A glimpse into the rich history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
5 December 2003: During his Friday sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa instructed that every Ahmadi must attain at least an FA degree (similar to the UK A Levels). Before this, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIIrh had instructed the Ahmadis in Pakistan to at least pass matriculation (equivalent to UK GCSE).
5 December 2008: During his Friday sermon on this day, delivered from the Baitul Hadi Mosque in Delhi, India, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa stated that there was a change of plan in his ongoing tour due to some law and order issues within the country and instructed the members of the Jamaat to cancel their plans of travel to attend the Jalsa Salana Qadian.
6 December 1953: Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra inaugurated the newly constructed building of Talim-ul-Islam College, Rabwah. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 16, p. 420)
6 December 2008: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa safely returned to London after shortening his tour of India due to law and order concerns. On 5 December, the final day of his tour, Huzooraa led the Friday prayer at Masjid Bait-ul-Hadi in Delhi. In his Friday sermon, he encouraged Jamaat members to pray for protection from trials and hardships. Huzooraa also met various guests and attended meetings on this last day. (Al Fazl Intl., 30 January 2009, p. 9)
7 December 1892: On this day, the Promised Messiahas published an ishtihar (announcement) titled “Assalamo alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” in which he explained the importance of Jalsa Salana. (Majmua-e-Ishtiharat, Vol. 1, p. 360)
7 December 1929: Hazrat Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Shamsra, a devoted missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, known for his pioneering efforts, not only helped establish the Jamaat’s chapters in Damascus and Haifa but also spent nearly five months in Egypt, where he worked tirelessly to spread the message of Islam Ahmadiyyat, support new converts and strengthen the faith of local Ahmadis. He entered Egypt on this day.
To read a rare glimpse into his day-to-day activities, see: “Preaching Islam in Egypt: The man who refused a singer’s handshake” at www.alhakam.org (7 November 2025, pp. 6-7)
8 December 1979: Mentioning the contributions of Dr Salam since the late 1950s, Nobel Laureate Sheldon Lee Glashow stated during his Nobel Lecture delivered on this day, “Another electroweak synthesis without neutral currents was put forward by Salam and Ward in 1959,” and “in a continuation of their work in 1961, they suggested a gauge theory of strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions based on the local symmetry group SU(2) x SU(2). This was a remarkable portent of the SU(3) x SU(2) x U(1) model, which is accepted today.”
To read more about the biography, success story and false allegations raised against Dr Salam, see: “From disowned to being ‘undeserving’: The painful story of Nobel Laureate Dr Abdus Salam” at www.alhakam.org (14 June 2024, pp. 6-11).
9 December 1955: On this day, Hazrat Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khanra inaugurated the Mubarak Mosque, the first purpose-built mosque in the Netherlands. This mosque, with three minarets and a capacity of 500 worshippers, was designed by Frits Beck and was completed with funds collected from Lajna Imaillah.
On 3 June 2006, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the Mubarak Mosque to commemorate the building’s 50th anniversary. (Al Fazl International, 2 June 2012, p. 9)
To learn more about this historic milestone, see: “Documentary Release: The remarkable story of Netherlands’ first purpose-built mosque, the Mubarak Mosque” at alhakam.org (18 November 2024).
10 December 1901: Amidst the devastating plague claiming countless lives across the Indian subcontinent, the Promised Messiahas, out of profound concern and sympathy for the masses, issued a written announcement on this day. To ensure his message reached a wide audience. The announcement was published in Arabic, Urdu and Persian, with a supplementary version in Pashto, guiding people on safeguarding themselves against the growing pandemic. (Majmua-e-Ishtiharat, Vol. 2, pp. 537-553)
11 December 1936: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra instructed members of the Jamaat to engage in fervent prayers and seek forgiveness from God Almighty. Whilst giving advice regarding prayer and repentance, Huzoorra said:
“At least one day in a year, you ought to shed tears before God Almighty for your sins as opposed to merely asking Him to fulfil your desires.” (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 7, p. 324)
11 February 2014: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered the keynote address at the Conference of World Religions, which was organised by Jamaat UK as part of its centenary celebrations at the famous Guildhall in the City of London. Around 500 delegates attended the conference. The conference also received messages of support from the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Dalai Lama, David Cameron and several other dignitaries. (“Historic Conference of World Religions Held at Guildhall, London”, www.pressahmadiyya.com)
