Ahmadiyyat in America — Page 3
". . . I have dedicated the whole of my life. . . not to confine the spread of the light of truth to the oriental world but, as far as it lies in my power, to further it in Europe, America,. . . where the attention of the people has not sufficiently attracted towards proper understanding of the teachings of Islam. " (Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Letter to Alexander Russel Webb, April 4, 1887) azrat Mi rza Ghulam Ah mad ( 1835- 1908), champ ioned the cause of I slam at a time when I slam was under severe attacks by """""'~" other faiths , and the Muslims all over the wor ld were subjugated, weak and defenseless. Hazrat Ahmad , under Divine command, proclaimed that the rel i gion cho- sen by Almighty God for the universal and final manifestation of His unity was Islam and Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon h im) was the last Law-bearing Prophe t. He cla i med to be in complete subord i nation of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him ). He wrote more than 80 books expounding the beauties of Islam , and l aunching a universal mission of its dom i nance through spiritual means. The Promised Messiah and Mahdi Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-) 908) -. -. . . rv-. . -. . 1 '"''""',. . -. r. ~• he mission of th e Founder of ;:;iv. . . c:r1 ~-/ the Community was to rev i ve and rek i nd le mankind's faith in God , to work for the rena i s- ~. 11~ ~¥n~' sance of Isl am, to gathe r and unite all faiths under i ts banner, to recapture Isl am's lost moral exce l lence and gl ory, and to reinstitute i ts true teachings. In ful fil l ment of his divinely assigned ro le of the Prince of Peace his mi ssion was to inculcate among mankind the spirit of tolerance , good will and true brotherhood, and to abolish hatred and di scrimination based on race, co lor, creed, culture, status, language or nationality. He established Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to serve others through se l fless sacrif i ce, de votion and love. e