Ahmadiyyat in America — Page 10
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad. Khalifatul Masih IV. "Indulgence in terrorism, even in the name of the noblest objectives, is entirely incompatible with the teachings of Islam. " azrat Mi rza Tahir A hm ad was born in 192 8 in Oad i an, India. He is the S upreme Spiritua l Head of the ten mill ion Ahmadi Mus- :;;. i v~"'~ lims liv ing in mo re than 120 coun tries. He was el ected to the office of Khalifatu l Masih IV on June 1 0, 1982. He visited the United States in 1989, to cele- be ra te the Ahmadiyya Centennia l Celebera- tions w ith Ahmadi Muslims in the USA. Follow- ing are some excerpts from his historic Cen- tenary Message to the world: ". . . I most humbly and sincerely invite all my fellow human beings to seriously study the Ahmad i yya Movement in Islam with prospect of joining its fold. "I call u pon God, Who is All-Knowing and Ever -Pr esent, as my witness that the mes- sage of Ahma di yya t is nothing but Truth; it is Isl am in its pr ist i ne purity. tions between man and man, and demolishes all ba r riers of race, co l or and creed wh i ch d iv i de h umanity. Islam liberates man from the bondage of sin and strengthens his ties with his Creator. It is a re li gion so simple, yet so highly organized as to meet the demands and the challenges of the ch anging wor l d. "Islam permits no exploitation be it soc ial, polit i cal, economic or rel igi ous. The po l itical philosophy of Islam has no room for false or deceptive diplomacy. It teaches absolute morality, and enjoins justice and fairness to friend or foe al ike, in every sphere of human in te rest. "Islam neither permits coercion for the spread of its own message nor gives licence to other religions to do so. Indu l gence in te r ror is m, even in the name of the noblest objectives, is entirely incom pat ible with the teachings of Islam. "The salvation of mankind depends on ac- "It is to this I slam I invite mankind. " cepting th is re l igion of peace. I slam is the religion wh ich does away w it h all discrimina-