Qadian, India: Punjab police makes foolproof security arrangements for Ahmadiyya Muslim meet in wake of terror threats

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The Ahmadiyya Muslim meet will be held on December 26 in Qadian in Punjab | Security has been increased after a request from Secretary Anjuman Ahmadiyya | There has been criticism of Ahmadiyyas by prominent Muslim organisations, leaders and fundamentalists

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By Atir Khan | December 9, 2016

In the wake of virulent criticism of Ahmadiyya Muslim community and terrorist threat perception for their annual convention to be held in Punjab this month, Union home ministry has ordered a two-kilometre foolproof security perimeter around the Ahmadiyya headquarters in Qadian, Gurdaspur.
Highly-placed intelligence sources said the ministry has passed on instructions to Punjab Police to secure Ahmadiyya Muslim Community headquarters in Qadian for the community's annual convention on December 26.

Instructions have also been passed on to other state police forces to secure the community's missions and branches that are spread all over India.

The move has been initiated after a request was received from Secretary Anjuman Ahmadiyya.

Sources said there has been criticism of Ahmadiyyas by prominent Muslim organisations, leaders and fundamentalists in different parts of the country.

The Ahmadiyya believe in a Prophet after the Prophet Mohammed concept.

This has exposed them to criticism by fundamentalist Muslim organisations and clerics, who believe in the concept of Khatm-e- Naboowat (finality of Prophethood) with the demise of Prophet Mohammad.

The antagonism of other Muslim groups against Ahmadiyyas has also manifested in declaration of Ahmadiyyas as non-Muslims by several Muslim groups both in India and abroad.

The report prepared by the home ministry says efforts by the 'rabid' groups to harm Ahmadiyya interests cannot be ruled out.

It has also placed on record Mohammed Mojibuillah Ansari, arrested for alleged IM/ex-SIMI terrorist activity in connection with Bodh Gaya blast, 2013 and had revealed that he had planned to target various holy places in India, including Qadiani Centre in Qadian, Punjab.

SIMI operatives had also reportedly undertaken reconnaissance of Qadian as precursor to their plans.
Other than the security perimeter, the Home Ministry has also sent an elaborate 11- point recommendation to Punjab Police to ensure tight security arrangements for the event.

The home ministry has recommended that the police should deploy force in plain clothes and intensify patrolling around the Ahmadiyya Mohalla to detect any suspicious person.

It has also been directed that security volunteers from the community should also be trained.
This year, the community will be holding its 125th 'Jalsa' or annual convention, which will be attended by believers from a number of foreign countries, including Pakistan.

The district administration led by deputy commissioner Pardip Sabharwal has already held a meeting in connection with preparations at Nangal Baghbana for the event.

Ahmadiyya is an Islamic religious movement founded in Punjab near the end of the 19th Century.
It originated with the life and teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1889. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as Mujaddid (renewer) of Islam.

The adherents of the Ahmadiyya movement are referred to as Ahmadi Muslims or simply Ahmadis.
They view themselves as leading the revival and peaceful propagation of Islam.

The population of the community is estimated to be more than 20 million worldwide with its presence in 209 countries, especially in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa and Indonesia.



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