In The Press

Following the recent death of the renowned humanitarian Mr Abdul Sattar Edhi in Pakistan, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has said: “I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Mr Abdul Sattar Edhi. On behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I…

Storm Desmond was a disaster nobody in Cumbria will ever forget, bringing unprecedented floods that left homes and businesses underwater, and roads and bridges destroyed. But it is thanks to an incredible spirit – the Spirit of Cumbria – that communities are now bouncing back stronger, with some of the county’s most inspirational people leading…

A KEIGHLEY-based Muslim group has helped to co-ordinate relief efforts to offer life-saving relief to districts in Ecuador stricken by a major earthquake. Coastal regions of the country were devastated by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April, which left 600 dead and 7,000 injured.Dr Aziz Hafiz, president of Keighley’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and director for…

Rafiq Hayat, National President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK said: “We express our profound sorrow at the terrible murder of MP Jo Cox. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and her loved ones. “Jo had dedicated herself to public service and was going about her work for others when she was attacked. We stand…

“The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns in the very strongest possible terms today’s attack at an Orlando nightclub in which dozens of innocent people were brutally killed. “All forms of terrorism and extremism are completely against the true teachings of Islam. The Holy Quran has said that to kill even one innocent person is akin to…

AS part of Islam Awareness Week, women from The Ahmadiyya Muslim Womens Association North West generously donated a number of hampers to the Stretford food bank. The women help at the food bank as volunteers and on collection days, when volunteers at local Tesco stores collect donations for the foodbank from shoppers. Hampers were also…

A minority Muslim group walk raised more than £200,000 for charities. Proceeds from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association’s Walk For Peace are still being counted, with retrospective donations being accepted until October. More than 2,500 people joined worshippers from Upton Park’s Baitul Ahad Mosque, with 50-year-old Samira Ahmad, who represents female Muslims at the Tudor Road…

It’s been called “the biggest act of mass-religious observance of its kind”. US president Barack Obama referred to it as a time of “gratitude for the gifts that God bestows”. And the Vatican has described it as an opportunity for “human and spiritual growth”. Next week (6 June 2016) sees the start of Ramadan, when…