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AHMADIYYA MUSIJIM COMMUNITY SO~E CONTRIBt;TIONS AND SERVICES To d i ssem i nate a nd impl e m ent teac hin gs o f Islam , the Ahm ad i yya Muslum Commu ni ty is engaged in a variety of projects. The Community so far has: • Part1c1patcd in numerous hamanitarian and charitable ser- ' ices. offering food. medicine. clothes. and shelter to the poor. war -victims and drought-stricken nations. • Constructed 5,787 new moques around the world. • Established 602 Islamic mission houses in 72 countries. • Published the Holy Qur'n with translations in 52 main lan- guages of the world. "We will surely guide in Our ways Those who strive after Us. Verily Allah is with those who do good. " (A l Qu' ra n 29:70) • Published selected verses from the Holy Qur'an in 117 languages of the world. • Constructed 31 medical clinics and hospitals in underdeveloped countries. • Published a very comprehensive Five Volume Commentary of the Holy Qur'an in English. including a bi ography of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SA), exhaustive index and a general introduction with cross- rcfcrcnces to the verses. • Published a selection of Ahadith, the Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SA) in 117 languages. • Instituted 373 schools in 8 countries in Africa. • E. stablished a Global Islamic Outreach Program through satellite communication system, relaying Friday Sermons ( Khutbat-e-Juma) in seven languages, and featuring daily program for Asian. European, North American and Far Eastern Countries. • fatablished Worldwide Branches in 153 Countries THE AHMADIYYA Mt;SLIM COMMUNITY IN THE EYES OF OTllERS • "Ahmadiyyah is one of the most active messianic movement in modem Islam. It has sustained its activities for more than a century and has been unrivaled in its dedication to the propagation of the faith. Ahmadi mosques and missionary centers have been established not only in the Indian subcontinent but also in numerous cities of the western world, Africa and Asia,. . . . has pri- marily engaged in defending Islam and depicting it as a liberal, humane, and progressive religion that has been systematically slandered by non-Muslims. . . . . . One of the essential differences between them and other contemporary Muslim movements is that the Ahmadis consider the peaceful propagation of their version of Islam. " (The Oxford E nc yclopedia of the Modem Islamic World) • "The act1v1t1es of the community, apart from their zealous and efficient propaganda, include such internal matters as the establishing and running of schools and colleges (the former center Kadiyan, appears to have been the most literate town in India, with almost total feminine literacy). They produce great quantities of literature. . . have their own exclusive mosques; and sustain a telling espirit de corps. " ( Th e Ency clopedia of Is lam ) References: Esposito, John L, The Oxfo rd Encyclopedia of the Modem Isla mic World, New York; Oxfo rd U ni versi ty Press 1995. Gibbs, 11. A. R. , J. H. Kramers, E. Levi-Proven ca l and J. Schacht et. al. The Encyclopedia of Islam, London.