The event is expected to draw about 10,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims from North America and abroad, and about 1,000 non-Muslims.
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| File photo: 2012 Annaul Convention - Harrisburg, PA |
Source/Credit: Lancaster Online
By Jon Rutter | Jun 29, 2013
Thousands of Ahmadiyya Muslims gather at national convention in Harrisburg
It's a long road from India's peace-preaching 1800s villager, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, to 9/11.
Reformist Ahmadiyya Muslim followers, gathering in Harrisburg this weekend for the fourth year in a row, say they want to get back to the tolerant roots of their religion.
"The word Islam means peace," said Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz, a Harrisburg heart surgeon publicizing the annual Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA meeting. "Islam does not teach the destruction of community or society."
The conference has been held for 65 years.
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