A glimpse into the rich history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
25 April 2006: On this day, during his visit to the Far East, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa arrived at the Nadi Airport in Fiji, which is called the edge of the world. Huzooraa was interviewed by a correspondent for a national TV station. Delegations from neighbouring countries like Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, etc. also came to receive Huzooraa. (Al Fazl International, 9 June 2006, pp. 1-2)
26 April 1984: On this day, the infamous dictator of Pakistan, General Zia-ul-Haq, issued Ordinance XX, which made it unlawful for Ahmadis to engage in any kind of Islamic practice, from modes of worship to dress code, from greetings to using any terms that were Islamic and it also included not having Muslim names.
To read more, see: ‘‘The Ahmadi Muslims of Pakistan: A loyal community under siege since 1974’’ at alhakam.org (13 September 2024, pp. 6-7).
27 April 2006: On this day, during his tour of Fiji, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa granted an audience to the then-president of Fiji. In the evening, Huzooraa addressed a reception held in his honour at the capital city of Suva’s central hotel, which was attended by various dignitaries as well. (Al Fazl International, 9 June 2006, pp. 9-10)
28 April 1888: On this day, the Promised Messiahas wrote a reply to the letter of Maulvi Imamuddin Sahib of Montgomery (present-day Sahiwal, Pakistan), rebutting his view concerning heavenly books. This Maulvi Sahib was of the notion that heavenly books still needed to be practised, even after the revelation of the Holy Quran. (Maktubat-e-Ahmad, Vol. 1, pp. 410-412)
28 April 1970: On this day, during his visit to Ivory Coast, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIIrh addressed the Jamaat members who were present. The address was translated simultaneously into French and Abidjan’s local language. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 26, p. 54)
28 April 2005: On this day, the 40th Jalsa Salana of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Kenya commenced. This jalsa was historic, as it was the first Jalsa Salana of Kenya, which was graced by the presence of any Khalifatul Masih. The vice president of the country also addressed the inaugural session of the jalsa. The attendance was five times more than the previous year. On his day, in addition to other engagements, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa attended a reception in the evening to which the country’s political, diplomatic and higher judicial and administrative officials were invited. (Al Fazl International, 13 May 2005, pp. 8-9)
29 April 2005: On this day, during the proceedings of Jalsa Salana Kenya of 2005, while Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa was present, there was heavy rainfall in the evening of the last day of jalsa. The guests of the jalsa spent the night awake with great patience. The jalsa was relocated in a very short time and the Friday sermon was broadcast live from Kenya. (Al Fazl International, 13 May 2005, p. 5)
29 April 2006: During his visit to Fiji, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa visited the Ahmadiyya School in Narare Town. He also visited the Ahmadiyya College in the same city. (Al Fazl International, 9 June 2006, pp. 11-13)
30 April 1902: On this day, the Promised Messiahas replied to Hazrat Maulvi Abdullah Sanaurira that chanda of 30 rupees and 7 annas from him had been received. Huzooras plainly articulated that during the ongoing pandemic of the plague, deaths of some members of the Jamaat may occur, but these men would be considered shaheed [martyrs] and these deaths would not surge as total devastation and would not shroud the Jamaat in sheer despair. (Maktubat-e-Ahmad, Vol. 3, p. 238)
30 April 1931: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra travelled from Mansoori to Dehradun, now the interim capital of Uttarakhand, a state in India. During this tour, Huzoorra left Qadian on 19 April and returned to Qadian on 14 May and visited Mansoori, Dehradun, Delhi, Malirkotla and Ludhiana. Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat reports that during this trip, Huzoorra had to stay awake until three in the morning and remain busy with religious and national activities, like presiding over Jalsas, meeting with local Ahmadis and guiding their attention towards the tarbiat matters. During his stay in Delhi, Huzoorra met with Khwaja Hassan Nizami. Al Fazl reported among his many engagements that on 31 May, a public jalsa was held in Islamia School Mansoori, presided over by Khan Bahadur Zill-e-Hussain Sahib, Honorary Magistrate. Hindus, Muslims and many other people attended in huge numbers. Huzoorra spoke for nearly two hours on the Hindu-Muslim relations, the need for their reformation and the reasons for the disputes between these two nations. This was very much appreciated by the attendees. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 5 pp. 273-275)
1 May 1947: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra delivered a speech, titled “Hindustani uljhanon ka aasaan tareen hal” – A simple solution to the problems of India. During this speech, Huzoorra advocated that the people of India deserved the right to determine their future themselves, instead of the foreigners deciding it unilaterally and said that since freedom is the birthright of everyone, Indians also hold the same right.
For more details, see: “Freedom is the birthright of everyone: Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad’sra guidance regarding India’s independence and partition”, at alhakam.org, (3 June 2022, Issue 220, pp. 18-19).