Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, UK: Leader: Busting all the myths

They [Ahmadiyya Muslim Community] are out to bust myths people have about Islam and promote their five key beliefs – loyalty, freedom, equality, respect and peace.

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Source: The Huddersfield Daily Examiner | UK
By The Huddersfield Daily Examiner | March 15, 2010

TODAY’S Examiner is a great snapshot of Huddersfield’s multicultural society.

The St Patrick’s Day parade organised by the Irish community has once again given the town some special memories.

And in the latest of the Our Town Our Communities series we focus on the Ahmadiyya Muslims.

They are out to bust myths people have about Islam and promote their five key beliefs – loyalty, freedom, equality, respect and peace.


They want to get their message across to all people in the UK and are reaching out to change people’s views.

Their message is one of tolerance and they are making a big effort to challenge Islamophobia.

People seem receptive to what they have to say.

Huddersfield has a proud record of vibrant multicultural living so no doubt they will find a positive reaction here.

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Editor's note:  About the "five key beliefs" referenced above, this is the typical example of a communication mismatch when people of differing faiths try to give each other a crash-course about their faith. The referenced five item's list displays what Ahmadiyya Muslims have derived from the Islamic teachings and adopted as their stance to promote a practically peaceful society.

For the readers' reference, Six main Articles of faith in Islam are: (source: AlIslam.Org)
    * To believe in the Oneness of Allah.
    * To believe in all His Angels.
    * To believe in all His Books.
    * To believe in all His Prophets.
    * To believe in the Day of Resurrection.
    * To believe in the Decree of Allah

The Five Pillars of Islam (Declaration of the Islamic Faith): In order to enter into the fold of Islam i.e. to be Muslim, one has to know, believe, accept totally and sincerely apply the five basic principles (Pillars) on which Islam is based:

   1. Bearing witness that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
   2. Observance of Prayer
   3. Paying Zakat
   4. Fasting during Ramadhan
   5. Pilgrimage to the house of Allah.

For more about Ahmadiyya Muslim Community please visit: http://www.alislam.org.