Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 346
346 AHMADIYY AT Russian, Italian, Spanish and other languages; publication of the philosophy of the teachings of the Quran in suitable brochures in one hundred languages; opening 'new Missions of the Movement in countries where no Mission is at present established; the setting up of a large printing press at the Headquarters of the Movement; the establishment of a broadcasting station in some country of West Africa where permission for such a station might be forthcoming. It is contemplated that some form of celebration would be launched as a token in March 1989 to be continued during the rest of the year to its culmination in the Annual Conference of that year. The Khalifatul Masih called upon the Com- munity to pledge the amount of twenty-five million rupees to finance the projects and the celebration of the centenary. He suggested that as sixteen years intervened between his announcement and the culmination of the celebrations at the end of 1989, every contributor to the Centenary Fund should pay up one-sixteenth of the amount of his contribution every year. As by the grace of God the Community is expanding, daily, and a certain proportion of its youth joins the ranks of workers in gainful employment every year, it is expected that , the target of financial contributio~s aimed at when the an- , nouncement was first made would be more than doubled by the end of 1989. In the meantime some of the projects included in the centenary programme have already been put in hand and are being proceeded with. One of them was completed in August 1976. This is a beautiful mosque built on an eminence in the city of Gothenburg which serves as a beacon of spiritual light for miles around. The opening ceremony was performed by Khalifatul Masih III and attracted a large concourse of people from all over Europe. There is a large Community of Ahm~di Muslims in Gothenburg, the mem- bership of which was enlarged by several people joining the Movement on the occasion of the opening of the mosque. The bigoted section of orthodox Muslim divines in Pakis~ tan was much perturbed by the announcement of the Khali-