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Ahmadiyya arrived in Trinidad and Tobago in 1952 (see mosques around the world). Our Foreign Missions (by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad) states that the Ahmadiyya mission was started in 1950. The first Ahmadiyya missionary sent to the island was Maulana Muhammad Ishaque Saqui. The Lahori-Ahmadi’s are also on the island and have had a jamaat for some years, they were also nearby in Guyana. By 2021, we estimate no more than 200 Ahmadi’s on the entire island.
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How many Ahmadiyya mosques are there in Trinidad and Tobago by 2021?
1—–In 1959, the Rahim Mosque is bulit, it is the first ever Ahmadiyya mosque in Trinidad and Tobago, in Freeport, capacity is barely 100.
2—–In 1995, the Baitul Aziz Mosque in Valencia, capacity is barely 100.
3—–Ahmadiyya mission house and headquarters, and where the annual Jalsa takes place (capacity is 200), Preysal.
4—–Nasir mosque in Freeport
5—–The Baitul Hamd Mosque, Icacos. Capacity 100, built in 2003.
6——Baitul-ul-A’laa was opened by the Mirza Tahir Ahmad as he visited the country in 1991, its in Caratal.
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How many Ahmadiyya missionaries are there in Trinidad and Tobago by 2021?
The first Ahmadiyya missionary sent to the island was Maulana Muhammad Ishaque Saqui.
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1921
There are no records of Ahmadi Muslims in the Caribbean until 1921 when Maulana Durrani, an Ahmadi missionary from India, arrived in Trinidad (Samaroo 1987). After being bitterly opposed by the local leaders, he soon returned to India. He was nevertheless instrumental in persuading a Trinidadian, Ameer Ali, to take up a scholarship at an Ahmadi institute in Lahore in 1923.
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1950—-1952
The Ahmadiyya mission in Trinidad and Tobago starts. The first Ahmadiyya missionary sent to the island was Maulana Muhammad Ishaque Saqui. He had initially been sent to Spain, however, the entire mission was abandoned by 1950.
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1953–1957
Bashir Ahmad Orchard is sent to Trinidad and Tobago.
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1959
The Rahim Mosque is bulit, it is the first ever Ahmadiyya mosque in Trinidad and Tobago, in Freeport, capacity is barely 100.
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1975
Lahori-Ahmadi’s officially open their mission.
1991
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1995
In 1995, the Baitul Aziz Mosque in Valencia, capacity is barely 100.
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2003
The Baitul Hamd Mosque, Icacos. Capacity 100, is opened.
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Links and Related Essay’s
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2021/07/04/who-is-maulana-muhammad-ishaque-saqui/
http://ahmadiyyamosque.blogspot.com/search/label/Trinidad%20%26%20Tobago
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