The Ahmadiyya Muslim community held its annual festival, the Jalsa Salana UK in fields near Alton, Hampshire, this weekend. An estimated 46,000 people were there, including 10,000 volunteers, visiting dignitaries and members from 110 countries all over the world. The movement was founded in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who is regarded by followers as the Messiah,…
British Muslim women attending the UK’s largest Islamic convention have expressed their concerns after a survey found half of Britons believe Muslim women are pressured into wearing the hijab.Held annually at Oakland Farm in Alton, Hampshire, the Jalsa Salana attracts more than 40,000 participants in the Ahmadiyya Muslim community from across the world. As the event concluded on…
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held its 59th annual convention, known as Jalsa Salana, just outside a Hampshire village this past weekend. The event took place from Friday, July 25 to Sunday, July 27, at Hadiqatul Mahdi on Oakland Farm in the village of East Worldham, drawing tens of thousands of guests to the 208-acre site.The vast grounds were transformed…
Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is “empowering” in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on. The survey found 49 per cent of the British public believe Muslim women wear the hijab due to family or community pressure, while just a quarter (26…
Morden’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is about to hold its 59th annual convention which is the largest of its kind in the UK. The Jalsa Salana will host 40,000 participants from more than 100 countries with the aim of promoting peace. There will be keynotes’ speeches, exhibitions, a raising of the British flag and a human…
More than 45,000 people are attending the religious event, to be in the presence of his Holiness – the head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. https://www.itv.com/watch/news/global-three-day-muslim-convention-hosted-in-hampshire-village/68fb5y6
As summer graces Farnham and schools close for the holidays, many young people look forward to rest. But for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), it’s an invitation to connect faith with action. My work with AMYA often shows the opposite of what headlines suggest: youth aren’t adrift—they’re seeking purpose. This is supported by the…
Hundreds of walkers enjoyed a light stroll in the countryside as a milestone charity event took place near Tilford. Scorching temperatures didn’t cool interest in the annual Beacon of Peace Walk with more than 1,700 fundraisers taking steps to support local charities, writes Anna Carroll. The 40th annual event organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association…
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association (Lajna Imaillah) at Baitul Baseer Mosque have come together by donating a large quantity of hygiene products to ECO Edlington. The donation is part of a nationwide campaign by Lajna Imaillah UK to combat hygiene poverty. The items included sanitary products, toiletries, maternity care items, and baby care…
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