Chino, California: Ahmadi Muslims celebrate Promised Messiah Day, 125th anniversary of Community

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The concluding address by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir presented an overview of the Promised Messiah’s mission and his invaluable contributions to the betterment of Islam and those Muslims and non-Muslims who accepted him. 

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Source/Credit: Baitul Hameed Mosque
By Staff report | March 27, 2013

Around 300 men, women and children of the Southern California chapters of the Ahmadiyya Community held their annual “Promised Messiah Day” celebration on Sunday, March 23rd at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino, CA.

All Muslims believe in the Second Coming of Jesus, but only one denomination -- the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community -- believes that Second Coming has already taken place.

March 23rd, 2014, marked the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in northern India in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (1835-1908) who claimed to be the promised reformer awaited by most religions of the world -- known as the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi in the Christian and Muslim faiths.

“Promised Messiah Day” event took place from 11am-1pm and various speakers spoke at the event on the topics of: the Claims and Teachings of the Promised Messiah, life Sketch of the Promised Messiah, the Promised Messiah: a Beacon of Truth, the High Morals of the Promised Messiah and the Promised Messiah’s Message to Contemporary Society.

The concluding address by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir presented an overview of the Promised Messiah’s mission and his invaluable contributions to the betterment of Islam and those Muslims and non-Muslims who accepted him.

Imam Shamshad also stressed the absolute necessity for Ahmadis to recognize the obligation of all Ahmadis to uphold and continue the mission of the Promised Messiah by reforming themselves and being the best example of Islam as a means to bring people to the truth and purification of Islam as established by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

A former member of Chino Hills Calvary Chapel named Brandon -- who had taken his Pledge of Initiation (Bai’at) and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community -- was invited to speak about how he had been searching for a true and direct connection to God through prayer, and how that quest brought him to the Community of the Promised Messiah.

Who are the Ahmadi Muslims?

Ahmadis are members of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi, in 1889. Their motto is: “Love for All – Hatred for None.” Ahmadis are the only peaceful, non-political and unified body of Muslims in the world. They are united under a spiritual leader (Khalifa) who condemns all terrorism and works tirelessly for global peace and interfaith harmony. For more information, call Imam Shamshad at 909-627-2252 or 909-636-8332 or go online to: Alislam.org


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