The highlight of the event is the global ba'it - Islamic allegiance to the Khalifah of the time and world head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V.
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| Senior Nigerian journalists have also arrive to cover the Ahmadiyya Muslim 48th Islamic Conference in the UK. (Photo: Twitter | @lalycase ) |
Source/Credit: Vanguard | Nigeria
By Haroon Balogun | August 29, 2014
The leader of the Nigerian Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Dr. Mashuud Fashola along with other 19 members have joined thier counterparts across the world in the Oakland Farm, UK for the 48th annual conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim association, UK from 29th to 31st, of August, 2014.
The 3-day event is an annual Islamic gathering focusing on lectures geared towards peaceful coexistence, global religious harmony, Islamic and moral upbringing from renowned Islamic scholars across the world.
The gathering which was opened yesterday 28th with an International tabligh - preaching seminar on effective ways of peaceful propagation and better understanding of Islam by the Ahmadiyya Islamic community. Distinguished guests, head of governments across the world, traditional rulers, representatives of religious groups have also been invited to grace the occasion.
The highlight of the event is the global ba'it - Islamic allegiance to the Khalifah of the time and world head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V.
Arrangements have been concluded to bring the proceedings of the conference live on www.mta.org and brief newscast on two Nigerian television stations, Murhi International television and Lagos Television service. The Friday Islamic page of the National Mirror and Vanguard newspaper will equally cover the gathering for the print media in Nigeria.
Ahead of the event, the head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria,Dr Mashuud Fasola had a live interactive on MITV Islamic Programme last Friday and the National Secretary Tabligh (preaching) Dr Saeed Timehin will also feature on the same stations to preview the London Islamic conference.
Members across the world will also use the opportunity to discuss with the world head of the ahmadiyya community for spiritual upliftment and personal fulfillment .
A pan African gathering for all Ahmadiyya Muslims across Africa is scheduled for the Baitul Futuh mosque, Morden, London to entertain guests and review the progress of the Islamic organisation in the continent.
Among the delegation are three señior journalists from Voice of Nigeria, Qasim Akinreti, Head Reportorial corps and Manager News, Alhaji Ishiaq Tunde Okunola General Manager, Murhi International Television service and Alhaja Sekinat Lawal, the Deputy Editor National Mirror newspaper.
Mosque Trust Fund
Shortly after the event, the leadership of the Ahmadiyya Muslim jamaat in Nigeria would to meet its members in the diaspora in the United Kingdom to discuss their commitment to the National mosque building trust fund scheme.
The meeting to be led by the Amir, Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Nigeria, Dr. Mashuud Fasola along with the chairman of the Mosque Building Programme in Nigeria, Dr. Yaqeen Habeeb, who is also the Naib Amir, North, deputy head of the Islamic Organisation.
Ahead of the meeting, the Committee has already sent a letter from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community In Nigeria to intimate the Diaspora's members on the national mosque trust fund
According to the content of the letter, Dr. Mashhud Adenrele Fasola, the Amir, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, "Nigerian Jamaat is seeking the support of the Jamaat members in giving facelifts to the Jama'at mosques in Nigeria.
Many of these mosques have remained uncompleted for a long time with the urgent and compelling need to build new ones to step up tabligh activities, and as part of effort for physical expansion and development of the Jama'at in Nigeria.
The National Mosque Building Trust Fund Committee has been set up to mobilize funds and identify areas for these laudable projects across Nigeria. Members of the Committee are: Dr Y.A. Habeeb, Naib Amir North - Chairman, Alhaji M.B Odukoya, Sadr Majils Ansarullah, Vice Chairman, Alhaji Abdul Azeez Alatoye, Naib Amir South-West, Abdul Ganiy Enahoro, Naib Amir Eastern Region, Builder Bashir Towolawi - Secretary to the Committee, Alhaji Muffadil Bankole - Chairman of the Jalsa Planning Committee ,Qasim Akinreti, Secretary Ishaat, Engineer Adeoye, Secretary Audio-Visual, Alhaji Atanda, former Circuit President Abuja, from Abuja Jama'at, Alhaji A.G.Idris, National Financial Secretary, Dr. Samiullah Tahir, Ahmadiyya hospital, Apapa, Alhaji Tajudeen Onabanjo.
The Committee is determined to have a model/design of mosque for the rural, semi - urban and urban areas across the length and breadth of the country.
In this circumstance, therefore, we humbly solicit your support and financial contribution towards ensuring that these tasks are accomplished in a record time.
We are assuring you that the Mosque trust fund will be managed by seasoned professionals, and that a separate account has been opened for this project.
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