USA: Ahmadiyya Muslims of Chicago West observe Promised Messiah day

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God desires to form a community of the faithful to manifest his glory and power. He will make the community grow and prosper, to establish the law of God, righteousness, piety and goodwill among men.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: Masjid Baet-ul-Jaamay
By Nadeem Raza | March 23, 2016

Messiah has come to promote the peace, says Imam Shamshad

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community  Chicago West (North and South) celebrated Masih Moud Day on March 20th 2016. A good gathering of the people from the community attended this event.

The Ahmadi Muslims worldwide observe Masih Moud Day in commemoration of the founding of the community on March 23rd in 1889 by the founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, India.

The program this year at Masjid Baet-ul-Jaamay comprised of recitation and English translation of a few verses from the Holy Qura'an, a Poem with English translation, speeches and concluding address by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir, the regional Imam and Missionary of the Chicago region.

Speakers presented different aspects of the life of the Promised Messiah (peace be on him). Young man Kasid Naeem - who spoke first - presented synopsis of the the Promised Messiah life and enlightened about revelations of the promised Messiah and relevance of his holy mission with the mission of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In fact the Promised Messiah was on the foot prints of his beloved Master Muhammad (PBUH), it was explained.

Next speech was of Mr. Farhan Latif who in detail mentioned  about metaphorical second advent of the Jesus Christ, which in fact, fulfilled with the coming of the Promised Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. People from all religions are waiting for someone to come and guide the humanity to the path of righteousness. In fact Muslims of that age, were divided in many sects . The speaker referenced number of quotations and the hadith describing the great testimonies of the solar and lunar eclipse in truth of the Promissed Messiah, that the Messiah of this age has come.

Next was a speech by Ismail Annani. "The Promised Messiah has clearly established the objectives of his mission". The speaker focused  on the mission of him.

God desires to form a community of the faithful to manifest his glory and power. He will make the community grow and prosper, to establish the law of God, righteousness, piety and goodwill among men.

The speaker also described the expectations of the Promised Messiah for his people to be the role model in the society.

Imam Shamshad in his concluding address mentioned that coming of the Promised Messiah had been prophesied by number of prophets and we are the blessed ones that we accepted the Messiah of this age. Now is the need to mold our lives according to the teachings of the Promised Messiah which is nothing else but the teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), which are to establish peace with parents, children, husband and wife, family and relatives, friends, in the county and country.

Imam Shamshad declared on the basis of the teachings of the Promised Messiah that  Prayers and supplication are the key to all spiritual success.


-- USA: Ahmadiyya Muslims of Chicago West observe Promised Messiah day


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