A Message for Our Time — Page 72
72 I slaamnl ter ior Publ 2 • HRES 1125 IH Whereas, from October 15, 2018, to November 5, 2018, His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, an international religious organization with millions of mem- bers across the globe, is making a historic visit to the United States, during which time he will inaugurate three new mosques: Baitul Aafiyat Mosque in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baitus Samad Mosque in Baltimore, Mary- land, and Masroor Mosque in Manassas, Virginia; Whereas His Holiness was elected to become fifth Khalifa to Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, on April 22, 2003, a life- long position; Whereas His Holiness is a leading Muslim figure promoting peace, who in his sermons, lectures, books, and personal meetings has continually advocated the Ahmadiyya Mus- lim values of service to humanity, universal human rights, and a peaceful and just society; Whereas the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has suffered re- peated severe hardships, institutionalized discrimination, persecution, and violence in several countries in the world, including Pakistan, Indonesia, and Algeria; Whereas, on May 28, 2010, 86 Ahmadi Muslims were killed in Lahore, Pakistan, when 2 mosques belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community were attacked by anti- Ahmadiyya terrorists and scores more have been killed in targeted attacks since then; Whereas despite the continued sectarian persecution that Ahmadi Muslims are subjected to, His Holiness continues to forbid violence; VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:30 Oct 12, 2018 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1125. IH HR1125 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS