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My team and I have came across some interesting information about Ahmadiyya in Italy. It seems that around 1939, before WW-2 started, Ahmadi-mullahs in Italy were being kicked out of the country. The specific Maulvi was Maulvi Muhammad-uddin, the first ever missionary to Albania. Maulvi Muhammaduddin spent a large part of five years performing various preaching duties in several countries, including Italy, Albania, and Egypt. Maulvi Muhammaduddin initially went to Albania, a country in the Balkans, to preach Islam Ahmadiyyat. Opponents of the Jamaat filed complaints with the government, accusing him of corrupting the religion of Islam. Despite the fact that the government of Albania was Muslim, the Muslims there protested, and eventually, King Zog ordered Maulvi Muhammaduddin Sahib to be expelled from the country. The 2nd Khalifa mentioned that he wrote to Maulvi Muhammaduddin Sahib and encouraged him to continue preaching. Through his efforts, some people even accepted Ahmadiyyat, including leaders of Muslims who were also representatives of Muslims in parliament. Subsequently, the government of Yugoslavia was alerted by the government of Albania, who then expelled Maulvi Muhammaduddin Sahib from the country. After that, he went to Italy, then Egypt, and finally returned to India. Later, when he was sent to West Africa, during his travels, the ship sank on the way there (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 8, p. 358).
However, the British government, who have always supported Ahmadiyya, they quickly interceded and were able to get the Ahmadi-Mullah respite. It is not sure what happened after the war started. Ahmadiyya was also banned in Malaysia too and many other countries.
Summary of this scan
It has been reported BY MIRZA BASHIRUDDIN MAHMOOD IN AL FAZL dated 14 September, 1939 that he has just received a letter informing that govt of Italy had ordered Muballigh of Jamaat e Ahmadiyya to leave the country before 15 of August. Jalal-ud-Din Shams lodged protest with British Government saying that if our Muballigh had done something wrong we should be informed of this before the decision of his ouster.
Lord Zetland has heard this very kindly and one of his Assistant told Jalal-ud-Din Shams on telephone that Italian Consulate is being contacted. Later on, that Assistant told Jalal-ud-Din Shams that the British govt had taken up the issue with Italian authorities who have informed us that the order of his ouster has been cancelled forthwith.
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Links and Related Essay’s
The history of #ahmadiyya in #italy – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
The history of the Lahori and Qadiani Ahmadi’s by Dr. Gerdien Jonker, Ph.D–Research Scholar Germany
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