Sunday, 7 July 2013
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslims gather at International Centre
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“True Islam is one that promotes tolerance. The Holy Qur’an condemns murder in the strongest possible words ... Whosoever kills a person, it as if he has killed all of mankind, unless it is as punishment for killing another person for causing disorder in the land."
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: Toronto Sun
By Ryan Wolstat | July 06, 2013
MISSISSAUGA - As many as 20,000 Muslims were expected at the International Centre this weekend to hear speeches devoted to peace.
The 37th annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslims in the GTA also drew 50 dignitaries, including Missisauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, long-time Toronto mayor Sen. Art Eggleton, Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak, all sharing the stage with a selection of speakers on Saturday.
The Ahmadiyya are a sect of Islam that preach world peace with a motto of “Love for all, hatred for none.”
They are persecuted elsewhere in the world — in Pakistan, they are seen as heretics and are not allowed to identify themselves as Muslims — and believe the Messiah returned as Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who founded the sect in the late 19th century.
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