Samad Ahmad Ghori, Missionary and President, Jamaat Albania
On 19 October 2025, the 16th Jalsa Salana of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Albania was held at the Bait-ul-Awwal Mosque in Tirana and it was attended by 250 people. In addition to Albanian Ahmadis and guests under tabligh from Albania, about 100 Albanian friends came from Kosovo. Albanian Ahmadis and guests under tabligh also came from North Macedonia and Montenegro. Other countries from which Ahmadis attended included Greece, Italy, Bosnia, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Austria, the Czech Republic and Nigeria.
Muhammad Zakariya Khan Sahib, Amir and Missionary-In-Charge Denmark, was the Markaz representative.
At 9:30 am, the flag-hoisting ceremony was held and the first session was presided over by the Markaz representative and began with a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by a speech by Dr Bujar Ramaj Sahib on “The Power of Prayer.”
After the first speech, a video from The Review of Religions’ God Summit was shown under the title “God Exists. Prove Me Wrong”. Next, a 6-minute video documentary was shown, comprising the humanitarian works carried out by Jamaat Albania over recent years. After this, Mr Roland Caka, principal of a high school located in the district of Skrapar, appreciated and thanked the Jamaat Albania and Humanity First Germany for their work.
The second session was presided over by my humble self. After a recitation from the Holy Quran, Shefqet Luca Sahib narrated a faith-inspiring incident of the acceptance of prayers of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa. Thereafter, I delivered a speech on “How should we act upon the blessed example of the Holy Prophetsa in the present age?”
Following the speech, another video was shown, in which a French youth sets out to validate atheism but ultimately becomes an Ahmadi Muslim.
At the end of this session, an engaging discussion programme was held on the subject of “Zarurat-ul-Imam” (The Need for the Imam), a book by the Promised Messiahas recently published in Albanian.The final session began with a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by a video on the theme “The Miracle of Prayer Acceptance Alongside the Imam of the Time.” After this, the Markaz representative delivered the concluding address on “Which Jamaat is upon the footsteps of the Holy Prophetsa?” In the end, he led the silent prayer, after which the Jalsa came to a close.