Germany: Ahmadi Muslims in Wuppertal take to the streets to reduce prejudice

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In an interview with Deutschlandfunk, the sociologist Necla Kelek criticized, among other things, that the community is missionary and divides the world into believers and unbelievers.

Malik Nasir Mahmood, Mohammad Ahmad Qamar Din and Zaheer Ahmad
Sanauri inform about their faith. (Photo Westdeutsche Zeitung)

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By Web Report | November 23, 2017

A small community starts a flyer campaign starting on Saturday.

We are all Germany" is on the flyers, which will be distributed from Saturday in Wuppertal. The members of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim community want to seek dialogue with their fellow citizens - Muslim and non-Muslim. The goals are: to break down prejudices, to answer questions about one's own faith, to distance oneself from terrorists who murder in the name of Islam.

The reactions are often positive but not always

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat was founded in India at the end of the 19th century. In Germany, the Islamic community claims to have 45,000 members, and tens of million worldwide. It sees itself as a reforming community. Its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, is considered the follower of the Prophet Muhammad. In Pakistan, among other things, Ahmadis have been massively persecuted since the 1970s, when they were declared non-Muslims.

During the last year also members have introduced their faith to locals in a similar action in Wuppertal.

The reactions were often positive - but not always. "Some people insult us with harsh words. Then we explain that we are not the killers," says Malik Nasir Mahmood. He is president of the local community, which is based in Radevormwald. Nearby there is the prayer house of the community. The members come from Wuppertal next door and also from Remscheid or Wermelskirchen. Overall, the community has 55 members.

In an interview with Deutschlandfunk, the sociologist Necla Kelek criticized, among other things, that the community is missionary and divides the world into believers and unbelievers. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat dismissed these allegations with a statement. "Missionary is not our goal," says Mohammad Ahmad Qamar Din, spokesman for the community. Also in Wuppertal is the goal to explain " who we are and what we want at all."

An example is: "A true Muslim who is aware of the teachings of his faith will always be sincere and loyal to the country under whose protective shadow he lives in peace."

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