Since establishing itself in London in 1913, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has worked hard to encourage interfaith dialogue and do good works, a point made by David Cameron.
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By Jim Greenhalf | June 27, 2013
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community – motto Love For All Hatred For None – marks its British centenary this year with a series of peace symposiums, charitable events and dinners.
Tomorrow night the Bradford Ahmadiyya Muslim community has invited all members, neighbours and friends to a barbecue at the Al-Mahdi Mosque, Rees Way, off Otley Road. On Sunday, members will hold a charity walk to raise more than £200,000 for UK charities.
The organisation was founded in India in March 1889 by Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in what followers believe was divine revelation, the equivalent of Christianity’s Second Coming.
This has been a cause of conflict with other Muslim groups.
Since establishing itself in London in 1913, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has worked hard to encourage interfaith dialogue and do good works, a point made by David Cameron.
He said: “Your tremendous charitable services, your care for the environment by planting thousands of trees each year, your feed the homeless project and blood donation drives are just a few of the many reasons Britain can be proud of you. This is faith in action.”
Dr Mohammed Iqbal, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Bradford, said: “Outside London, Bradford has one of the oldest and best established Ahmadiyya Muslim communities.
“After humble beginnings the Bradford Ahmadiyya Muslim community contributed to the building of the beautiful Al-Mahdi Mosque on Rees Way in 2008.
“Members of our community have contributed to Bradford’s development in lots of different ways.”
In May 2012, for example, about 100 people took part in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association’s 10k charity walk in Peel Park to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Dr Bary Malik said while there had been outbreaks of hostility by other Muslim groups, they were rare.
“The difference is we believe the messiah has arrived, whereas they are still waiting for him.”
Dr Iqbal added: “I pray in the next 100 years our community will make even greater efforts for the benefit of our city and our country.”
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