WANEP Gambia hosts multi-stakeholder consultative meeting
Jul 24, 2017, 12:13 PM
Jama'at, President of the
As the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at celebrates the first century of Khilafat-I-Ahmadiyya (Ahmadiyya Caliphate), a regional Jalsa (convention) for West Africa, which attracted over 100,000 people from different parts of the world, was held in
In his opening address, the Supreme Leader of the worldwide Ahamdiyya Muslim Jata'at, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih V, Mizra Masroor Ahmad (ATBA) instructed that every Ahmadi must try to improve himself and develop the qualities of absolute truth and forbearance. He admonishes against lying, backbiting and breach of trust which, he said, lead to chaos and disorder. Dishonesty and breach of trust does not only mean the stealing of small or large amounts or misappropriation of wealth but also includes failure to fulfill one's duties. These evil qualities wreck a country. He said that for an Ahmadi, love for his country is part of faith and therefore admonished every Ahmadi to put national interest at heart. If an Ahmadi does not fulfill his duties to his nation, then he has not fulfilled a purpose for which he joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jata'at. He stated that the future of
Addressing the concluding session on Saturday 19th April 2008, the Khalifa highlighted the importance of seeking the forgiveness of Allah Almighty. He said that seeking Allah's forgiveness is not limited to uttering words of repentance; a person has to make pure and firm resolve seeking God's help. We have to nurture and take care of our hearts so that the seedlings of good work begin to sprout, he said. He said that the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, Hadrat Mizra Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) taught three conditions for a true repentance: a person has to shun and distance himself from foul and corrupt thoughts, he has to inculcate a feeling of shame and regret for any bad deeds that he has previously committed and he has to develop a firm resolve never to commit the sin again. He also highlighted the roles of husbands and wives within a family. He once again reminded the Africans that the future is bright and the time is fast approaching when
Speaking at the opening session of the convention, the President of the
The concluding session was attended by the honourable Vice President of the
The convention was attended by religious leaders including the Ghanaian National Chief Imam, the only Christian Cardinal in