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Community in Hampshire celebrate major religious convention   30,000 people from across the country are in Hampshire this weekend to celebrate a major religious convention. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is the youngest denomination within Islam and meets near Alton every year. It is the first time they have been able to meet fully since the…

Britain’s oldest established Muslim organisation, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, will host its Jalsa Salana convention this weekend at a farm in East Worldham near Alton. Normally, the largest annual gathering of Muslims in the UK attracts 35,000 people to Hadeeqatul Mahdi, known locally as Oakland Farm, over the three days, which this year takes place…

  Tens of thousands of British Muslims will meet for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic at the UK’s longest running Islamic convention. Ahmadi Muslims from across the UK will descend on the 200-acre Oakland Farm in Hampshire between 5-7 August for three days of prayer, discussion and spiritual rejuvenation at…

Liverpool Muslims are preparing to “renew their efforts to serve humanity” at Britain’s oldest Muslim organisation later this week. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is holding its annual convention between August 5-7 in Hampshire. The gathering normally attracts 35,000 people over the three days but this year has been restricted to primarily UK delegates because of the…

Britain’s oldest established Muslim organisation, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be holding its Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) on August 5-7 in Hampshire. The event is normally the largest annual gathering of Muslims in the UK, as it attracts 35,000 people over the three day event. But this year the faith gathering has been restricted to primarily…

Poets from diverse backgrounds traded verses in Leamington in a special event aimed at promoting peace and understanding. Hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Centre in Adelaide Road, Saturday’s event offered perspectives on peace from the centre’s own poets and many from Leamington’s poetry performance scene. Contributions ranged from personal experiences of persecution and upheaval to…

Teesside is home to a wide variety of cultures and religions and many aren’t always aware of the different work religious groups carry out in the hopes of bettering the whole community. From supporting food banks and delivering meals to those unable to leave their homes, to raising funds for the annual Poppy Appeal and…