Ahmadiyya Muslim Community national president Iqbal Mohammed says there's been an increasing number of people showing interest in the religion in recent times.
Source/Credit: New Zealand | News Talk ZB
By Jacob Brown | January 25 2013
Getting rid of the violent and aggressive stigma associated with the Islam religion will be the main focus of this year's annual convention.
Hundreds of Muslims are expected to gather at the 24th annual event in Manukau this weekend.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community national president Iqbal Mohammed says there's been an increasing number of people showing interest in the religion in recent times.
But he says there's still a negative stigma linked to Islam, brought on by the actions of a minority of fanatics and extremists.
"For that very reason, we are trying to go back to the basics and look at the basic teachings of Islam, and bring forward the fundamental teachings that was left for us by the holy prophet Muhammad."
Iqbal Mohammed says there's been an international effort to try and clarify the true meaning.
But he says despite that, interest in the religion and its teachings have really ramped up over recent years.
"We started off from about 70 people to more than 250 people now attending this annual convention.
"We're hoping that the new mosque we are building currently in Manukau will open the capacity for us to host more people."
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