Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, The True Islam

by Dr. Karimullah Zirvi

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− commence or prosecute a proceeding of a civil nature against another member, save in the. If for some reason it is found necessary to have Qada ± − recourse to the ordinary civil courts, this may only be done with permission obtained from the appropriate department of the Community. One special feature of the Judicial system established in the Community is that while the Judges occupy themselves with the decision of cases, machinery for execution of decrees is not attached to the but is a part Qada ± − of the department of. The whole system, of course, Nazir ‘Umuri Ama − ± − − works on a voluntary basis, and the only ultimate sanction behind its successful and efficient working is the moral and spiritual value that every member attaches to its membership of the Community. Apart from the moral and spiritual gain, the actual working of the department saves the Community the heavy expenses of litigation, which are a sad feature of the administration of justice in the ordinary courts. No court fees are levied by the The rules of procedure and evidence followed are simple and Qada. ± − free from many of the technicalities that often operate to defeat justice under more formal systems. (Ahmadiyyat Today, Ataul Mujeeb Rashed, Review of Religions, Vol. ± ± − − LXXX, No. 2, February 1985, pp 20-21) FADL-I-‘UMAR FOUNDATION ± In 1965, Khalifatul Masih III established the rh Fadl-i-‘Umar − − ± ± Foundation in the memory of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II , who was named ra ± ± − − ± Fadl-i-‘Umar in one of the revelation of the Promised Messiah and ± Mahdi. Establishment of the foundation was proposed by Hadrat Zafrulla as − ± ± ± Khan Sahib. The purpose of this Foundation was to carry on all the works ra in which Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II had taken particular interest. An ra ± ± − − ± appeal was made to the community to raise 2. 5 million Rupees as the capital of the Foundation. The community participated in this venture overwhelmingly, and the actual contributions far exceeded the initial target, which was then raised to 5. 2 million rupees. The main objectives of the foundation are: 374