A glimpse into the rich history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
18 April 2017: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa laid the foundation stone for the first Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque in the German town of Raunheim. (“Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community lays foundation stone for new Mosque in Raunheim”, Germany, www.pressahmadiyya.com, 20 April 2017)
19 April 2006: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa travelled from Sydney to Canberra, where he attended a reception hosted by Australian political, religious and scholarly figures. Huzooraa addressed the guests, met them, and after travelling in the evening, returned to Sydney at night. (Al Fazl International, 2 June 2006, pp. 1-2)
19 April 2017: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa laid the foundation stone for the first Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque in the German university town of Marburg.
Huzooraa said, “I believe [we] are not only laying the foundation for a new mosque, but also laying the foundation for future dialogue and peace. This mosque will be a means of increasing mutual understanding.” (“Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community lays foundation stone for new Mosque in Marburg, Germany”, www.pressahmadiyya.com)
20 April 1900: Nur-i-Afshan, the Christian church’s mouthpiece in British India, published an article by Abul Fazl on this day, in which he used inappropriate comments about the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa and the Promised Messiahas as well. He asserted that the Muslims were unable to prove any of the miracles manifested by the Holy Prophetsa and attempted to give a false impression that the Promised Messiahas could also not prove his miracles. (Nur-i-Afshan, 20 April 1900, pp. 5-6)
To read more about the background of the Promised Messiah’sas book Arba‘in, see: “Arba‘in and fierce opposition to the Promised Messiah: A glimpse into the Indian press of 1900” at alhakam.org (9 August 2024, pp. 8-10).
21 April 2006: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered his Friday Sermon at Baitul Huda Sydney, Sydney and laid the foundation stone of the Khilafat Jubilee Hall. (Al Fazl International, 2 June 2006, p. 9)
22 April 2003: On this day, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa was elected as Khalifatul Masih V. The election was held in the Fazl Mosque, London.
To learn more about this election process, see: ‘‘How is Khalifatul Masih elected?’’ at www.alislam.org.
22 April 2006: During his visit to Australia, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa inaugurated the Baitul Masroor Centre on this day. Further, 290 people from 71 families had the privilege of meeting with Huzooraa. These families belonged to members of the Jamaat who were martyred and families of Ahmadis who were held captive and were now residing in Australia after migration. (Al Fazl International, 2 June 2006, pp. 10-11)
23 April 1910: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Ira inaugurated the Nur Mosque in Qadian with the Asr prayer. Afterwards, Huzoorra delivered a dars of the Holy Quran before du‘a. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 3, pp. 311-312)
24 April 1902: On this day, the Promised Messiahas wrote a letter to his companion, Hazrat Maulvi Ghulam Hassan Khan Peshawarira, in 1902 and asked for the hand of Maulana Ghulam Hassan’sra daughter, Sarwar Sultan, for marriage with his son, Sahibzada Mirza Bashir Ahmadra.
To read more about this son of the Promised Messiah, see: www.ahmadipedia.org.
24 April 1908: This day was a Friday and was the Promised Messiah’sas last Friday in Qadian, as he would soon depart for his last journey to Lahore. Hazrat Hakeem Maulvi Noor-ud-Deenra led the Jumua Prayer. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 3, p. 176)