USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 14
THE AHMADIYY A MUSLIM COMMUNITY By Sahibzada M. M. Ahmad The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1889. He claimed to be the Mehdi and the Messiah of the age in fulfillment of the prophecies of the Holy Quran and indeed as foretold in scriptures of other principle religions. In accordance with a prophecy of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his appearance was heralded by the occurence of solar and lunar eclipses on designated dates in the same month of Ramadhan. This happened in 1884. In pursuance of a divine command he raised his lonely and feeble voice from a tiny, unknown and isolated village of Qadian, cut off from the rest of the world. Among thousands of his miracles and prophecies was one in which God gave him the glad tidings: "I shall cause thy message to reach the corners of the earth. " Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (may Allah be pleased with him) leads salat at Pedroabad, Spain in 1980 on thll occassion of the laying the foundation - stone of the Masjid 14 Despite desperate opposition, trials and tribulations the Community's progress has remained uninterrupted and is today moving from strength to strength under the dynamic leadership of its present supreme Head, Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth elected successor of the founder. Ahmadiyya Beliefs: Ahmadi Muslims believe in : One Almighty and Loving God who is the Creator of the heaven and the earth. There is none like Him. He alone is worthy of worship. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is the Khatam - un-Nabiyeen (The Seal of The Prophets) and is the greatest prophet of all times whose mission, unlike other prophets like Moses or Jesus, was universal to all mankind and is for all times. Basharat - the first mosque built 500 years after end of Muslim rule.