Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, said the slaying of a British soldier, the Boston Marathon bombings and the Via Rail bomb plot “give the wrong message of the true teachings of Islam.”
Source/Credit: The Calgary Herald
By Bryan Weismiller | May 25, 2013
His holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmed meets with media during his visit at the Baitun Nur Mosque in Calgary, Alberta on May 25, 2013.
Photograph by: Leah Hennel , Calgary Herald
A world Muslim leader denounced recent violent attacks carried out in the name of Islam on Saturday as he brought his message of peace to Calgary.
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, said the slaying of a British soldier, the Boston Marathon bombings and the Via Rail bomb plot “give the wrong message of the true teachings of Islam.”
“We are trying to build the true message of Islam, which is peace, love and harmony,” he told reporters at the Baitun Nur mosque.
A relatively small religious sect, the Ahmadis are heavily persecuted for their faith, which is at odds with some orthodox Muslim views.
Reports suggest between 25,000 and 50,000 Ahmadis reside in Canada, mainly in urban centres such as Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto.
On Saturday, Ahmad acknowledged the high-profile terrorist attacks conducted by Muslim extremists are a roadblock in reaching peace, but said his campaign isn’t countering any specific violence.
“We have been condemning it all the time,” Ahmad said. “We have been giving the message of peace all the time.”
Mayor Naheed Nenshi, North America’s first big-city Muslim mayor, also met with the spiritual leader.
The visiting khalifa, who lives in London, England, has twice stopped in Calgary before. In 2008, he joined religious leaders and high-ranking politicians in opening the gargantuan Baitun Nur house of worship on Calgary’s northeastern edge.
At 48,000-sq.-ft, the mosque is considered the largest in Canada and ranks among the top worldwide.
bweismiller@calgaryherald.com
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