tal-1891, laqgħa tal-Komunità Aħmadija tal-Iżlam kienet organizzata f’Kadjan, l-Indja u 75 persuna pparteċipew fiha. Il-Konferenza kienet suċċess kbir, u l-Fundatur tal-Komunità Aħmadija fl-Iżlam Ħażrat Mirża Gulam Aħmad – il-Messija Mwiegħed, il-paċi ta’ Alla tkun miegħu, ħabbar li din il-laqgħa kellha tibqa’ tiġi organizzata kull sena u ddum tlett ijiem.

Il-Konvenzjoni hija ġrajja kbira għall-Komunità u organizzata fi żminijiet differenti, għal tlett ijiem f’pajjiżi differenti fid-dinja.

L-għan ta’ dawn il-laqgħat hu li tingħata ħarsa lura lejn ix-xogħol tas-sena li tkun għaddiet u dak li jkun jibbenefika mid-diskussjonijiet u t-taħditiet li jsiru minn diversi skulari u mill-Kalif fuq suġġetti differenti bħal Alla, l-Iżlam, l-Aħmadija, it-tagħlim tar-reliġjonijiet differenti, l-ekonomija, il-problemi soċjali u l-politika u r-rimedji tagħhom.

Il-membri tal-Komunità jiġu minn kull parti tad-dinja għal dawn il-laqgħat. Eluf ta’ nies jipparteċipaw fihom. Numru kbir ta’ mistednin ma jkunux membri tal-Komunità. Xi mistednin onorati u mistednin distinti oħra li wkoll mhumiex Musulmani jagħtu taħdita.


[i] Il-Gwida

[ii] Il-persuna tal-Ordni Aħmadija

[iii] Sinjur

[iv] Ir-raġel li jagħti 1/10 mill-qligħ u l-propjetajiet tiegħu għall-ħidma tal-Iżlam.

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Nagħmlu d-Dinja Kenn ta’ Paċi!

Illum il-ġurnata kelma waħda tidher iktar sabiħa minn qatt qabel, kelma żgħira li kull wieħed minna jrid li jisma’ u jrid li jara madwaru l-atmosfera tagħha; din il-kelma hija “Paċi”. Kemm hija żgħira pero waħda mill-iktar kelmiet importanti taż-żmien li aħna ngħixu fih. Il-paċi tagħtina l-garanzija tar-relazzjonijiet it-tajba fil-familiji tagħna, li huma importanti gat-titjib tas-soċjetajiet tagħna, u l-paċi tiggwidana għal triq is-sewwa sabiex niksbu suċċess kbir fil-ħajja tagħna.

Imma l-mistoqsija hija: Kif nistgħu nistabbilixxu l-paċi fis-soċjetajiet tagħna kif ukoll madwar id-dinja? Jekk aħna bħala bnedmin irridu li nistabbilixxu l-paċi fid-dinja, allura huwa importanti li kull wieħed minna jifhem li dan hu d-dmir tagħna, ta’ kull wieħed minna, raġel jew mara, żagħżugħ jew xiħ, sinjur jew fqir; u nissagrifikaw lilna nfusna u naħdmu b’qawwa kbira u mingħajr għejja biex nilħqu dan l-għan. Issa, illum il-ġurnata meta d-dinja qed issir villaġġ globali, huwa importanti li nippruvaw inwasslu l-messaġġ tal-paċi lil kulħadd, bla differenza ta’ reliġjon, ta’ razza jew ta’ nazzjonalità.

Jekk irridu li l-paċi tiġi stabbilita allura huwa importanti li nistabbilixxu l-ġustizzja vera f’kull qasam tal-ħajja u nagħtu l-ġustizzja ndaqs lil kulħadd, lil kull pajjiż u lil kull nazzjon.

Kif għandna nistabbilixxu l-ġustizzja u nippromwovu l-paċi, l-imħabba u l-ħbiberija bejn l-aħwa fis-soċjetà? Alla jgħid: “U meta titkellmu osservaw il-ġustizzja, ukoll jekk il-persuna kkonċernata tkun tiġi minnek, u ssodisfa l-patt ta’ Alla.” (Kap 6 : Vers 153)

Il-ġustizzja teħtieġ li anke jekk ikollok tixhed kontra l-għeżież tiegħek, allura agħmel hekk. Illum meta nħarsu aktar fil-qrib madwarna, nosservaw li ħafna mit-tilwim u kawżi ta’ nuqqas ta’ ftehim fost il-bnedmin huma għaliex  ma josservawx il-ġustizzja kif jixraq. Aħna naħsbu biss fl-interessi personali tagħna biex nakkwistaw xi ħaġa, jew f’dawk tal-għeżież tagħna, mingħajr ma nqisu l-fatt li oħrajn jistgħu jweġġgħu bl-azzjonijiet tagħna; u ladarba l-motivi ta’ lmenti tagħna jiżviluppaw ikun diffiċli ħafna biex neliminawhom.

Il-paċi vera titlob minna li aħna nuru rispett kbir lil xulxin bl-imħbba u nirrispettaw is-sentimenti tal-oħrajn. Ftit snin ilu xi gazzetti ppubblikaw l-karikaturi tal-Profeta tal-Iżlam u weġġgħu s-sentimenti tal-Musulmani li jgħixu madwar id-dinja. F’April rajna wkoll kif ftit nies ivvandalizaw il-billboards taż-żjara tal-Papa, il-Mexxej diniji tal-Knisija Kattolika u weġġgħu is-sentimenti tal-poplu Malti u kattoliċi oħrajn. Aħna nikkundannaw dawk l-għemejjel bil-qawwa u nemmnu fir-rispett lejn kulħadd speċjalment lill-persuni reliġjużi għax dan hu valur sabiħ tal-umanità. U r-rispett għandu pożizzjoni ċara u importanti għall-promozzjoni tal-paċi.

Fid-dinja u fis-soċjetajiet tagħna jgħixu nies ta’ razez u ta’ reliġjonijiet differenti, u għas-sopravivenza tal-paċi hu meħtieġ li aħna nirrispettaw il-ħsus u s-sentimenti ta’ xulxin.

Jekk aħna rridu li nies oħrajn juru r-rispett lejna, allura huwa meħtieġ li aħna wkoll nuru rispett kbir lejhom. Kif ngħidu bl-Ingliż li “love creates love”, jiġifieri imħabba toħloq imħabba, l-istess nistgħu ngħidu li “ir-rispett joħloq ir-rispett”.

Punt ieħor biex nistabbilixxu l-paċi huwa li aħna nżommu nfusna ‘l bogħod mir-regħba għax ir-regħba u l-għira għall-ġid tal-oħrajn huma l-kawża ta’ aktar inkwiet fid-dinja. Kompetizzjoni ta’ regħba fuq bażi nazzjonali bdiet u ħaditna lejn il-qerda tal-paċi fid-dinja. Dan hu ppruvat bl-istorja u kull bniedem sensibbli jista’ jassessja li x-xenqa għall-ġid tal-oħrajn tikkawża nvidja u regħba biex jikbru u din hi s-sors ta’ telf tal-paċi.

Fil-qosor, jekk nixtiequ li aħna naraw l-paċi vera fis-soċjetajiet tagħna kif ukoll fid-dinja kollha, huwa importanti li nistabbilixxu l-ġustizzja vera, nirrispettaw is-sentimenti tal-oħrajn, nuru rispett kbir lil xulxin, noħolqu l-imħabba bejnietna, nagħtu d-drittijiet lill-oħrajn, u naħdmu biex nippromwovu t-tajjeb u s-sewwa fis-soċjetajiet tagħna sabiex id-dinja ssir kenn ta’ paċi.

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