The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, delivered a powerful and authoritative response to critics of Islam who blame the world's problems on the religion.
His Holiness made the comments during his concluding address at the 49th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the UK on Sunday, 23 August 2015.
Whilst delivering a comprehensive defence of Islam’s true teachings before an audience of over 35,000 gathered at Hadeeqatul Mahdi in Hampshire, he condemned all forms of terrorism and extremism as completely against the teachings of Islam.
This year delegates from 96 countries attended the Jalsa Salana. Apart from the thousands of Ahmadi Muslims, many non-Ahmadi and non-Muslim guests and dignitaries attended the three-day convention.
One of the highlights of the Jalsa Salana was the pledge of allegiance, known as the Bai’at that took place on Sunday afternoon, where the participants pledged allegiance to Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad as the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph) of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him). The participants formed a human chain leading to the Khalifa as they repeated the words of the pledge in unison.
In his concluding address, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad rejected the notion that religion was the cause of violence or warfare.
Apart from the 5 addresses delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, various other speakers and scholars took to the stage during the course of the three-day event.
Various exhibitions were also on display including a photographic exhibition documenting the history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, an exhibition displaying a replica of the Shroud of Turin and a human rights exhibition.
