Intro
In 1976, Mirza Nasir Ahmad (3rd Qadiani Khalifa) visited the USA, this was the first time a sitting Khalifa visited the USA. By 1979, the Ahmadiyya Movement was claiming to have only 5 mission houses and 4 mosques in the country. However, at least 2 of the 4 alleged mosques are residential properties (the property on Wabash in Chicago and the residential property in Washington D.C. aka the American Fazl Mosque). The 3rd being the Ahmadiyya temple/mosque in Dayton, Ohio. The 4th is unknown.

The Ahmadiyya Movement sent Mufti Muhammad Sadiq in 1920 to the USA without a visa (however, with paperwork from the British Government). However, MGA’s correspondence with Alexander Webb goes back to the 1880’s. Specifically in 1887, MGA was published in the USA.(See “Religious Jottings,” New York Tribune, March 27, 1887, 11., Via Bowen). Furthermore, in this advertisement, MGA is saying that he is under the protection of the British Government!!! MGA is grateful to the colonist, in fact, MGA called them a temporal Khalifa in 1902! Moreover, MGA gives a ridiculous challenge of asking people to pay 200 rupees before they come to Qadian and promising them a heavenly sign.

Additionally, MGA’s photo and life story were also published in the American press from 1902-1907 in terms of his challenge to Dowie.

In 1907, C.F. Sievwright was mentioned in one of the most famous local newspapers of Northern California, (See The Placer Herald of Sat, Jan 26, 1907 ·Page 2)(Rocklin, Ca), M. Abdul Haq C.F. Sievwright was mentioned as someone who was in the USA on a mission to convert all to Allah. Sievwright is also described as a writer in the Review of Religions magazine from the Punjab (this is not true). The newspaper reports that Sievwright came from India and is a well known Moslem in India (a lie). He is now in San Diego. Sievwright alleges that his only mission is to spread Islam in California.

The Dec-1919 edition of the ROR tells the world that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq has been ordered by the Khalifa to go to the USA. The essay or announcement is written by Rahim Baksh aka Dard, who is working as the 2nd Khalifa’s secretary on 11-25-1919. The April-May-1920 edition of the ROR tells us that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq is detained in prison in the USA, Maulvi Sher Ali calls intolerance. Mufti Sadiq had sailed from England on January 26, 1920, and reached Philadelphia in the second week of February (2-15-1920, see ROR of July-1920). The immigration department blocked his entry into the U.S.A. on the grounds that he was not allowed to preach the message of God (See also the ROR of April-May-1920). Sadiq set up his first headquarters in April 1920 at 1897 Madison Avenue in New York City. His address was also written as: “Mufti Mohammad Sadiq Ahmadi Missioner 245 W 72 Street, New York City (USA)”.

On page 47, Michael Muhammad Knight points out Mufti Muhammad Sadiq posted fake degrees from scam colleges in the Moslem Sunrise (See the Moslem Sunrise, Oct-1921, page 35 and April 1922, last page). In 1921, it was a Doctor of Divinity diploma from the College of Divine Metaphysics”, a New York thought institution in St. Louis. In 1922, it was a “Doctor of Orientalist Sciences, from Oriental University. This was a huge scam ran by Helmuth P. Holler, who was arrested and thrown in jail in 1926.

In 1976, Mirza Nasir Ahmad visited the USA, marking the first time ever that a sitting Khalifa came to the USA.


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A full list of the Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi’s that were sent to the USA

1920 to 1923—–Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, missionary-in-charge.
1923 to 1924—–Maulvi Muhammad Din, missionary-in-charge.
1928 to 1948
—–Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali, missionary-in-charge.
1937————-Muhammad Ibrahim Nasir (was denied entry into the USA).
1947 to 1948—–Mirza Monawar Ahmad, junior Maulvi.
1948 to 1959—–Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir, missionary-in-charge.
1947 to 1959—–Maulvi Ghulam Yasin (also spelled Yaseen), junior murrabi work.
1949 to 1955–Maulvi Abdul Qadar Zaighum, junior murrabi work.
1954 to 1958—-Maulvi Nurul Haq Anwar, junior murrabi work.
1954 to 1960—-Syed Jawad Ali, worked as a secretary and honorary Maulvi.
1958 to 1965—-Maulvi Abdul Qadar Zaighum, junior murrabi work.
1959 to 1963—–Maulvi Ghulam Yasin (also spelled Yaseen), missionary-in-charge.
1960 to 1963—–Aminullah Khan Salik, missionary in Washington DC., New York and Chicago.
1962 to 1963-—Sufi Abdul Ghafoor, missionary.
1963 to 1971—–Syed Jawad Ali, worked as a secretary and honorary Maulvi.
1963 to 1979—-Major Abdul Hamid, worked in Dayton and NY.
1963 to 1972—-Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali, worked in Pittsburgh, died in Dayton.
1964 to 1966—-Maulvi Shukar ilahi Hussain, Missionary-in-Charge.
1967 to 1971—-Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi was appointed as Missionary-in-Charge.
1972 to 1974-—Chaudry Sharif Ahmad Bajwah was appointed as Missionary-in-Charge.
1973 to 1981—-Mian Muhammad Ibrahim, worked in Dayton.
1973 to 1977—-Imam M.S. Shahid (aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri)
1975 to 1978—-Masud Ahmad Jehlami, worked in NY.
1977 to 1983—-Maulana Ataullah Kaleem.
1977 to 1981—-Abdur Rashid Yahya.
1978 to 1982—-Syed Mir Mahmud Ahmad Nasir (not a Maulvi).
1980 to 1982—-Masud Ahmad Jehlami, worked in NY.
1981 to ?–——–Mirza Muhammad Afzal
1981 to 2012-ish—-Maulvi Inam Ul-Haq Kausar
1983 to 1991—-Maulana Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad
1986 to 1994-—Maulvi Abdur Rashid Yahya
1988 to Present-–Mubasher Ahmad
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A list of the Missionary-In-Charge

1920 to 1923—–Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, missionary-in-charge.
1923 to 1924—–Maulvi Muhammad Din, missionary-in-charge.
1928 to 1948
—–Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali, missionary-in-charge.
1948 to 1959—–Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir, missionary-in-charge.
1959 to 1962—–Maulvi Ghulam Yasin (also spelled Yaseen), missionary-in-charge.
1962 to 1963-—Sufi Abdul Ghafoor, missionary in charge.
1963 to 1967—Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali, missionary in charge.
1964 to 1966—-Maulvi Shukar ilahi Hussain, Missionary-in-Charge (Alleged by Rashid Ahmad).
1967 to 1971— Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi was appointed as Missionary-in-Charge.
1969 to 1971—- Abdur Rahman Bengali, worked in Pittsburgh, died in Dayton.
1972 to 1974-—Chaudry Sharif Ahmad Bajwah was appointed as Missionary-in-Charge.
1975 to 1977—–Imam M.S. Shahid (aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri).
1977 to 1983—–Maulana Ataullah Kaleem, missionary-in-charge
1983 to 1991—-Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad, missionary-in-charge
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National Presidents of the USA Jamaat
Oct2021_Sep2022-EnglishSection.pdf (ahmadiyyagazette.us)

1955 to 1972—Rashid Ahmad
1978 to 1983–-Dr. Muzaffar Ahmad Zafar
1983 to 1989-–Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad

2010 to 2024–Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad
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National President Majlis Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya

1969 to 1992—Munir Hamid (African-American)

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Important Academic works

Dannin2002black-pilgrimage-to-islam

Bowen, Patrick African American Islamic Renaissance and the Rise of the Nation of Islam 2013

Thesis___Ahmadi_institutionalization_

26 May 1928, 1 – Richmond Planet at Newspapers.com

Khan, Aysha. 2022. ‘A Seed of Truth’: Ahmadiyya Muslim Propagation Networks and the
Development of Islam in America. Master’s thesis, Harvard Divinity School

Ahmadiyya in the United States – Wikipedia

Finding W.D. Fard: Unveiling the Identity of the Founder of the Nation of Islam – John Andrew Morrow – Google Books

The African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective – Google Books

Noshir P. Kaikobad, “The Colored Muslims of Pittsburgh” (M.A. thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 1948), – Google Search
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Alexander Russel Webb was never an Ahmadi – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

In 1886, Webb read an announcement in the Theosophist magazine (located in Madras, India  and via Henry Stell Olcott) and came across the challenge of MGA about 10,000 rupees if anyone could refute the Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya. Soon thereafter, he seems to have wrote letters to MGA in Qadian and MGA had them published them in his book, (Shahna’-e-Haq, 1887-1888 era). Shortly thereafter, Webb declared himself a Muslim. The original letter that was written by Webb to MGA is totally missing (See “A Muslim in Victorian America” by Abd-Allah).
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1887
See “Religious Jottings,” New York Tribune, March 27, 1887, 11.
Via Bowen

Alexander Webb gets MGA published in the See “Religious Jottings,” New York Tribune, March 27, 1887, 11.

Furthermore, in this advertisement, MGA is saying that he is under the protection of the British Government!!! MGA is grateful to the colonist, in fact, MGA called them a temporal Khalifa in 1902! Moreover, MGA gives a ridiculous challenge of asking people to pay 200 rupees before they come to Qadian and promising them a heavenly sign.

In roughly 1888-1889, Webb allegedly converted to Ahmadiyya (Webb called it Islam). Bowen quoted a letter from June 21, 1892, in a letter to Eugene Field, Webb states: “I have been a Moslem for over three years”; see Eugene Field Correspondence, Box 1 Folder 3, University of Chicago Library. For other estimates of the date of his conversion, see Abd-Allah, A Muslim, 66. Coincidentally, MGA began accepting bait in March-1889, the list of the first 40 converts is totally missing from the records. Was Webb listed therein?

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https://www.muslim.org/islam/webb1.htm

Webb wrote two letters to Ghulam Ahmad at Qadian. These letters were published then in Ghulam Ahmad’s book Shahne-e-Haqq page 372 and 439.

Shohna A Huq extract

Webb’s second letter, dated 24th February 1887, and his reply to it. Despite the length of Webb’s letter, we may reproduce it here for our readers’ interest. Webb begins:

“I cannot adequately express to you my gratitude for the letter received from you under date of December 17. I had almost given up all hope of receiving a reply but the contents of the letter and circulars fully repaid me for the delay. After reading your circulars an idea occurred to me which I will present to you for your consideration. “
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1899
Dec-3
https://www.alhakam.org/promised-messiah-khilafat-ahmadiyya/
The New York Times, 3 December 1899, p. 7

“A curious proposition has been made to Lord Curzon of Kedleston, the Viceroy of India, by Mirza Ahmad, a well-known Mohammedan of Kadian. He wants the British Government to call a public conference of all the religions and submit them to competitive examination under two demonstrations of the sublimity of their moral teachings and an outward sign of Divine support by the performance within a year of some miracle transcending all human limits.” 

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1903
June
Chicago Inter Ocean Newspaper
Sun, Jun 28, 1903 Page 31

MGA’s photo appears for the first time in the U.S.A press (See the Chicago Inter Ocean Newspaper, Sun, Jun 28, 1903 Page 31).

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1903
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad vs. John Alexander Dowie – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

ROR of Sep

An article is dedicated to Dowie.

During this time, MGA was not well known in America. Despite this, many American newspapers published this challenge which included:

  • The Chicago Inter Ocean, June 28, 1903
  • The Telegraph, July 5, 1903
  • The Literary Digest, June 20, 1903
  • The New York Mail & Express, June 25, 1903
  • The Herald Rochester, June 25, 1903
  • The Record Boston, June 27, 1903
  • The Advertiser Boston, June 25, 1903
  • The Pilot Boston, June 27, 1903
  • The Pathfinder Washington, June 27, 1903
  • The Detroit English News, June 27, 1903
  • The Democratic Chronicle Rochester, June 25, 1903
  • The Burlington Free Press, June 27, 1903
  • The Albany Press, June 25, 1903
  • The Baltimore American, June 28, 1903
  • The Buffalo Times, June 25, 1903
  • The Groomshire Gazette, July 17, 1903
  • The Houston Chronicle, July 3, 1903
  • The Trichmond News, July 1, 1903
  • The Argunaut San Francisco, Dec. 1, 1903

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1903
Cooksville Enterprise
Fri, Nov 06, 1903 ·Page 6

 

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The Evansville Journal
Sun, Mar 06, 1904 ·Page 11

MGA is a Hindoo and claiming to be the Messiah.

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1906–Sep
“A New Muslim Missionary in America” The Review of Religions, September 1906, pp. 362-362 quotation, 362
Via Fanusie

Sievwright, who eventually settled in San Diego, California wrote to Muhammad ‘Ali throughout his entire journey and upon arriving in California immediately wrote to ‘Ali of his plans to establish an Islamic mission in the United States. That the Ahmadiyya supported Sievwright’s effort is clear as Muhammad ‘Ali used the Review of Religions to call for financial assistance to Sievwright and provided readers with a San Diego address where remittances could be sent.

“despite his sincere intentions, Mr. Sievwright will surely fail in his mission if he is not assisted with resources and financing from Muslims on an organized scale similar to the organized structure of Christian missionary movements in foreign countries.”

“I shall be glad to publish any report of the progress of work made by Mr. Sievwright and to acknowledge any sums received for remittance to this new Muslim missionary.”

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1907

In 1907, C.F. Sievwright was mentioned in one of the most famous local newspapers of Northern California, (See “The Placer Herald” of Sat, Jan 26, 1907 ·Page 2)(Rocklin, Ca), M. Abdul Haq C.F. Sievwright was mentioned as someone who was in the USA on a mission to convert all to Allah. Sievwright is also described as a writer in the Review of Religions magazine from the Punjab (this is not true). The newspaper reports that Sievwright came from India and is a well known Moslem in India (a lie). He is now in San Diego. Sievwright alleges that his only mission is to spread Islam in California.

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The Boston Herald of June 27th, 1907, ran a headline, “Great is Mirza Ghulam Ahmad”.

Text as appears in the article:

Great is Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Messiah

FORETOLD PATHETIC END OF DOWIE AND NOW HE PREDICTS PLAGUE, FLOOD AND EARTHQUAKE.
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1907

In late Aug-1907, MGA and his team of writers alleges that plague had been raging for 11 years and was now about to spread in Kabul, America and Europe. They were alleging that plague was already spreading in America. MGA also alleges that he prophecies and even Maulvi Sanaullah saw the announcement back in 1896 (a lie)(Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 31, p. 12–13, dated 31 August 1907, Via Malfuzat-9, Online English Edition, pages 352-354).
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1912
(See “Opinions on the Teachings on Islam”, The Review of Religions, July 1912, Volume XI, NO. 7, 290).

In 1912 (via Fanusie), an enthusiastic American Theosophist hailed the Teachings of Islam, a collection of Ghulam Ahmad’s writings translated specifically for a European and American readership as a well-written and admirable presentation of Islam, suited to attract and not repel Christian and Jews. He wrote, We have read with pleasure and profit a small volume entitled The Teachings of Islam, which has been sent us from the office of The Review of Religions, Punjab, India. To us it seems the best and most attractive presentation of the Faith of Muhammad which we have yet come across. It is the work of the late Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and has been most admirably translated from Urdu by Muhammad Ali of Qadian. Few are the passages to which the broad-minded Christian or Jew need take exception, and many are the stimulating thoughts and expositions which would find an echo in the hearts of lovers of God in any religion…Admirably calculated to appeal to the student of comparative religion, who will find exactly what he wants to know as to Muhammadan doctrines on souls and bodies, the three worlds, divine existence, moral law and much else.
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1912
St. Louis Post-Dispatch of Sat, Feb 24, 1912 ·Page 5
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2022/04/05/alexander-russel-webb-was-never-an-ahmadi/

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch of Sat, Feb 24, 1912 ·Page 5 talks about MGA’s book, “The Teachings of Islam” (aka “Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”), they scoffed at it and called it “The Mahdi’s book on Behavior”, they also mentioned that it was published from London, edited by Maulvi Muhammad Ali, and allegedly with help from Alexander Russell Webb.

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1913
(See James M. Peebles, “A Most Warlike Religion”, Islamic Review, June 1914 Volume II No. 5, 220-223).
Via Fanusie

On page 207 of her famous dissertation, Fanusie noted how Ahmadi’s sent their English newspapers all over the world. James Martin Peebles, a nonagenarian who eventually passed a few days prior to his one hundredth birthday in 1922, contributed an article to a 1913 edition of the Islamic Review where he expressed his appreciation for the journal and profusely thanked the journal’s editors for sending copies to him in the United States.
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1916
Via Fanusie

America”, the Review of Religions, March 1916, 154.
1916 March april 2

Click to access 1916-March-april-2.pdf

Americans sent letters to the Review of Religion expressing candid support of Ahmadiyya missionary endeavors throughout the world, even where they themselves choose not to engage in specific activities necessary to become a member of the Ahmadiyya movement. Accordingly one Dr. A. George Baker of Philadelphia wrote, “As for the form of initiation into the Ahmadiyya movement, I am with you heart and soul, although I can not at present sign it.” After professing his inability to join at that time, Baker still hinted that he might yet be moved to do so at a later time. “There are a few obstacles in the way which may be removed later on.” (Via Fanusie, “America”, the Review of Religions, March 1916, 154).

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1916
ROR of July-1916
Alexander Russel Webb was an EX-Ahmadi in 1891 – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

Alexander Webb dies on Oct. 1st, 1916 and is buried at the Hillside Cemetery, Lyndhurst New Jersey. A few months before this, the ROR of July-1916 alleges that Webb sent them an article from the USA wherein Islam was set to be attacked. This was also quoted in Fanusie (see page 228).

“”It seems to me that to poison the receptive minds of young children in an effort to win them away from the true faith and induce them to believe in a religion like Christianity is a most contemptible proceeding. Christianity is rapidly losing its adult following, and its adherents in this country hope to ultimately increase its ranks by filling the minds of children with its doctrines (ROR, July-1916, via Fanusie)””.
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1916
Oct-Review of Religions
Review section, The Review of Religions, Volume XV No. 10, October-1916, inside cover flap page and Via Fanusie
1916 October

Click to access 1916-October.pdf

One keen reader from Illinois (Miss Mary Hunt) wrote about the journal, “Every number is highly interesting and reveals the false conceptions regarding the Islamic faith that are proclaimed from pulpit and Press of these so-called civilized nations of the world.”

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1919

The Dec-1919 edition of the ROR tells the world that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq has been ordered by the Khalifa to go the USA. The essay or announcement is written by Rahim Baksh aka Dard, who is working as the 2nd Khalifa’s secretary on 11-25-1919.
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1920

The April-May-1920 edition of the ROR tells us that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq is detained in prison in the USA, Maulvi Sher Ali calls intolerance (See Fanusie too). Mufti Sadiq had sailed from England on January 26, 1920, and reached Philadelphia in the second week of February (2-15-1920, see ROR of July-1920). The immigration department blocked his entry into the U.S.A. on the grounds that he was not allowed to preach the message of God (See also the ROR of April-May-1920). Sadiq set up his first headquarters in April 1920 at 1897 Madison Avenue in New York City. His address was also written as: “Mufti Mohammad Sadiq Ahmadi Missioner 245 W 72 Street, New York City (USA)”.

The ROR of July-1920 tells the world that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq spoke to the press about Ahmadiyya in the world and reported that there were 600,000 Ahmadi’s when MGA died in 1908. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was inflating the numbers of Ahmadi’s to the press in the USA. Further, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq and other Ahmadi editors lied about white converts to Ahmadiyya from Europe and America. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq also reported that he had converted 29 people to Ahmadiyya on his ship ride from the UK to the USA.

On October, 1920, Dr. Sadiq moved the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya mission to Chicago because of its central location. He purchased a house in an affluent area of Chicago, at 4448 S. Wabash, and converted it to a mosque.

The ROR of Oct-1920 reports that Muftree Muhammad Sadiq has converted 40 American’s thus far. It also reports that Sadiq moved from New York to Chicago recently. The ROR also mentions that the Ahmadiyya Movement is working on an Arabic newspaper (most likely for the arab muslims living in Dearborn, MI.). They claim to be working with an Arab on this endeavor, Mr. Mohini, the newspaper is called the “Alserat”.

The ROR of Aug-Sep-1920 has an essay about Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, entitled, “An Anecdote of the Mufti”. The July-1920 edition talks about how a Hindu from India converted to Ahmadiyya through Muftree Muhammad Sadiq and took his name. Mufti Sadiq reported that 31+ people had already converted to Ahmadiyya in New York (a total lie). Mufti Sadiq even claims to have converted 6 people to Ahmadiyya, of which 5 were chinese.

In the July-1920 edition of the ROR, it is reported how Sayyal is giving lectures. Maulana Nayyar and Azeez ud Din are also working with him. The ROR also reported that a family in Birmingham had converted to Ahmadiyya, however, this is a lie. They claim this is a Jewish family and even give the names as:

1–Isaac Yeti

2–Yetta Yeti

3–Eli Yetti

4–Michael Yeti

Thus, he departed from Liverpool on 26 January 1920 and reached Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 15 February. Upon his arrival, he was refused entry into the United States and was detained for nearly seven weeks at the Gloucester City immigration station in New Jersey. Eventually, he was allowed to enter the country and start his missionary work.

Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 17 February 1920

As one of the first voices of Islam in America, he utilised every method possible to convey the message of Islam Ahmadiyyat to the masses. He visited different cities, delivering lectures and met Americans from all walks of life.

While we celebrate the historic 100-years anniversary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in USA in this centennial year of 2020, we try to retrace some of his journeys in the United States through newspaper archives.

Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiqra was in the news from the very day he arrived in Philadelphia. Apart from local Philadelphian newspapers such as The Philadelphia RecordPublic RecordNorth AmericanEvening Bulletin and Public Ledger etc., other newspapers also reported his arrival. The headline of Pittsburgh Daily Post read:

In his letter dated 7 August 1920, he expressed his intentions to move to Chicago, considering it more suitable as the centre of the Ahmadiyya mission (Al Fazl, 23 September 1920, p. 1). And in the very next letter, he wrote that he had reached Chicago.

“Being stationed in New York, he had the opportunity to visit different cities to propagate the message of Islam. Among his journeys was a visit to Detroit, Michigan where he attended a meeting of Arab immigrant Muslims. An Arabic newspaper of New York, Al-Bayan, reported his visit in its edition of June 26, 1920 as follows:

‘[Translation] The Islamic Community in Detroit, Michigan has held a general body meeting on June 14 for the occasion of having Mr Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, one of the best men of India. He has come all the way from New York especially just to visit the Islamic Community here in this city.

‘Mr Mufti begun this meeting with the following words “In the name of Allah, and blessings be sent upon the Holy Arab Prophet”. Then he delivered his address in both English and Arabic, he expressed how the Muslims of India are highly determined and well dedicated to uplift the pride of Islam again, and how supportive they are towards their brothers in the East and the West. His address left a noble impact in the hearts of attendees.’” (Al Bayan, 26 June 1920, p. 3, 26 Court St, Brooklyn, NY)

“Mahomet Missioner Comes to Convert – Antithesis of Billy Sunday to ‘Evangelize’ America

“Boy, page Billy Sunday. Tell him there’s a competitor of his’n in the hoosegow. His name is Mufti Mohammed Sadiq, American missionary of the Prophet Mohammed, and he aims to convert Americans…

“‘When I am permitted to land,’ said Sadiq today, ‘I am going to New York to establish a center there and … to start the Ahmadi movement.’ Ahmadism, Sadiq explained, is an advanced form of Mohammedanism.” (Pittsburgh Daily Post, Sunday, 22 February 1920, p. 9)

Soon after, he took up residence in New York City. The Ahmadiyya community’s pioneer newspaper Al Hakam mentions two of his postal addresses in 1920 and they are: 245 West 72 Street, NY and 1897 Madison Ave NY (Al Hakam, 7 July 1920, p. 11)

Missionary work was carried out through articles in newspapers and correspondence with different dignitaries and other individuals. For example, Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor in its edition of 29 July 1920, page 8, under the heading of “Costly Movement on to Convert Americans to Muhammadism” reports:

“The Tribune today received propaganda from an Indian Buddihist or Mohammedan who has come to the United States to convert the country. Evidently the literature has gone to every newspaper in the United States and more is to follow in a comprehensive and costly effort to present the claims of Ahmad, claimed to be the Messiah of all religions who has come to save the people…
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https://www.reviewofreligions.org/21830/review-of-religions-october-1921-edition/

The ROR of Jan-1921 tells us that he is in America and has converted a few white people to Ahmadiyya, he gives his address as 4334 Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Ill (U.S.A.). The ROR of March-1921 tells us that Muftree Muhammad Sadiq was given the honorary Doctorate of Literature from Lincoln Jefferson University out of Chicago, illinois. In the Feb-1921 edition of the ROR, a few converts are mentioned as well as his work in America thus far. Being invited to Grand Rapids, Michigan, he delivered a series of lectures there in early October 1921.

In July 1921, he visited Toledo, Ohio. A local daily newspaper, The Toledo News Bee reported his visit and interview in its edition of 12 July 1921 under the heading “Plan a Mosque for Toledo”.

In the same month, he also visited Fort Wayne, Indiana and Bremen, Indiana upon the invitation of Mr and Mrs Michael Abraham. The Bremen Enquirer reported his visit on the front page of its 28 July 1921 issue, under the heading: “First Missionary of Moslems to US Visits in Bremen”.

He launches the Muslim Sunrise, a new newspaper which would be the mouthpiece of Ahmadiyya in America. He lies and claims that there are 700,000 Ahmadi’s in the world. He also claims that “Lincoln Jefferson University” of Chicago, illinois gave him an honorary doctorate degree in literature on 12-16-1920, this is a total lie, this university doesn’t even exist (see Moslem Sunrise, 1st edition, July-1921)(See the ROR of Oct-1921also). The ROR of Oct-1921 also tells us that Sadiq got an honorary doctorate of divinity from The College of Divine Metaphysics out of St. Louis (this is a lie). The ROR claims that Sadiq is now “Doctor of Divinity”. On page 47, Michael Muhammad Knight points out Mufti Muhammad Sadiq posted fake degrees from scam colleges in the Moslem Sunrise (See the Moslem Sunrise, Oct-1921, page 35 and April 1922, last page). In 1921, it was a Doctor of Divinity diploma from the College of Divine Metaphysics”, a New York thought institution in St. Louis. In 1922, it was a “Doctor of Orientalist Sciences, from Oriental University. This was a huge scam ran by Helmuth P. Holler, who was arrested and thrown in jail in 1926.



However according to the Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) he was there in early April 1921 and delivered a lecture on the subject of “Oriental Religions” followed by questions. (Sioux City Journal, 14 April 1921, p. 10)

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) 13 February 1921


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1922
https://www.alhakam.org/retracing-hazrat-mufti-muhammad-sadiqs-travels-in-america/

In February 1922, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq fell seriously ill, so much so that he even wrote his will (Al Fazl, 27 March 1922). By Allah’s grace, he recovered, but still suffered from an eye condition, for which he travelled to Niles, Michigan to be treated by the internationally known eye doctor Dr. Frederick N Bonine (1863-1941). He was advised to see the doctor twice a week and during his free time during the rest of the week, he visited nearby cities and towns to convey the message of Islam. He paid a visit to the Michigan cities of Benton Harbor and Dowagiac, along with South Bend, Indiana. There, he delivered many lectures, distributed literature and gave interviews on Islam. (Al Fazl, 8 and 22 June 1922).

On page 47, Michael Muhammad Knight points out Mufti Muhammad Sadiq posted fake degrees from scam colleges in the Moslem Sunrise (See the Moslem Sunrise, Oct-1921, page 35 and April 1922, last page). In 1921, it was a Doctor of Divinity diploma from the College of Divine Metaphysics”, a New York thought institution in St. Louis. In 1922, it was a “Doctor of Orientalist Sciences, from Oriental University. This was a huge scam ran by Helmuth P. Holler, who was arrested and thrown in jail in 1926.

In May 1922 he travelled to Chicago and once again made it the mission’s centre. The first Ahmadiyya mosque in America was built in Chicago on 4448 Wabash Avenue.

Many of his articles in the Moslem Sunrise are also published in the ROR. The Sep-1922 edition reports 116 convert to Qadianism, these are all lies.

By the end of 1922 (most probably in October), he travelled to Ross and Stanley, North Dakota (nearly 970 miles from Chicago). This is believed to be the farthest journey he had taken towards the west.

In Stanley, he delivered a lecture in Picture Hall. In all likelihood, this journey was undertaken at the invitation of some Muslim brethren residing near Ross. In his lecture, he thanked brothers Hessen Husain Jaha, Farhat, Omar and others. On his way back, he spent some days conveying the message of Islam in both Crookston and St Paul, Minnesota. (The Moslem Sunrise, Issue I, 1923, p. 166, 167).

An organisation named Exchange Club in Grand Haven, Michigan invited him to deliver a lecture on Islam at a banquet attended by a large gathering of ladies and gentlemen. Accepting the invitation, he travelled to Grand Haven in November 1922.


The Moslem Sunrise, July 1922

Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Sahib

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In The Moslem Sunrise, issue II, 1923, page 190, he mentions his tour of New York, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. The Buffalo Times under the heading “Islam Missioner Visits Buffalo” reported:

“Muhammadans of this city are rejoicing for Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, first and only missionary of Islam to come to America, is here this week. Although he has been in America for three years, this is the doctor’s first visit to Buffalo …” (The Buffalo Times, 13 February 1923, page 15).

In 1923, a photo of Abdullah Omar—Denzel Carr, A zealous American Moslem in San Francisco, California appeared the Moslem Sunrise January 1923, Vol. II, No. 1, p. 163. However, his name never appeared again in any Ahmadiyya literature of the time. Not much is known about him.

Maulvi Muhammad Din – who reached Chicago on 29 March 1923 – was to replace him in America (Al Fazl, 14 May 1923). He spent nearly three months with the new missionary and handed him charge of the mission. While awaiting the travel expenses from Qadian, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq visited yet more cities. As he had not yet visited the western part of America, he intended to depart from the west coast for India via Japan. That would also enable him to convey the message of Islam in western America, but the delay of travel expenses from Qadian made him give up this idea and he ended up visiting neighbouring areas instead.

In early July 1923, he was in Ashland, Kentucky and Huntington, West Virginia. Local newspapers Ashland Daily Independent and The Sunday Advertiser Huntington published his interviews (The Moslem Sunrise, July 1923, issue 4, p. 275). Travelling further, he reached Williamson, West Virginia and met some Muslims working as coal miners (Al Fazl, 4 September 1923). Logan, West Virginia was his next stop where he was invited by some locals.

In his report in Al Fazl, dated 9 October 1923, he mentioned his stay and preaching activities in Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York.

As he was to depart from the Port of Boston, he travelled to Boston, making a short stay in Springfield, Massachusetts. He made good use of his time before departure by delivering eminently successful lectures in Peabody, a city in the suburban area of the North Shore in Massachusetts.

On 8 September 1923, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq travelled by ship from America to Europe, staying a few weeks in France. He landed in British India on Sep­tember 18, 1923, and arrived in Darul Aman on December 4, 1923 in the afternoon.

Maulvi Muhammad Din relieved the famous Mufti Muhammad Sadiq in late April-July 1923. He wrote many essay’s in the ROR and seems to be fluent in english, in fact, he was editor of the ROR from 1918-Jan-1923, when he went to the USA. The Ahmadiyya Movement claims that he has a B.A. degree. He stayed in America until 1925.

Jan-Feb-March-ROR

The ROR mentions how he is enroute to America and has stopped in the UK.

Maulvi Muhammad Din – who reached Chicago on 29 March 1923 – was to replace him in America (Al Fazl, 14 May 1923). He spent nearly three months with the new missionary and handed him charge of the mission. While awaiting the travel expenses from Qadian, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq visited yet more cities. As he had not yet visited the western part of America, he intended to depart from the west coast for India via Japan. That would also enable him to convey the message of Islam in western America, but the delay of travel expenses from Qadian made him give up this idea and he ended up visiting neighbouring areas instead.

By April, he was in the USA and his photo appeared in the Moslem Sunrise of April-May 1923. He wrote articles for the ROR also.

He also brought this message, which was published in the Moslem Sunrise

Message America

In early July 1923, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was in Ashland, Kentucky and Huntington, West Virginia. Local newspapers Ashland Daily Independent and The Sunday Advertiser Huntington published his interviews (The Moslem Sunrise, July 1923, issue 4, p. 275). Travelling further, he reached Williamson, West Virginia and met some Muslims working as coal miners (Al Fazl, 4 September 1923). Logan, West Virginia was his next stop where he was invited by some locals.

In the Moslem World of July-1923 (pages 403-4o4), there is a brief excerpt from the Review of Religions about “Islam in Chicago”. In this quotation, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq and his work in Chicago is mentioned, the Qadiani’s have bought a house and are using it as a temple/office/residence. The Moslem Sunrise Newspaper is also headquartered therein. The alleged new converts are mentioned, and how they are white and negro, some Christian clergy have also allegedly converted. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq is working full time at meeting people and giving speeches and etc. Brother Muhammad Din (B.A.) has also recently arrived is set to replace Mufti Sadiq. In July of 1933, The Moslem World Magazine published an article on “American Negro Mohammedans,”[See no. 3 (1933): 272-284 by Pierre Crabites], this seems to be a story about some American Negroes that moved to Egypt, the Ahmadiyya Movement is not mentioned at all.

In Aug of 1923, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was wanted by the police of Philadelphia for having sex and impregnating a married woman (the crime of stealing another man’s wife or Bigamy?). The case was filed by Joseph Erazium, who is a Christian Armenian immigrant and owner of a restaurant in Philadelphia. The woman is Edith V. Hoffman (her name was written as Edith Hoffman Erazium Sadiq)(See the Philadelphia Inquirer of Friday, Aug-31, 1923). Erazium only found Edith V. Hoffman when her name appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer of Wednesday, Aug-22-1923 and it stated that Edith V. Hoffman was married to Dr. Mufti Sadiq. The newspaper even gave the address (3940 Walnut St) where she and her husband Dr. Mufti Sadiq and their 2-week old daughter could be found. They had came to Philadephia from Chicago (most likely to escape the shame). In roughly Aug-8-1923, Mufti Sadiq’s alleged wife Edith Hoffman gave birth to their daughter and named her Noor (Arabic for light). This means that Edith Hoffman got pregnant by Mufti Sadiq in Dec. of 1922 in Chicago (the same month that she got married). This daughter (Noor) was the first ever Ahmadi born in the USA.

On 8 September 1923, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq travelled by ship from America to Europe, staying a few weeks in France. He landed in British India on Sep­tember 18, 1923, and arrived in Darul Aman on December 4, 1923 in the afternoon.

The Times of Shrevport, Louisiana reports on 05 Nov 1923, Mon Page 6 that Maulvi Muhammad Din has converted 650 people to Qadianism and has enrolled in the University of Chicago. See also, The Greensboro Record of 28 Oct 1923, Sun Page 23. This was reported in over 20 newspapers across American, from the west to the east coast.

In Mufti Muhammad Sadiq’s report in Al Fazl, dated 9 October 1923, he mentioned his stay and preaching activities in Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York. On Oct-21-1923, he seems to have given a speech and taken a photo at the Institute of Engineers Paris, France (See The Moslem Sunrise of Jan-1924). It seems that Mufti Sadiq spent 2 weeks therein. He was scheduled to land in India on Nov-23-1923. Thus, it seems that Mufti Sadiq was in France for more than 2 weeks. Ahmadiyya sources allege that Mufti Sadiq converted 700 people to Qadianism during his 3.5 years in the USA. He was first travelling from Paris to Marseilles, and then from there to India.

Per the ROR of Nov-Dec-1923, Muftree Muhammad Sadiq arrived in India on 11-23-1923 and arrived in Qadian on 12-4-23.
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Maulvi Muhammad Din is mentioned in the “Effingham Daily Record” of 26 Jul 1924, Sat Page 1 along with Sheikh Ahmad Din. It seems that Maulvi Muhammad Din visited St. Louis in the summer of 1924.

Via the Moslem Sunrise, the Lahori-Ahmadi’s had bought an ad wherein they marketed their work in Germany and etc. (see page 73 and 78, April-1924). On page 78, The Lahori-Ahmadi’s have started a German magazine entitled, “Moslemische Revue” (Moslem Review in English), edited by Maulvi Sadr ud Din. His address is Gieschbrecht-Strasse 5, Charlottenberg, Berlin, Germany. On page 73, the death of Shaikh Rahmatullah (a super famous Lahori-Ahmadi) is mentioned, he is mentioned as sincere follower of MGA.

On 9-24-1924, Maulvi Muhammad Din meets up with his Khalifa in London and even gives a speech that was written by someone else (See ROR of Nov-1924). The Daily Telegraph of London of 04 Oct 1924, Sat Page 5 alleges that Maulvi Muhammad Din translated a speech of his Khalifa.

Maulvi Muhammad Din returns to British India. An Ahmadi living in America by the name of Dr. Muhammad Yousaf took over until 1928 (See page 52).

In 1924, a fully training Lahori-Ahmadi named Maulana Fazal Karim Durrani (aka F.K. Durrani) arrived in New York after leaving his Lahori-Ahmadi mission in Trinidad. After a few failed attempts at setting up a mission, he left for Germany and became the Imam for the Lahori-Ahmadi’s at their famous Berlin Mosque.

in 1924, he spent a few months in New York with the object of setting up a mission, but he did not succeed. He was then sent to Berlin. In May 1925, he took charge of the Berlin Muslim Mission after Maulana Sadr-ud-Din returned to Lahore, India. He was in-charge until 1928, when he made lots of terrible financial decisions. He thus returned to Lahore, British-India. He began editing the newspaper, “Truth”. He wrote many books in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s which still exist on the Lahori-Ahmadi website. He might have been kicked out of the Lahori-Ahmadi’s organization on his return to Lahore. He also began working as the editor of the “Muslim India” newspaper.

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When was the first Ahmadiyya temple acquired in the USA? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

In the ROR of 1925 (all 12 months), only one report is given on Ahmadiyya in America, it’s in the ROR of May-1925 and the Ahmadiyya editors confused Sheikh Ahmad Din with Abdullah Din aka J.L. Mott and discusses the missionary work of Ahmadiyya in St. Louis. Chicago is not mentioned at all, interestingly, all 12 months ran the 4448 Wabash Ave, Chicago address and gave the world the impression that this property was still in control of the Ahmadi’s.
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The ROR of Jan-1926 mentions the Ahmadiyya mission in Chicago and how it is aimed at the Negroes. The ROR of Jan-1926 has a letter by Sheikh Ahmad Din about his work in St. Louis. The 2nd Khalifa’s response is also given, the letter is dated Oct-10-1925 and the 2nd Khalifa says that he hasn’t heard from Ahmadi’s in the USA for quite a while. The 2nd Khalifa mentions how he hasn’t heard from him in a long time.

In Nov. of 1926, Bro Mohd. Y. Khan visited NY and gave some speeches (see ROR of March-1927). He stayed there for 3 weeks. He went to Indianapolis right after and he claims that there are barely a few Qadiani’s therein. He stayed in Indianapolis for 3 weeks also. He alleges that 2 Ahmadi’s have been managing his mission in Chicago as he toured. Sheikh Ahmad Din is also mentioned as well as his work in St. Louis.

By 1926, according to the Indianapolis Recorder, the Ahmadiyya had a mission in Indianapolis. It was located at 1115 Fayette Street, which was occupied, according to the 1927 city directory, by one Koram Elihee. This was a small, shotgun house, situated behind the color line near what today is 10thStreet and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, south of Methodist Hospital. By 1929, Koram Elihee moved the mission to 1846 Boulevard Place, a duplex/split house which was located next door to the Alpha Home for Colored Women. Now spelled Karm Alahee, this leader was listed in the city directory as “mgr [manager], Ahmadia Moslem Mission.”

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In 1926, via the famous Muslim World Magazine, a woman named Mary Caroline Holmes wrote about the failures of Ahmadiyya in America. Mary Caroline Holmes explained how MGA claimed to be Krishna, the Marham-i-Eisa medicine and how the Jesus in India (Kashmir) theory. She discusses the Lahori-Ahmadi mission in the UK (at Woking) and the Lahori-Ahmadi mosque in Berlin, Germany. Mary Caroline Holmes mentions the famous “Highland Park Mosque” and how Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was the reason why it failed, since he poisoned the Muslims of Highland Park and Detroit with Qadiani beliefs, which were the polar opposite of Islam. She mentions how Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was run out of Highland Park and how he moved back to Chicago and had lots of money and bought a house which he made into “Al-Masjid”. She curiously mentions how the adhan is not recited by a man, the Qadiani-Ahmadi’s in 1926 were using a phonograph for the adhan. Mary Caroline Holmes alleges that only negroes have converted to Ahmadiyya, 900 of them and that the newspaper “The Moslem Sunrise” has ceased to exist. She says that Mohemmad Yusuf Khan is working as the “Missionary-in-Charge”. She claims that a few negroes are converting to Islam as a result of their persecution by whites in America.
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Mohammed Yousaf (Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Khan) is mentioned in the ROR of Feb-1927 as “in-charge” of the Chicago mission. He gives a list of 25 converts. He also has an essay which seems to have been published in “The Indianapolis” newspaper. He seems to be representing the Ahmadia Mission. He is also mentioned in the ROR of March-1927 as the “Missionary-in-Charge” of the Chicago branch of Ahmadi’s. Sheikh Muhammad Yousaf Khan, an honorary missionary of the US reached Jhelum, Pakistan on 12-15-1927, after seven years of missionary work. He was given rousing welcome by Ahmadis at railway station. He addressed to people gathered and thanked them (Al-Fazl, 7 January 1928, pp. 1-2).

There seems to have been Lahori-Ahmadi’s in California in the late 1920’s. Mirza Daud Baig (the son of Dr. Mirza Yacub Baig) was living in San Francisco in 1927 and even took care of a regular Muslim man named Maulana Barkatullah.

It seems that in April-May of 1927, a Professor named Andrew T. Hoffert (who was working at Chicago University) wrote about the Ahmadiyya Movement and its operations. Andrew T. Hoffert claims to have visited the Mission house on 4448 Wabash Ave and even entered several homes of the Negro’s that had converted to Qadianism. He claimed that Ahmadiyya was a product of Western culture, Christian missionaries and Islamic reform and many other things. Hoffert visited the Ahmadiyya headquarters in 1927 and revealed that there were 60-70 active members of the Ahmadiyya Community, the vast majority Negroes. Hoffert claims that Ahmadiyya has spread to Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis and St. Louis. He claims that in NY there was some membership too, but it dwindled over the years. He visited the Chicago mission on Wabash and observed barely 25-40 active members attending the various meetings (See Andrew T. Hoffert, “The Moslem Movement in America,” The Moslem World, 20 (1930): 309).  His essay on Ahmadiyya was published verbatim in the ROR of Dec-1927. It was initially published in the “The Messenger”, dated 9 (May 1927): 141, 160; John Van Ess, “A Moslem Mosque in Chicago,” Neglected Arabia 141 (1927): 13-15. The title of the article was “Moslem Propaganda”. He also wrote about the Ahmadiyya in 1930, via the Muslim World Magazine (See scans in the below). This was reproduced in ROR of Aug-Sep-1930.

Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Khan is mentioned in “The Chicago Defender” (Sat, Aug 06, 1927 ·Page 3) and how he was arrested by the Chicago police. The headline called him a Hindu, for telling people that he could heal them for money. The Ahmadiyya headquarter house at 4448 Wabash Ave is mentioned. The Chicago police had a warrant for his arrest for being a con-man (con-game) and obtaining money on a false pretense. Nevertheless, Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Khan made bail soon after his arrest, bail was $1000 and court was set for Saturday, 8-6-25. During the hearing, a former Ahmadi was accusing Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Khan of practicing medicine, which was illegal with out a license. The con-game charges stem from this Ex-Ahmadi accusing Dr. Khan of taking $20 from him and promising medical treatments. However, no treatments were given and the Ex-Ahmadi wants his money back now. Dr. Khan was represented by a lawyer named Dr. Jesse Wilcox, he argued that no such promise was ever made, this was only hearsay. The conclusion of the case is not given.

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“The Chicago Defender” (Sat, Aug 06, 1927 ·Page 3)


Muhammad Yusuf Khan submitted a photo of himself, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq and Maulvi Muhammad Din in the Aug-1927 edition of the Occult Digest. He alleges that there are 1400 Ahmadi’s in America. MGA is introduced as a “Prophet without law” and a “Promised Messiah”. Buddha, Rama, Krishna, Confucius and Zoroaster are presented as Prophets.

Aug-1927 edition of the Occult Digest

M. Yusuf Khan is introduced is “The St. Louis Argus” newspaper of Fri, Oct 07, 1927 Page 2 has a sub-headline “Moslem Mission Here”, and his address is given as 2100 Carr St, St. Louis, MO. M. Yusuf Khan specifically speaks about all color’s being equal as his selling point. Services are held every Sunday at 8pm.

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Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was sent by the 2nd Khalifa, he was a Qadiani-Ahmadi missionary and sent to the USA wherein he served from 1928 to 1948. He was relieved in 1948 by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. Per Ahmadiyya sources, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman arrived in Chicago on 18 August 1928.

The Ahmadiyya Movement claims that he held the M.A. Degree, however, this is most likely a lie. He mostly worked out of State street in Chicago, illinois. He was also the main editor with the Moslem Sunrise. The Moslem Sunrise ceased to publish from late 1924 to 1930, it was Sufi Bengalee who re-started it. In the ROR of Oct-1932 he is listed as a graduate degree holder, (M.A.). Also spelled Sufi M.R. Bengalee.

Dr. Yusuf Khan seems to be working as a missionary in Cincinatti (see page 13).
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By 1926, according to the Indianapolis Recorder, the Ahmadiyya had a mission in Indianapolis. It was located at 1115 Fayette Street, which was occupied, according to the 1927 city directory, by one Koram Elihee. This was a small, shotgun house, situated behind the color line near what today is 10thStreet and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, south of Methodist Hospital. By 1929, Koram Elihee moved the mission to 1846 Boulevard Place, a duplex/split house which was located next door to the Alpha Home for Colored Women. Now spelled Karm Alahee, this leader was listed in the city directory as “mgr [manager], Ahmadia Moslem Mission.”

In Jan-1929, Sufi Yusaf Khan had a paid advertisement with his photo and location of his 4 upcoming free lectures (See the “Evening Star” or maybe called “The Sunday Star” of 27 Jan 1929, Sun Page 26) at “The Playhouse”, 1814 N St. N.W., Good music. Subjects: Love Human and Divine, Sunday Night. Marriage and Divorce, Monday night. Sufi Yusuf Khan represents in the West the Sufi philosophy of India, Persia and Egypt, who sacred inner teachings are world known. His name is also written as M.Y. Khan.

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In Mar-1929, Sufi Khan Yusuf Khan, the master mind of India, is reported as giving free lectures at the Gibbons Hotel in Dayton, Ohio. He seems to be focusing on Sufism (See Dayton Daily News of Fri, Mar 15, 1929 ·Page 49)(Dayton Daily News of Fri, Mar 16, 1929 ·Page 43). There is a lecture are scheduled for Sunday, March-17, 1929 at 8 p.m. The subject for the lecture is “The Mystery of Silence and Breath Explained”. On Monday night, the lecture will be on “Know Yourself, Be Yourself”. A sufi sales pitch is then given. This was after the arrival of Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali (summer-1928), who was working mainly out of Chicago. Thus, Sufi Muhammad Yusaf Khan began touring Ohio, Pennsylvania and etc.

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Dayton Daily News of Fri, Mar 15, 1929 ·Page 49

Dayton Daily News of Fri, Mar 16, 1929 ·Page 43

In Mar-1929, Sufi M. Yusaf Khan is in Dayton, Ohio giving free lectures on Islam (see Dayton Herald of Monday, March-18, 1929) at the Gibbons Hotel and will speak tonight at 8 p.m. and the topic is “The Mystery of Silence and Breath Explained”. Additional lectures will be given at the same time, every single night, closing on Friday night and then classes will be organized. Sufism is presented.

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Dayton Herald of Monday, March-18, 1929

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the Daily Maroon (A newspaper for the University of Chicago), of November 8, 1929. He was supposed to give a lecture on the Arabain-Jewish controversy in Palestine (See ROR of July-1929).
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Who was Mr. G.A. Zandra? Convert to Qadianism in 1929?


In Feb-1930, via “The Los Angeles Evening Citizen News” of Tue, Feb 18, 1930 ·Page 2, Zandra is mentioned as a convert to Qadianism and his new name is Mohammed Basheer and Haider Ali is named as his private secretary. This is G.A. Zandra. Mohammed Basheer aka Zandra has tentative plans to build a mosque, he lives at 1723 North Whitley Avenue, Hollywood, Ca. Mohammed Basheer aka Zandra alleges that there are 100’s of Moslems in Southern California. However, this is pending the approval of Sufi M.R. Bengalee (the only official Ahmadiyya Maulvi in the USA in 1930), which was stated by the private secretary of Mohammed Basheer, a man named Haider Ali. Dr. Bengalee is currently in New Orleans and will return to Los Angeles on a lecture tour in March. The proposed Mosque in Los Angeles will be like the Ahmadiyya temples in Berlin and England. 

The Los Angeles Times of Feb-18-1930 reports that an Ahmadi missioner named Mohammed Basheer was living in Hollywood (Los Angeles area, Southern California) and desired to build a mosque there to serve the immigrant Muslim community. His views on converting non-Muslims are not mentioned, nor is his Ahmadi sectarian affiliation (Qadiani or Lahori). See “Mosque of Islam May Rise Here,” Los Angeles Times, February 18, 1930, A3 (See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975, page 287). This was also reported in the Los Angeles Evening Post Record of Feb-18-1930 (see scan in the below) and Lincoln Nebraska State Journal of 2-27-1930 (see scans in the below).

Mohammed Basheer alleged to have live at 1723 Whitley Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Interestingly, he mentioned Moorish architecture. This is important because of the connections of the Ahmadiyya Movement and Noble Drew Ali and Moorish Science Temple. Mohammed Basheer also alleged that 100’s of Muslims (Indian’s, Japanese, Chinese, Phillipino’s, Persians, Syrian’s and Egyptians) are willing to work together to get a mosque built. He also alleged that there were 226 million Muslims in the world and that the Koran was translated into 40 languages.

In July-1930, Hoffert claims that there was only 12 white Ahmadi’s in Chicago and 80-90 across the USA and specifically a Mr. G.A. Zandra (Zandra is a Greek name for a woman, short for Alexandra) in Hollywood, California. Hoffert alleges that G.A. Zandra has been lecturing for 12 years on “inspirational psychology” in larger cities of America. Hoffert alleges that in Jan-1930, Zandra wrote about lecturing over the radio and thinks he will get converts to Qadianism through the radio. Hoffert even direct quoted Zandra aka Mohammed Basheer as saying in 1929: “‘My conversion to Islam, the true faith, has given me the inspiration to establish a Hollywood Study Center…you must realize that I have been a profound student of the Al Koran and consequently it is my sincere desire to so as much as I can to stimulate interest in our beloved Ahmadiyya Movement and by organizing a local study group composed of some of the most intellectual motion picture professional people, I know that many can be converted to our cause”. 

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Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali visits Indianapolis, Indiana and tried to get converts to Ahmadiyya.

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the ROR of Aug-Sep-1930. They mentioned the return of the Moslem Sunrise too. 56 East Congress St. Suite 1307, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.

In 1930, the same year that Sufi Bengalee decided to visit, at least 12 Muslim men and women in Indianapolis donated a total of $51–the equivalent of over $700 today–toward the publication of the movement newspaper. Bengalee’s visit was important enough to attract the attention of both the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis Recorder. During his interviews with the Star, Bengalee emphasized the unique nature of Ghulam Ahmad: “We believe that Ahmad is the prophet of the age, and that he has brought Islam back to its original purity.” The article in the Recorder was the more critical one, emphasizing the differences between Christian and the Ahmadi Muslim teachings about Jesus. The article’s lead was, “That Christ did not die on the cross, but after his apparent death escaped and lived in old age in [the] northern part of India is the assertion of Dr. Sufi M. R. Bengalee.” The Recorder was referring to the Ahmadi belief, shared by many followers of metaphysical and esoteric groups, that Jesus had immigrated to India after the events that Christians commemorate as the Crucifixion and Easter. Bengalee also told the Recorder that believing in Islam “requires belief in the founders of all religions, including Christ, Moses, Buddha and Krishna whom he declares are common beneficiaries of mankind.”  Though not a belief shared by most Muslims around the world, this assertion was not unusual within the world of metaphysical religions, including what would become known later as New Age religion. Such religious ideas were more popular in the 1920s among Americans, of various racial backgrounds, than one might imagine. But the Recorder, which favored a more traditional Christian understanding, would have none of it, declaring that “the divinity of Jesus Christ is attacked by the Islam leader, who admits, however, that the Saviour was a prophet.” The newspaper did appreciate the fact that Bengalee preached against racial discrimination, noting his opposition to public segregation.

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali’s tour of Indianapolis was reported in “The Indianapolis Star” of 10 Sep 1930, Wed, Page 12)(See also The Indianapolis Times of Wed, Sep 10, 1930 ·Page 2)(The Indianapolis News of Wed, Sep 10, 1930 ·Page 15). Bengali alleges to be the only Muslim missionary in the USA. Bengali is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise and has had essay’s by famous people like Achmed Abdullah. Bengali alleges that there are 20,000 Muslims in America and he is here to lead them. Bengali is a follower of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who is the Messiah and Mahdi. Bengali believes that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the prophet of the age. Bengali tells how Ahmadi’s believe that Jesus (as) survived the cross and travelled to India and died therein and his tomb is still there.

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The Indianapolis Star” of 10 Sep 1930, Wed, Page 12

The Indianapolis Times of Wed, Sep 10, 1930 ·Page 2

The Indianapolis News of Wed, Sep 10, 1930 ·Page 15

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat of Sat, Sep 27, 1930 ·Page 4. Bengali told the newspaper that he had converted 250 Americans to Islam in 2 years since he arrived in the USA. Bengali alleges that he is the only Muslim missionary in the USA. Bengali believes that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the Promised Messiah and Mahdi.

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In Sep-1930, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in St. Louis and giving lectures (The St. Louis Star and Times of Sat, Sep 27, 1930 ·Page 3. Bengali claims to be the only Ahmadiyya missionary in the USA. Bengali alleges to be a graduate of the Punjab University and has been in the USA for 2 years. Bengali alleges that Islam means peace and that Krishna, Buddha, Moses (as) and Jesus (as) were prophets. The time and place of his lecture will be given later.

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Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the Chicago Tribune of 26 Oct 1930 (Sun Page 16). Bengali alleges that he is the only Muslim missionary in the USA. Bengali is working with Dr. Martin Springling of the University of Chicago. This evening Bengali is giving a lecture at Kimball Hall. The Ahmadiyya headquarter in Chicago is in the auditorium building. Bengali alleges to have 1000 Ahmadi’s in Chicago and 20,000 in the USA.

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In the Moslem Sunrise of Dec-1930, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions all 4 Mission’s of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. This includes the mission at 2040 Rose St. Pittsburgh, PA, which is operated by M. Y. Khan. It also includes a location at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti, OH. which is ran and operated by a man named Mr. A.H. Khan. The 4th location in the USA is operated by Brother T. Ahmad at 350 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN. Missions are also mentioned in St. Louis, Washington and Detroit.

 

In the Moslem Sunrise of Dec-1930, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions all 4 Mission’s of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. This includes the mission at 2040 Rose St. Pittsburgh, PA, which is operated by M. Y. Khan. It also includes a location at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti, OH. which is ran and operated by a man named Mr. A.H. Khan. The 4th location in the USA is operated by Brother T. Ahmad at 350 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN. Missions are also mentioned in St. Louis, Washington and Detroit. In the Moslem Sunrise of Dec-1930 (page 23), the famous Achmed Abdullah is mentioned as a contributor, however not as an Ahmadi. 
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Sufi M.R. Bengalee was mentioned in “The Roanoke Times: of Wed, Feb 18, 1931 ·Page 12 and is scheduled to give a speech. See also the Richmond Times-Dispatch of Thu, Feb 19, 1931 ·Page 3. See also The Daily Progress of Thu, Feb 19, 1931 ·Page 6.

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Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in “The Roanoke Times” of Tue, Mar 10, 1931 ·Page 4. Dr. Sufi M.R. Bengali is giving a speech on Islam at the Lee Chapel in Washington D.C. and at the Lee University tomorrow night. Bengali is a missionary to 20,000 Muslims in America. Bengali is one in a series of religious speakers brought by the Christian Work Office under the direction of Munsey S. Gleaton, secretary.

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“The Roanoke Times” of Tue, Mar 10, 1931 ·Page 4

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in The Daily Progress of Wed, Mar 11, 1931 ·Page 7. Dr. Sufi M.R. Bengali is giving a speech on Islam at the Lee Chapel in Washington D.C. and at the Lee University tomorrow night. Bengali is a missionary to 20,000 Muslims in America. Bengali is one in a series of religious speakers brought by the Christian Work Office under the direction of Munsey S. Gleaton, secretary. See also, Richmond Times-Dispatch of Wed, Mar 11, 1931 ·Page 7. See also The Richmond News Leader of Wed, Mar 11, 1931 ·Page 10. See also The Evening Leader of Tue, Mar 10, 1931 ·Page 1. See also, The Daily News Leader of Wed, Mar 11, 1931 ·Page 6.

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In Apr-1931, Sufi M.R. Bengalee is mentioned in “The Philadelphia Inquirer” of Sat, Apr 25, 1931 ·Page 8 as someone who is representing Islam in an interfaith meeting in Philadelphia.

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In the Moslem Sunrise of April-July-1931, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions all 4 Mission’s of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. This includes the mission at 2222 Webster Ave Pittsburgh, PA, which is operated by M. Y. Khan. It also includes a location at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti, OH. which is ran and operated by a man named Mr. A.H. Khan. The 4th location in the USA is operated by Brother T. Ahmad at 350 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN.

The Moslem Sunrise of April-July-1931 also alleged that Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali has been touring NY and trying to get converts, he also went to Connecticut, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Sufi M.R. Bengalee is mentioned in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of Mon, May 18, 1931 ·Page 11 as hosing an Eid ceremony in New York a day earlier on May-17-1931. See also The Akron Beacon Journal of Fri, May 15, 1931 ·Page 26. See also The Evening News of Thu, May 14, 1931 ·Page 15. See also The Durham Sun of Thu, May 07, 1931 ·Page 14. See also Orlando Evening Star of Tue, May 19, 1931 ·Page 4. See also The Republican of Fri, May 22, 1931 ·Page 20. See also The News-Messenger of Wed, May 13, 1931 ·Page 4. See also The News of Mon, Jun 01, 1931 ·Page 2.

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“Tyrone Daily Herald” of Wed, May 06, 1931 ·Page 7.

In July of 1931, Sufi Mutiur Rahman Bengali was mentioned in “The Chicago Defender” of Sat, Jul 04, 1931 ·Page 2. He was talking about Race relations and etc. See also “The Chicago Defender” of Sat, Jun 27, 1931 ·Page 17.

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The ROR of Aug-1931 alleges that Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is touring America and preaching, he went to Boise, Idaho. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the ROR of Aug-1931, it is alleged that he gave a speech to 2000 people. The topic of the speech was the “Race Problem”, it was given at the Metropolitan Community Church on June-30th. It was posted in the Chicago Defender newspaper.

In Sep-1931, “The Grand Rapids Press” of Thu, Sep 10, 1931 ·Page 20 mentioned Sufi M.R. Bengalee and his quest for converts, Bengalee alleges that there are 50 Muslims in Grand Rapids. Bengalee alleges that MGA is the prophet of the age.

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In Sep-1931, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was mentioned in “The Dowagiac Daily News” of Wed, Sep 16, 1931 ·Page 6. Bengali was allegedly in the city of Dowagiac, Michigan and trying to organize negroes to form a community. The newspaper alleges that the Moslem Sunrise has a circulation of 20,000 people in the USA. Ahmadi’s believe that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the prophet of the age. Ahmadi’s also believe that Jesus (as) survived the crucifixion and travelled to India and his tomb is still there.

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In the ROR of Oct-1931, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali’s work in America is discussed.

In Oct-1931, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in “The Chicago Defender” of Sat, Oct 31, 1931 ·Page 4. Bengali seems to be taking part in an inter-religious gathering.

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In Nov of 1931, Sufi M.R. Bengalee (M.A. of India) is mentioned in “The St. Louis Star and Times” of Sat, Nov 28, 1931 ·Page 3 as someone who is giving a lecture on “A Peaceful Message To All Of Mankind”. At 208-208 Hotel Missouri, 11th & Locust. See also Vidette-Messenger of Porter County of Tue, Nov 10, 1931 ·Page 4.

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On Dec-12-1931, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali visited Indianapolis again (See Moslem Sunrise of Apr-July-1932, page 16). On December 12, 1931, Bengalee visited Hurd and some of his friends at Hurd’s Indianapolis home. “We discussed religion for four full hours and I was convinced of the Truth of Islam,” Hurd explained. The next day, on Dec. 13, Hurd went to the mission and officially embraced Islam. Bengalee’s visit convinced at least one White Hoosier, and perhaps more, to convert to Islam. Born in 1876, Haze Hurd was an Indianapolis carpenter who came to believe in what he regarded as the religious truths that Bengalee was teaching. As Hurd wrote in the Moslem Sunrise in 1932, “the spiritual truths that he propounded in his engaging way went straight to my heart.” Hurd liked the fact that in the Ahmadi interpretation of Islam, the founders of all world religions, including not only Judaism and Christianity but also Hinduism and Buddhism, were honored. “I found that Islam is the embodiment of all religions, purified of all the corruptions that have gathered into them,” he declared. Bengalee’s visit was important enough to attract the attention of both the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis Recorder. During his interviews with the Star, Bengalee emphasized the unique nature of Ghulam Ahmad: “We believe that Ahmad is the prophet of the age, and that he has brought Islam back to its original purity.” The article in the Recorder was the more critical one, emphasizing the differences between Christian and the Ahmadi Muslim teachings about Jesus. The article’s lead was, “That Christ did not die on the cross, but after his apparent death escaped and lived in old age in [the] northern part of India is the assertion of Dr. Sufi M. R. Bengalee.” The Recorder was referring to the Ahmadi belief, shared by many followers of metaphysical and esoteric groups, that Jesus had immigrated to India after the events that Christians commemorate as the Crucifixion and Easter. Bengalee also told the Recorder that believing in Islam “requires belief in the founders of all religions, including Christ, Moses, Buddha and Krishna whom he declares are common beneficiaries of mankind.”  Though not a belief shared by most Muslims around the world, this assertion was not unusual within the world of metaphysical religions, including what would become known later as New Age religion. Such religious ideas were more popular in the 1920s among Americans, of various racial backgrounds, than one might imagine. But the Recorder, which favored a more traditional Christian understanding, would have none of it, declaring that “the divinity of Jesus Christ is attacked by the Islam leader, who admits, however, that the Saviour was a prophet.” The newspaper did appreciate the fact that Bengalee preached against racial discrimination, noting his opposition to public segregation.

After World War II, the movement’s popularity among African American and White Hoosiers declined. Many Hoosier converts became Sunni Muslims, deciding to follow the majoritarian tradition in Islam, while others joined the Nation of Islam, the African American group led by Elijah Muhammad. Ahmadi Muslims remained in Indianapolis, but the majority of them today trace their ethnic roots to South Asia, the birthplace of the movement.

The conversion story of Indianapolis resident Haze Hurd (Abdul Hameed). 

Bengalee’s visit convinced at least one White Hoosier, and perhaps more, to convert to Islam. Born in 1876, Haze Hurd was an Indianapolis carpenter who came to believe in what he regarded as the religious truths that Bengalee was teaching. As Hurd wrote in the Moslem Sunrise in 1932, “the spiritual truths that he propounded in his engaging way went straight to my heart.” On December 12, 1931, Bengalee visited Hurd and some of his friends at Hurd’s Indianapolis home. “We discussed religion for four full hours and I was convinced of the Truth of Islam,” Hurd explained. Hurd liked the fact that in the Ahmadi interpretation of Islam, the founders of all world religions, including not only Judaism and Christianity but also Hinduism and Buddhism, were honored. “I found that Islam is the embodiment of all religions, purified of all the corruptions that have gathered into them,” he declared. The next day, on Dec. 13, Hurd went to the mission and officially embraced Islam.

In 1931, a man named Harry E. Heinkel, a white man living in Los Angeles, California, came across a copy of the Islamic Review in his local library.88 At the time, Harry was losing his faith in God, and was teetering on the edge of agnosticism and atheism. He had found the Bible’s stories so incredibly unbelievable and obscene, and Christians’ inability to live up to the principle of “Brotherhood of Man” so disappointing, that he was no longer able to bring himself to adhere to the Christian religion of his childhood.89 The discussions of Islam in the Review, however, piqued his curiosity, and he wrote to the editors to ask for more literature. 90 By early November, after receiving a package of materials from Woking, he became very interested in the religion’s principles, and he sent to the magazine a letter expressing as much, which was later published in the magazine’s correspondence pages.91 By late November 1931, Harry explained in another published letter, he had come to believe—after re-reading the literature Woking had sent, which included a translation of the Qurʾan by London convert Marmaduke Pickthall—in Islam’s five pillars and he wanted to adopt the faith, though he knew of no Islamic mission in Los Angeles that he might join.92 In July and August 1932, Harry had more letters appear in the magazine’s pages, explaining his conversion in more detail and thanking Woking for sending him additional literature.93 Harry had become so popular in the Review that other Americans were contacting him via the magazine. In the summer of 1932, another Los Angeles reader of the magazine, one George Bohn, wrote to Harry, in a letter published in the Review, telling him that Bohn was part of a small group of Muslim converts in the city who wanted to get together with Harry to start an Islamic mission.94 Harry of course replied—in a letter that was, again, published in the Review—that he was eager to do this; and a Los Angeles Sunni Muslim convert community began to blossom (See the Islamic Review of 1932-1933)(See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975).

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In the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1931/Jan-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali alleges to have toured and given speeches in Chicago, Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania, Indianapolis-Indiana, St. Louis-MO, Grand Rapids-Dowagiac-Detroit, Michigan and Gary, Indiana. Bengali claims that have had Ahmadi’s meet up in 11 places around America to celebrate the “Life of the Prophet”. 2 in Chicago, 1 each in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kansas City, East St. Louis, Cincinatti, Pittsburgh and Washington, Pennsylvania. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions all 6 Mission’s of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. This includes the mission at 2222 Webster Ave Pittsburgh, PA, which is operated by M. Y. Khan. It also includes a location at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti, OH. which is ran and operated by a man named Mr. N.A. Halik. The 4th location in the USA is operated by Brother T. Ahmad at 350 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN. The 5th is a new mission in Detroit, at 537 Hendrie St. The 6th is another new mission in Kansas City (MO), at 913 Woodland Ave.

Also in the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1931/Jan-1932 (see page 18), you will see how Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali told the Crane College Javelin Newspaper that there were 20,000 Muslims in the USA, of which 2,000 were Ahmadi’s, that’s 10% (a total lie). Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali also told the Dowagiac Daily News that the Moslem Sunrise Newspaper had a circulation of 20,000 members. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali alleges that there are 50 Muslims in Grand Rapids and he plans to try to convert them to Qadianiat. Bengali also told the Grand Rapids Herald that there were 2000 Ahmadi’s in the USA.

In Feb-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in NY and then in Pennsylvania and giving speeches (See Moslem Sunrise of Apr-July-1932, page 17). A few days later he was in Springfield, Massuchussets, Bengali was alleging that there were roughly 75 Muslims therein. In June (23-25th) of 1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Cleveland lecturing at different halls (See the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1931/Jan-1932, pages 18-20).

In Feb-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was mentioned in “The Morning Union” of Wed, Feb 17, 1932 ·Page 4. Bengali commented on the depression in the USA. The newspaper reports that Bengali is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise which has a circulation of 20,000 Moslems. Bengali told the newspaper that he believes in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the “Promised Messiah” and “Mahdi” and expected Messenger of all nations. Bengali alleges that there are 75 Moslems in Springfield, MA. MGA is called the prophet of the age. Ahmadi’s also believe in Buddha and Krishna as prophets. Bengali will be in town about a week.

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In Feb-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was mentioned in the “Springfield Evening Union” of
Wed, Feb 17, 1932 ·Page 5. Bengali arrived in Springfield, MA on Feb-16-1932 and is eager to open a chapter of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Springfield. The newspaper reports that Bengali is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise which has a circulation of 20,000 Moslems.

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In Feb-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was mentioned in “The Morning Call” of Sun, Feb 28, 1932 ·Page 5. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave speech at the “Labor Temple” at 6th and Chestnut St in Allentown, PA. Bengali explained what the Ahmadiyya Movement is and spoke about the depression in the US economy. Bengali said that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was the expected messenger of all religions. Bengali said that Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud is the current head of the movement. Bengali alleges to have tried to open chapter of Ahmadiyya in every single state and wants a center in Allentown too. See also “The Morning Call” of Thu, Feb 25, 1932 ·Page 5.

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In April-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in “The Chicago Tribune” of Sun, Apr 10, 1932 ·Page 92. Bengali is representing Islam at some interfaith meeting.

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In May-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in “The Chicago Tribune” of Sun, May 01, 1932 ·Page 64. Bengali is giving a speech at some inter-faith event.

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In June (23-25th) of 1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Cleveland lecturing at different halls (See the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1931/Jan-1932, pages 18-20).

In June-1932, Sufi M.R. Bengalee M.A. was mentioned in “The Plain Dealer” of Sat, Jun 25, 1932 ·Page 14 as the only Moslem missionary in America. His lecture is announced at the “Universal Temple”, Carnegie Hall, 1220 Huron Rd. on the topic of “The Faith of Islam”. Bengalee alleges that he is the only Moslem missionary in America and editor of the Moslem Sunrise. Bengalee recently gave a speech at the Fellowship of Faith in Cleveland. Negro spirituals were also recited. See page 5 too.

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In June of 1932, Dr. M. Yusuf Khan was working out of Cincinatti, (see The Cincinnati Post of Thu, Jun 23, 1932 ·Page 14). Yusuf Khan seems to praise Ghandi, Khan alleges to have met with Ghandi in 1931 at the Round Table Conferences in the UK. Dr. Khan allegedly started the Qadiani community in 1928 in Cincinatti and now in 1932, he alleges to have 130 members, mostly Negro. N.A. Malik is in charge when Dr. Khan is not home. N.A. Malik is also mentioned in the Moslem Sunrise (See the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1933/Jan-1933, Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1932/Jan-1933 and Moslem Sunrise of Apr-July-1932).

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Sufi Bengalee visited the Indianapolis again in 1932. According to the Star, Bengalee conducted “a series of services on the religion of Islam. . . at 8 o’clock on Friday and Sunday nights in the Ahmadiyya Moslem Mission, 1419 Roosevelt Avenue.” The mission had now moved out of its manager’s house to the former site of the Emmanuel Baptist Church.

In the Moslem Sunrise of Apr-July-1932 (published in Aug-1932), Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions all 6 missions of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. This includes the mission at 2222 Webster Ave Pittsburgh, PA, which is operated by M. Y. Khan. It also includes a location at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti, OH. which is ran and operated by a man named Mr. N.A. Malik. The 4th location in the USA is operated by Brother T. Ahmad at 350 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN. The 5th is a new mission in Detroit, at 537 Hendrie St. The 6th is another new mission in Kansas City (MO), at 913 Woodland Ave. Haze Hurd (new name is Abdul Hameed) told the world that he was born on 1-30-1876 (See Moslem Sunrise, Apr-July-1932, page 15) and Haze Hurd (Abdul Hameed) alleges that in the winter of 1931, a friend of his named William Lockridge invited him to meet with Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali on his tour of Indianapolis. Haze Hurd met Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali and promised that on his next trip, he would come to Haze Hurd’s house. In Dec-1931, on Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali’s subsequent tour of Indianapolis, Haze Hurd invited him to his house. As Hurd wrote in the Moslem Sunrise in 1932, “the spiritual truths that he propounded in his engaging way went straight to my heart.” On December 12, 1931, Bengalee visited Hurd and some of his friends at Hurd’s Indianapolis home. “We discussed religion for four full hours and I was convinced of the Truth of Islam,” Hurd explained. Hurd liked the fact that in the Ahmadi interpretation of Islam, the founders of all world religions, including not only Judaism and Christianity but also Hinduism and Buddhism, were honored. “I found that Islam is the embodiment of all religions, purified of all the corruptions that have gathered into them,” he declared. The next day, on Dec. 13, Hurd went to the mission and officially embraced Qadianism as member of the USA jamaat (See Moslem Sunrise, Apr-June-1932, page 15). In the summer of 1932, he gave his conversion story in the Moslem Sunrise (See Moslem Sunrise, Apr-June-1932, page 15). However, he disappeared and was never seen again.

Dr. M. Yusuf Khan appears in the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph of Fri, Jul 08, 1932 ·Page 11. Maulvi Yusuf Khan recently spent 5 months Dec-1931 to April-1932 in India and has returned and gave a political opinion. He was there for the 1931 Jalsa Salana at Qadian. Dr. Khan’s mission can be found at 2222 Webster Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Maulvi Yusuf Khan alleges to have 300 negroes in his congregation. It is also stated how Ahmadi’s differ with mainstream Islam on who the last prophet is.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 1, 1932. Dr. M. Yusuf Khan (pictured) in 1933 officiated at Saed Akmal’s short-lived second marriage.

He has an essay in the ROR of Oct-1932 entitled, “The Holy Prophet and Polygamy”.

In Oct-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in “The Indianapolis Times” of Sat, Oct 01, 1932 ·Page 2. Bengali is lecturing at local mission at 1419 Roosevelt Avenue and alleges to have 125 members. See also, The Indianapolis Star of Sat, Oct 01, 1932 ·Page 5.

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The Indianapolis Star of Sat, Oct 01, 1932 ·Page 5

In Oct-1932, in the “Press of Atlantic City” of Tue, Oct 25, 1932 ·Page 7, Sufi M.R. Bengalee is mentioned in a court case which involves lawyer Robert Barclay and judge Edward B. Casey. It seems that Robert Barclay bought a book on history from a publishing house which alleged that Muhammad (saw) had 18 wives. Sufi Bengalee alleged that Muhammad (saw) had 9 wives. Professor Martin Sprengling of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago was also there and said that the data is inconclusive and the range is from 9 to 20 wives. Judge Edward B. Casey dismissed the case altogether.

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See also The Enid Morning News of Tue, Oct 18, 1932 ·Page 10. 

See also The Post-Crescent of Thu, Oct 20, 1932 ·Page 17. 

The York Dispatch of Thu, Oct 20, 1932 ·Page 1

The Muscatine Journal of Thu, Oct 20, 1932 ·Page 1

The Ada Evening News of Thu, Oct 20, 1932 ·Page 4

The Houston Chronicle of Thu, Oct 20, 1932 ·Page 16

In Nov-1932, all Ahmadiyya centers in America celebrated “Prophets-Day”, this is mentioned in the In the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1932/Jan-1933, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali made sure all the Ahmadiyya centers held these meetings. Brother Omar Khan is mentioned as someone who gave speeches and Robert E. Barclay.

In Nov-1932, via the “St. Joseph Gazette” of Sun, Nov 06, 1932 ·Page 14, Sufi M.R. Bengalee is in town and looking for converts.

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In Dec-1932, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Austin, Texas and giving speeches (See the Moslem Sunrise of April-July-1933, published in Oct-1933).
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In the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1932/Jan-1933, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions 6 missions of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. This includes the mission at 2222 Webster Ave Pittsburgh, PA, which is operated by M. Y. Khan. It also includes a location at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti, OH. which is ran and operated by a man named N.A. Malik (this guy is new). The 4th location in the USA has moved from 350 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN. to 1419 Roosevelt Ave and it is no longer operated by Brother T. Ahmad, no new name is listed. The 5th is a new mission in Detroit, at 537 Hendrie St. The 6th is another new mission in Kansas City (MO), at 913 Woodland Ave.

In the Moslem World magazine of Jan-1933 (page 90) you will find the famous short paragraph on “Islam in Pittsburgh”. This paragraph is written by “The United Presbyterian” (newspaper). One of the book sellers/peddlers who work with this newspaper has recently observed a Muslim missionary looking for converts among the negroes of Pittsburgh and pointing at Christianity and calling out their use of slavery. Also pointing out that in Islam, all are brothers. They also mention how these “Muslims in Pittsburgh” believe that Jesus died in India.

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In Jan-1933, Sufi M.R. Bengalee is mentioned in The Indianapolis Times of Sat, Jan 07, 1933 ·Page 6 and 10 as someone who is scheduled to a lecture at the Walker Casino on “A Step Forward in Islam”, another person, Abdul Ahmed is also a scheduled speaker.

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In Jan-1933, Sufi M.R. Bengalee is mentioned in The Indianapolis Star of Sun, Jan 08, 1933 ·Page 33 as giving a speech at the Monday Club.

In April of 1933, Dr. Sufi Bengalee (also spelled as Sufi M.R. Bengalee) was mentioned in “The Kalamazoo Gazette” of Sat, Apr 08, 1933 ·Page 3 as being in Kalamazoo and looking to start a new Ahmadiyya chapter of activity. Bengalee is working with Sulaiman Kazem (a native Greek from Macedonia) who is the leader of the Moslems in Dowagiac. Benagli told the newspaper that he has converted 500 people thus far in roughly 4-5 years. On Sunday, Bengali is headed to Grand Rapids. In Kalamazoo, Bengali has been staying with Louis Abdy at 1346 Portage St. Bengali spoke about the great depression and alleged that the Islamic model of economics would have prevented it. Bengali blamed excessive interest rates in the USA. Bengali alleges that Islam liberates women and that his newspaper, the Moslem Sunrise has a circulation of 20,000 (a lie).

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A woman named Nina Stauffer is mentioned in the ROR of May-1933 as an American convert to Ahmadiyya, she has an essay on Religion and Art. She doesn’t seem to have been ever heard of again in the history of Ahmadiyya. The same Nina Stauffer has another essay in the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1933/Jan-1934. She has another essay in the ROR of Jan/Feb-1934 entitled, “Islam and Science”. And July-1934. And in the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1932/Jan-1933.

“During the year, 115 lectures were delivered at various clubs, churches and societies with the number of audiences ranging between 500 and 3,000. Fifteen of these lectures focused on the life of the Holy Prophetsa – a topic, for obvious reasons, of great importance in this day and age and the best approach in the propagation of Islam. Such absurdities are attributed to the character of the Holy Prophetsa that the image of Islam is badly distorted; it is only through presenting to the public the true beautiful character of the Holy Prophetsa that the allegations can be addressed.”

In May of 1933, Dr. Sufi M.R. Bengalee is mentioned in the Mansfield News Journal of Thu, May 18, 1933 ·Page 2.  Bengalee was in Mansfield, Ohio and looking for converts, Bengalee held a meeting at 760 Bowman St. The newspaper alleges that there are 10 Muslims in Mansfield, Ohio in 1933. Bengalee made comments on the great depression and the Islamic economic model.

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In July of 1933, The Moslem World Magazine published an article on “American Negro Mohammedans,”[See no. 3 (1933): 272-284 by Pierre Crabites], this seems to be a story about some American Negroes that moved to Egypt, the Ahmadiyya Movement is not mentioned at all.

In Aug-1933, Sufi Mutiur Rahman Bengalee was mentioned in “The Fresno Bee” of Sun, Aug 27, 1933 ·Page 8 as someone who will be representing Islam in Chicago at the upcoming “World Fellowship of Faiths”.

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In Aug-1933, Sufi Mutiur Rahman Bengalee was mentioned in “The Springfield News-Leader” of
Sun, Aug 20, 1933 ·Page 18 as someone who will be representing Islam in Chicago at the upcoming “World Fellowship of Faiths”.

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He is mentioned in the ROR of Aug-1933, as well as his missionary work in America. He seems to have just returned from a preaching tour of Michigan, wherein he tried to convert Syrian Muslims to Ahmadiyya and failed. He also travelled to Indianapolis and Detroit. He alleges to have converted 60 people to Ahmadiyya in 1933. “The Manager” at the Islamic Center wrote a report on Islam in the Americas and mentioned the Ahmadiyya mission in Chicago, Cincinatti and Pittsburgh.

In Aug-1933, Zafrullah Khan was mentioned in “The Indianapolis News” of Thu, Aug 31, 1933 ·Page 10 as the President of the Moslem League in India. However, Zafrullah Khan says he is in Chicago to promote Ahmadiyya.

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“Sufi Mutiur Rahman Bengalee, of India, for Islam, read a Cabled Message from His Holiness Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifa-tul-Masih II, Head of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, Quadian, India.”

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the ROR of Sep-1933, he will be representing the Ahmadiyya Movement at a “Conference of Religions”, during Chicago’s Second World Fair, June-Nov-1933. The 2nd Khalifa sent his warm greeting via cable (See the Moslem Sunrise of Apr/July-1933, published in Oct-1933, see page 43). This event was also called “World Fellowship of Faiths” and the first day of events was Aug-27-1933 (see Sep-ROR). Per the Moslem Sunrise of Apr/July-1933 (published in Oct-1933, see page 15), Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali had a speech from the 2nd Khalifa and read it out. The 2nd Khalifa called it the “World Fellowship of Faiths”. Zafrullah Khan also gave a speech at the 2nd Parliament of Religions, organized by the World Fellowship of Faiths at Chicago, ill, USA, which was held in Aug-Sep-1933 (See ROR of May-1934) on Friday Sep-1-1933. It was held in the Hotel Morrison (Chicago).  Dr. Muhammad Yusuf was also there and an official delegate of the Ahmadiyya Movement. He gave a speech on Sep-5-1933 on “Overcoming Racial and Religious Prejudices”. It seems that in this same time frame, Zafrullah Khan met with Elijah Muhammad. In this video Dr. Fanusie explains how Ahmadiyya created the Nation of Islam. At 2:40 seconds, she says that Master Fard Muhammad was sent to America on a secret underground Lahori-Ahmadi assignment in 1930. In another video she talks about the same thing, that Lahori-Ahmadis created Elijah Muhammad, at the 4:41 mark. Check out Yasir Qadhi explaining how Ahmadiyya infiltrated the USA in the 1930’s herein (17:35 timestamp). Check out my essay on Malcolm X and the Ahmadiyya Movement herein. Check out my tiktok with combined clips herein.

This photo is courtesy of the Moslem Sunrise of Nov-1934. 

The ROR of Sep-1933, has a report from Dr. Muhammad Yusuf from America about the spread of Ahmadiyya in Cleveland, Ohio, they allege to have 300 Ahmadi’s in Cleveland. Dr. Muhammad Yusuf gave 4 lectures at the Ahmadiyya Hall. He also mentions how Sheikh Nasir Ahmad and Sheikh Muhammad Omar (Omar Ahmad of Braddock?) are working with him, both were formerly Christian priests. Dr. Muhammad Yusuf also alleges that some Turks and Arab Muslims might have converted to Ahmadiyya and caused a stir.

The Ahmadiyya Movement was mentioned in The Lititz Express of Thu, Oct 26, 1933 ·Page A3 of Lititz, PA in terms of their “Ahmadiyya Challenge”.

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The ROR of Nov-1933 has a report from Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali wherein he tells how Zafrullah Khan stayed briefly in Chicago and went back to Toronto, Canada on Sep-7-1933. By the time this edition of the ROR was published, Zafrullah Khan was in England. Zafrullah Khan is doing some type of work with some “Joint Select Committee”. Zafrullah Khan is expected to be back in British-India the 3rd week of December. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali escorted Zafrullah Khan to Detroit on his way out of America.

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the Daily Maroon, of October 20, 1933.

In the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1933/Jan-1934, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Minneapolis in Dec-1933. In the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1933/Jan-1934, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Minneapolis in Dec-1933. Sufi M.R. Bengalee is mentioned in “The Minneapolis Journal” of Sun, Dec 03, 1933 ·Page 5, as someone who is looking for converts. Bengalee made comments on the depression.

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In Dec-1933, James Saxon Childers of “The Birmingham News” of Sun, Dec 10, 1933 ·Page 52 wrote about the Ahmadiyya Movement on a full page. Curiously, he mentioned that Jim Smith became Abdul Rashid! Who was Jim Smith? The newspaper also mentioned how Mufti Muhammad Sadiq came to this country in 1920 as a missionary. The Ahmadiyya theory of Jesus in India and dying in Srinagar, Kashmir (spelled as Cashmere) is also mentioned at age 120. It is alleged that Ahmadi’s (and maybe other Muslims) are meeting in 25 cities. 20,000 Americans have allegedly converted to Ahmadiyya (a total lie). A photo of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is also given. Dr. Charles D. Mathews is quoted, he is a professor of religion at Birmingham-Southern College and had visited the Ahmadiyya temple in Chicago on Wabash. Lord Headley is mentioned, as well as Sir Archibald Hamilton and John Philby. Maulvi Nur ud Din and his khilafat are also mentioned and the famous Cawnpore Mosque Incident of 1913. The Split in the Ahmadiyya Movement is also discussed as well as the son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and his role in the split. Lahori-ism and Qadian-ism are discussed. Negroes are targetting via Ahmadiyya tabligh. A report from 1928-1929 from Sheikh Muhammad Din Jan is also mentioned. In the same report, 3 Ahmadi’s in Persian (modern day Iran) are also mentioned and reporting on Christian activities therein, their names are Messrs, Manuchehr and Shah Verdi. Curiously, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is not mentioned at all, nor is Maulvi Yusuf Khan.

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Amjad Khan claims that there were 20,000 Ahmadi’s in the USA by 1933 – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

In an article that he published on February 15, 2020, Amjad Khan lied to the world at claimed that there were 20,000 Ahmadi’s in the USA in roughly 1933. He gave no references. Amjad Mahmood Khan, an adjunct professor of law at University of California at Los Angeles, is national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect those of Religion News Service.

A newspaper in the UK, the Birmingham New Age Herald of Dec-10-1933 also alleges that there are 20,000 Ahmadi’s (called as Muslims).

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In the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1933/Jan-1934, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions 6 missions of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. This includes the mission at 2222 Webster Ave Pittsburgh, PA, which is operated by M. Y. Khan. It also includes a location at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti, OH. which is ran and operated by a man named N.A. Malik (this guy is new). The 4th location in the USA has moved from 350 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN. to 1419 Roosevelt Ave and it is no longer operated by Brother T. Ahmad, no new name is listed. The 5th is a new mission in Detroit, at 537 Hendrie St. The 6th is another new mission in Kansas City (MO), at 913 Woodland Ave.

Dannin tells us that during early 1934 there was growing resentment among a number of African-American Ahmadis towards Dr. Sufi Muhammad Yusuf Khan. Some believed that he had been exploiting them for personal profit.

In January of 1934, Yusuf Khan was published in a local newspaper and seems to have arrived to work in Cleveland and is working with Wali Akram and Sheikh Nasir Ahmad and a whole bunch of African American’s who were former members of the Moorish Science Temple (Aka Walter Smith Bey)(See “My Message to the Moslems,” Cleveland Call and Post, January 6, 1934, 4;, via Bowen). He signed off his letter as M. Yusuf Khan. There is another article about “Youngstown Moslems” by Amtul Majeed, in this specific article, there seems to be a woman named Madame Begum who is giving speeches. The location in Youngstown Moslem is at 960 South Rigby St, Youngstown, Ohio. Bro Ali Mubarik and his sister Azeema Mubarik are also mentioned. Dr. M. Yusuf Khan is their leader. The 3rd article in this is about “Activities of The Braddock Mosque” by Abdullah Easa. Sheikh M. Omar, Ahmad Omar and Sheikh Akmal are also mentioned and gave speeches. They were taking new converts on Dec-25-1933 in 135 Linden Ave, Duquesne in Pittsburgh, PA. The first woman to join up was Mrs. Coleman, then Daniel Moore then Bro Coleman. At the end, Sheikh Akmal appointed Bro M. Rafeek as President and Bro Mataza as Vice President. The 4th article is about the Dayton Mosque, Sheikh Nazeer Elahi (his name is spelled as Shaikh Nazier Eliehee) is named as the Imam of the mosque. Dr. Y.M. Khan is their supreme leader. The 5th article is about Ahmadiyya in Cincinatti, Dr. M.Y. Khan is their leader by Y. Waheed.

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“My Message to the Moslems,” Cleveland Call and Post, January 6, 1934, 4;


However, Khan never claimed to have founded the Cleveland mosque, while he did claim this for several others in Ohio. There was another article in the same newspaper about the mosque itself, see “The Cleveland Mosque,” Cleveland Call and Post, January 13, 1934. Khan in fact appointed Nasir Ahmad to be head of the Cleveland mosque—suggesting that Khan was in control of the Cleveland mosque and not Ahmad or Akram; see Ahsan Elihee, “The Cleveland Mosque,” Cleveland Call and Post, January 13, 1934, 4.

The Cleveland Mosque,” Cleveland Call and Post, January 13, 1934, 4

The Cleveland Call and Post of Sat, Jan 27, 1934 ·Page 4 mentions almost all the same data as
The Cleveland Call and Post, January 6, 1934, 4;, via Bowen).

In Feb of 1934, he was in St. Paul, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali alleges that there are 3000 Ahmadi’s in the USA to the press. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was also in Cedar Rapids (See also the ROR of May-1934) and again he alleged that there are 3000 Ahmadi’s in the USA to the press. In March-1934, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Grand Haven (See the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1933/Jan-1934). He seems to be touring other places too.

In Feb-1934, Sufi Mutiur Rahman Bengalee M.A., Ahmadi Moslem minister and missionary in America is mentioned in the “Star Tribune” aka “The Minneapolis Tribune” of Wed, Feb 07, 1934 ·Page 7. Bengalee wrote against interest, he seems to have a typewriter. Bengalee alleged that there were 3000 converts to Ahmadiyya and 20,000 total Moslems in America.

In Feb-1934, Sufi M.R. Bengalee M.A., missionary from India and head of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the United States arrived in Cedar Rapids on Saturday and seeking converts to Ahmadiyya (called Islam). Bengalee is living at the house of James DeHook at 729 1/2 First avenue W. A man named Rex Ingram, a famous motion picture producer seems to be a member too.

By March, “Dr. Khan to Make His Headquarters Here,” Cleveland Call and Post, March 3, 1934, 2, via Bowen).

In Apr-1934, Sufi M.Y. Khan (Foreign Minister and Moslem Missionary) was mentioned in the Cleveland Call and Post of Sat, Apr 21, 1934 ·Page 2. The article is entitled “Bismillah”. Sufi M.Y. Khan does Takfir of the Moorish Science Temple and says they are not Muslims. Sufi M.Y. Khan alleges to work for Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud Ahmad and can be found at 5311 Woodland Ave, Cleveland, Ohio.

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In Apr-1934, via “The Plain Dealer” of Mon, Apr 23, 1934 ·Page 5 mentions Muhammad Yusuf Khan. This is about the Cleveland Mosque. There are allegedly 400 members of the Cleveland Mosque. Muhammad Yusuf Khan is mentioned as the “head man” of the Ahmadia Moslems and he says that this mosque has left Islam and he will try to bring them back. The majority of the membership is Negro, with a few Indians and a few Arabs. This Cleveland Mosque is on the 3rd floor of a building at 5311 Woodland Ave, Cleveland and is simply called “Mosque”. Ahmadia people expect more prophets in opposition to Islam and deny holy wars. Ahmadi’s also allegedly don’t believe in polygamy. Khan is allegedly teaching the Quran, Arabic names have also been given out to new converts. Khan alleges to have 8 converts who have learned Arabic good enough to become Sheikh’s (missionaries) and he has already did that with the previous 22 students. Allegedly, the Pittsburgh Mosque is the same size as the Cleveland Mosque. Khan told the newspaper that there are 16 Ahmadi Mosques in the USA. Allegedly, the Cincinatti Mosque has 150 members, however, most locations have less than 100 members. There are other Ahmadiyya temples (mosques) in Chicago, Akron, Colombus, Dayton, Youngstown, Steubenville, Washington, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Detroit, Braddock, Homestead and Duquesne, PA. Khan hopes to open a mosque in NY next year. The Cleveland Mosque was opened in 1932. Khan has been splitting his time between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Khan told the newspaper that he came to the USA in 1921 as a chemistry student.

“The Plain Dealer” of Mon, Apr 23, 1934 ·Page 5

In Dec-2025, at the #WCJS25 #WCJS2025 #WestCoastJalsa, Dr. Bilal Rana alleged that outside of India, the USA jamaat was the top contributor for “Tahrik-e-Jadeed”. From 1934 to 1944.

In Apr-1934, via the Cleveland Call and Post of Sat, Apr 07, 1934 ·Page 2, there is a photo of M. Yusuf Khan. This is about the Cleveland Mosque. The Ahmadiyya regional headquarter has been changed from Pittsburgh to 5311 Woodland Ave in Cleveland. The headquarters was in Pittsburgh for 4 years. Yusuf Khan alleges to have faced the bitterest opposition vs. Ahmadiyya. Yusuf Khan alleges that he has already created 11 men and 1 woman to go out and to tabligh. On March-29, the Moslems of Pittsburgh gave Yusuf Khan a farewell party (he was going to India on a trade run) wherein 300 people showed up. Shaikh Nasir Ahmad was there as well as well as Shaikh Abdul Wahab, Shaikh Abid Haque, Shaikh Saeed Akmal and Shaikh Abdul Farook. Shaikh Abdul Farook was made in-charge, with full authority in Pittsburgh. Yusuf Khan says that anyone who doesn’t pay their chanda for 3 months will be removed from the membership. There is another report in this newspaper from the “Mother Mosque”, during the week of March-25-1934, wherein it is stated that Rahmat Mahmood Sheikh Farook and Dr. Khan held a meeting. Eid was also held. Shaikh Nasir Ahmad from the Cleveland Mosque were also there. Sheikh Saeed Akmal from Braddock, Pittsburgh was also there. Shaikh Nasir Ahmad will be around and in-charge in Cleveland, signed off by Shaikh Saadi Malik.

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Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the ROR of May-1934. He alleges that 22 American’s have become Qadiani-Ahmadi’s. He is mentioned in the ROR of Aug-1934, his headquarters are in Chicago. Zafrullah Khan is also mentioned, in fact, his speech at the 2nd Parliament of Religions, organized by the World Fellowship of Faiths is in the ROR. The Moslem Sunrise of Nov-1934 alleges that Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Cedar Rapids on a preaching tour towards Syrian immigrants. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali alleges that Buddha, Krishna and Confucius are also prophets that Jesus died at age 120 in India and is really Yuz Asaf.

In May of 1934, Dr. M. Khan is quoted in the Cleveland Call and Post of Sat, May 12, 1934 ·Page 2. This is about the activities of the Braddock Mosque. Bro Ahmad Omar gave a speech on “Religion, the science of Life”. Bro Ahmad Abdullah and Akmal met in the city of Duquesne. Interesting, a man named “Saleh” gave 2 lectures on the Bible. Dr. Mohammed Ashraf is also mentioned as a new missionary from India. Sheikh Abid Haque spoke on Friday night. Dr. M. Khan was the keynote speaker. Sheikh Akmal was the master of ceremonies.

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In May-1934, a photo of Sufi Bengalee and a long article appeared in “The Cedar Rapids Gazette” of Fri, May 25, 1934 ·Page 7. His name is also spelled as Sufi Mutiur Rahman Bengalee and also Sufi M.R. Bengalee. It seems that Bengali was at the famous Mosque in Cedar Rapids and gave the adhan. This is a historic mosque, one of the first ever in America and could be found at 1335 Ninth St. N.W. Cedar Rapids, IA. The mosque seems to be “towards the east” of 342 Fifth Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, the home of Sam Allick, a Syrian grocer. Bengali seems to be showed the reporter Islamic prayer. The majority of the Moslems in Cedar Rapids are Syrian and their families are from Damascus or Jerusalem and they have forgotten Islam. Bengali and the Ahmadiyya movement saw this as an opportunity. Bengali and 4 Syrians then prayed in front of the reporter. The reporter explained how his brother is a Presbyterian missionary to the Indian lands and Bengali are similar. The newspaper explains how Bengali was sent from Qadian by the Ahmadiyya Movement founded by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, “the promised messiah and Mahdi” and expected Messenger to all nations. The present head of the Ahmadiyya Movement is Hazrat Mirza Bashir ud Din Mahmud Ahmad. Bengalee told the newspaper that Jesus died in India, Khan Yar St, Srinagar, Cashmere, India. Bengali is called the only missionary of Islam in the USA. Bengalee also commented on Islamic economics and women’s rights.

Muhammad Yusuf Khan is mentioned by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (of 17 Jun 1934, Sun Page 26) as the head Moslem in Cleveland, however, he seems to be giving new converts Muslim names, which is now causing fraud. This is same incident is mentioned in 10 additional newspapers around America. See also The Morning Call of Sun, Jun 17, 1934 ·Page 7. Sam Jackson changed to “Haroun-al-Raschid” and George Washington Smith turns up as Ben Ali” or something of the sort. Library officials were looking for George Jenkins and his name is Zanab Finesee. See also The Star Press of Tue, Jun 19, 1934 ·Page 3. See also The Spokesman-Review of Sun, May 20, 1934 ·Page 27 and Page 23. See also The Plain Dealer of Wed, Apr 25, 1934 ·Page 1. The Duluth News Tribune of Thu, May 31, 1934 ·Page 7.

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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal of 17 Jun 1934, Sun ·Page 26

Allentown Morning Call of Sun, Jun 17, 1934 ·Page 7

The Duluth News Tribune of Thu, May 31, 1934 ·Page 7. 

However, it should be noted that even though M.Y. Khan was ousted from Pittsburgh, he moved to Cincinatti and began working therein. The leadership for the Pittsburg Mosque hired an Arab from Egypt, named Abdul Mohammed Ibn Akbar for half the price that they were previously paying M.Y. Khan. The new missionary will be located at 1800 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, PA. For any information, please write to 18 South Sickel St., Philadelphia, PA. Sheikh Nasir Ahmad has returned back to his own mission in Philadelphia. There is an article on “The Akron Mosque”, a man named St. Abdus Subhan gave a short lecture and several short talks by Bro Nasir Hicmat and sis Moleeks Shaun, Bro Hickmd, sis Shann, written by Wakeela Mula, reporter. There is another report on the Cincinatti Mosque, it is reported that they recently held a “Young People’s Islamic Program”, however, only women were speakers. This is a report by Dr. M.Y. Khan, who seems to be working with Prof. Malik and Mr. Ishaq Mohammad. They had all recently returned to Cincinatti from Pittsburgh. Dr. M.Y. Khan alleges that Prof. Malek is “in-charge” of the Cincinatti Mosque. Mr. Majid Hassan is also named as a speaker. Prof. Malek gave a speech on the death of Jesus Christ. Jamal Deen, reporter. Dr. Khan quickly reported to the newspaper about the progress of his cult and left of Cleveland. Prof. Malik (from the Cincinatti Mosque) is currently touring in Chicago. Jameel Geen, reporter. There is another report on the “Akron Mosque”, Sh. Subhan gave a speech, by Wakeel Mula.

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Cleveland Call and Post, the local black newspaper of July-14-1934, via Bowen

In July-1934, via the Cleveland Call and Post of Sat, Jul 21, 1934 ·Page 2, Ahmadiyya is not mentioned at all, Muhammad Yusuf Khan is not mentioned and nor is Sufi Bengalee. It seems that by July-1934, Ahmadiyya had been totally ousted. There was a series of essay’s entitled, “Among the Moslems” by Abdullah Easa. He starts with BIS-MIL-LAH, and alleges to see a bright future of Islam in the region. Abdullah Easa relates a major announcement from the Islamic Council and Maulvi Muhammad Yusuf Khan was removed (however, he is not named in this article) from the mosque. Abdullah Easa consoles the Moslems from Pittsburgh and other areas. Abdullah Easa alleges that old members who had left previously have now returned to the mosque. Abdullah Easa praises the Moslems of Ohio and specifically Colombus. Sheikh Hason is mentioned. Abdullah Easa mentions the council of 12 men. Bro Abdul Mohammad Ibn Akbar has been named as “Imam U1 Shareef in America”. Allegedly Bro Abdul Mohammad Ibn Akbar has connections to the Moslem world via Egypt, Africa, Palestine, Arabia and many other Moslem Governments. Abdullah Easa says that it is in the best interest of the council to join the Moslem League (of which an Ahmadi is the leader, Zafrullah Khan). Abdullah Easa announces that Sheikh Nasir Ahmad is heading the council. There is also a report from the Akron Mosque, on July-15, there was a social held at the house of Bro and Sis Moosa Raheem, at 185 McCoy Street, Akron, Cleveland. Bro’s. Sarle Subhan, Nasis Hiemat, Moosa Raheem and Sis. Bismala Shako gave a talk or a reading. Signed off by Wakeei Mula. There is 3rd article on “Proceedings at the Pittsburgh Mosque” by Saadi Malik. Saadi Malik alleges that there is new life in the Moslems of the region, from places like Colombus, Youngstown, Ohio, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, PA. Saadi Malik alleges that a missionary from Egypt is coming soon.

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Cleveland Call and Post of Sat, Jul 21, 1934 ·Page 2

The ROR of Aug-1934 reports on Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali and his tour of Cedar Rapids, “The Cedar Rapid Gazette of March-25-1934 is quoted.

In Aug-1934, Elijah Muhammad presented W.D. Fard as a prophet only–Final Call newspaper.

Maulvi Muhammad Yusuf Khan was expelled from the Ahmadiyya Movement in 1934 (see Bowen). In fact, in 1950, Rashid Ahmad (African-American pseudo-missionary) asked the 2nd Khalifa (while in Pakistan) if Ahmadi’s were allowed to pray behind Maulvi Muhammad Yusuf Khan. The 2nd Khalifa called him a fraud and said that if he considers himself an Ahmadi, he is free to do so, but don’t waste time with him, he is a fraud type of person. Rashid Ahmad and his editors seem to have written a footnote wherein they confirmed that Muhammad Yusuf Khan was selling “lucky numbers” and “sacred incense,” and charging money for teaching the Qur’an from roughly 1923-1934. Thus, it seems that Muhammad Yusuf Khan was kicked out of Ahmadiyya formally in 1934 and remained as a teacher of Arabic and seller of Muslims fragrances, garments and other Islamic things. However, he stayed in the purview and even attended prayers/and other events at the Ahmadiyya temple in Chicago on Wabash Ave as late as 1946-1948.

The Lahori-Ahmadi’s came into direct contact with the Qadiani-Ahmadi’s in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area in roughly 1935. The Lahori-Ahmadi joint secretary K.S. Chaudhri Manzur Ilahi announced in 1936 that he had been in contact with some Muslims and they might have converted to Lahori-Ahmadiyya. Although the extant evidence is somewhat unclear about the issue, it appears that the person responsible for starting the American mission was an African American convert named Saeed Ahmad. Mr. Ahmad seems to have been from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region and more than likely had previously been involved in one of the several different Islamic sects that had been popular in the region over the previous ten years. According to various accounts, in 1934 the region’s Muslim community, which had recently unified under the Qadiani movement, underwent a major schism, and, due to the efforts of Mr. Ahmad and others, the Lahore Ahmadiyya movement gained a significant following in the region. As a result, over the next dozen years the Lahore-influenced region became one of the main centers of mainstream Islam among African Americans, with its influence spreading across the country.

This photo is courtesy of the Moslem Sunrise of Nov-1934. 

In the same edition (Moslem Sunrise of Nov-1934), Zafrullah Khan writes a letter of congratulations to Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali and the Ahmadi’s in the USA as they opened their first ever Mosque (on Wabash).

The Moslem Sunrise of Nov-1934 didn’t give any locations of Ahmadiyya centers in the USA, it was a regular feature of the magazine to list locations in the USA and abroad. However, just 10 month earlier, the Moslem Sunrise of Jan-1934, the Pittsburg branch of pseudo-Ahmadi’s was mentioned and with Muhammad Yusuf Khan as in-charge and with the famous 2222 Webster Ave, Pittsburgh, PA as the location of the mission house. In the very next issue of the Moslem Sunrise (March-1935), a new Pittsburgh location is given, 2008 Wylie Ave, Pittsburgh, PA. This evidence proves that the Ahmadiyya schism did in-fact happen in Pittsburgh in the late summer of 1934. The Moslem Sunrise of Nov-1934 has press notices from Aug-1934 which talk about the new Ahmadiyya Mosque/Temple which opened on Wabash Ave, however, this location was still a private residence, not a purpose-built mosque. Charles Weller was there at the opening ceremony too. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali alleges that there are 6000 Moslems in Chicago, however, he doesn’t say as to how many are Qadiani’s. Brother Omar was there too. Dr. Harlan Tarbell the scammer/magician was there too.

In Nov-1934, Sufi M.R. Bengalee M.A. is mentioned in “The Chicago Defender” of Sat, Nov 24, 1934 ·Page 2 as someone who is leading an upcoming program entitled, “Prophet Day”. This is for Sunday evening, Nov-25-1934 at the Ahmadiyya Temple on 4448 So.Wabash avenue, (written as the Ahmadiyya Moslem Mosque). Allegedly, many people will surely be in attendance.


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya_in_the_United_States

In Jan of 1935, and from the University of Algiers, a man named G.H. Bousquet wrote a piece in the Moslem World Magazine of Jan-1935, pages 40-44, “Moslem Religious Influences in the United States”. In this essay he mentioned Bahaism in America and its successes as well as the famous Moorish Temple by Noble Drew Ali. G.H. Bousquet also mentioned how Ahmadiyya missionaries were operating in the 1930’s. G.H. Bousquet alleges that in 1933, there were 6 Ahmadiyya centers, (Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinatti, Indianapolis, Detroit, Kansas City). G.H. Bousquet mentions how Mufti Muhammad Sadiq started the Moslem Sunrise magazine and how it was stopped in 1924 and was re-started in 1930 by Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali, and he is operating out of State Street in Chicago. G.H. Bousquet surmises that that there are barely a few thousand Ahmadi’s in the USA, of which the vast majority on Negroes. G.H. Bousquet perfectly explains how Ahmadi’s believe that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the last prophet. G.H. Bousquet calls Ahmadiyya as disingenuous and a heretical cult which denies that Muhammad (saw) is the final prophet.

On Jan 10-11, 1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Sioux City and preaching the Kufri beliefs of Ahmadiyya to the 100 Syrians who were living therein (See the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1935).

In the Moslem Sunrise of March-1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions 8 missions of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. The first being in Chicago. The second being at 1419 Roosevelt Ave Indianapolis, IN. The third at 913 Woodland Ave, Kansas City (MO). The 4th at 537 Hendrie St. Detroit (MI). The 5th at 2008 Wylie Ave, Pittsburgh, (PA). The 6th at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti (OH). The 7th is a new mission at 216 S. Euclid Ave, Dayton (OH). The 8th is also a new mission at 5311 Woodland Ave, Cleveland (OH).

The Lahori-Ahmadi’s came into direct contact with the Qadiani-Ahmadi’s in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area in roughly 1935. The Lahori-Ahmadi joint secretary K.S. Chaudhri Manzur Ilahi announced in 1936 that he had been in contact with some Muslims and they might have converted to Lahori-Ahmadiyya. Although the extant evidence is somewhat unclear about the issue, it appears that the person responsible for starting the American mission was an African American convert named Saeed Ahmad. Mr. Ahmad seems to have been from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region and more than likely had previously been involved in one of the several different Islamic sects that had been popular in the region over the previous ten years. According to various accounts, in 1934 the region’s Muslim community, which had recently unified under the Qadiani movement, underwent a major schism, and, due to the efforts of Mr. Ahmad and others, the Lahore Ahmadiyya movement gained a significant following in the region. As a result, over the next dozen years the Lahore-influenced region became one of the main centers of mainstream Islam among African Americans, with its influence spreading across the country.

In the Moslem Sunrise of July-1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions 8 missions of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. The first being in Chicago. The second being at 1419 Roosevelt Ave Indianapolis, IN. The third at 913 Woodland Ave, Kansas City (MO). The 4th at 537 Hendrie St. Detroit (MI). The 5th at 2008 Wylie Ave, Pittsburgh, (PA). The 6th at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti (OH). The 7th is a new mission at 216 S. Euclid Ave, Dayton (OH). The 8th is also a new mission at 5311 Woodland Ave, Cleveland (OH). On May-12-1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Hammond, Indiana at some Goodwill Program. On June 6th, 1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Stanley, North Dakota and looking for converts to Ahmadiyya. On Aug-9-1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Michigan City.

In one conference held on September 1, 1935, Bengalee attempted to give a practical example of favourable race relation among his converts. He introduced a white convert, Muhammad Ahmad, and a black convert, Omar Khan. The two discussed Islamic qualities concerning race relations. Perhaps, the most conspicuous was a conference at the Chicago Temple Building, attended by speakers of various religious and racial backgrounds. The conference which was entitled, “How Can We Overcome Color and Race Prejudice?” was attended by over 2000 people.[39]

In the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali mentions 8 missions of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. The first being in Chicago. The second being at 1419 Roosevelt Ave Indianapolis, IN. The third at 913 Woodland Ave, Kansas City (MO). The 4th at 537 Hendrie St. Detroit (MI). The 5th at 2008 Wylie Ave, Pittsburgh, (PA). The 6th at 928 W. 7th St. Cincinatti (OH). The 7th is a new mission at 216 S. Euclid Ave, Dayton (OH). The 8th is also a new mission at 5311 Woodland Ave, Cleveland (OH).

The Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1935 has an essay from a famous magician/scammer named Dr. Harlan Tarbell. In this essay, he mentions how Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali has been his neighbor for the past 7 years. This seems to be next door to the famous Ahmadiyya temple on Wabash in Chicago. He alleges to have visited the Ahmadiyya center on Sep-8 (the year is unknown, seems like 1935). He claims that a man named Abdur Rahman recited the Quran and then a female Ahmadi (sister Fatima) began talking. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali then began his speech. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali talked about his involvement in the”Conference of Religions”, during Chicago’s Second World Fair, June-Nov-1933 and how the Ahmadiyya Movement is working towards solving the issues of race in America. An African-American convert named Omar Khan spoke next, he was followed by a white Moslem, Muhammad Ahmad, his wife is also mentioned, they don’t clarify if she is an Ahmadi or not. Charles F. Weller was allegedly there too and made some strange comments about actually being a Muslim. Dr. Harlan Tarbell spoke also.

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali returned to Qadian on 12 December 1935, and was sent back to America on 21 October 1936 (he stayed for roughly 11 months), he arrived in Chicago on Dec-10, 1936 (See the Moslem Sunrise of Aug-1937). By 1937, all Ahmadiyya missions had shut down, only the Ahmadiyya temple/house on Wabash Ave in Chicago remained. In the 1940’s there was barely any growth. By 1950, Ahmadiyya in the USA had totally failed, barely 200 members remained, 5 mission houses, NO MOSQUES. They promptly moved the headquarters of the community to Washington D.C.
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Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali returned to Qadian on 12 December 1935, and was sent back to America on 21 October 1936 (he stayed for roughly 11 months), he arrived in Chicago on Dec-10, 1936 (See the Moslem Sunrise of Aug-1937). By 1937, all Ahmadiyya missions had shut down, only the Ahmadiyya temple/house on Wabash Ave in Chicago remained. In the 1940’s there was barely any growth. By 1950, Ahmadiyya in the USA had totally failed, barely 200 members remained, 5 mission houses, NO MOSQUES. They promptly moved the headquarters of the community to Washington D.C.

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(Friday Sermon of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II dated 15 November 1937, published in Al-Fazl, 18 November 1937, pp. 5-6, Tarikh-e-Aḥmadiyyat by Dost Muhammad, Vol. 7, p. 82)
Oct2022_Apr2023-EnglishSection.pdf (ahmadiyyagazette.us)

The 2nd Qadiani Khalifa said when a missionary was not allowed to enter USA: We are experiencing many obstacles. A new experience has happened. American government did not
allow entry to our missionary Muhammad Ibrahim Nasir (aka Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim). The plea was that he had faith in polygamy.

In the Aug-1937 edition of the Moslem Sunrise, Titus Smith (aka Noorul Islam) wrote an essay entitled, “Activities of Ahmadiyya Moslem Mosque in Chicago”. He explains how most Ahmadi’s in Chicago are new members, this seems to be referring to the schism which caused lots of African-American’s to leave Ahmadiyya and search for an alternative cult which mixed the Bible with the Quran. He also mentions how Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali had been gone for almost a year and returned to Chicago on Dec-10-1936. Titus Smith (aka Noorul Islam) also mentions how Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali brought his wife and 9-year old daughter. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali’s wife was pregnant when they arrived and the baby came soon thereafter, most likely Jan. of 1937. Moreover, Titus Smith (aka Noorul Islam) alleges that meetings are held 4 times a week, Juma is held every Friday, members are meeting for congregation prayers only 3 times a week, classes on Islam are held simultaneously. Similar activities are held in Ahmadiyya centers in Kansas City, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of Feb-1938, allegedly, “Prophet’s Day” was held on Oct-31, 1937 in Chicago by Ahmadi’s (this essay is by Nina Stauffer). It is also alleged that similar “Prophet’s Day” events were held at other Ahmadiyya centers in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Kansas City. Nina Stauffer alleges that this was held at the Ahmadiyya Mosque/temple on Wabash Ave with Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali as the chairman. A Syrian Muslim (not an Ahmadi), Mr. Saleem Nimar recited the Quran. Omar Khan (previously written as Brother Omar) was the first speaker and was called the “President” of the Ahmadi’s in Chicago. Thereafter, Omar Cleveland (white man) gave a lecture. Dr. Tarbell was there too. 
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1938

The Moslem World of Jan-1938 reports (pages 98-99) that Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali and his wife (Attiya) had a baby that was delivered at the German Deaconness Hospital (in Chicago) on April-21.

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The Moslem Sunrise of Feb-1938 gives only one Ahmadiyya location in the USA, 56 Congress St, Suite 1307, Chicago, IL. Nevertheless, there was some additional missionary centers, like the famous mosque/temple on Wabash Ave in Chicago.

In the Moslem Sunrise of May-1938, a convert to Qadianism (Titus Smith aka Noorul Islam) reports that Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali lead the Eid prayer on Feb-11-1938 at the famous Qadiani temple/house/prayer center in Chicago on Wabash (it’s unclear which location in Chicago, they had two). Similar congregations are alleged in Kansas City, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. A woman named Catherin Uber read a poem. Two converts, Brother Omar Khan and Brother Noorudin also gave speeches. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali has also changed the 2nd location of Ahmadiyya, the mailing address of the Moslem Sunrise from 56 East Congress St, Suite 1307 to now Suite 1102, it seems like the same building but a different office. In Nov-1941 (via Moslem Sunrise), Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali moved to 220 South State St., Suite 1010, this was his new mailing address and office it seems. The 220 South State St. mailing address remained until the fourth quarter of 1949 (see Moslem Sunrise) at which point, there was never a location in Chicago ever given again by the Ahmadiyya Movement until the 3rd Quarter of 1952 (see Moslem Sunrise), which was the famous mosque/temple on Wabash Ave in Chicago. This location was demolished by the Ahmadiyya Movement and rebuilt in the 1990’s as a purpose-built mosque.

In the Moslem Sunrise of Sep-1938 alleges that on Monday, March 21st. 1938, “The Cleveland Plain Dealer” newspaper is quoted to have reported on Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali and his preaching tour of Cleveland. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali told “The Cleveland Plain Dealer” that he was in town on an invitation from the Moslems at 2491 E. 55th St. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in town for at least 4 days and would leave on Thursday, March 24th, 1938. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali told “The Cleveland Plain Dealer” that there were 2 million Ahmadi’s in the world (a total lie). The Moslem Sunrise of Sep-1938 also alleges that Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali visited Sioux City on June-7-1938 and gave a speech wherein he called Buddha and Confucious as prophets. On June 16, 1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Ross, North Dakota, this was reported by the Minot Daily News, there is a famous mosque therein, some say the first ever mosque built in the USA. Lots of Syrian and Lebanese Muslims (not clear if Shia or Sunni) moved to this area in roughly the 1910-20’s, he talked bad about Ghandi. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was looking to convert them. On June 17-1935, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Stanley, North Dakota, he talked bad about Ghandi. 
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1939

The Moslem Sunrise of Jan-1939 only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1102, Chicago, Il. 

The ROR of March-1939 mentions Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali and his missionary work in the USA, also the Moslem Sunrise magazine.

In the Moslem Sunrise of April-1939 Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1102, Chicago, Il.

In the Moslem Sunrise of July-1939, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1102, Chicago, Il. A man named H.J. Young has an essay in the Moslem Sunrise of July-1939. In this essay he talks about the work of Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali in Chicago. Young mentions how from 4-30-1939 thru May-7th-1939 (about 8 days), and in the famous huge auditorium building. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave a speech on “The Palestine Problems”, “The New World Order” and “The Unknown Life of Jesus”. This series of lectures concluded on May-14-1939 (seems like a total of 15 days). Also in the Moslem Sunrise of July-1939, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Pittsburgh, PA and lecturing at his mission’s address: 6311 Frankstown Avenue. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali alleges to have missions in Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Detroit, Kansas City, Mo., Washington, PA., he has proselyted among white and black. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali told the Pittsburgh Courier, “The whites tell me to leave the blacks alone”, “and the blacks tell me not to take my message to the whites”, Sufi says he ends up bringing his message to both.

In the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1939, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1102, Chicago, Il.

Ramadhan started on Oct-13-1939 and allegedly, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was leading Tarawih prayers for the first 10 days, however, he became ill and someone else led the congregation (Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1940).

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1940, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Logan, West Virginia on Dec-29-1939 and looking to speak to the community of Syrian Muslims (about 50) who were working therein. He stayed until roughly Jan-4-1940 (Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1940).
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1940

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1940, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1102, Chicago, Il. On Dec-29-1939, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Logan, West Virginia and looking to speak to the community of Syrian Muslims (about 50) who were working therein. He stayed until roughly Jan-4-1940. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was staying at the Aracome Hotel and was giving lectures therein. A letter to the 2nd Qadiani Khalifa is also given in congratulations for his 25 years of Khilafat. Timothy Titus Smith (aka Nurool-Islam) gives a report of the “Activities of the Ahmadiyya Moslem Mosque Chicago”. Ramadhan started on Oct-13-1939 and allegedly, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was leading Tarawih prayers for the first 10 days, however, he became ill and someone else led the congregation. On Jan-19-1940, Eid-ul-Azha was held at the Chicago Temple/Mosque on Wabash in Chicago. Speeches were given by Bro Omar Cleveland (white man), Bro Omar Khan (black man) and Bro Noorudin. The Moslem Sunrise alleges that similar events were held at Ahmadiyya centers in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dayton and Kansas City.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1940, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1102, Chicago, Il. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was in Springfield, Massachusetts and on April-21-1940 he led some type of religious service at Hotel Charles (See the Springfield Union of April 22, 1940). A few days later, he was in Quincy, Massachusetts and seeking converts (See the Boston Globe of April 26-1940). Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali alleged to have converted 5-10k people to Ahmadiyya since 1920 (a total lie). Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali then left for Boston.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 3rd Quarter-1940, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1107, Chicago, Il.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1940, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1107, Chicago, Il. 

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1941

The ROR of Feb-1941 reports on his missionary work in the USA. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali allegedly gave speeches on the prophecies of MGA and traveled to Pontiac.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1941, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali only gives one address for Ahmadiyya in America, 56 Congress St, Suite 1107, Chicago, Il. It is also alleged that Ahmadi women in the USA have organized themselves into Lajna Ima’illah in Chicago, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Dayton and Youngstown. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is heavily promoted and soon to be published.

The ROR of July-1941 reports that Sufi M.R. Bengalee recently visited Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The ROR alleges that many Americans gave money towards Tahrik-i-Jadid. An ahmadiyya book, “Tomb of Jesus Christ” is mentioned as a marketing tool. Sufi M.R. Bengalee is called a Reverend, and he continued on his tour and went to Youngtown, Cleveland and Indianapolis.

In Nov-1941 (via Moslem Sunrise), Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali moved to 220 South State St., Suite 1010, this was his new mailing address and office it seems. From 1930 to 1938 Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was using 56 East Congress St, Suite 1307, and from 1939 to 1941 used 56 East Congress St, Suite 1102, it seems like the same building but a different office. The 220 South State St. mailing address remained until the fourth quarter of 1949 (see Moslem Sunrise). In 1952 (See 3rd Quarter of 1952 (see Moslem Sunrise), the famous mosque/temple on Wabash Ave in Chicago was listed as the Qadiani-Ahmadi location in Chicago. This location was demolished by the Ahmadiyya Movement and rebuilt in the 1990’s as a purpose-built mosque. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is published and available via the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya in the USA and via the Moslem Sunrise newspaper.
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1942

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1942, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali’s first book, “Life of Muhammad” is briefly reviewed by H.J. Young.

The ROR of May-1942 alleges that Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali toured Cleveland in Dec-1941. They allege that 4 people became Ahmadi, they called him a Reverend again!

The ROR of June-1942 has an essay by him entitled, “Muhammad and Polygamy”, (reproduced from “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali. There is also a book review in the ROR. It also reports on Ahmadiyya in America and alleges that Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali led the Eid prayer. It also mentions how the Ahmadiyya newspaper, the Moslem Sunrise is struggling to get sales. Allegedly, 17 people converted to Ahmadiyya in some intervening period.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1942, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. Nina A. Stauffer wrote a brief review on “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 3rd Quarter-1942, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1942, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily. On Nov-29-1942, Zafrullah Khan (Judge of the Federal Court of India) stopped through Chicago and went to the famous Ahmadiyya temple/mosque on Wabash Ave. Zafrullah Khan was enroute to Quebec wherein he was meeting with War officials with the British Government. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali alleges that Ahmadi’s from Kansas City, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and other places also attended. Zafrullah Khan had travelled during WW-2 and had essentially risked his life to get to the USA for this important war conference. The Arabian Young Men’s Club of Chicago invited Zafrullah Khan for dinner on the evening of Nov-29-1942, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was there too.
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1943

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1943, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali has an essay in the ROR of March-1943 entitled, “The Ahmadiyya Movement”. From Chicago! He also alleges that Ahmadiyya has spread around the world in countries/continents like England, North and South America (Trinidad and Suriname), various parts of Africa (mostly, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya), Italy, Palestine, Dutch East Indies (aka Indonesia), Straight Settlements (aka Malaysia), China, Japan and Mauritius.

In the Lahori-Ahmadi newspaper “The Light” on 1943, the Lahori-Ahmadi mission in the USA is discussed. William Phillips, President Roosevelt’s personal representative, visited Lahori representatives in Lahore in February 1943, he was informed that the group currently had no mission in the us nor planned for one in the immediate future. (See “Mr. Phillips Sees Anjuman’s Representatives,” Light, March 1, 1943, 8., “Islamic Mission for America,” Light, April 16, 1943, 3., “Islam Mission for America,” Light, May 16, 1943, 3., (See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975). Almost immediately after the Light’s editorial came out, an American, whose identity is unknown, wrote a letter—which was published in the Light—to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of Pakistan’s independence movement, asking that he send a mission to the United States. Interestingly, Nadirah’s November 1943 meeting was not the first time a ‘Webb Memorial’ project was being discussed in the network of white Muslims in wartime America. Nadira also seems to have written letters to Wali Akram in 1943. She is mentioned 39 times in Bowen. Nadira is mentioned extensively in The Light of April, 8, 1944, in fact, a text of her address, at a meeting of Muslims at Steinway Hall, New York in Nov of 1943, and under the auspices of the Webb memorial committee. Interestingly, Nadirah’s November 1943 meeting was not the first time a ‘Webb Memorial’ project was being discussed in the network of white Muslims in wartime America. In April of 1947, Via the Lahori-Ahmadi newspaper, “The Light” (See page 2), (Mrs.) Nadira Usman, “The ‘Light’ in New York,”, Bowen infers that she is a white woman, (See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975). Bowen calls her Lahori Nadira, in the Light, she seems to indicate that her child is half Egyptian.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1943, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1943, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1943, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.
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1944

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 1st Quarter-1944, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1944, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1944, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1944, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. 
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1945

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1945, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. The 2nd Khalifa’s book, “Nizam-e-Nau”, which translates into english as “The New System” or “New World Order” is quoted and discussed.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1945, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. The 2nd Khalifa’s book, “Nizam-e-Nau”, which translates into english as “The New System” or “New World Order” is quoted and discussed.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1945, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1945, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.
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1946

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1946, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

In the early part of 1946, as soon as the post-war situation could permit travelling out of India. In Qadiani-Ahmadi were allowed to travel, it was only on an American freighter, bringing ammunition and armaments from the Burma theatre of war, and only as a student, that, in early 1946 he could leave for his U.S. assignment. The wartime conditions still prevailed in America at that time to the extent that this freighter could unload its cargo only at a remote northeastern town of Searsport, Maine, where its few passengers also disembarked (See the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1975). Thus, Khalil Ahmad Nasir was pretending to be a student.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1946, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the only mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. Khalil Ahmad Nasir was a Qadiani-Ahmadi murrabi arrived in the USA in the 2nd quarter 1946 (See Moslem Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1946)(he was Missionary-In-Charge-USA from 1948 to 1959. Zafrullah Khan alleges that there are now large and flourishing Ahmadiyyah communities in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), the Malay States (Malaysia), Burma, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Mauritius and the British Colonies of West Africa. In the Gold Coast alone (Ghana) there are 12 Ahmadiyyah schools and 88 mosques. While Sierra Leone alone has 3 schools and 12 mosques. There are large communities all over Nigeria, and to me was accorded the honour and privilege of laying the foundation stone of the Central Ahmadiyyah Mosque in Lagos in March of last year. In spite of the serious handicaps imposed by the war, the construction of the Mosque was completed within less than six months. There are active communities in East Africa (Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya) Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. Two families of Ahmadis have migrated to Qadian from Turkestan.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1946, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, which was managed by Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. Nina Stauffer alleges that Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan stopped in Chicago and spoke to some Ahmadi’s, Stauffer alleges that he even spoke to Ahmadi’s from Kansas City, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. Another book by Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali, “Tomb of Jesus” (published in 1946, from the USA) is promoted. In this edition of the Moslem Sunrise, MGA’s year of birth was changed to 1835. 

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali writes the book, “Tomb of Jesus” (published in 1946, from the USA), the 3rd edition exists on the internet herein. He wrote another book, “Life of Muhammad”.

The ROR of June-1946 reports that B. Orchard gave a speech to the Qadiani-Ahmadi’s of Bombay about their musleh maud. He called MGA as the second coming of Krishna and Zoroaster. He also alleged that Ahmadiyya was growing in countries like England, America, France, all over Africa, Palestine, Arabia, Java, Burma and Malaya. He said that MGA was a manifestation of God’s attributes, he also alleges that the 2nd Khalifa is regularly receiving dreams, revelations and etc.

Khalil Ahmad Nasir was a Qadiani-Ahmadi murrabi arrived in the USA in the 2nd quarter 1946 (See Moslem Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1946)(he was Missionary-In-Charge-USA from 1948 to 1959.

Mirza Monawar Ahmad (he was unrelated to the Mirza family it seems, even though he has a similar name) seems to be a Qadiani-Ahmadi mullah who was sent to the USA in the summer of 1946 (See the Moslem Sunrise of 3rd Quarter 1946). Mirza Monawar Ahmad was immediately sent to Pittsburgh and began working as the head Maulvi in the Pittsburgh Circle, he was working under Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali (Missionary-in-Charge of the USA, 1928-1948).

Via the ROR of Nov-1946, Ahmadiyya had spread to America and was successfully established.

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is mentioned in the ROR of Dec-1946 in terms of a book review written by Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan. The book was written by Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali, the famous, “Tomb of Jesus” (published in 1946, from the USA), the 3rd edition exists on the internet herein.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1946, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, which was managed by Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.
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1947

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 1st Quarter-1947, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, which was managed by Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. 

As soon as Ww-2 ended, the 2nd Qadiani-Khalifa was able to get 3 visas for his Maulvi’s to enter the USA. Thus, Mirza Monawar Ahmad is working as a junior Maulvi (he would be dead soon, on 9-15-1948, after a stomach operation, see the Moslem Sunrise of 1948) and Maulvi Ghulam Yasin (also spelled Yaseen) and the 3rd was Khalil Ahmad Nasir (Missionary-in-charge in the USA until 1959). Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali can also be seen, he left American after almost 20 years of service. Ahmadiyya was starting over again in America, this was the 3rd wave of missionaries and 3rd era.

In April of 1947, Via the Lahori-Ahmadi newspaper, “The Light” (See page 2), (Mrs.) Nadira Usman, “The ‘Light’ in New York,”, Bowen infers that she is a white woman, (See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975). Bowen calls her Lahori Nadira, in the Light, she seems to indicate that her child is half Egyptian. Nadira also seems to have written letters to Wali Akram in 1943. She is mentioned 39 times in Bowen.

Allegedly, Maulvi Shukar ilahi Hussain showed up to the USA in roughly July-1947 (See Ahmadiyya Gazette of Oct-2021/Sep-2022).

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali established a Boston chapter. (Al-Fazl, 13 August 1947).

In 1947, in Chicago, close to the Ahmadiyya temple on Wabash, Maulvi Ghulam Yasin (also spelled Yaseen) met Rashid Ahmad and introduced him to the money making scheme of Ahmadiyya and Rashid Ahmad immediately joins. He was previously sleeping on benches. Now, he is allowed to sleep in the mosque and to use Ahmadiyya facilities. He went on a preaching mission to Zion this year too. By 1949, he was flying to Pakistan and getting trained on how to be an Ahmadi Maulvi (not at Jamia).

In the Moslem Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter/3rd Quarter of 1947, Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, which was managed by Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. The arrival of Maulvi Ghulam Yasin (also spelled Yaseen) is also announced. MGA’s interaction with Professor Wragge from May-1908 are presented.

The Lahori-Ahmadi mission was officially launched in 1947 when the Lahore representative, Bashir Ahmad Minto, arrived in San Francisco, California and incorporated the Moslem Society of the USA. Mr. Minto quickly went to work, sending out hundreds of advertisements and letters to local and national periodicals, giving dozens of lectures across the state, distributing Islamic publications to all who were interested, raising money to purchase a building, and corresponding and meeting with hundreds of Muslims and potential converts. See Bashir Ahmad Minto, “Muslim in America in Danger of Conversion,” Light, July 24,
1949, 8; The Secretary, “Annual Report of the Muslim Society of u.s.a.,” Light, January 24,
1951, 7; incorporation records of the Moslem Society of the u.s.a., Inc., dated October 28,
1947, on file with the State of California. (See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975).

In Dec-2025, at the #WCJS25 #WCJS2025 #WestCoastJalsa, Dr. Bilal Rana alleged the St. Louis Jamaat sent money to Qadian for the dervishes in 1947-1948.
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1948

Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is ordered to return to modern day Pakistan after serving 20 years in the USA. He was relieved by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali left for Pakistan in February 1948 after devoting 19 years of his life to the cause of Islam in USA. (The Muslim Sunrise, 1948, Qtr. 1, Vol. XX, No. 1, p. 13).

On 18 March 1948, a Boston chapter was established by missionary Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A small new chapter in Jersey City was established by missionaries Khalil Ahmad Nasir and Mirza Monawar Ahmad. (Al-Fazl, 11 April 1948, p. 5).

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the First Quarter-1948, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the new editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the new missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, which was managed by Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad. Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali is given a farewell essay. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. Zafrullah Khan and his comments on Kashmir are also given, this is allegedly comments that he made to the United Nations in terms of Kashmir.

In this photo, 2 daughters of Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali can be seen (1948), his wife and son are missing. The Desi man to his immediate right is unknown too. Jalal Malik is the maternal grandson of Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali. This seems to be in Chicago, at the Ahmadiyya temple on Wabash Ave.


In this photo, the rest of the Murrabi’s came in and sat down. They are Maulvi Ghulam Yaseen, Khalil Ahmad Nasir, Mirza Monawar Ahmad and Maulvi Shukar ilahi. The 2 daughters of Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali can also be seen.

Nurul Islam – Accepted Ahmadiyya in 1933. Was President of Chicago Jammat for 20 years. Muhammad Bashir – Accepted Ahmadiyya in 1932. Was ‘Muezzin’ for 27 years and Imam during missionary absence. Wali Kareem – Donated the land on which the Fazli Umar (formally Dayton) Mosque was built. Aliyya Ali – From Youngstown, Ohio, was 1st American elected National Lajna President from 1953 til her death in 1956. Aliyya Shaheed – From Pittsburgh, PA was elected National Lajna President from 1963 to 1966. Appointed by Central Lajna President to serve as National Lajna President in 1972. Amatul Latif Elahee – From Dayton, Ohio died in 1973. Nycemah Ameen – Yaqub became National Lajna President in 1967. Served until 1969. Re-elected National Lajna President from 1972 to 1975.

In 1948, Khalil Ahmad Nasir takes over the USA as Ameer and Missionary-in-Charge. Khalil Ahmad Nasir became the missionary-in-charge in the USA. He also took charge of the famous Qadiani-Ahmadi newspaper, the Moslem Sunrise and started the Ahmadiyya Gazette. Qadiani-Ahmadi sources also allege that he completed a PHD at Northwestern University, founded Majlis Ansar Sultan-ul-Qalam, and was a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. In 1945, he was listed in the ROR as having a B.A. degree, the PHD seems to be a lie.

“Qadiani Islam in America,” Moslem World 38 (1948): 303

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1948, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the new missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, which was managed by Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Khalil Ahmad Nasir conducted two successful Mubahala (Prayer Duel) with the Jews under the auspices of Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, South Chicago (Al-Fazl, 11 April 1948).

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 3rd Quarter-1948, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the new missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, which was managed by Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

First Annual Convention (Jalsa) of Aḥmadiyya Community of the United States of America was held in Dayton, Ohio on 5 September 1948. The tents used for the convention were made by Ahmadi sisters. Notable Jamā‘ats which participated are: Chicago, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Youngstown, Du Quoin, Homestead, New York and Kansas. Ninety participated in the convention. (Al-Fazl, 24-25 September 1948, p. 6).

Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad died on 9-15-1948, after a stomach operation (see the Moslem Sunrise of 1948) and at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hospital. In 2023, Ahmadi’s alleged that the cause of death was a cancerous tumor on his back (see Jalsa-USA-2023 speech).

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1948, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the new missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, the death of Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad is also announced. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. The first Ahmadiyya Jalsa in the USA was held in Dayton, Ohio in Sep-1948.



At the The West Coast Jalsa Salana-2024 stream #WCJS2024 #WestCoastJalsa, Qudus Malik alleges that in 1948, Mirza Basheer uddin Mahmud Ahmad met with the US Consulate General (2:39:15) and his team at Rattan Bagh. Remarkably, the US Consulate General sent a cable to the Secretary of State George C. Marshall. The title of the letter was “Hazrat Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud Ahmad”. At 2:40:00, Qudus Malik argued that Mirza Basheer uddin Mahmud Ahmad complained about Ahmadiyya missionaries not getting access to the USA. At 2:40:58, Qudus Malik said that Mirza Basheer uddin Mahmud Ahmad once said that without Khilafat, you can’t have zakat or salat. Qudus Malik read out the cable which strangely presented Mirza Basheer uddin Mahmud Ahmad as a prophet in his own right. At 2:42:54, Qudus Malik said that the Ahmadi Khulafa don’t care if Ahmadi’s understand their importance or not. At 2:43:20, Qudus Malik admits to speaking to refugee Ahmadi’s stuck in Thailand and Malaysia. At 2:43:41, he says Ahmadi’s have gotten asylum and are making money now and it owe it all to Khilafat.

At 2:44:11, Qudus Malik read out the letter from the US Consulate General to Secretary of State George C. Marshall. In the letter, it is stated on Dec-16-1948, Council Cootz and himself were invited for tea with Mirza Basheer uddin Mahmud Ahmad. They observed that Mirza Basheer uddin Mahmud Ahmad is a prophet in his own right, has authentic visions and holds the position as pope or Holy father. At 2:46:11, Ahmadiyya are a persecuted minority. At 2:46:35, Zafrullah Khan is mentioned as a successful Ahmadi. At 2:46:57, Ahmadiyya claims to have 800,000 to 1 million members in India and all other countries. At 2:47:35, he alleges that there are 1000 converts to Ahmadiyya in the USA by 1948.
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1949

Ahmadiyya sources (See the Muslim Sunrise of 1976, convention edition, page 15) alleged that on Jan-7-1949, the Muslim League of Islamic Brotherhood (of St. Louis) changed its ownership to the Ahmadiyya Movement. This seems to be ownership of their mission house and flock of followers. It’s unclear, it is also unclear as to who the Muslim League of Islamic Brotherhood was. Dannin mentioned the Muslim League of Islamic Brotherhood in St. Louis and how they were working with African-American women and empowering them into leadership positions (See Dannin, page 52). 

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1949, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the new missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1949, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the new missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and a new location at 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1949, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and a new location at 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too.

On 9 September 1949 Abdul Qadir Zaighum reached the USA and took charge of the Qadiani Pittsburgh chapter on 2 October 1949, if you look at his photo, he seems to have always shaved his face and never kept a beard. (Al-Fazl, 30 March 1950, p. 3) He remained regional missionary USA till 1955 and then again from 1958 to 1965. (Al-Fazl, October 6, 1950, p. 2). After the death of Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad, Maulvi Abdul Qadar Zaighum took over in the Pittsburgh Circle of Ahmadiyya missions (see page 58).

Missionary Abdul Qadir Zaighum participated in the 2nd annual conference (USA Jalsa) on the instructions of the 2nd Qadiani Khalifa (Tarikh Aḥmadiyyat, Vol. 13, p.108)(See also the Moslem Sunrise of 1949, 4th Quarter). The Aḥmadiyya Movement, USA, held two-day second Annual Convention in Pittsburgh on 17-18 September 1949. It was inaugurated by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir. At his request, the 2nd Qadiani Khalifa sent a message. He directed the Jamā‘at USA to adopt the message of MGA about Al-Waṣiyyat. Chaudhri Muhammad Zafrulla Khan attended the convention and delivered two speeches. Two hundred attended the convention. (Review of Religions, January 1956, pp. 8-12, Al-Fazl, 6 October 1950, p. 2). A new Department, the Co-operative Committee was created at the second annual convention. The principal object was to institute ways and means of helping our sisters and brothers to work in unity and to co-operate with one another to better their social, financial and spiritual conditions. (Tarikh Aḥmadiyyat, Vol. 14, p. 43, The Aḥmadiyya Gazette USA, June 1950, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 13)(See also the Moslem Sunrise of 1949, 4th Quarter).

From roughly 1949 to 1953, Maulvi Shukar ilahi specifically worked in the St. Louis circle of Ahmadiyya business. Rashid Ahmad recalls (in 1950) how the 2nd Khalifa wanted Maulvi Shukar ilahi to work amongst the white people of St. Louis and Rashid Ahmad said it wouldn’t work (conversations in Rabwah). In 1949, one year after Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali had left, and one year since Khalil Ahmad Nasir took charge, it seems that the Qadiani-Ahmadi’s were able to change the name of the organization of Muslim League of Islamic Brotherhood Inc. in St. Louis to the Ahmadiyya Movement. Maulvi Shukar ilahi also arrived in 1949 and began working as the head Ahmadiyya missionary in St. Louis at 613 Locust Street.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1949, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO. They announced the arrival of Maulvi Abdul Qadir Zaighum and his appointment in the Pittsburgh Circle as a result of the death of Maulvi Mirza Monawar Ahmad. “Life of Muhammad” by Sufi M.R. Bengalee is promoted heavily too. Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “Fundamentals of an Islamic State”.  The 2nd Annual Qadiani-Ahmadi Jalsa in the USA (1949 in Dayton, Ohio) is also discussed.

In the late 1940s, Islam would gain among jazz musicians, however, only a few became Ahmadi. Art Blakely converted to Sunni Islam (See Bowen, pages 251-252), who, after being introduced to Islam in Pittsburgh (by Sheikh Nasir Ahmad, an ex-Ahmadi who retained Ahmadi beliefs), traveled to Africa for a year to study the religion. Upon his return, he formed in New York the Jazz Messengers, a seventeenpiece. Only 3 people converted to Ahmadiyya, Yusuf Lateef, Ahmad Jamal and Sahib Shihab.

Khalil Ahmad Nasir is mentioned in The St. Louis Argus of Fri, Nov 04, 1949 Page 4 as having visited St. Louis with Maulvi Shukar ilahi. He also calls Islam a Democracy, which is a lie.

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This photo was taken in 1949 at 4448 S. Wabash, now known as Masjid Al-Sadiq, Chicago. That building structure, in the background, was the original building that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq purchased in 1920 and was the National HQ of the AMI USA. According to some this was the 1st National Lajna meeting, which was held in 1949. During this meeting elections were held for Lajna’s National officers.

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1950

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the First Quarter-1950, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 220 South State St., Suite 1010 as the mailing address for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Chicago, he also gave an address at 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and a new location at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. US periodical, “The Moslem Sunrise,” changed name to “The Muslim Sunrise.” (The Muslim Sunrise, First Quarter, 1950, Vol. XXII, No. 1, p. 27). 2 books of Sufi M.R. Bengalee are for sale in Muslim Sunrise, “Life of Muhammad” and “The Tomb of Jesus”. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) has some of the diary of Rashid Ahmad from March 4th to April 8th-1950 from Rabwah. Rashid Ahmad talks about all the water that is available in Rabwah. Om March-12, Rashid Ahmad gave a speech (he talked about American Ahmadi’s) at an Ahmadiyya event in Sarghoda. Rashid Ahmad explains how he rubbed shoulders with Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad and he told Rashid Ahmad about how clean Qadian used to be, it seems that Qadian was extremely dirty and had sewage in the streets in the early 1950’s. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq gave a Friday Sermon while the 2nd Qadiani Khalifa was in Lahore. Rashid Ahmad met Dr. Mirza Munawar Ahmad (son of the 2nd Qadiani Khalifa). Rashid Ahmad mentions how an Ahmadi Maulvi from Holland had just returned to the headquarters. Rashid Ahmad alleges that there was an Ahmadi from Sudan who was in Rabwah. Rashid Ahmad mentions how Maulvi F. R. Hakeem gave a speech at the school that Rashid Ahmad at on “Islam in West Africa”. Rashid Ahmad alleges that Maulvi Abdul Khaliq was sent to Iran as a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi. Rashid Ahmad alleges that Saud Ahmad was sent to West Africa (either Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana or Nigeria). Rashid Ahmad alleges that money was collected in Rabwah for the American Fazl Mosque (which was a private residence). Rashid Ahmad explains how Ahmadi’s regularly did tabligh/dawah in their locale (a 15 miles radius around Rabwah). In April of 1950, Maulvi Muhammad Ibrahim returned from serving 3 years in Italy and 2 years in West Africa, he is the brother-in-law of Maulvi Ghulam Yaseen (who was working in the USA). The wife of Maulvi Muhammad Ibrahim had died in Rabwah and left 9 children to be raised by their father only, in these circumstances, Rashid Ahmad was allowed to marry one of his daughters. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa had severe gout in those days. Rashid Ahmad alleges that the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa was sitting with his doctor in a Majlis-e-Shura and was constantly taking medicine. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq told Rashid Ahmad that he spoke 7 languages, including Esperanto (a total lie). Maulvi Nur Ahmad Munir (allegedly a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi working in Syria) gave a speech at the school that Rashid Ahmad was attending. Rashid Ahmad alleges that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq led many Friday prayers in 1950 since the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa was sick. Rashid Ahmad alleges that a German Ahmadi named Mr. Abdul Karim Duncker was in Rabwah. Rashid Ahmad alleges that Zafrullah Khan was in Rabwah in April of 1950. The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) then gives reports from abroad, the first one is from England, it is reported that Maulvi Mushtaq Ahmad Bajwa is the Imam of the Fazl Mosque in London and he has been away touring and etc. An American Ahmadi, Brother Nasir Muhammad Sial (who was the secretary for the 2nd Ahmadiyya Jalsa in the USA in 1949) went to London and worked with the Ahmadiyya center, he is scheduled to return to Rabwah shortly. Another American Ahmadi named Chaudhri Mohammad Abdullah seems to have visited the Ahmadiyya missions in France and Switzerland. Ahmadiyya sources allege that he even visited London and gave a speech at the famous Fazl Mosque. There is a financial report given thereafter, this covers the first 4 months of 1950. Allegedly, only $530.52 were given as chanda by the entire USA jamaat. Allegedly, Ahmadiyya headquarters sent $1872.90, which brought the USA budget to $2403.42. This money was spent on Ahmadi Maulvi’s, Khalil Ahmad Nasir (and his family), Ghulam Yasin, Shukar Ilahi and Abdul Qadir = $1560. $338.43 was spent on rent for Ahmadiyya offices, $11.13 on stationary, $219 on conveyance, $142.06 on mail, $19 repairs to office furniture, $95 on Literature and Gazette and $68,75 on miscellaneous. The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) then gives a financial report on the Muslim Sunrise. On April 30, 1950, the Cleveland mission of Ahmadiyya had given $30.50, Sheikh Nazeer Elahi gave $10, the Indianapolis mission gave $30 and $4.50 for miscellaneous. Thus, total income for April was $75. However, the debits are $745.75, thus the newspaper was roughly $700 in debt. The printing of the 1st Quarter costed $176.81, the second quarter costed $180.41, envelopes and mailing charges were roughly $71. The total debt from Jan to April-1940 was $428.29. There was a previous debt carried forward of $317.46, and lastly the Dayton jamaat hadn’t paid some of their arrears. The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) alleges that on April 9th, 1950, the Ahmadiyya movement held a Tabligh day in St. Louis and New York. The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) alleges that Ahmadi’s in the USA met Mr. Liaqat Ali Khan (Prime Minister of Pakistan). The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) then talks about payments to Tahrik-e-Jadid (“The New Scheme”) and how Ahmadi’s in the USA are about to send their payment to Pakistan. Khalil Ahmad Nasir alleges that Ahmadi’s in Dayton and Indianapolis have fulfilled their pledges. The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) promoted Ahmadiyya books for sale too, the famous English commentary of the Quran (partial) is marketed. New World Order by the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa is also for sale and “The Economic Structure of Islamic Society”. “Where Did Jesus Die” by Jalal ud Din Shams is also for sale. A book entitled, “The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam” (written by the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa) was endorsed at the 2nd Annual Qadiani-Ahmadi USA Jalsa (in 1949 in Dayton) and revised by Zafrullah Khan and then published. The London mission of Ahmadi’s published “Introduction to the Study of the Holy Quran”. The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) alleges that they plan to send at least one American to Rabwah every year for training to become an Ahmadi mullah. Thus, Rashid Ahmad is in Rabwah. A man named Ahmad Shaheed signs off as the secretary. The Ahmadiyya Gazette (June-1950) also talks about the new cooperative committee, which was started at the 2nd Annual Qadiani-Ahmadi USA Jalsa (in 1949 in Dayton).

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1950, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. They also announce that a residence was bought in Washington D.C., and named as the American Fazl Mosque. The house served as the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya movement in the United States from 1950 until 1994, when it was moved to Baitur Rehman Mosque in Silver SpringMaryland. Thus, the headquarters of Ahmadiyya in the USA moved about 1000 miles away. Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “Religion and its function”. There is an article by a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi working in Switzerland/Germany named Shaikh Nasir Ahmad about Ahmadiyya in America, he mentions the Dowie prophecy, this is the first time the Muslim Sunrise mentioned the word Dowie in 30 years. 2 books of Sufi M.R. Bengalee are for sale in Muslim Sunrise, “Life of Muhammad” and “The Tomb of Jesus”. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 3rd Quarter 1950, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “My Faith”. They published a message from Mufti Muhammad Sadiq too. 2 books of Sufi M.R. Bengalee are for sale in Muslim Sunrise, “Life of Muhammad” and “The Tomb of Jesus”. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1950, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. Maulvi Shaikh Nasir Ahmad has an essay on “Islam and Peace”, they also allege that he graduated from the Punjab University in 1945. They also allege that he is the editor of an Ahmadiyya German magazine, “Der Islam”. In 1947, the Qadiani-Ahmadi’s published a partial english translation and commentary of the Quran from Qadian, there is a book review in the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1950. 2 books of Sufi M.R. Bengalee are for sale in Muslim Sunrise, “Life of Muhammad” and “The Tomb of Jesus”. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

The Ahmadiyya was declared dead in America by Hatim A. Sahib, “The Nation of Islam” (M.A. thesis, University of Chicago, 1951). In roughly 1950, Hatim A. Sahib began writing a thesis for completion his Master’s Degree at the University of Chicago. This thesis seems to have been re-published in 1995. Nevertheless, this Thesis was supposed to be about the Ahmadiyya Movement and their national headquarters at Wabash Ave in Chicago (their headquarters was moved to Washington D.C. by June of 1950). However, after visiting many times in March of 1950, Hatim A. Sahib noticed that there were a few (5 people) at the daily prayers and barely 50 members total. He also noticed that there were no membership records going back to 1921 or even 1941. He didn’t explain if these were all African-American’s it certainly seems to be the case. We are curious to know what Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi he met? Was it Shukar Ilahi (he was a white convert to Ahmadiyya)? He makes a mistake and claims that the Ahmadiyya Movement has mosques (aka temples) in New York, Cincinatti, St. Louis and Washington D.C., this is simply not true, these were all mission houses, only the one in Chicago (on Wabash) was owned and that was the residence of the Missionary, and also doubled as a mosque-temple.

This photo is from 1950, Maulvi Ghulam Yasin is the Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi in the middle. Ahmad Jamal is also there and Abid Haneef. In Abid Haneef’s lap is an older brother of Azhar Haneef. These seems to be a group of mostly Jazz musicians.

In this photo, Bashir Ahmad Minto (Lahori-Ahmadi) can be seen reading the Nikkah ceremony of Princess Fathia of Egypt. After Mr. Minto left in the mid-1950s, a former member of the American Islamic Association, Muharrem Nadji, was appointed to be the new official representative of the Lahore movement in America. Professor Muhammad Abdullah returned for his second tour of the USA and he became the Lahori-Ahmadi missionary-in-charge for the USA.

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1951

Via the Moslem Sunrise of First Quarter-1951, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. An essay by the 2nd Khalifa is given on “Communism and Democracy”. Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “Moral Principles as the Basis of Islamic Culture”. Sufi M.R. Bengalee’s “The Tomb of Jesus” is available for purchase. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of 2nd Quarter-1951, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. The 2nd Khalifa has an essay on “Communism and Democracy”. Maulvi Shaikh Nasir Ahmad has an essay on “Islam and Peace”, which is continued from the the Moslem Sunrise of 4th Quarter-1950. Dr. Abdus Salam has an essay entitled, “A Short Sketch of Muslim History”. However, no references are given. Sufi M.R. Bengalee’s “The Tomb of Jesus” is available for purchase. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of 3rd Quarter-1951, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. Zafrullah Khan was in San Francisco and gave speech on the peace treaty with Japan on 9-21-1951, the speech is reproduced. Part-2 of Dr. Abdus Salam’s essay, “A Short Sketch of Muslim History” is given. Shaikh Nasir Ahmad (Ahmadi missionary in Switzerland) has a book review therein. It is announced that there will be an American edition of “Ahmadiyyat and the True Islam”, the book can be bought via the Ahmadiyya headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C. Sufi M.R. Bengalee’s “The Tomb of Jesus” is available for purchase, as well as 2 books by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 9 books by the 2nd Khalifa and 2 books by J.D. Shams. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1951, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. It is reported how 7 Qadiani-Ahmadi’s maulvi’s met up in Zurich, Switzerland, in July of 1951. The 7 are Maulana Karam ilahi Zafar (Spain), Bashir Ahmad Orchard (Scotland), Ghulam Ahmad Bashir (Netherlands), Abdul Latif (Germany), Nasir Ahmad (Switzerland), Zahur Ahmad Bajwa (England), Ataur Rahman Malik (France). Bashir Ahmad Orchard has an essay vs. Christianity. Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “Islam and World Affairs”. It is announced that there will be an American edition of “Ahmadiyyat and the True Islam”, the book can be bought via the Ahmadiyya headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C. Sufi M.R. Bengalee’s “The Tomb of Jesus” is available for purchase, as well as 3 books by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 9 books by the 2nd Khalifa and 2 books by J.D. Shams. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

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1952
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the First Quarter-1952, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “Islam and World Affairs”, Part-2. It is announced that there will be an American edition of “Ahmadiyyat and the True Islam”, the book can be bought via the Ahmadiyya headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C. Sufi M.R. Bengalee’s “The Tomb of Jesus” is available for purchase, as well as 3 books by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 9 books by the 2nd Khalifa and 2 books by J.D. Shams. Bashir Ahmad Orchard has an essay vs. Christianity. The Dowie prophecy is mentioned again. Shaikh Nasir Ahmad (of Switzerland) has an essay on 5:75 of the Quran. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter of 1952, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 613 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “Islam and World Affairs”, Part-3. It is announced that there will be an American edition of “Ahmadiyyat and the True Islam”, the book can be bought via the Ahmadiyya headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C. Sufi M.R. Bengalee’s “The Tomb of Jesus” is available for purchase, as well as 3 books by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 9 books by the 2nd Khalifa and 2 books by J.D. Shams. The 2nd Qadiani Khalifa has Part-3 of this essay, “Communism and Democracy” is given. Shaikh Nasir Ahmad (of Switzerland) has an essay on “Jesus in the Quran” (Part-2). A speech given by Zafrullah Khan on Nov-26-1951 at the United Nations is reproduced. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1952, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 115 W. 116th St. Suite-2, NY, NY. The 2nd Qadiani Khalifa has Part-4 of this essay, “Communism and Democracy” is given. Zafrullah Khan wrote a book review in terms of a book by a famous Lahori-Ahmadi, Khwaja Nazeer Ahmad, the book is “Jesus in Heaven on Earth”. The book was immediately banned by the governor of the Punjab in April of 1953, the Lahori-Ahmadi’s then won a court case and got it re-published in Pakistan in 1956 (see the forward). Shaikh Nasir Ahmad (of Switzerland) has an essay on “Jesus in the Quran” (Part-3), he writes about 4:157-159 and alleges that Jesus (as) went to Kashmir. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 10 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 3 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad and 1 book from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1952, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY. There is an essay by Mirza Bashir Ahmad entitled, “Islam and Communism: A Comparison”. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 10 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 3 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad and 1 book from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

A USA-Jalsa was not held in 1952.

Maulvi Shukar Ilahi in St. Louis.

Saeed Ahmad was thus there and working in the St. Louis jamaat in the early 1950‘s. Abdul Aziz can be seen too, he is the father of Habibullah Aziz, current President of the St. Louis Jamaat. Zainab Usman is there too, Abdullah Ali is there too and Ibn Yamin.

Brother Munir Hamid (may Allah bless his sweet soul) must have been in his early 20s when this photo was taken.

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1953

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the First Quarter-1953, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 265 W. 30th St., Suite-2, NY, NY. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 10 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 3 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 1 book from A.R. Dard. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa has a long essay on the history of Islam.
A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1953, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 10 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 3 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 1 book from A.R. Dard. MGA is quoted, there is an essay by the 2nd Qadiani Khalifa, Zafrullah Khan has an essay too. Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) has an essay too. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1953, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 10 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 3 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 1 book from A.R. Dard. The 2nd Qadiani Khalifa has an essay, Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) has an essay. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1953, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. Professor Muhammad Aslam has an essay on “Islam and International Relations”.  There is a huge announcement for “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam” and how it can be bought from 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., they allege that this is the first edition in English, however, that is not true, it was published in 1910 in English. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
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1954

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 1st Quarter-1954, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1954, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh and at 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Maulvi Ghulam Yaseen was in New Jersey on June-25-1954.

Khalil Ahmad Nasir attended the World Conference on Religions (Shimizu City, Japan) and the World Council of Churches (Evanston, Illinois) in 1954 (See Ahmadiyya Gazette of Oct-2021).

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1954, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and a new location at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.

Khalil Ahmad Nasir picks up Rashid Ahmad, the first ever African-American Ahmadi mullah from the airport. With him are 2 additional Qadiani-Ahmadi murrabi’s Maulawi Nur-ul-Haq Anwar (Chicago for a short while but mostly New York), Maulawi Ghulam Yasin, Abdul Qadir Zaighum and Maulawi Shukr-Ilahi.

In 1954-1955, when Rashid Ahmad came back from Rabwah, Maulawi Ghulam Yasin claimed that Rashid Ahmad had totally wasted his time in Rabwah and learned nothing. He was also the uncle of Rashid Ahmad’s wife, he immediately took her back to Pakistan and forbade Rashid Ahmad from communicating with her. This condition lasted for 12 years. In fact, in this video he admits that when he returned to America in 1955, Maulvi Ghulam Yasin exclaimed how he wasted his time in Rabwah and only followed the Khalifa around (6:04 time stamp).

Via the Moslem Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1954, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
Zafrullah Khan is mentioned in a book review, he is presented to the world as “The Minister of Foreign Affairs” of Pakistan (and a Qadiani-Ahmadi his beef with the Ahrar’s is also mentioned. Lord Birdwood seems to be giving tribute to Zafrullah Khan (or for him), i.e., appreciating his work as a stooge of the colonists.
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1955-1956
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $20, 676 was collected in the USA.

Mr. Kunze was made the imam of the Chicago mission. Later, he was transferred to Milwaukee. Rashid Ahmad was also assisting in Chicago and helped Kunze in Milwaukee.


Nur ul Islam (left), Maulvi Abdus-Shakoor Kunze (middle), Ahmad Jamal (right).

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the First Quarter-1955, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
It seems that Zafrullah Khan (Judge at the International Court of Justice, ICJ) was in Montreal and gave a speech at McGill University on Nov-4-1954, this was part of a Seminar on Islamic studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies, the title of the essay is, “The Concept of Justice in Islam”. Bashir Ahmad Orchard has an essay too, he is working in the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago and British Guyana). Orchard quoted a book by Jalal ud Din Shams. A German translation of the Quran has been produced by the Ahmadiyya Movement, it is alleged to be the first ever. It can be bought via the headquarters of Ahmadiyya in America, 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C. The 2nd Qadiani-Khalifa’s writings are given in the introduction and Shaikh Nasir Ahmad wrote a brief forward. Ahmadiyya sources allege that in Germany, Austria (among the German speaking population) and Switzerland (among the German speaking population) it was announced and hailed as informative.

The Muslim Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1955 is missing the 2 cover pages and last page which normally has the books for sale. It reports how Zafrullah Khan (Judge at the International Court of Justice, ICJ) gave 2 speeches at an Islamic Center in Washington D.C. on Nov-10-1954 and Jan-13-1955, a summary of the 2 speeches is given. Major Dr. Shah Nawaz has an essay too. Zafrullah Khan has another essay wherein he writes about the United Nations after 9 years of its creation.

Missionaries Chaudhri Khalil Ahmad Nasir and Nur-ul-Haq Anwar delivered lectures in New York
American University. Five speeches were also given on radio during the year 1955. (Al-Fazl, 3 July 1955, p. 3)

The Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1955, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
It reports how Zafrullah Khan (Judge at the International Court of Justice, ICJ) gave 2 speeches at an Islamic Center in Washington D.C. on Nov-10-1954 and Jan-13-1955, a summary of the 2 speeches is given (Part-2). They published a correction in terms of the new German translation of the Quran, they tell the world that the Lahori-Ahmadi’s made the first ever German translation of the Quran and it was via Maulana Sadr ud Din (who was a pioneer Lahori-Ahmadi missionary in Germany and eventually became the Global President of the Lahori-Ahmadi’s).

The Muslim Sunrise of the 4th-Quarter-1955, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
A speech given by the 2nd Khalifa in London on July-30-1955 is reproduced, this was when the 2nd Ahmadiyya Khalifa toured Europe extensively, albeit with a piece of metal in his neck. They also reproduced a speech by Zafrullah Khan on July-26-1955 at the Islamic Renaissance Conference, Harvard Summer School, Cambridge, Massuchusetts. Another speech of Zafrullah Khan which was given at the Myrin Institute at Adelphi College, Garden City, NY. Wilfred Cantwell Smith is mentioned.

Rashid Ahmad is in this photo too and Khalil Ahmad Nasir.

Jalsa Salana Cleveland, Ohio 1956 Prince Hall Auditorium


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1956

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the First Quarter-1956, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
A speech by Zafrullah Khan (Judge of the International Court of Justice), on Oct-24-1955 is reproduced entitled, “Civilization at The Cross Roads” (Part-1). This speech was given before the Second National Conference on Spiritual Foundations, at Washington, D. C. The famous essay on Ahmadiyya by S.E. Brush is quoted.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1956, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
Part-2, of a speech by Zafrullah Khan (Judge of the International Court of Justice), on Oct-24-1955 is reproduced entitled, “Civilization at The Cross Roads”. A speech by Khalil Ahmad Nasir given on Feb-18-1955 at Annual Conference of the National Association of Bible Instructors, Midwest Region is reproduced.

In the Ahmadiyya Gazette of the First Quarter-1956, the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa begs for Ahmadi’s in the USA to sign up for Wasiyyat. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa explains how there is a graveyard in Qadian, India and Rabwah, Pakistan and maybe a 3rd in the USA if enough Ahmadi’s sign up. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa urges the missionary in-charge in the USA (Khalil Ahmad Nasir) should thoroughly explain Wasiyyat and then buy a property accordingly. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa explains how Wasiyyat money will be split up from America. 50% of the money collected will go to “The Central Ahmadiyya Anjuman” (in Rabwah) and “Tahrik-e-Jadid”. Of the remaining 50%, 37.5% would be spent in the USA on propagation (aka pay for the Maulvi’s), and the remaining 12.5% would be spent among the poor Ahmadi’s. A few wedding are announced, Maulvi Abdul Qadar Zaighum is in Rabwah and his wife gave birth to a boy. The procedures for collecting money from women (Lajna) is laid out. Ahmadi’s are ordered to pray for the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa, his health is deteriorating. Report written by Muhammad Sadiq, secretary of Tabligh in the USA jamaat. A report on the Ahmadiyya mission in Holland (Netherlands) is given. They allege that in 1956, Hafiz Qudratullah (after working as a secretary of the Indonesian mission from Rabwah, was again being sent to Holland (Netherlands) as the missionary-in-charge. A report on Ahmadiyya in the Scandanavian countries is also given. Maulvi Syed Kamal Yousaf (also spelled Kamal Yusuf) was assigned to the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden) for tabligh. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa appointed Rashid Ahmad (spelled as Rasheed Ahmad) as an honorary missionary in St. Louis. Rashid Ahmad will be working under Mr. A. Shukoor Kunze. The Khuddam pledge is given. Some small Ahmadiyya pamphlets with basics of beliefs are explored. The famous english commentary of the Quran (1947) allegedly by the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa is for sale. Ahmadi’s are reminded to pay Tahrik-e-Jadid (“The New Scheme”). A list of books for sale is also given and very similar to the list in the Muslim Sunrise magazine. 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 10 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 3 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir.

In Aug of 1956, via the “New Pittsburgh Courier” (Sat, Aug 18, 1956 ·Page 10), readers of the newspaper seem to lash out at Elijah Muhammad and his version of fake Islam. Curiously, a man named Abul M. Fazl wrote that the truth about Islam could be found at “The American Fazl Mosque” at 2141 Leroy Place, NW, Washington 8, D.C. Abul M. Fazl also accused Elijah Muhammad of creating a “race religion”, however, he argued, “superiority of any race is against Islam”. There is another comment by someone who seems to be Ahmadi also, a man named Yusuf Ahmad. Yusuf Ahmad said it was a shame that some people had been fooled by Elijah Muhammad, he is a fake! The Muslim world doesn’t accept him as even a Muslim. There are some positive comments too.

Scans

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1956, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
A speech by Professor Muhammad Aslam is reproduced which was delivered in Peshawar in April of 1956, this was for the Pakistan Philosophical Congress. Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “The Frontiers of Knowledge and Humanity’s First Hopes for the Future”. Shaikh Nasir Ahmad has an essay on “Our Daily Bread”.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1956, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, 265 W. 30th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 1 book by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England) and 2 books from A.R. Dard. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali.
Shaikh Nasir Ahmad has an essay about “Ahmadiyya in Spain”, he complains about how the Spanish Government banned the distribution of the “Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”.

Ahmadiyya in Waukegan. Abdur Nur, Abdul Karim’s oldest son, looks to be about 2-3 years old in this picture.

This photo was taken at the 1956 Jalsa Salana in Cleveland, Ohio. From left to right: Unknown, Al-Haj Hanif Ahmad aka Little Hanif, Abdullah Muhammad, the father of Mariyum Muhammad Bey Steward Ward of Chicago, Mubarik Ahmad of Milwaukee, Unknown, Abdul Malik, founding member of the Milwaukee Jamaat.


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1957
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In 1957, Khalil Ahmad Nasir publishes, “Muhammad in the Bible” (also available on google books)(on alislam.org too) from the American Fazl Mosque as well as 2 other books, “The Status of Women in Islam” and “Biblical Background of Islam”.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 1st Quarter-1957, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, a new location in NY, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. Zafrullah Khan’s speech on July-26-1955 at the Islamic Renaissance Conference, Harvard Summer School, Cambridge, Massuchusetts (and previously quoted in the Muslim Sunrise of the First Quarter-1956) is given. Another essay of Zafrullah Khan’s is given, “Islam and International Relations”. A book on Islam by the famous Laura Veccia Vaglieri is available for purchase from the Ahmadiyya headquarters in the USA, 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1957, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and at 927 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. A speech by Khalil Ahmad Nasir at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa (on March-18-1957) is reproduced, the title is, “The Most Distinctive Contribution of Islam”. In a book review, the Qadiani’s alleged that Salaboohoo (4:157 of the Quran) meant “killed via Crucifixtion”. Shaikh Nasir Ahmad gave speech at Oct-8-1956 at the Oriental Institute of Vienna University in Austria, it is reproduced. A book on Islam by the famous Laura Veccia Vaglieri is available for purchase from the Ahmadiyya headquarters in the USA, 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1957, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. A new Ahmadiyya mission in the Netherlands is announced, they seem to have bought a residential property and began calling it the Mubarak Mosque. A speech by Zafrullah Khan (from March 26-1957), the speech is entitled, “Toward Understanding the Middle East”. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa has an essay wherein he tries to refute a book by Christians (Constance E. Padwick and E. M. Mitchell), however, these books were supported by the British Government and even circulated in Africa.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1957, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. A new Ahmadiyya temple/mosque in Hamburg, Germany is opened in July-1957. Zafrullah Khan gave a speech at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, on March 7, 1957, this is reproduced.

Photo taken in Cleveland, Ohio 1957.



In 1957-1963, According to the Bay Area’s famous Sufi, Samuel Lewis, DiCaprio’s Center was primarily made up of converts who rejected both William Lutz and the Ahmadis, although by 1964, a Lahori missionary named Muhammad Abdullah had become the group’s imam (See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975).
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1958

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the First Quarter-1958, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. For the first time ever, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is listed as having a PhD (see page 32).

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1958, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is listed as having a PhD.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1958, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an english commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is listed as having a PhD. Zafrullah Khan delivered a speech at the Sixteenth Congress of the International Association for Religious Freedom in Chicago, IIinois, on August 10, 1958.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 4th Quarter-1958, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an English commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is listed as having a PhD. Wilfred Cantwell Smith’s “Islam in Modern History” is discussed. A man named Mr. Matthew J. Ritchie sent some questions to the Muslim Sunrise in terms of Zafrullah Khan’s in the previous edition.  Zafrullah Khan refused to answer the questions posed by Mr. Matthew J. Ritchie and deferred to the Muslim Sunrise to answer him. Zafrullah Khan also seems to have written the forward to “Islam and the Modern Age: An Analysis and an Appraisal” by Ilse Lichtenstadter.

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1959
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the First Quarter-1959, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an English commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is listed as having a PhD. An essay by Dr. Zafrullah Khan (Vice President of the International Court of Justice) entitled, “Islam and International Relations”.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 2nd Quarter-1959, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an English commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is listed as having a PhD. Wilfred Cantwell Smith’s “Islam in Modern History” is discussed again. The work of Ilse Lichtenstadter is appreciated and discussed again.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1959, Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the editor of the Moslem Sunrise, as well as the missionary-in-charge of the USA. Khalil Ahmad Nasir gave 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, 2532 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, at 118 W. 87th St., NY, NY and a new location at 1440 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, Ca. This edition has 1 book by MGA: “The Teachings of Islam” aka “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. 11 books by the Qadiani 2nd Khalifa, 2 by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, 4 by Zafrullah Khan, 1 book by Sufi M.R. Bengalee, 1 book by J.D. Shams, 2 books by Shaikh Nasir Ahmad, a book by Zahoor Ahmad Bajwa (missionary-in-charge in England), 2 books from A.R. Dard and 3 books by Khalil Ahmad Nasir. A Qadiani-Ahmadi German/Dutch/English translation of the Quran is also available for sale as well as an English commentary of the Quran (this was very short and never went past Chapter 4 of the Quran) by the 2nd Khalifa and his team, this was started back in 1914 and never fully completed, instead, people in American used the Lahori-Ahmadi’s version of the Quran by Maulvi Muhammad Ali. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is listed as having a PhD. Lots of pages are missing, the entire essay of Shaikh Nasir Ahmad is missing.

In 1959, after the publishing of the Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1959, Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir seems to have been relieved of his duties as missionary of the Ahmadiyya Movement, although he seems to be fairly young (like 50-ish). He seems to have stayed in America along with his children, in 1975 he wrote an article for the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1975, he even mentions how Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was also living in America in 1975 along with his wife and children.

Maulawi Ghulam Yasin takes over as Missionary-In-Charge of the USA.
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1960
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $11,351 was collected in the USA.

Bowen mentions the conversion of a Jewish woman, who took the name Nusrat Bashir and had married a black man who got her to convert to Ahmadiyya (See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975). See also “leads chicago moslems,” Odessa American (Texas), May 1, 1955, 8; Tony Poon-Chiang Chi, “A Case Study of the Missionary Stance of the Ahmadiyya Movement in North America” (PhD diss., Northwestern University, 1973), 110; Nusrat Bashir, phone interview with the author, August 28, 2014.
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1959–1963

In 1959, Maulawi Ghulam Yasin became the missionary-in-charge in the USA, he stayed in this job until 1963. He goes missing thereafter. Abdur Rahman Bengali (1963-1972) arrived in USA in 1963 and worked in Pittsburgh. He gave his life while serving the cause of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA on 16 May 1972, in Dayton, Ohio. Major Abdul Hamid (1963 -1979) arrived in USA in 1963. He worked in Dayton where he built the first mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in USA in the traditional design with a minaret. lie also served in New York. before returning to the Headquarter, in Rabwah. Pakistan.

Charles S. Braden, “Islam in America,” International Review of Missions 48 (1959): 21. In
1962, the us head of the movement claimed that it had 3,000 followers in the country,
but, considering the evidence we have about the sizes of local Qadiani branches, this was
almost certainly a great exaggeration; see Ahmadiyya Movement fbi file, Memorandum,
sac, Cincinnati, to Director, fbi, 1/9/1975, 2 (Via Bowen).
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1963

In 1963, which coincided with the arrival of the first ever “in-residence” Qadiani-Ahmadi missionary, Abdul Hameed (also spelled Major Abdul Hamid)(see the Moslem Sunrise of 1976, Jalsa edition). Major Abdul Hamid was the head Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi from 1963 to 1967.

The first Ahmadiyya purpose-built temple/masjid opened in 1963 in Dayton, Ohio. At this point in time, the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA owned 2 residences (which they were calling Mosques), one in Chicago (on Wabash Ave) and another residence in Washington D.C. (The American Fazl Mosque). Major Abdul Hamid was the Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi in-charge of all the black people.

When Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) arrived in Pittsburgh in 1963, he told the press that there were 2 million in the whole world and about 50 in Pittsburgh. (See The Pittsburgh Press, Thu, Oct 03, 1963 Page 60). He also alleged that there were 1000+ Ahmadi’s in America and most Ahmadi’s were not formal Ahmadi’s since they don’t pay chanda.
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1964

Maulvi Shukar ilahi Hussain was missionary-in-charge USA (1944-1966), he quit soon thereafter.

In 1964, Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) was working as the editor of the Muslim Sunrise with B.A. Munir as the assistant editor (see the Muslim Sunrise of 3rd Quarter-1964). He has an essay on “why 400,000,000 people follow Muhammad (saw). He mentions the beliefs of the NOI and specifically that Elijah Muhammad is a messenger of Allah and calls it anti-Islamic, he then presents MGA as a follower prophet. Major Abdul Hamid has an essay therein too on “The Christian Faith”. Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) was working out of 2522 Webster Ave, Pittsburgh, PA.

According to the Bay Area’s famous Sufi, Samuel Lewis, DiCaprio’s Center was primarily made up of converts who rejected both William Lutz and the Ahmadis. In 1964, Muhammad Abdullah became the Imam of the Islamic Center of San Francisco (See Bowen, A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975).

Via Bowen:

“”The earliest mention I have found of Abdullah leading the icsf is “Israeli Officer Speaks
Tomorrow,” San Mateo Times, November 7, 1964, 7. After that date, Abdullah was frequently
mentioned as a leading member of the organization through the early 1970s in
both the secular press and the Islamic press. This was the same Muhammad Abdullah
who had briefly worked with the San Francisco Lahoris in the mid-1950s, Nasir Ahmad’s
IMB in Philadelphia in the early 1960s, and the noi in the 1950s and early 1960s; see “Some
Impressions about the United States,” Light, May 24, 1957, 5–6; Turner, Islam in the, 194–95;
Muhammad Abdullah, ed. Religion and Society (Hayward, ca: Muslim Society of u.s.a.,
Inc., [1972]), 4.””(San Mateo Times, November 7, 1964, 7). 

Scans
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1965
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $14,114 was collected in the USA.

Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi A.R. Khan gave a speech at the Sheraton-Jefferson hotel in St. Louis, MO (see the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sat, Jul 30, 1966 Page 5).

The Muslim Sunrise of Jan-1965 was published, edited by Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) and B.A. Munir. Ahmadiyya sources alleged that there was a Jalsa Salana in Qadian in 1904 and MGA gave a speech, this is a total lie, thus, it is unclear where this write came from. A series of speeches from the 2nd Khalifa are reproduced, the first one being “Communism and Democracy” from 1950, this has to do with the war in Korea in 1950. The 2nd Khalifa then quotes his alleged revelations of 1943 and 1946 wherein he alleges to have predicted that communism would win. It is then alleged that a full English commentary on the Quran is finally available, this has 3200 pages and took 20 years to complete (name and author are unknown). This could be bought from the Ahmadiyya Movement in Rabwah, or from Athens, Ohio (whichever is more convenient).

The Muslim Sunrise of Sep-1965 was published, edited by Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) and B.A. Munir. It is then alleged that a full English commentary on the Quran is finally available, this has 3200 pages and took 20 years to complete (name and author are unknown). This could be bought from the Ahmadiyya Movement in Rabwah, or from Athens, Ohio (whichever is more convenient). Part-4 of the 2nd Khalifa’s essay, “Communism and Democracy” is presented, he mostly wrote about Iran.

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1966

Allegedly, the 19th Jalsa Salana USA was held at the newly built Temple-Mosque in Dayton, Ohio, on September 3 and 4,1966 (See 50th Jalsa Souvenir). Ahmadi’s from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Youngstown, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis and Tennessee attended. Brs. Syed Abdur Rahman, Muhammad Sadiq, Ahmad Shaheed, Bashir Afzal, Muhammad Qasim, Dr. Bashiruddin Usama. Dr. B.A. Munir, and Missionaries, namely Major Abdul Hamid, Syed Jawad Ali and A.R. Khan Bengalee, in the three Sessions presided over by Brs. Ahmad Shahid, Syed Abdur Rahman and Bashir Afzal, respectively. The Conference ended with prayer and a farewell address by the Missionary-in-Charge.

The Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter, 1966 was published, edited by Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) and B.A. Munir. It is then alleged that a full English commentary on the Quran is finally available, this has 3200 pages and took 20 years to complete (name and author are unknown). A speech Zafrullah Khan is reproduced at the Myrin Institute at Adelphi College, Garden City, NY.
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1967

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Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi arrived in the USA on 6 Sept 1967 and was immediately working as the Missionary-in-charge in the USA. He worked as missionary-in-charge until 1971.

The Ahmadiyya Gazette of 1967 quotes MGA in Malfuzat about Hell and Heaven being on Earth. October 15, 1967 is announced as an Ahmadiyya day of Tabligh.

Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) told the Pittsburgh Press that the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA had 4 circles of operation in the USA, he was working in the circle of Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Cleveland and Detroit. He also told the Pittsburgh Press that Ahmadiyya was against Communism and that it was Atheistic. Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali alleges that the Old and New Testament (bible) are authentic teachings, he also says that there will be new prophets whenever the need arises. Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali alleges that there are barely 50 Ahmadi’s in all of Pittsburgh, PA and they don’t pay chanda, pray or fast properly. Again, he calls Communism as anti-God and one of the biggest evils in society.

In The Pittsburgh Press, Mon, May 22, 1967 Page 26, Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) said that the Ahmadiyya Movement didn’t oppose the America’s war policy in Vietnam and also opposed Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali) for being anti-war.

In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette of Thu, Nov 02, 1967 Page 12, Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) announced his departure from Pittsburgh, enroute to Pakistan.
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1968

Syed Jawad Ali is mentioned in the Ahmadiyya Gazette of July-1968 as a jamaat secretary and someone Ahmadi’s should contact for help getting to the USA Jalsa of 1968 in Dayton, Ohio.

Per the Ahmadiyya Gazette of Sep-1968, Syed Jawad Ali regularly gets “The Teachings of Islam” from London and distributes it. He also helped organize the Jalsa of 1968, which was held in Dayton, Ohio. There were four sessions. Three of them were held on Saturday. The first session was presided by Br. Ahmad Shaheed, Ameer of Pittsburgh. The second one was presided by Br. Bashir Afzal, Ameer of New York, and Consultative Meeting, the 3rd one was presided by the Chief Missionary himself on Sunday the fourth session was presided by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir.

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1969

Allegedly, the USA Jalsa was held on August 30 & 31 at Dayton Ohio at the Ahmadiyya temple therein. Missionary-in-Charge, Maqbool A. Qureshi organized and chaired the event. The Jalsa consisted of 5 Sessions. including Speeches, Mission Reports, Auxilliary Meetings and Panel Discussions.

The main speakers were, Br. Maqbool A. Qureshi (Missionary in Charge), Muhammad Qasim (Dayton) Munir Ahmad (St. Louis,). Syed Jawad Ali, Bashir Afzal (New York), Dr. Bashiruddin Usama (Cleveland), Ahmad Shaheed (Pittsburg), Abul Kalam (Pittsburg), Yahya Abdullah (Baltimore). Abdul Karim (Chicago), Abid Hanif (Boston), Dr. Khalil A. Nasir (New York), Munir Hamid, (Philadelphia), Ahmad Wasim (Cleveland), Hanif Ahmad (Milwaukee), Muhammad Sadiq (New York.). Rashid Ahmad (St. Louis), Abdur Rahman (Balti more) and Fazl Omar (Waukegan).

Ahmadiyya sources allege that in 1969, Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) was the Missionary-In-Charge in the USA (See page 82). In 1969 the Missionary in Charge, U.S.A. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali, appointed Mr. Munir Hamid of Philadelphia to hold the office of First National Qaid The organization had ten different departments as advised by Khalifatul Masih II. The local branches were established and Khuddam started implementing the national programs in local majalis (See the 1989 Khuddam Souvenir).

The Muslim Sunrise of June-July- 1969 was published, edited by Maulvi Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi (the new missionary-in-charge of the USA). He is operating out of the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio. Syed Jawad Ali is mentioned, his work out of the Qadiani headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., is highlighted. Maulvi Shukur Ilahi is also mentioned and his location is given as down the street (he is at 185 N. Wabash Ave, Suite-616) from the main Qadiani temple-mosque at 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL.

The Muslim Sunrise of Aug-Sep- 1969 was published, edited by Maulvi Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi (the new missionary-in-charge of the USA). He is operating out of the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio. A speech of the 3rd Khalifa is presented. Syed Jawad Ali is mentioned, his work out of the Qadiani headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., is highlighted. Maulvi Shukur Ilahi is also mentioned and his location is given as down the street (he is at 185 N. Wabash Ave, Suite-616) from the main Qadiani temple-mosque at 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL.

The Muslim Sunrise of Dec-1969-Jan-1970 was published, edited by Maulvi Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi (the new missionary-in-charge of the USA). He is operating out of the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio. A speech of the 3rd Khalifa is presented from the 1966 Jalsa Salana at Rabwah. Maulvi Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi‘s Eid sermon of 12-11-1969 is reproduced. A testimony by Mirza Bashir Ahmad is given wherein he alleges that his father (MGA) had healing powers. The death of Syed Abdul Latif is also mentioned. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali was given the keys to the City of Cleveland. A son was born to Syed Jawad Ali. Maulvi Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi announced his departure from America (heading back to Pakistan). Syed Jawad Ali is mentioned, his work out of the Qadiani headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., is highlighted. Maulvi Shukur Ilahi is also mentioned and his location is given as down the street (he is at 185 N. Wabash Ave, Suite-616) from the main Qadiani temple-mosque at 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali’s work in Cleveland is also highlighted, his location is 3280 E. 134th St, Cleveland, OH.
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1970
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $31, 685 was collected in the USA.

Ahmadiyya elders (A.R. Zafr, education secretary) at the Dayton Mosque had joined the Coalition of Black Liberation, however, this was quickly shut down by the Pakistani’s via Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali). A.R. Zafr says that he is working with Project Cure and most of the Ahmadi’s in Dayton are part of this drug-rehab program (see The Journal Herald of Sat, Aug 22, 1970 Page 1).

The Muslim Sunrise of Dec-1969-Jan-1970 was published, edited by Maulvi Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi (the new missionary-in-charge of the USA). He is operating out of the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio. A speech of the 3rd Khalifa is presented from the 1966 Jalsa Salana at Rabwah. Maulvi Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi‘s Eid sermon of 12-11-1969 is reproduced. A testimony by Mirza Bashir Ahmad is given wherein he alleges that his father (MGA) had healing powers. The death of Syed Abdul Latif is also mentioned. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali was given the keys to the City of Cleveland. A son was born to Syed Jawad Ali. Maulvi Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi announced his departure from America (heading back to Pakistan). Syed Jawad Ali is mentioned, his work out of the Qadiani headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., is highlighted. Maulvi Shukur Ilahi is also mentioned and his location is given as down the street (he is at 185 N. Wabash Ave, Suite-616) from the main Qadiani temple-mosque at 4448 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali’s work in Cleveland is also highlighted, his location is 3280 E. 134th St, Cleveland, OH.

The Muslim Sunrise of Feb-March-1970 was edited by Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali. He is operating out of the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio. 3 additional Ahmadiyya locations are given out, the Fazl Mosque, 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Chicago, IL, on Wabash Ave and an Ahmadiyya mission in NY, on 147-20 Archer Ave, Jamaica-Queens.

The Muslim Sunrise of April-May-1970 doesn’t give any name of any editor. The gist of a Friday sermon by the 3rd Khalifa from 2-24-1970 is given. The gist of a Friday sermon by the 2nd Khalifa from 5-30-1928 is also given. A lecture by a grandson of MGA is given (Mirza Mubarak Ahmad) while he was in Indonesia in 1969. Mirza Mubarak Ahmad mentioned the brother-in-law of MGA (Mir Muhammad Ismail). The famous case from 1904 with Karam Din is also given. 4 Ahmadiyya locations are given out, the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio, the Fazl Mosque, 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Chicago, IL, on Wabash Ave and an Ahmadiyya mission in NY, on 147-20 Archer Ave, Jamaica-Queens.

The Muslim Sunrise of June-July-1970 was edited by Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali. It reports on the 3rd Khalifa in London, and how he gave a speech on May-18-1970 via a Press Conference. 6 days earlier, the same Khalifa gave a press conference in Sierra Leone. The 3rd Khalifa was also in Abadan, Nigeria and made wild claims about converts. A speech by the 2nd Khalifa from 2-18-1945 is also presented, this was a speech in honor of the work of Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Mubasher in West Africa. The 3rd Khalifa’s escapades in Ghana are also mentioned. A lecture by a grandson of MGA is given (Mirza Mubarak Ahmad) while he was in Indonesia in 1969. A story from a daughter (Nawab Mubarika Begum) of MGA is related, she mentioned Mir Nasir Nawab. The 23rd Annual Jalsa Salana is announced to be held at the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio on Sep-5 and 6th. 4 Ahmadiyya locations are given out, the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio, the Fazl Mosque, 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Chicago, IL, on Wabash Ave and an Ahmadiyya mission in NY, on 147-20 Archer Ave, Jamaica-Queens.

The Muslim Sunrise of Aug-Sep-1970 was edited by Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali. The magazine reports on the World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct 15-22, 1970. “The Economic Structure of Islamic Society”, a book by the 2nd Khalifa is quoted as well as his book, “Ahmadiyya or The True Islam”. The newspaper also reports on the tour of West Africa by the 3rd Khalifa (Mirza Nasir Ahmad), specifically at Saltpond, Ghana, this is the same place where a Qadiani-Ahmadi Mullah arrived in 1921 (Maulvi Abdur Rahim Nayyar). Mirza Nasir Ahmad quoted a census report from 1960 and alleged that there were 135,000 Ahmadi’s in Ghana. The same lecture by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad is continued, Lekh Ram is quoted in this address. Maulvi Abdul Karim is quoted. The 23rd Annual Jalsa Salana was held at the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio on Sep-5 and 6th. 4 Ahmadiyya locations are given out, the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio, the Fazl Mosque, 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Chicago, IL, on Wabash Ave and an Ahmadiyya mission in NY, on 147-20 Archer Ave, Jamaica-Queens.

The Muslim Sunrise of Oct-Nov-1970 was edited by Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali. The magazine reports on the World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct 16-21, 1970. Major Abdul Hamid and Zafrullah Khan were there and represented Ahmadiyya. The newspaper also reports on the tour of West Africa by the 3rd Khalifa (on April 27th, 1970)(Mirza Nasir Ahmad) and how visited Abidjan, Ivory Coast. A lecture by the 2nd Khalifa on May-29-1922 is reproduced. The same lecture by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad is continued, in this write up, Seth Ghulam Nabi is mentioned, Maulvi Abdul Karim and his book, “Sirat Masih-e-Maud”. Munshi Zafar Ahmad of Kapurthala is also quoted, a book named “Ashab-e-Ahmad” is quoted. Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfani is also quoted via his book “Shamail Hazrat Masih e Maoud”, he quoted Lalah Sharampat of Qadian and Lala Malawamal, Mirza Bashir Ahmad alleges that Lala Malawama lived to be over 100. The story of Dr. Henry Martyn Clark is also given , as well as the role of Captain Douglas in the case. Muhammad Hussain Batalvi is also quoted. 4 Ahmadiyya locations are given out, the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio, the Fazl Mosque, 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Chicago, IL, on Wabash Ave and an Ahmadiyya mission in NY, on 147-20 Archer Ave, Jamaica-Queens.
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1971
The untold story of black Muslims in America: Pioneering African-American Ahmadi Muslim converts, St Louis (alhakam.org)

Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam”, Ahmadiyya Gazzette, 1971, p. 4

Aside from socialising, education was a key part of this chapter; Sister Aziza particularly recalls The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam and Where Did Jesus Die? as key texts that were frequently read by the early members – the former had to be read before taking allegiance. Her husband was fundamental in American Islam. Rashid Ahmad was the first African-American missionary to study in Rabwah, Pakistan, before returning to America. His long-time friend, Percy Smith, enquired about Islam on his own return, accepting the Movement soon after. He had been on his own journey and would host popular jazz musicians in California at his house to discuss spirituality and religion. He became a staunch proselytiser in his own right in St Louis, later re-locating and taking the name Saeed Ahmad. He would send letters, pass handbills and visit people’s homes to spread the message of Islam. He even sent a cablegram to Pakistan in repudiation of a false statement published in Lahore.

Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan Bengali (aka A.R. Khan Bengali) slaughtered a goat for Eid and alleged that there were 500 Ahmadi’s in Dayton (out of which 200 are active), virtually all of whom are black, however, they have no connection with the Black Muslims via Elijah Poole. The Dayton Daily news alleges that the vast majority of black converts to Ahmadiyya were formerly Baptist or Methodist (See Dayton Daily News, Sun, Feb 07, 1971 Page 6).


Via the Muslim Sunrise of Dec-1970/Jan-1971, the magazine gives a photo of the World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct 15-22, 1970. The Muslim Sunrise alleges that only the Ahmadi delegate gave a solution to the problems of the world, i.e., World Peace. Several books of MGA are quoted. Mirza Nasir Ahmad‘s tour of West Africa is reported on, it seems that he was in the Gambia. He then went to Sierra Leone on May 5-14, Maulvi Abdur Rahim Nayyar’s work is mentioned. It is reported that Mirza Nasir Ahmad told Europeans in 1967 that they were facing eminent destruction. A sermon from the 2nd Khalifa is shared. The same lecture by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad is continued. Major Abdul Hamid is mentioned as the Qadiani delegate at the World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct 15-22, 1970. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali is the editor and his headquarters is at the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of Feb-March-1971, 4 Ahmadiyya locations are given out, 3 mosques and 1 mission house, the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio, the Fazl Mosque, 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Chicago, IL, on Wabash Ave and an Ahmadiyya mission in NY, on 147-20 Archer Ave, Jamaica-Queens. Ahmadi brag about collecting donation money. Dowie, Lekh Ram, Batalvi and many others are mentioned (Charagh Din, Ghulam Dastagir). The Governor General of the Gambia is mentioned. A Friday sermon of Mirza Nasir Ahmad from April 17, 1970 is given in Lagos, Nigeria. A sermon of the 2nd Khalifa is given. Readers of the Muslim Sunrise are told to send their money to the Qadiani temple in Washington D.C., (the Fazl Mosque, 2141 Leroy Place) to the notice of the jamaat secretary (Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi). The speech by Zafrullah Khan at the World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct 15-22, 1970 is given. The same lecture by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad is continued, he quotes Mirza Sharif Ahmad, who is quotes a story by Mian Abdullah Sahib Sanori from Seeratul Mahdi. Nusrat Jehan and Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan are also mentioned. Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti is also quoted, he tells how after the murder of Lekh Ram, the police came to Qadian, Mir Nasir Nawab is also mentioned. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali is the editor and his headquarters is at the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of April/May-1971, Mirza Nasir Ahmad’s tour of West Africa is mentioned, Ahmadiyya wranglings in Liberia are mentioned. A speech by Mirza Nasir Ahmad in Sierra Leone is given, he visited Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia. Mirza Nasir Ahmad alleges that he has warned America, Russia, China, and many others that they are headed towards disaster. Mirza Nasir Ahmad visited the tomb of Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Ali. 4 Ahmadiyya locations are given out, 3 mosques and 1 mission house, the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio, the Fazl Mosque, 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C., the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Chicago, IL, on Wabash Ave and an Ahmadiyya mission in NY, on 147-20 Archer Ave, Jamaica-Queens. The same lecture by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad is continued, he quotes Maulvi Sarwar Shah. Munshi Zafar Ahmad and Mirza Bashir Ahmad are quoted. The book and research work of Walter is mentioned. MGA’s daughter (Mubaraka Begum) is quoted. The speech by Zafrullah Khan at the World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct. 15-22, 1970 is given. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali is the editor and his headquarters is at the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of June-July-1971, Mirza Nasir Ahmad’s tour of West Africa is mentioned. He toured, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia and the Gambia. On May-8, while in Sierra Leone, he opened a new temple-mosque in honor of Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Ali, who had died therein. On May-14-1970, Mirza Nasir Ahmad left Sierra Leone for Holland (modern day Netherlands). Zafrullah Khan received him at the airport in Holland. It is alleged that Ahmadi’s from Switzerland, Denmark and Germany. The same lecture by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad is continued, he talks about “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam” and “Khutbah ilhamia”.  The speech by Zafrullah Khan at the World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct. 15-22, 1970 is given. The 24th Annual Jalsa Salana is announced, the dates are Sep. 3-5th, 1971, it will be held at the Ambassador Hotel in Washington D.C., Ahmadi’s from Canada will also attend. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali is the editor and his headquarters is at the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of Aug/Sep-1971, MGA is quoted via “Tadhkiratu-Shahadatain”(1903), Malfuzat is also quoted. Mirza Nasir Ahmad sent a message for the 24th Annual Jalsa Salana is announced, the dates are Sep. 3-5th, 1971, it will be held at the Ambassador Hotel in Washington D.C. The Al-Fazl of 1957 is quoted, as well as the Al-Hakam and “Noah’s Ark”. Mirza Mubarak Ahmad (Director of Foreign missions) also sent a message. A speech by Mirza Nasir Ahmad on August-15 in Islamabad is also given. The opening address at the 24th Annual Jalsa Salana in the USA is given by Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali. Mirza Nasir Ahmad’s tour of West Africa is mentioned. He toured, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Gambia. On May-9, Mirza Nasir Ahmad laid the foundation stone for a temple-mosque in Sierra Leone. After this, he flew to Holland (modern day Netherlands). Zafrullah Khan received him at the airport in Holland. Mirza Nasir Ahmad then flew to London and opened “Mahmud Hall”, which included a huge hall and residences. On May-25, he flew from London to Madrid. While in West Africa, Mirza Nasir Ahmad adopted a 4 year old girl from Sierra Leone, she went totally missing thereafter. The Ahmadiyya Movement alleges to have opened a hospital in Ghana. It is alleged that Mirza Sharif Ahmad cured a young boy who had colic disease by giving him a fake pill. The World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct 15-22, 1970 and how the Ahmadi delegate’s (Major Abdul Hamid) recommendation was added, his advice for the world was to follow the United Nations.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of Oct/Nov-1971, a speech by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad at the Jalsa at Rabwah (Oct. 23-25, 1970) is given. A quote from a speech from the 2nd Khalifa from 1945 is given. The speech by Zafrullah Khan at the World Conference of Religion and Peace that was held in Kyoto, Japan on Oct. 15-22, 1970 is given. The lecture by Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi at the 24th Annual Jalsa Salana is announced (Sep. 3-5th, 1971) is given. The text of a speech by Mirza Nasir Ahmad is given. Maulvi A.R. Khan Bengali is the editor and his headquarters is at the Dayton Mosque-temple at 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio.
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1972

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Major Sharif Ahmad Bajwa takes over as the Missionary-in-Charge and Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Community in the USA. Abdur Rahman Bengali (1963-1972) arrived in USA in 1963 and worked in Pittsburgh. He gave his life while serving the cause of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA on 16 May 1972, in Dayton, Ohio.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of 1972 (there is only one edition), Maulvi Shukar ilahi Hussain is the editor, it has essay from Bushra Saeeda, she is also the managing editor, Rashid Ahmad is the business manager, Hasan Hakeem is the production coordinator and Ahmad Saeed is the circulation manager.

This photo was in Philadelphia

Ahmadiyya in Hawaii
Via the Honolulu Star-Bulletin of Wed, Apr 12, 1972 Page 14.

A man named Muhammad Ali alleged to be a Qadiani-Ahmadi.


_____________________________________________________________________________________________1973

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Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri (1973-1977) started spiritual education and training classes. He expanded the activities and strengthened the organizational structures of the local chapters. Among the many missionary efforts that embellished his tenure. Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (1973-1981) mainly served in Dayton and was instrumental in organizing the first delegation from USA to the International Jalsa Salana.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of July-1973, the Ahmadiyya Movement has 5 locations in America, 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C. 20008, 637 Randolph St, Dayton, OH, 185 North Wabash Ave, Chicago, iL, 60601 (this seems to be down the street from the Ahmadiyya temple-residence at 4448 S. Wabash Ave), 604 Wandless St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, 2519 Arch St, Philadelphia, 19139, 4385 N. Greenbay Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53209, 147-20 Archer Ave, Jamaica-Queens, 11435. It also gives out its global mailing addresses in Nairobi-Kenya, Tabora-Tanzania, Accra-Ghana, Kumasi-Ghana, Lagos-Nigeria, Freetown-Sierra Leone, Monrovia-Liberia, Bathurst-Gambia, Rangoon-Burma and Toronto,-Canada. A Friday sermon by Mirza Nasir Ahmad from May-4-1973 is given, this is the speech wherein he discusses the fact that Ahmadi’s were declared as Non-Muslim in Azad Kashmir. The next issue of the Muslim Sunrise (September-October issue) will be most probably distributed at the annual convention of the
Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, to be held during August-31-September 2, 1973, at Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois. Meanwhile, the subscribers are requested to send their subscriptions ($3.00 per year) to the Missionary-in-Charge, 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20008. Please send your complete mailing address to the Manager, Sister Rehana Salam, c/o the Dayton Mosque, 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408. Thank you. It has an essay by Muhammad Ali Chaudhri, who is the Principal, T. l College, Rabwah, Pakistan. It also has an essay from Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah. Ahmadiyya global missions are mentioned, in the UK, Denmark, Germany (Hamburg and Frankfurt), Holland (Netherlands), B.A. Orchard in Ireland, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Japan, Indonesia (Suva), Fiji, Guyana, Trinidad, Mauritius, Borneo, Sri Lanka, Syria and Singapore.

The EDITORIAL BOARD is as follows:
Editor— Mian Muhammad Ibrahim
Advisory Editor— Imam Sharif Ahmad Bajwa
Contributing Editors— Hasan Hakeem, Dr. Basharat Ahmad Munir, Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah.

Via the Muslim Sunrise of the Fall-1973, the Editor is Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim. The Co-editors are, Imam Sharif Ahmad Bajwa, Hasan Hakeem, Dr. Basharat Ahmad Munir, Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah and Dr. M.M. Abbas. This magazine was published from the Dayton Mosque, 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408. The magazine reports on the 1973, USA-Jalsa, which was held on August-31-September 2, 1973, at Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois. The missionary-in-charge of the USA Imam Sharif Ahmad Bajwa gave a speech. MGA’s famous grandson (Mirza Muzzafar Ahmad) was also there, he seems to have recently moved to the USA, he gave the inaugural address. Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah also gave a speech. A speech by Imam Sharif Ahmad Bajwa is given. A speech by Hasan Hakeem is also given, it seems that he visited West Africa and stayed at Ahmadiyya houses. Hasan Hakeem converted to Ahmadiyya in 1968 and by 1971, he travelled to Lagos, Nigeria with no money (first he went to Morocco, then Nigeria, then Ghana and finally Senegal. Hasan Hakeem lived at the Ahmadiyya mission on Idumagbo Ave in Lagos, Nigeria with his wife and didn’t have to pay rent. Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (Missionary, Midwest circle) has an essay on the financial schemes of Mirza Nasir Ahmad, his tour of West Africa in 1970 is mentioned. Mirza Nasir Ahmad introduced the “Nusrat Jehan Reserve Fund” and began to extort large amounts of from Ahmadi’s in the West. It is mentioned that Mirza Nasir Ahmad toured the UK in July/September of 1973. Al-Haj Abdur Rahim Zafar has an essay (From Dayton, OH) has an essay. A speech by Yusuf Iman Ali from the 1973-USA Jalsa is presented. MGA’s grandson (Mirza Muzzafar Ahmad) was also there, he seems to have recently moved to the USA, he gave the inaugural address. Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah also gave a speech. A speech by Imam Sharif Ahmad Bajwa is given. A speech by Hasan Hakeem is also given, it seems that he visited West Africa and stayed at Ahmadiyya houses. Hasan Hakeem converted to Ahmadiyya in 1968 and by 1971, he travelled to Lagos, Nigeria with no money (first he went to Morocco, then Nigeria, then Ghana and finally Senegal. Hasan Hakeem lived at the Ahmadiyya mission on Idumagbo Ave in Lagos, Nigeria with his wife and didn’t have to pay rent. Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (Missionary, Midwest circle) has an essay on the financial schemes of Mirza Nasir Ahmad, his tour of West Africa in 1970 is mentioned. Mirza Nasir Ahmad introduced the “Nusrat Jehan Reserve Fund” and began to extort large amounts of from Ahmadi’s in the West. It is mentioned that Mirza Nasir Ahmad toured the UK in July/September of 1973. Al-Haj Abdur Rahim Zafar has an essay (From Dayton, OH) has an essay. A speech by Yusuf Iman Ali from the 1973-USA Jalsa is presented. The magazine announces that there will be an International Jalsa held at Rabwah in Dec-1973 and the USA jamaat is sending 9 members and 2 from Canada. The names are as follows: Rashid Ahmad (leader), Hasan Hakeem of Waukegan, Alhaji Abdur Rahim Zafar of Dayton, Abdur-Raqib Wali (Boston)(and his mother, Mubaraka Sadiq), Abid Haneef (Boston), Abdul Kareem of Boston, Dr. Malik Rab Nawaz (from Wisconsin)(and his wife Naeema Dard) and from Canada: A.M. Mirza (Brantfort) and M.M. Siddiq (Toronto). Mirza Nasir Ahmad demanded 790k from Tahrik-i-Jadeed on Nov-9-1973, with a deadline of Dec-31-1973. The magazine also reports on news from Rabwah, MKA-Pakistan held its annual convention (Nov 2-4-1973) wherein only 2200 Ahmadi’s attended. Maulvi Ataul Mujeeb Rashid was there and was appointed as the President of MKA-Pakistan. The “Nusrat Jehan Reserve Fund” is mentioned again. Maulvi Sharif Ahmad Bajwa is in the UK and getting new teeth, Imam Siddique is working in the USA in his absence. Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim is reported to have toured St. Louis on Nov-4-1973, Brother Munir Ahmad was the local Qadani Ameer, Rashid Ahmad was there too. Imam Siddique‘s tabligh work was also mentioned. Dr. M. Yusuf Khan is mentioned. The office bearers of the Dayton jamaat of Qadiani’s are mentioned, Alhaji Abdur Rahim Zafar of Dayton was elected as the new Amir. The magazine reports that Eid was held on Oct-28-1973 and Maulvi Sharif Ahmad Bajwa gave the Eid Khutbah, it also reports on Eid in NY, how Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim held Eid in Dayton, and other centers of Qadiani activity also alleged to have held a celebration, i.e., Milwaukee, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Detroit.

On Nov-9-1973, Maulvi Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri delivered a lecture at the Harrisburg Correction Institute, he also visited the Philadelphia mission of Qadiani’s.

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1974

Rashid Ahmad was an Ahmadiyya missionary and the Jamaat President for the entire USA. In the below, he can be seen with Abdul Raqib Wali (I love him and his family). This photo is from Sep-1974, and the Ahmadiyya Jalsa was attended by 350 American’s and Canadian’s at Wheelock College in Boston.

The Ahmadi Children’s Summer Camps were held in both Lothian, Maryland and Athens, Ohio.
In this photo: 2nd row from front starting from right – Sis. Aliyya Aziz, Sis. Najma Rafat, Sis. Mubaraka, Sis. Rashidah Saeed, Sis. Saleema Wali, Sis. Moneerah Ahmad, Sis. Munsurah Rafat. Men in back: Br. Ansar, Br. Daud Aziz, Br. Abdullah Aziz, Br. Habibullah Aziz, Br. Basharat Sabur, Br. Abdullah Ali. Picture of St. Louis Jamaat probably from ’73-’74.

Per the Moslem Sunrise of Jan-Feb-1974, there was a 7-man delegation to Rabwah from the USA, this was the first time something like this had ever happened. Members of the 7-man delegation were Rashid Ahmad (leader), Abid Haneef (Boston), Abdur-Raqib Wali (Boston), Abdul Kareem of Boston, Fazal Omar of Waukegan, Hasan Hakeem of Waukegan, Ill and Alhaji Abdur Rahim Zafar of Dayton later joined the delegation in Rabwah. It also mentions the newly found Shroud of Turin. The Speech of Mirza Nasir Ahmad at the Jalsa at Rabwah on Dec-28-1973 (the 3rd day) is given. Mirza Nasir Ahmad announces that there will be a 100-year jubilee in 1989 to commemorate 100 years of Qadianism.

1. To give an impetus to our Missionary work, the following New Missionary Centres be opened:

a; Three local centres in West Africa.
b. Three local centres in East Africa.
c. Centres in Italy, France, spain, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
d. The Mission in England should be staffed with 3 to 5 additional Missionaries.
e. The Mission in North and South America should also be reinforced with 3 to 5 additonal Missionaries.
f. Mission to be opened in Canada.
g. All these Centres should have a Mosque, Mission House and Office buildings.

Photo’s

Per the Moslem Sunrise of Jan-Feb-1974, the impressions of Rabwah are given by a Qadiani-African-American convert, Hasan Hakeem of Waukegan. He mentions how the brother of Zafrullah Khan received them in Lahore (Asadullah Khan), they had flown in from Karachi. From Lahore they travelled in a mini-bus to Rabwah where they were received by Mirza Mubarak Ahmad and Maulvi Abdul Qadar Zaighum. Muzaffar Ahmad Zafar has an essay in this edition wherein he also talks about his trip to Rabwah. It is mentioned how Chaudry Sharif Ahmad Bajwah is back in the USA (on Dec-20-1973) after spending time in London. Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim is also mentioned and how on December 14, 1973, he gave a speech at the Trinity Evangelic Divinity College, Deerfield, Ill. On December 20, 1973, the missionary Imam Ibrahim, assisted by Bro. Rafiq Salam and Aminullah, delivered lectures in Dunbar High School,
Dayton, Ohio, and the trio removed several misunderstandings about Islam during the question and answer session. EIDUL AZHA was solemnly celebrated at the Dayton Mosque on January 4, 1973, and the event received a prominent coverage in the Daily News. The Dayton Jamaat gave a befitting reception to Alhaj Abdur Rahim Zafar (now named Muzaffar by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih) on Sunday, January 13, 1974. On his return from Rabwah as a member of the American delegation Bro. Muzaffar who came back highly inspired made a stirring speech covering all that had impressed him besides the dynamic personality of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih. (The text of his speech appears elsewhere). Our congratulations to Bro Yaqub and Aminullah of Dayton who have been gifted with the blessings of Hajj this year. Bro. Yusof Latiff and his wife from Boston also had the honor of performing the Hajj. Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri is mentioned as well as his work in NY. Abdul Raqib Wali (of the Boston Jamaat), President, on the meeting Sunday, December 16, 1973, at Phillip Brooks House, Harvard University, at 2 p.m., Abid Hanif was also mentioned. The Editor of the Muslim Sunrise is Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim. The Advisory-editor is, Imam Sharif Ahmad Bajwa. Contributing editors are Hasan Hakeem, Dr. Basharat Ahmad Munir, Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah and Dr. M.M. Abbas. This magazine was published from the Dayton Mosque, 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408.

Per the Moslem Sunrise of Spring-1974, an old speech by Mirza Nasir Ahmad from 1967 is given. This was while he was in the UK and at the Wandworth Town Hall in London, UK. The Editor of the Muslim Sunrise is Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim. The Advisory-editor is, Imam Sharif Ahmad Bajwa. Contributing editors are Hasan Hakeem, Dr. Basharat Ahmad Munir, Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah and Dr. M.M. Abbas. This magazine was published from the Dayton Mosque, 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408.

Per the Muslim Sunrise of Summer-1974, only 4 locations are given for Ahmadiyya in the USA, and nothing in Chicago. The Ahmadiyya headquarters at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., 637 Randolph St, Dayton, Ohio (Ahmadiyya temple). A mission house at 1064 Union Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225 and a mission house at Pomeroy Road , R.D. 5, Athens, Ohio 45701. It also gives global locations of Ahmadiyya missions, in countries like Canada, Guyana, Trinidad, Denmark, England, Germany, Holland (aka Netherlands), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ghana, The Gambia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Ceylon (aka Sri Lanka), Fiji, Indonesia, Phillipines and Singapore. Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad gave the inaugural speech at the 1974 USA Jalsa (27th USA Jalsa), held at Wheelock College on Sep-1-1974. It also has an essay by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir (Professor of Political Science, Long Island University). Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri also gave a speech at the at the 1974 USA Jalsa (27th USA Jalsa), another speech from the same Jalsa by Muhammad Ahmad Sadiq (from Boston) is also given. The Editor of the Muslim Sunrise is Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim. The Advisory-editor is, Imam M.S. Shahid (aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri). Contributing editors are Hasan Hakeem, Dr. Basharat Ahmad Munir, Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah, Rab Nawaz Malik and Dr. M.M. Abbas. This magazine was published from the Dayton Mosque, 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408.
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1975
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $56,199 was collected in the USA.

Masud Ahmad Jehlami (1975-1978; 1980-1982) worked as a missionary in New York from 1975 to 1978. He came back to New York as missionary in USA in November 1980 and remained till February 1982.

The Muslim Sunrise of Jan-1975 was published from Dayton, Ohio, via the Ahmadiyya Temple at 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408. The Editor of the Muslim Sunrise is Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim. The Advisory-editor is, Imam M.S. Shahid (aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri). Contributing editors are Hasan Hakeem, M.M. Abbas PhD, Q. M. Barkatullah PhD, Rab Nawaz Malik PhD, Basharat Ahmad Munir PhD and Khalil Ahmad Nasir PhD. The magazine starts with an explanation of the Ahmadiyya concept of “Khatamun Nabiyeen” and they cry about their beliefs not being presented properly. They then allege that this matches Islam. The Ahmadiyya theory of Jihad is also presented. A speech by Mirza Nasir Ahmad at the 1974 Jalsa Salana at Rabwah is given (seems like the concluding speech on Dec-28-1974). There is an essay on “Ahmadiyyas and Their Persecution” by Syed Shahab Ahmad wherein he alleges that there are 10 million Ahmadi’s in the world (a total lie). This essay was also published in the “Illustrated Weekly of India” (July 7, 1974). They then repost a letter from Daryabadi’s newspaper, “Sidqe Jadid” on 10-25-74. This writing seems to be a response to a 3-page letter that he got (from what seems to be an Ahmadi) and has to do with Qadiani’s and Lahori’s Ahmadi’s getting declared Non-Muslim. The quote seems to be incomplete. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir has an essay on “A Look Back at the Agony of 1974” wherein he talks about Ahmadiyya businesses and homes being burned in May of 1974 (however, he omits the Train Station incident of May-1974).

In 1975, the Ahmadiyya Movement in Pakistan called their employee in America (Rashid Ahmad) and ordered him (via Mirza Nasir Ahmad) to immediately call the Pakistani-Embassy (in America) and aggressively demand to speak to Bhutto. The FBI were soon dispatched to investigate. However, Ahmadis had political sway over the Ambassador of Pakistan and he eventually convinced Bhutto to meet with the Ahmadi delegation (see pages 184–186).

The Muslim Sunrise of April-1975 was published from Dayton, Ohio, via the Ahmadiyya Temple at 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408. The Editor of the Muslim Sunrise is Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim. The Consulting-editor is Imam M.S. Shahid (aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri). Contributing editors are Hasan Hakeem, M.M. Abbas PhD, Q. M. Barkatullah PhD, Rab Nawaz Malik PhD, Basharat Ahmad Munir PhD and Khalil Ahmad Nasir PhD. The headquarters of Ahmadiyya in North America is given as 2141 Leroy Place, Washington D.C. 20008. There is speech by Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA)(aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri) which was given on March-30-1975 at “University Campus” in Detroit (not sure where this might be), on Seerat un Nabi Day. There is also an essay by Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah (aka Q. M. Barkatullah) and Professor Khalil Ahmad Nasir PhD (Director International Studies, C.W. Post Center, New York). A speech by Yusuf Amin from the USA-Sep-1974 Jalsa is also given. Ahmadi’s in the UK also held a “Prophet’s Day” at the Al-Fazl Mosque in London on Sunday, April-13-1975, it is alleged that there more than 500 guests. Zafrullah Khan was there and gave a short speech. The Imam of the London Mosque (aka the Fazl Mosque) (B.A. Rafiq) was also there and also gave a short speech. Allegedly, the High Commissioner of the Gambia was also there. The Muslim Sunrise then gives locations of the Ahmadiyya Movement all around the world, starting with P.O. Box 39, Salt Pond, Ghana, P.O. Box 6, Banjul, the Gambia, P.O. Box 3416, Adjame, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, P.O. Box 40554, Nairobi, Kenya, P.O. Box 618, Monrovia, Liberia, P.O. Box 6, Rose Hill, Mauritius, P.O. Box 418, Lagos, Nigeria, P.O. Box 11, Bo and P.O. Box 353, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Mr. M.G. Ibrahim, P.O. Box 4195, Capetown, South Africa, P.O. Box 376, Darresalam, Tanzania, P.O. Box 343, Kampala, Uganda, 99 Driebergs Avenue, Colombo 10, Ceylon, P.O. Box 3758, Samabula, Suva, Fiji, Qadian, District Gurdaspur, Punjab, India, Djl, Balikpapan 1/10, Djakarta 1/13, Indonesia, Haji Muhammad Ebbah, Simunal, Bongao, Sulu, Philippines, 111 Onan Rd, Singapore 15, Eriksminde Alle 2, Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 Gressenhall Road, London, S.W. 18 and 152 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow S1, United Kingdom, Die Moschee, Wiekstrasse, 24 Hamburg, Stellingen and Die Moschee, Babenhouser, Landstrasse 25, Frankfurt, Germany, De Moschee, Oostduinlaan 79, Den Haag, Holland, Mission Ahmadia del Islam, Colonja San Nicolas 19, Madrid 21, Spain, Islams Ahmadiyya Mission, All Manna Vagen 21, 41460, Goteborg, Sverige, Sweden, 323 Forchstrasse, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland. They also give 5 Ahmadiyya locations in the USA, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 1064 Union Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 112225, Pomeroy Road, P.O. Box 338, Athens, Ohio, 45701, 2522 Webster Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219 and 4448, S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, ill, 60615.

The Muslim Sunrise of the summer of 1975 is listed as the “Special Convention Issue” (it is named as “1976” by the Ahmadiyya Movement, not sure why). Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA)(aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri) is on the cover. This entire edition of the Muslim Sunrise covers the history of Ahmadiyya in the USA, which we have covered in previous entries. The introduction is written by Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA)(aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri), followed by editor notes by Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi). Dowie is presented as a false prophet by Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir wrote a piece on the history of Ahmadiyya in the USA. A woman named Nycemeah Ameen wrote the history of Lajna in America. There is a message to the USA by the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa. Lots of historical missionaries are mentioned which have been covered on this blog. Bashir Afzal wrote the history of the NY jamaat. The history of Ahmadiyya in Dayton is also given, as well as Baltimore, St. Louis, York-Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C. and Canada.

In 1959, after the publishing of the Muslim Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1959, Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir seems to have been relieved of his duties as missionary of the Ahmadiyya Movement, although he seems to be fairly young (like 50-ish). He seems to have stayed in America along with his children, in 1975 he wrote an article for the Moslem Sunrise of the 3rd Quarter-1975, he even mentions how Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali was also living in America in 1975 along with his wife and children.

Mubaraka Malik was an Ahmadi and one of the founding members of the Milwaukee Jamaat. She was a community activist as well as a notable in the Republican Party. This particular photo was secured from President G.R. Ford’s Presidential Library by Maulvi Yahya Luqman. It is or should be common knowledge that Mubaraka Malik presented a deviant Holy Qur’an to the then President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford (See also, 50th souvenir Jalsa USA).

Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim was at the 28th Annual Jalsa Salana-USA, which was held Wilberforce Central State University Campus in Ohio. The Convention was held on August 29, 30th & 31st. The program consisted of Speeches, Reports. Amir’s Meeting, Auxiliary Meetings and Prize Distribution. The main speakers were Br. Rashid Ahmad (National Amir), Iman Muhammad Siddique Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge), and Brs. Muzaffar A. Zafr (Dayton), Muhammad Qasim (Dayton), Abid Haneef (Boston), Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (Missionary), Ali Razaa (Kenosha. WI), Munir M. Mian (Canada), Yahya Sharif Abdullah (York), Dr. Rab Nawaz Malik (Madison. WI), Dr. Khalil A. Nasir (New York), Bashir Afzal (New York), Muhammad Sadiq (New Jersey), Abdul Kabir Haq (St. Louis). Mubasher Ahmad (Washington, DC) and Salim Nasir (New York) (see the 50th Annual Jalsa Souvenir).



The Muslim Sunrise from Dec-1975 was edited/published by Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi) and from Dayton, Ohio. Khalil Ahmad Nasir has an essay wherein he discusses the “Fifth Spiritual Summit in NY in 1975″ and how Zafrullah Khan was invited to speak. An essay by Zafrullah Khan is also given. A speech by Bashir Ahmad Rafiq (head Maulvi on the Qadiani London temple, the Fazl mosque) is given which he gave in Copenhagen, Denmark (at the Ahmadiyya temple therein via an annual Ijtema). In this speech, he alleges that the first 3 Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa’s were predicted/prophesied, he quotes the famous speech at the 1956 Jalsa at Rabwah (Khilafat-i-Haqqa). The travels of Mirza Nasir Ahmad are presented, they also discuss the Nusrat Jehan Scheme Fraud. It is alleged that Mirza Nasir Ahmad laid the foundation stone of an Ahmadiyya temple mosque in Gottenburg, Sweden as part of the “Centenary Fund” on 9-27-1975. This “Centenary Fund” was launched at the 1973 Jalsa Salana at Rabwah. This was the first Ahmadiyya temple-mosque built (started) under the “Centenary Fund”. The history of Ahmadiyya in the USA is then given by various authors, Rashid Ahmad, Sheikh Nazeer Elahi, the wife of Sufi Muti-ur-Rahman Bengali, Dr. M. Yusuf Khan and Zakria Virk (his son is the famous Adnan Virk of ESPN)(in Canada). The history of Ahmadiyya in Canada is also given. It is mentioned how Mirza Mubarak Ahmad came to Canada on tour in July-1975, Maulvi Mian Muhammad Ibrahim and Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA) also accompanied him. The 1975 USA-Jalsa is also mentioned, which was held at the Dayton Mosque-temple, a speech by Yahya Sharif Abdullah wherein he mentions the famous book by the 2nd Qadiani Khalifa, “New World Order”.


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1976
In 1976, during his USA tour and at the USA Jalsa, Mirza Nasir Ahmad claimed 10 million Ahmadi’s – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

In January of 1976, another American delegation of Ahmadi’s went to Qadian and Rabwah and met the Khalifa. Mirza Wasim Ahmad can be seen herein. There were 43 people (men and women), Maulvi Mian Ibrahim can be seen, Abdul Sami was also there. There is photo with African-American-Ahmadi women who were in Qadian. They slept in MGA’s house and everything.

The Muslim Sunrise of July-1976 was edited/published by Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi) and from Dayton, Ohio. Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA) is the consulting editor and Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the contributing editor. The arrival of Mirza Nasir Ahmad is announced, he seems to have already arrived (he landed on July-20-1976) before the publishing of this edition. It is claimed that there are 10 million Ahmadi’s in the world. It is alleged that the attendance at the 1975 Jalsa Salana at Rabwah was the highest ever. Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA) has an essay. The Ahmadiyya Movement alleges to have 10 million members worldwide and alleges to be an International Organization. They allege to be operating in Ghana, the Gambia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Trinidad, the USA, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yemen, Argentina, Australia, Burma, Bukhara (Uzbekistan), Egypt, Borneo (Brunei?), France, Gulf states (maybe Qatar or the U.A.E.), Hong Kong (China), Iran, Italy, Thailand, Lebanon, Muscat (Oman), Yugoslavia, Iraq, Turkey and Malaysia. It is alleged that in the USA there are 26 jamaats, 300 mosques in Ghana and over 100 mosques in Indonesia. A new mosque in Sweden is mentioned, the Fazl mosque in London is declared as the oldest mosque in Europe (a lie, the Woking is the oldest), 1 mosque in Holland (Netherlands) and 1 mosque in Switzerland, and 2 in West Germany (Frankfurt and Hamburg). The Ahmadiyya Movement then shows its 5 temple-mosques in the USA, St. Louis, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Ny and Dayton. The Dowie prophecy is mentioned. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir has an essay on world peace. There is also a photo of all of the Jamaat Presidents from Feb-1976. A list of 27 jamaats in the USA are mentioned, my uncle Sharif Ahmad Shah is mentioned at 2001 Newton Way, Concord, Ca 94518, 415-687-0133.

Scans

The highlight was the blessed visit of Hadhrat Khalifallll Masih Ill in 1976. It was the first visit of a Khalifa to USA.

Photo’s
 

In the summer of 1976, Mirza Nasir Ahmad visited the USA, this was part of a bigger tour. He started touring on July 20, 1976 from Rabwah and returned to Rabwah on October 20, 1976 (see page 76). Two of his sons, Mirza Luqman Ahmad (seen in Dayton) and Mirza Anas Ahmad (seen in New Jersey). It should be noted that Mirza Nasir Ahmad bold face lied and told all the newspapers that he interacted with that there were 10 million Ahmadi’s in the world. He was in America from July 25th to Aug 20th, 1976. He then finished his tour in Europe.

Ahmadiyya sources allege that Mirza Nasir Ahmad landed in the USA on July 25th and in Washington D.C., he gave the Friday Sermon on 7-30-1976 at the American Fazl Mosque in Washington D.C. He then travelled to Dayton (on Aug-1 to Aug-3rd)(on Aug-2, he held a press conference at the Biltmore Towers)(Ahmadiyya sources allege that there are 100 Ahmadi’s in Dayton in 1976, another newspaper was told that there are 100 Ahmadi families), and finally at Madison New Jersey for the Jalsa Salana-USA (held the weekend of Aug 6th, see page 15), which was a historic event for the brainwashed Qadiani’s (allegedly 600 showed up, see page 15). Mirza Nasir Ahmad lambasted the organizers of the Jalsa…he was not happy in his Jalsa speech, he said that they did things that would force him to kick them out of Ahmadiyya (on Aug-6th). On Aug-7th, Mirza Nasir Ahmad gave the concluding address. Ahmadiyya sources confirm that there were only 7 mosques in the USA by 1976. The 29th annual USA-Jalsa Salana was held at Drew University, which was in Madison, New Jersey (held the weekend of Aug 6th, see page 15). Abid Haneef dined with Mirza Nasir Ahmad (see the photo in the below), Rashid Ahmad too. No photo’s of Azhar Haneef at all. M. M. Ahmad was also there and Mirza Nasir Ahmad also gave a speech at the World Bank. Rashid Ahmad was there too. Ahmadiyya sources allege that there are 3000 Ahmadi’s in the USA in 1976 (See page 5)(A newspaper in NY said that there were only 1000 Ahmadi’s in the USA, see page 40). The Washington Star was told that Ahmadi’s had never broken any laws in the USA (a total lie, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq fled from the police in 1923 and never showed up to court)(See the Philadelphia Inquirer of Friday, Aug-31, 1923).

After the USA-Jalsa in Madison, New Jersey, he went to Toronto (Aug 8–11th)(at the Inn on the Park)(his speech in Toronto can be found herein, page 33).

The week of Aug-17-1976, Mirza Nasir Ahmad gave press conferences at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Drew University (See page 22). He then left American on Aug-20-1976.

In the below, you will find 2 newspaper reports, one by the New York Post (aug-9th) and the other is from the The Daily Record of Aug 8th, 1976 (see page 26). In both instances, the Khalifa tells newspapers that there are 10 million Ahmadi’s in the world, which is a total lie. Mirza Nasir Ahmad also claims that the literacy in Rabwah is 100%, whereas the rest of Pakistan is at 1%.
We have shown how the Mirza family has falsely claimed millions of converts and etc over the years. As we continue to do research, we will continue to post more information. We recently found newspaper articles from 1976, wherein the Khalifa, Mirza Nasir Ahmad gave information about his Ahmadiyya Community, since he was in the USA for the annual Jalsa. In both instances, Mirza Nasir Ahmad repeated the Ahmadiyya census number as 10 million.  In fact, at the Rabwah Jalsa of 1969/1970, just 7 years earlier, Mirza Nasir Ahmad had also claimed 10 million. Furthermore, at the National Assembly questioning in 1974, Mirza Nasir Ahmad gave the number of Ahmadi’s as 10 million. Mirza Tahir Ahmad tried to rectify this mistake by Mirza Nasir Ahmad, however, it was a smoke screen, Mirza Tahir Ahmad continued along the same line of deception, by 1993, he was asking Ahmadi’s to pray for the number of converts to double and to continue to double. By 2002, Mirza Tahir Ahmad claiming a Jamaat of almost 200 million people.

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The Muslim Sunrise of Nov-1976 was edited/published by Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi) and from Dayton, Ohio. Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA) is the consulting editor and Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the contributing editor. The historic visit of Mirza Nasir Ahmad is covered via newspaper reports. Ahmadiyya editors advise that the population of Ahmadi’s in the USA exceeds 3000, this is in opposition to all the newspaper reports. It should be noted that Mirza Nasir Ahmad and other Ahmadi’s lied to press and alleged 10 million Ahmadi’s around the world. The Washington Star is quoted, the Journal Herald of Dayton, the Dayton Daily News, the Toronto Sun, the Daily Record, the Hudson Dispatch, the Record, the Hudson Dispatch, the New Jersey Afro American, the News, the Teaneck News, the Washington Post, the New York Amsterdam News, the New York Post and the Bilalian News. Muzaffar Ahmad Zafar, Hassan Hakeem and others gave their personal impressions of the Khalifa’s visit. A letter to the Khalifa is presented as written by Rashid Ahmad (USA Ameer). The Ameer from Canada (Abdul Aziz Khalifa) also wrote a letter.

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1977
A Trip Down Memory Lane – 25 Photos that Shaped Ahmadiyyat in America (youtube.com)

The March-April-1977 issue of the Muslim Sunrise was edited/published by Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi) and from Dayton, Ohio. Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA) is the consulting editor and Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the contributing editor. Mirza Nasir Ahmad’s Friday sermon of 7-30-1976 is reproduced, this was uttered at the American Fazl Mosque in Washington D.C. and very short. Mirza Nasir Ahmad’s speech on 8-6-1976) the USA Jalsa of 1976 is also reproduced. Mirza Nasir Ahmad was mad at the arrangements. Mirza Nasir Ahmad’s his Friday sermon on the same day is also given. His Saturday speech of 8-7-1976 at the USA Jalsa is also given. Mirza Nasir Ahmad’s speech in Canada on 8-9-1976 (at the Hotel Inn at the Park in Toronto) is reproduced (translated by Zakaria Virk). Mirza Nasir Ahmad’s final Friday sermon on 8-13-1976 at the American Fazl Mosque in Washington D.C. is also reproduced wherein he mentions Wasiyyat.

The July-1977 issue of the Muslim Sunrise was edited/published by Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi) and from Dayton, Ohio. Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge, USA) is the consulting editor and Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the contributing editor. There is an editorial which mentions the writings of Sir William Muir and an essay from a journal in 1969. The Yuz Asaf theory is presented. Imam M.S. Shahid (Missionary-in-Charge has an essay on abortion. Maulvi Bashir Ahmad Rafiq (Missionary-in-Charge of the UK) was in the USA in July-Aug-1976 and was working as the private secretary of Mirza Nasir Ahmad, he gave a speech at the USA-Jalsa-1976. His speech was on the work of Ahmadiyya in the UK. He admits that in 1959, after 40+ years in the UK, there were still just a handful of Qadianis. Rafiq lies and alleges that there are 10k Ahmadi’s in the UK. Rafiq alleges that the Ahmadiyya Community in the UK recently pledged 1 million pounds to Mirza Nasir Ahmad. Rafiq alleges that there are 20 Ahmadi communities in the UK (stretching to Scotland), and 5000 Ahmadi’s in London, of which the vast majority are desi. Rafiq mentions 4 additional Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi’s working in the UK, Bashir Ahmad Orchard (missionary-in-charge for Scotland), Munir ud Din Shams (deputy Imam in London), Aminullah Khan Salik (Yorkshire area) and Naseem Ahmad Bajwa (Middlesex area).

The 30 annual USA Jalsa Salana was held in St. Louis. As you can see, barely 60 men showed up. Syed Muhammad Saddiq (aka Muhammad Siddique Shahid Gurdaspuri) can be seen, he was the missionary-in-charge (39:00 time stamp). Mian Muhammad Ibrahim can also be seen. Abid Haneef can be seen, however, none of his sons are in this photo, were they even in attendance? Yahya Shareef can also be seen, he was a Jewish convert (the only white Ahmadi in the USA). Abdur-Raqib Wali can also be seen. Yusuf Lateef, a famous Jazz player can also be seen. Muzaffar Ahmad Zafar was also there.

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Maulanaa Ataullah Kaleem (1977 -1983) published 40.000 copies of the Holy Quran
with English translation. Thousands of brochures and 18 books and booklets on Islam and
Ahmadiyyat were printed and distributed. The Synopsis of Religious Preaching (Parts I, II
and Ill) were authored by him. He started the Urdu journal Al-Noor and enlarged the
Ahmadiyya Gazette to its present size. His propagational interviews were broadcasted live
on Manhattan and East Saint Louis Cable TV and published in The Detroit News, Detroit
Free Press. The Community Carrier, and the Canton Observer. He spoke to students at several colleges and universities. The building for the mosque in Philadelphia was purchased
in his time. Similarly, the land for the mosque in Chicago was purchased, and the mosque
in Tuscon, Arizona was inaugurated. Maulana Kaleem is currently serving as Missionary
in Charge in Germany.

Abdur Rashid Yahya (1977- 1981 ; 1986-1994) worked in USA as a missionary from July 1977 to May 1981. He returned for a second tenure m June 1986 and served till 1994 and disappeared, he seems to be the father of Qasim Rashid.


Khuddam Ijtima, St. Louis about 1977-78. These brothers were from Dayton, Ohio, Chicago, Milwaukee, Kenosha, WI and St. Louis, MO. The missionary in the picture was Mian Ibrahim of Dayton. Hafiz Nurruddin is the only boy I recognize. The boy with glasses was from St. Louis. I believe he is now deceased. Al Hajj Abdul Hakeem standing second to last in the front row. Mushin Rashid, (my children’s dad) is seated first in the front row. Ali Aziz is there too. That is Hafiz Nasiruddin yawning. That is me aka Jamil Ahmad on the far right side looking off into the distance. That’s Fahim with his eyes close. The boy sitting at the end to the left is Jawad Wali, the son of Ahmad Wali, a former barber at Pyramid Barbershop. Unfortunately, both father and son are deceased. The brother standing on Ahmad Hanif’s right is Jamil, a longtime member of the StL Jamaat. Habbib shefeek sitting in second row on the far right wearing a striped shirt. Aminullah Ahmad and Abdul Khabir Haqq are there too. The light skinned Brother is Brother Ismael. He was a Convert from Waukegan that was friends with a lot of the Waukegan brother. He was great friends of My father and came to the Waukegan Mosque with Bro. Muhammad Sadiq, Mustafa Abdullah and Abdul Jeelani, the tall brother in the back. I think he is now deceased.  The tallest brother in the back is Abdul Jeelani. He is alive and an active member of the Zion Jamaat. Derrick N. Johnson, I was born in 71′ and I am in that photo. I am guessing I was 6 or 7 at the time. Munir Ahmad is my grandfather and was president of the St. Louis Jamat for many years.

The Nov-1977 issue of the Muslim Sunrise was edited/published by Mian Muhammad Ibrahim (a Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi) and from Dayton, Ohio. Maulana Ata-Ullah Kaleem is the new Missionary-in-Charge, USA and is the new consulting editor and Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir is the contributing editor. Mirza Mubarak Ahmad was in the USA and was given a reception by Ahmadi’s in Dayton on Nov-9-1977. Mirza Mubarak Ahmad speech is reproduced, he mentions the Ahmadiyya scam of Wasiyyat. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir also has an essay. An essay by Bashir Ahmad Rafiq is also given, “Deliverance from the Cross”, which was turned into a book, it is also announced that in June 2–4, the Ahmadiyya Community in the UK would be holding a conference entitled “Deliverance from the Cross”. All of this has to do with the Shroud of Turin (which was proven to be a fake many years later). It is alleged that Zafrullah Khan also wrote on the topic.


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1978

The Jan-June-1978 issue of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir with Maulana Ata-Ullah Kaleem (who is the missionary-in-charge, USA) as the consulting editor. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s home address is given for private letters. Mian Muhammad Ibrahim’s departure back to Rabwah is announced. An essay by Zafrullah Khan is given. An essay by Maulana Ata-Ullah Kaleem is also given. An essay by Maulvi Shaikh Nasir Ahmad (Maulvi in Switzerland) is also given, he discusses the Yuz Asaf theory and the Shroud of Turin. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given: Ghana, the Gambia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Canada, Guyana, Trinidad, Sri Lanka, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Denmark, Great Britain (2 locations), Germany, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and they also give 5 Ahmadiyya locations in the USA, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 1064 Union Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 112225, Pomeroy Road, P.O. Box 338, Athens, Ohio, 45701, 2522 Webster Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219 and 4448, S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, ill, 60615.

Syed Mir Mahmud Ahmad Nasir (1978-1982) served as Missionary-in Charge
from Oembcr 1978 for l\ o year. He served in California for another year. He represented the Ahmadia Jamaat at the United Nations Conference of World Religions. His extendmg the Quranic invitation to come to the common denominator of worshipping One God was received with appreciation. At the conclusion of its historic meeting he was asked to lead the international representatives in collective prayer He returned to Pakistan in March 1982. Mirza Nasir Ahmad graced the soil of America once again in 1980 while Syed Mir Mahmud Ahmad Nasir was the Missionary-in-Charge.

The July-Dec-1978 issue of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir with Maulana Ata-Ullah Kaleem (who is the missionary-in-charge, USA) as the consulting editor. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s home address is given for private letters. Mr. Abdullah Odeh of the Israel group of Ahmadi’s (was working as the secretary of the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Kababir, See Ray Register’s Thesis of 1970), seems to have written about the comments of Professor Bernard Lewis of Princeton University. Mirza Mubarak Ahmad’s speech at the 1977 Jalsa Salana at Rabwah is reproduced on the miracles of MGA. The hermaphrodite theory was also discussed. Maulana Ata-Ullah Kaleem also has an essay wherein he quotes “Marham-i-Eisa”, he also quoted 23:50 and the Yuz Asaf theory. Mian Muhammad Ibrahim has an essay about the growth of Islam in America.
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1979

The March-June-1979 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir only. It’s unclear as to who was the missionary-in-charge in the USA. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). It has essay’s by B.A. Munir on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Sheikh Abdul Qadir, Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah. It also discusses the “Yuz Asaf” theory and even mentions how it was published in “The Japan Times” of July 14, 1978. It also alleged that Prof. Yasin, head of the post-graduate department of history at Kashmir University, who they allege is a Sunni Muslim, admits that this is the tomb of Eisa (as). The book by German philosopher Andreas Faber-Kaiser whose book “Jesus died in Kashmir” is also mentioned. The Chief Kadhi of Kenya, Sheikh Abdalla Saleh Farsy is mentioned and his opinion on 3:144 is twisted. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given: the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, Burma, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. They also give 5 Ahmadiyya locations in the USA, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 1064 Union Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 112225 and 3336 Maybelle Way, Oakland, CA 94619.

By 1979, the Ahmadiyya Movement was claiming to have only 5 mission houses and 4 mosques in the country. However, at least 2 of the 4 alleged mosques are residential properties (the property on Wabash in Chicago and the residential property in Washington D.C. aka the American Fazl Mosque). The 3rd being the Ahmadiyya temple/mosque in Dayton, Ohio. The 4th is thus unknown.

Ahmadi’s from America visited Qadian


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1980
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $218,359 was collected in the USA.

The Jan-Apr-1980 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir only. It’s unclear as to who was the missionary-in-charge in the USA. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). In his editorial, Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir writes about the visit of the Pope to the USA in 1979 as well as Dr. Abdus Salam winning the Nobel Prize in 1979. A speech by Zafrullah Khan which was given in Oct-1979 at the University of Calgary (department of religious studies) is reproduced. Zafrullah Khan quotes 62:3 and alleges that Muhammad (Saw) was destined to come back into this world. There is also an essay by Abdullah A. Odeh (on Jihad)(from the Odeh family of Kababir, Haifa, Israel). An essay about the Shroud of Turin is also given. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given: the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, Burma, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. They also give 5 Ahmadiyya locations in the USA, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 1064 Union Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 112225 and 3336 Maybelle Way, Oakland, CA 94619.
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1980
Ahmadiyya colluded with the World Bank (1980) – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

Mirza Nasir Ahmad traveled to Spain, where he laid the foundation stone of the Basharat Mosque in Pedro Abad. This is where he coined the famous slogan, “Love for All, Hatred for None”. The mosque was inaugurated posthumously in 1982 and was the first purpose-built mosque in Spain since the Reconquista and the Fall of Granada in 1492.

He also visited, England, West Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Holland, England, Nigeria, and Ghana. The trip started on June 26, 1980 and ended on October 28, 1980.

2 October 1980: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (rh) inaugurated the Bradford Mission House in the UK

He arrived in Canada on September 4, 1980. In Canada, he stayed for 10 days in Toronto and Calgary. On September 11, 1980, he left Calgary by air for San Francisco, he chose the Hotel Amfac (See the Khilafat centenary of 2008). After staying for four days in the
West Coast region, on September 15, 1980. Mirza Nasir Ahmad and his team flew to Washington D.C. and met many jamaat members. On September 19, 1980, Mirza Nasir Ahmad gave the Khutbah Juma at the Ahmadiyya American Fazl Mosque in Washington D.C. (See pages 79-80). On this trip, Mirza Nasir Ahmad met Azhar Haneef’s father, Abid Haneef. Azhar Haneef didn’t show up, nor did his siblings. How many did he have anyways? Why are they all missing?

In this picture, the 3rd Ahmadiyya Caliph of the Community Mirza Nasir Ahmad in Washington D.C., during his 1980 tour of , meeting World Bank officer Manfred B. Bentgon, at a reception held in His Holiness’ honor. Who is Manfred Bentgon?  We have no idea as of yet.


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1981
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $338, 023 was collected in the USA.

                                                   1980–1981                  
1—–Wassiyyat—————————$70,974
2—Chanda Aam————————-$115,314
3—Chanda Jalsa-Salana————–$97
4—Tehrik-e-Jadid————————$9,472
5—Waqf-e-Jadid————————–$4,496
6—Zakat————————————–$3,024
7—Others————————————$128, 073
8—Mosque Fund————————-$6,573
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Total——————————————–$338, 023

The Jan-Mar-1981 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir only. It’s unclear as to who was the missionary-in-charge in the USA. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). 8 pages of “Haqiqatul Wahi” are given, this corresponds to Chapter-1, pages 11-17. A speech by Maulvi Muhammad Din, which was written by Hafiz Maulana Raushan Ali is reproduced. The speech is on Sufism and was delivered in 1924 at the Conference of World Religions in London, the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa was there too. An essay about the Shroud of Turin is also given. Advertisements about the selling of “The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam” and Zafrullah Khan’s “Renaissance of Islam” are given.

The Jul-Oct-1981 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir only. It’s unclear as to who was the missionary-in-charge in the USA, Mubasher Ahmad (M.A., L.L.B.) is named as the managing editor. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). Zafrullah Khan has an essay on “The Islamic Concept of the State”. Mubasher Ahmad has an essay. Sheikh Abdur Qadir (from Lahore) has an essay on the Yuz Asaf theory. A Muslim writers guild is announced from the Nasir Mosque on NY on 7-26-1981, Mubasher Ahmad is the organizer/chair, Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir was there as well as Maulvi Masud Ahmad Jehlumi, Muhammad Sadiq, Nuruddin A. Latif, and Yahya Sharif. The address for the American Fazl Mosque is given. A membership application for the writers guild is also given.

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1982

The Jan-1982 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir (named as the Editor in Chief), Mubasher Ahmad (M.A., L.L.B.) is named as the managing editor and there are 3 associate editors, Dr. Muhammad Abbas, Dr. M.H. Sajid and Dr. Bashir uddin Usama. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). A book by Zafrullah Khan is quoted, as well as an entire essay entitled, “The Concept of the Second Coming in World Religions”. A speech by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir which was given at the Ahmadi USA-Jalsa of 1981 is reproduced (held on Sep-5-6-1981 in Washington D.C.), the essay was on the shroud of Turin. A quote is given from Tohfa Golarhviyyah, however, the page number is not given, this is about Ahmadiyya taking over the world. 7 locations of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA are given, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 1064 Union Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 112225, 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 4448 South Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ill, 60653, 4401 Oakwood St, St. Louis, MO, 63121, 8218 Wyoming, Detroit, MI, 48204 and 3401 Sitrus Ave, Walnut Creek, Ca 94598. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given: Benin, the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, Burma, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

The Apr-1982 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir (named as the Editor in Chief), Mubasher Ahmad (M.A., L.L.B.) is named as the managing editor and there are 3 associate editors, Dr. Muhammad Abbas, Dr. M.H. Sajid and Dr. Bashir uddin Usama. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). Zafrullah Khan has an essay. Al-haj A.U. Kaleem has an essay. 6 locations of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA are given, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 1064 Union Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 112225, 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 4448 South Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ill, 60653, 4401 Oakwood St, St. Louis, MO, 63121 and 8218 Wyoming, Detroit, MI, 48204. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given: Benin, the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, Burma, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

The July-1982 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir (named as the Editor in Chief), Mubasher Ahmad (M.A., L.L.B.) is named as the managing editor and there are 3 associate editors, Dr. Muhammad Abbas, Dr. M.H. Sajid and Dr. Bashir uddin Usama. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir wrote about USA President Ronald Reagan and abhorred how he spoke about Jihad. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa’s speech at the Annual Jalsa of 1925 at Qadian is reproduced. An essay by Abdullah Nasir, who works as a Director of a Special Training College in Winneba, Ghana is given. Mubarak A. Malik has an essay wherein he alleges that there was a prophecy about Ahmadi’s moving out of Qadian in 1947, he quotes the Al-Fazl of August-16-1947, and July-20-1947. Mubarak A. Malik alleged (via Al-Fazl of July-20-1947), that a group of Sikhs attacked a train full of Qadiani’s. On Aug-21, allegedly, 50 men were killed in Qadian. The family of MGA left Qadian on Aug-25, allegedly, Mirza Nasir Ahmad stayed in Qadian. On Aug-29, the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa gave his final sermon in Qadian (See Al-Fazl, Sep-1-1947). It was also alleged that 2000 Muslims from the surrounding areas are in Qadian and seeking refuge. 6 locations of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA are given, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 4448 South Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ill, 60653, 4401 Oakwood St, St. Louis, MO, 63121 ,8218 Wyoming, Detroit, MI, 48204 and G.P.O. Box 1828 New York, NY, 10116 and 11584 Circle Way, Dublin, Ca 95466. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given: Benin, the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, Burma, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

In 1982, Abdul Raqeeb Wali organized and chaired the first ever West Coast Jalsa Salana. Anwar Khan was there too, it was held in SF.

At the 1982 Jalsa Salana at Rabwah, Mirza Tahir Ahmad (the 4th Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa) announced that 5 New Mosques in the US (New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, and Detroit) were in the works (See the Ahmadiyya Gazette of March-2006). 
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1983
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
In 1983, in Detroit, Michigan, an Ahmadi was murdered, then the Ahmadi mission house was set on fire – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

The Jan-1983 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir (named as the Editor in Chief), Mubasher Ahmad (M.A., L.L.B.) is named as the managing editor and there are 2 circulation managers, Nazir A. Ayaz and Saeeda Lateef. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir wrote an editorial on Khilafat, Communism and Democracy, he also announced the election of Mirza Tahir Ahmad as the new Khalifa. An Ahmadi from Denmark, Abdul Salam Madsen has an essay. An Ahmadi student at Sacramento State University named Jamil Mahmood has an essay. Falah-ud-Din Shams has an essay too. Dr. Abdus Salam’s Nobel prize is discussed. 

In the USA, $44, 833 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid.

In 1983, in Detroit, Michigan, an Ahmadi was murdered, then the Ahmadi mission house was set on fire. The 1983 USA Jalsa was cancelled by Oakland University. The university seems to have cancelled the Ahmadiyya Jalsa just a few days before it was supposed to begin. They cancelled it based on this internal murder. Mirza Tahir Ahmad then ordered the Jamaat to hold a 1-day convention.

Photo’s

In November of 1983, Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad was transferred by Mirza Tahir Ahmad (4th Qadiani Khalifa) to the USA as the Amir and Missionary-in- Charge of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in the United States and served in this capacity until his retirement in 1991. He had served in the UK as Missionary-in-Charge since 1979.

Khurram Shah, Shahid Abassi, Raqib Wali, Hidayt Shah, Anwar Shah, Khadim Shah and Shahid Shah can be seen in this photo. Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad must have visited California in 1983 (See The 1989 Khuddam Souvenir, page 39).

The Sep-Dec-1983 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir (named as the Editor in Chief), Mubasher Ahmad (M.A., L.L.B.) is named as the managing editor and there are 2 circulation managers, Nazir A. Ayaz and Saeeda Lateef. Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir wrote an editorial on “Current Trends in Islamic Thought”. The 1925 Jalsa speech by the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa is given. An essay by Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry? (Air Marshall of the Pakistani Air Force) on “Ahmadiyya Beliefs: Some Allegations Corrected” is given, in this article he talks about Ahmadiyya Takfir, the Ahmadiyya violation of the Kalima, the Ahmadiyya violation on Jihad, the split in Ahmadiyya and etc. In the next essay, the Munir Inquiry of 1953-54 is mentioned, Zafrullah Khan is mentioned, this is an essay by Dr. Syed Barakat Ahmad. Jihad is also discussed via a newspaper from Ghana named “The Guardian” of Dec-1982. 5 locations of the Ahmadiyya Movement in the USA are given, 2141 Leroy PL, N.W. Washington D.C., 637 Randolph Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45408, 4448 South Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ill, 60653, 4401 Oakwood St, St. Louis, MO, 63121, G. P. O. Box 1828, New York, NY 10116. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given; Benin, the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Australia, Burma, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

This photo is at Georgetown, at the Holiday Inn on 11-26-1983, Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir can be seen too.


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1984

The March-1984 edition of the Muslim Sunrise was edited by Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir (named as the Editor in Chief), Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir’s private address is given out for those who have questions about the subject matter, all questions about the business affairs of the Muslim Sunrise are addressed at 2141 Leroy Place, N.W., Washington D.C., at the American Fazl Mosque (which was the headquarters of the USA jamaat). Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir wrote an editorial vs. William Safire. Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad is announced as the Missionary-in-Charge for the USA, he also has a short essay wherein he mentions Zafrullah Khan. An essay by Zafrullah Khan is given thereafter, Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad wrote the forward. In this essay, the review by Batalvi is mentioned, Sufi Ahmad Jan is also mentioned, it is also alleged that there are 10 million Ahmadi’s in the world. Ahmadiyya locations around the world are given; Benin, the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Australia, Burma, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

This photo is at Georgetown, at the Holiday Inn on 11-26-1983, Dr. Khalil Ahmad Nasir can be seen too.

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1985
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $603,786 was collected in the USA.
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1986
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, $63, 179 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid.

In 1986 an Ahmadi youth was murdered in Zion, Illinois. His name was Fahim Ahmad and he was the son of an Ahmadi couple, Mr. and Mrs. Hanif and Nafia Ahmad (Laeeqa Ahmad was Fahim’s stepmother). The murderer was a Caucasian man, Joey Isbell, who was harassing young black boys in Shiloh Park. He was shaking the bikes as the boys were riding them and flashing a gun at them. Fahim said that he was not afraid of him nor his gun. The murderer then shot him at point blank range with a .357 caliber gun. Fahim died on the spot. He was 16 years old. (see the testimony of Rashid Ahmad his book, “Perseverance”).
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1987
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, $91, 616 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $4,496 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).

Mirza Tahir Ahmad visited the USA. Maulvi Inam ul Haq Kausar can be seen.
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1988
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, $102, 448 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $8,618 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).
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1989
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, $98, 373 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $11,898 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).
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1990
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $2,044,582 was collected in the USA. $128,933 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $11,231 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).
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US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, $119, 691 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $22,143 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).
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1992
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, $154, 988 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $50,342 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).

(Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques Around The World – A Pictorical Presentation. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Khilafat Centenary Edition. 2008. ISBN 978-1882494514)

The Ahmadiyya Movement allegedly buys a mission house property in St. Louis. Munir Ahmad and Abdul Hakim Shahid can be seen in this photo.

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1993
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, $192, 279 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $89,513 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).
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1994

In the USA, $198, 051 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $136,404 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).
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1995
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $3,001,039 was collected in the USA. In the USA, $218, 059 was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $169,896 was collected (See page 77) for Waqf-e-Jadid.
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1996
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, $268,559 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78) and $261, 542 for Tahrik-e-Jadid.
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1997
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)
This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

Per Ahmadiyya records, $5, 214, 177 was collected in the USA.

                                                      1996-1997
1—–Wassiyyat—————————$727,296
2—Chanda Aam————————-$1,447,396
3—Chanda Jalsa-Salana————$173,511
4—Tehrik-e-Jadid————————$537,540
5—Waqf-e-Jadid————————-$866, 749
6—Zakat———————————— $43, 892
7—Others————————————$492, 315
8—Mosque Fund————————-$925, 478
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Total——————————————$5, 214, 177
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1998
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

This Ahmadiyya publication gives these chanda stats (See page 73):

1954-1955:::: 20,676
1959-1960:::: 11,351
1964-1965:::: 14,114
1969-1970:::: 31, 685
1974-1975:::: 56,199
1979-1980:::: 218,359
1984-1985:::: 603,786
1989-1990:::: 2,044,582
1994-1995:::: 3,001,039
1998-1999:::: 6,110,000

                                                      1980–1981                   1996-1997
1—–Wassiyyat—————————$70,974                         $727,296
2—Chanda Aam————————-$115,314                      $1,447,396
3—Chanda Jalsa-Salana————–$97                               $173,511
4—Tehrik-e-Jadid————————$9,472                           $537,540
5—Waqf-e-Jadid————————–$4,496                           $866, 749
6—Zakat————————————–$3,024                             $43, 892
7—Others————————————$128, 073                       $492, 315
8—Mosque Fund————————-$6,573                            $925, 478
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Total——————————————–$338, 023                       $5, 214, 177

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1999
US Ahmadiyya 50th Jalsa Salana (alislam.org)

In the USA, 700k was collected (See page 77) for Tahrik-e-Jadid and $900,000 was collected for Waqf-e-Jadid (See page 78).

Per Ahmadiyya records, $6,110,000 was collected in the USA as Chanda.
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Indianapolis’ Ahmadi Muslims in the 1920s and 1930s | Invisible Indianapolis (wordpress.com)

Indianapolis’ Ahmadi Muslims in the 1920s and 1930s

This is the second of two posts on 20th-century Muslim heritage in Indianapolis that come to us from Millennium Chair of the Liberal Arts and Professor of Religious Studies at the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, Edward E. Curtis IV. Click on Indianapolis’ Homegrown Islam: The Moorish Science Temple of America for the first post.

Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad (1835-1908), the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam (click on image for expanded view).

In 1930, national Muslim missionary Sufi Bengalee came to visit the small, but growing community of Muslims in Indianapolis devoted to the teachings of a Punjabi religious leader named Ghulam Ahmad. Bengalee was the American missionary for the Ahmadiyya movement, which was one of the first modern, international Muslim movements to gain a significant number of converts among non-Muslim populations, especially in the West. The Ahmadiyya were a reform-minded group that emphasized the peaceful nature of Islam and eschewed polygyny. It was named after its founder, Ghulam Ahmad, whom many followers believed was the Messiah and the Mahdi, the rightly-guided figure in Islamic tradition who will appear on earth to preach justice before the Day of Judgment. Some followers also thought Ghulam Ahmad to be a prophet, a belief that was and is rejected by most of the world’s Muslims—whether Sunni or Shi‘a—who believe that Muhammad of Arabia (d. 632 CE) was God’s final prophet. But before Sunni or Shi‘a Muslims had established a congregation in Indianapolis, it was Ahmadi Muslims who were encouraging Hoosiers to convert—and doing so across Indianapolis’ stark color line.

The first issue of Moslem Sunrise appeared in 1921 and remains in print as Muslim Sunrise today.

In 1921, the Ahmadiyya movement established its U.S. headquarters on Wabash Avenue in Chicago and began publishing the Moslem Sunrise newspaper. Soon after, the movement attracted its first Hoosier converts in Gary and other parts of northern Indiana. By 1923, Hoosiers were appearing on the pages of the Moslem Sunrise, and their names reveal that Hoosier women were as attracted to this movement as men were. Many of them took Muslim names after converting. In 1923, the Moslem Sunrise noted that Miss Laura B. Howard became Sister Aaminah; Miss Mary Lee Curtis became Sister Azeezah; and Miss Bettie Saunders became Sister Amatur Rehman.

In 1929 the Ahmadiyya mission had moved to 1846 Boulevard Place, just a couple doors north of the Alpha Home for Colored Women.

By 1926, according to the Indianapolis Recorder, the Ahmadiyya had a mission in Indianapolis. It was located at 1115 Fayette Street, which was occupied, according to the 1927 city directory, by one Koram Elihee. This was a small, shotgun house, situated behind the color line near what today is 10th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, south of Methodist Hospital. By 1929, Koram Elihee moved the mission to 1846 Boulevard Place, a duplex/split house which was located next door to the Alpha Home for Colored Women. Now spelled Karm Alahee, this leader was listed in the city directory as “mgr [manager], Ahmadia Moslem Mission.” In 1930, the same year that Sufi Bengalee decided to visit, at least 12 Muslim men and women in Indianapolis donated a total of $51–the equivalent of over $700 today–toward the publication of the movement newspaper.

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Bengalee’s visit was important enough to attract the attention of both the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis Recorder. During his interviews with the Star, Bengalee emphasized the unique nature of Ghulam Ahmad: “We believe that Ahmad is the prophet of the age, and that he has brought Islam back to its original purity.” The article in the Recorder was the more critical one, emphasizing the differences between Christian and the Ahmadi Muslim teachings about Jesus. The article’s lead was, “That Christ did not die on the cross, but after his apparent death escaped and lived in old age in [the] northern part of India is the assertion of Dr. Sufi M. R. Bengalee.” The Recorder was referring to the Ahmadi belief, shared by many followers of metaphysical and esoteric groups, that Jesus had immigrated to India after the events that Christians commemorate as the Crucifixion and Easter. Bengalee also told the Recorder that believing in Islam “requires belief in the founders of all religions, including Christ, Moses, Buddha and Krishna whom he declares are common beneficiaries of mankind.”  Though not a belief shared by most Muslims around the world, this assertion was not unusual within the world of metaphysical religions, including what would become known later as New Age religion. Such religious ideas were more popular in the 1920s among Americans, of various racial backgrounds, than one might imagine. But the Recorder, which favored a more traditional Christian understanding, would have none of it, declaring that “the divinity of Jesus Christ is attacked by the Islam leader, who admits, however, that the Saviour was a prophet.” The newspaper did appreciate the fact that Bengalee preached against racial discrimination, noting his opposition to public segregation.

The conversion story of Indianapolis resident Haze Hurd (Abdul Hameed) appeared in Moslem Sunrise in 1932.

Bengalee’s visit convinced at least one White Hoosier, and perhaps more, to convert to Islam. Born in 1876, Haze Hurd was an Indianapolis carpenter who came to believe in what he regarded as the religious truths that Bengalee was teaching. As Hurd wrote in the Moslem Sunrise in 1932, “the spiritual truths that he propounded in his engaging way went straight to my heart.” On December 12, 1931, Bengalee visited Hurd and some of his friends at Hurd’s Indianapolis home. “We discussed religion for four full hours and I was convinced of the Truth of Islam,” Hurd explained. Hurd liked the fact that in the Ahmadi interpretation of Islam, the founders of all world religions, including not only Judaism and Christianity but also Hinduism and Buddhism, were honored. “I found that Islam is the embodiment of all religions, purified of all the corruptions that have gathered into them,” he declared. The next day, on Dec. 13, Hurd went to the mission and officially embraced Islam.

Sufi Bengalee visited the city again in 1932. According to the Star, Bengalee conducted “a series of services on the religion of Islam. . . at 8 o’clock on Friday and Sunday nights in the Ahmadiyya Moslem Mission, 1419 Roosevelt Avenue.” The mission had now moved out of its manager’s house to the former site of the Emmanuel Baptist Church.

After World War II, the movement’s popularity among African American and White Hoosiers declined. Many Hoosier converts became Sunni Muslims, deciding to follow the majoritarian tradition in Islam, while others joined the Nation of Islam, the African American group led by Elijah Muhammad. Ahmadi Muslims remained in Indianapolis, but the majority of them today trace their ethnic roots to South Asia, the birthplace of the movement.

Reference

Haze Hurd (Abdul Hameed)

1932 Why I Became a Moslem.  Moslem Sunrise 4(3):15-16.

 

Moslem Sunrise

1923 New Converts.  Moslem Sunrise 2(1):169-171.

1930 Donors of the Moslem Sunrise.  Moslem Sunrise 3(3):23.

 

Richard Brent Turner

2003 Islam in the African-American Experience.  2nd edition.  Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
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2003

Brent Turner writes his famous book on Islam in the African-American Experience.
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2013
Bowen, Patrick African American Islamic Renaissance and the Rise of the Nation of Islam 2013

Bowen writes his famous dissertation on “African American Islamic Renaissance and the Rise of the Nation of Islam 2013“, Bowen University of Denver.
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2023

Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA purchased 80 acres of land. This is a recent acquisition by MKA USA, which was named by Mirza Masroor Ahmad as: Baagh-e-Ahmad – meaning ‘The Garden of Ahmad’. The land is located is located in a small town in the state of New Jersey which will serve for various programmes of both Atfal and Khuddam, Insha’Allah. To mark this special occasion, Majlis Khuddam Ahmadiyya decided to welcome Khddam and Atfal from across the country to join for a delicious BBQ lunch, and a day packed with fun activities.
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2025
The 2025 USA Jalsa for Ahmadi’s has barely 1000 men and boys in attendance, #JalsaUSA #JalsaConnectUSA #JalsaSalana #JalsaConnect – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog

The 2025 USA Jalsa for Ahmadi’s has barely 1000 men and boys in attendance, #JalsaUSA #JalsaConnectUSA #JalsaSalana #JalsaConnect

The 2025 USA Jalsa for Ahmadi’s has barely 1000 men and boys in attendance, #JalsaUSA #JalsaConnectUSA #JalsaSalana #JalsaConnect (See my tweet), these stats are total lies.

On July-6-2025, Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad announced attendance as 9713, of which there were 4974 men and 4739 women. 430 International guests from 22 countries, 293 non-ahmadi guests and 30k online viewers (all lies). The theme of this Jalsa was getting Ahmadi’s to pay more money. In the introductory speech, Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad read a letter from the 5th Khalifa, his younger brother, Mirza Masroor Ahmad. In this short speech, he blamed Ahmadi’s for letting Ahmadi’s in America go astray over the past 75 years, he also added to it and reminded Ahmadi refugees to pay more chanda. In reality, the attendance was most likely 2000, men, women and children.

—Qasim Rashid gave a silly speech on the life of Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti and the book, “Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”. Qasim Rashid specifically mentioned that roughly 30% of Ahmadi’s in America are members of the Wasiyyat scam.

—Salam Bhatti mentioned at 17:00 how Mirza Masroor Ahmad wanted 50% of the USA Jamaat to pay 10% of their wealth monthly via the Wasiyyat scam. Salam Bhatti also mentioned how only 33% of American Ahmadi’s are paying the Wasiyyat scam and more people need to join ASAP.

—Muhammad Ahmad Chaudhary in his silly speech, alleged that Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud Ahmad wrote that Islam supported capitalism in his famous book, “The Economics System of Islam”. Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud Ahmad wanted Ahmadi’s to stop hoarding their wealth and pay more chanda.

—Atif Mian was missing. At the 1:11 time stamp in this video, Ahmadiyya sources allege that 10,000 people attended the 2025 USA Jalsa (a lie).

–Maulvi Irshad Malhi was in attendance.
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The Promised Messiah’s message spreads to corners of the earth and continues through Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya

The Promised Messiah’s message spreads to corners of the earth and continues through Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya

Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre
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Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Promised Messiah and Mahdias

The need for the Imam

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas of Qadian was appointed by Allah Almighty as the Promised Messiah to revive Islam and unite mankind under the flag of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa. In an era when materialism was on the rise, Islam was facing challenges from all sides, and the Muslims had also deviated from the true teachings of Islam, Hazrat Ahmadas entered the spiritual battlefield as the true defender of Islam. He emphasised the need for humanity to adhere to the true Islamic teachings of upholding the rights of God Almighty and His creation.

Hazrat Ahmadas said:

“In this age, the world is brimming with disagreements. The Jews say one thing, whereas the Christians profess another and aside from this, the ummah of Muhammadsa is mired in internal conflicts. Meanwhile, the idolaters present their opinions against all of the others. So many new religions and beliefs have arisen that everyone seems to be practising their own unique brand of religion. Therefore, in conformity with the established practice of Allah, it was essential that a hakam [arbiter] should have come to settle all of these disputes. Hence, that very hakam was bestowed the titles ‘the Promised Messiah’ and ‘the Blessed Mahdi’, meaning that he was deemed to be the Messiah on account of resolving external disputes and he was proclaimed the destined Mahdi on account of settling the internal conflicts.” (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation [Haqiqatul Wahi], p. 57)

A divine vision

Narrating a divine vision, the Promised Messiahas stated:

“I saw that I was standing on a pulpit in the city of London and was setting forth the truth of Islam in the English language, in a very well-reasoned address. Thereafter, I caught several birds who were sitting upon small trees and were of white colour and their bodies resembled the bodies of partridges. I interpreted this to mean that though I would not [be able to travel to that country], my writings will reach those people and many righteous English people will be attracted to the truth.” (Izala-e-Auham, Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 3, p. 377)

Ruhani Khazain
Ruhani Khazain

During his lifetime, the Promised Messiah’sas writings, claims and prophecies had reached far and wide through various periodicals, including those of the Community.

Ahmadiyya periodicals serving the Promised Messiah’sas mission

Mentioning the claims and teachings of the Promised Messiahas under the title “A New Prophet in Islam”, The Madras Weekly Mail wrote:

“Ghulam Ahmad[as] keeps up a printing press and a book depot. He publishes two rather wide-awake papers, Al Hakam in Urdu, and The Review of Religions, in English.” (The Madras Weekly Mail, 22 October 1903, p. 18)

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The Madras Weekly Mail, 22 October 1903

Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiqra states that the Promised Messiahas used to say:

“These newspapers, Al Hakam and Badr, are my two ‘arms’. They immediately publish the revelations to [other] countries and become witnesses.” (Zikr-e-Habib, p. 151)

Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya

Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya was the first book written by the Promised Messiahas – the first volume of which was published in 1880 – in which he established the truth of Islam and also narrated several prophecies after receiving glad tidings from Allah the Almighty.

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Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya

In regards to Barahin-e-AhmadiyyaThe Times of India wrote:

It is “a striking sign of the times that a Mahomedan (Mirza Gulam Ahmed, Chief of Kadian, District Gurdaspur, Punjab,) should throw down the gauntlet to prove to the world that the ‘only true and only revealed religion by means of which one might know God to be free from blemish, and obtain a strong conviction as to the perfection of His attributes is the religion of Islam’ […]. His arguments are contained in a compilation euphoniously entitled ‘Burahin-i-Ahmadia,’ which, if anyone will undertake to refute, the author offers to give him a reward of Rs. 10,000. The Mirza claims to be inspired, and modestly asserts that his virtues bear a very close similarity and strict analogy to those of Jesus Christ. He further goes on to say in his manifesto, that all those who […] will not become earnest enquirers after the truth, with himself as the medium of course, shall be answerable to God, and he finishes up with the following prayer, which I produce here in extenso:

“‘Oh gracious God! guide the pliable hearts of all the nations, so that they may have faith on Thy chosen Prophet [Best of the Messengers] Muhammad [Mustafa, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] and on Thy [Perfect and] Holy Al-Quran, and that they may follow the commandments contained therein, so that they may thus be benefited by the peace and true happiness which are specially enjoyed by the true Moslems in both the worlds, and may obtain absolution and eternal life, which is not only procurable in the next world, but is also enjoyed by the truthful and honest people even in this world, especially the English nation, who have not as yet availed themselves of the sunshine of truth […]. O God! guide them and help them with Thy grace, and instil in their minds the love for Thy religion, and attract them with Thy power, so that they may have faith in Thy book and prophet, and embrace Thy religion in groups. Amen! [summaamen!’ [Majmu‘ah-e-Ishtiharat [1989], Vol. 1, p. 25]” (The Times of India, 3 March 1885, p. 5)

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The Times of India, 3 March 1885

Invitation to witness the truth

Hazrat Ahmadas propagated his claims through books, letters, and pamphlets. Moreover, in 1885, he sent 8,000 copies of registered letters in English to the religious leaders, rulers, scholars, and thinkers of Asia, Europe, and America, informing them of his claim, and inviting them to come and witness the truthfulness of Islam at Qadian. He stated that if a sign was not witnessed within a year, a sum of 200 rupees per month would be paid as compensation to such an individual. (Majmu‘ah-e-Ishtiharat [1989], Vol. 1, pp. 20-22)

Propagation of the Promised Messiah’sas message through various periodicals

The Toronto Daily Mail reported under the heading “To Convert Bradlaugh”:

“Mr Charles Bradlaugh, the famous infidel, who is always elected as a member of Parliament for Northampton, and always rejected by the House, has now an opportunity of getting converted, and of making handsome wages during the process. The offer comes from Prince Mirza Gholam Ahmed, C.I.E., an Indian potentate of fabulous wealth, and a Mohammedan of great proselytising zeal. The Prince has read Mr Bradlaugh’s works sympathetically, and believes that with a proper course of teaching by Moslem sages, he would become a bright and shining light of Islamism. The Prince proposes, therefore, that Mr Bradlaugh shall come to the former’s domains in the Punjab, and shall put himself under tuition with a view to his conversion. The Prince agrees to furnish the neophyte with a suitable palace and a retinue of servants, to provide for all his household expenditures, which shall be on a scale of magnificence consistent with the honour due to a Prince’s guest, and to furnish him an allowance of 200 rupees per month during the entire process of conversion. Mr Bradlaugh is said to be seriously considering the invitation, although he says that the task of getting converted would probably be a life-long job.” (The Toronto Daily Mail, 5 June 1885, p. 1)

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The Toronto Daily Mail, 5 June 1885

The Civil and Military Gazette wrote that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas “has caused a great religious sensation in the Punjab,” and “is said to be a man of very high attainments. He is also the author of numerous works on religion, and among his followers is a hakeem [Hazrat Hakim Maulvi Nuruddinra] of Jammu, another very learned man, who places implicit confidence in the revelation which” Hazrat Ahmadas “professes to receive from God.” (The Civil and Military Gazette, 6 February 1892, p. 3)

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The Civil and Military Gazette, 6 February 1892

The New York Times wrote under the heading “East Indian Wants to Prove Mohammed’s Greatness”:

“A curious proposition has been made to Lord Curzon of Kedleston, the Viceroy of India, by Mirza Ahmad, a well-known Mohammedan of Kadian. He wants the British Government to call a public conference of all the religions and submit them to competitive examination under two demonstrations of the sublimity of their moral teachings and an outward sign of Divine support by the performance within a year of some miracle transcending all human limits.” (The New York Times, 3 December 1899, p. 7)

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The New York Times, 3 December 1899

The Tribune of Lahore, on 8 December 1900, wrote that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas “sees visions, and receives, as he asserts, direct inspiration,” and he “is no doubt a remarkable personality.”

The annual report of the Punjab Religious Book Society (1901) stated:

“The Western education and thought profoundly modifying Muslim religious conceptions is sufficiently shown by the existence of the Anglo-Muhammadan College at Aligarh (North-West Provinces) and the influential sect of Necharis (believers in natural law-rationalists) which follows the late Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan, and includes such men as Mr Justice Amir Ali. It is interesting to notice that, as in Hinduism, the more westernised and progressive Brahmo Samaj has been followed here by the more conservative reform of the Arya Samaj, so in Islam, the Punjab has given us a new Islamic reformer of more conservative tendencies than Sir Sayyad Ahmad, yet whose followers differ materially from orthodox Islam in their attitude towards Western thought, while like the Arya Samaj, they are among the most determined and systematic opponents of Christianity. The person to whom I refer is Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of the village of Qadian, near Batala. This man claims to be an inspired restorer of the decaying faith of Islam. […] His literary gifts and persuasive personality and mastery of intrigue have secured him a considerable following, among whom are some able men.” (The Civil and Military Gazette, 1 May 1902, p. 8)

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The Civil and Military Gazette, 1 May 1902

Claims and prophecies of the Promised Messiahas

The oldest evening paper of London, The Globe, wrote:

“Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, of India, describing himself as a Messiah, has challenged the prophet Dowie of Chicago to a duel, the weapons to be invocations to Providence. Each man is to pray that ‘whoever of us two is the liar may perish first.’” (The Globe, 14 July 1903, p. 1)

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The Globe, 14 July 1903

The Evening Chronicle of Newcastle wrote:

“A New Messiah

“Remarkable Document

“Within the past few weeks, there has been issued from Qadian, in the Punjab, a Notice ‘for circulation in Europe and America,’ entitled ‘Predictions Concerning Pigott and Dowie. By the Promised Messiah.’ This remarkable document, which forms a six-page pamphlet, has (says the Glasgow Herald’s London correspondent) been printed at Lahore in the English language, but the Promised Messiah is apparently a native of Asia, since the pamphlet includes a Translator’s Note, and the signature appended to the Predictions is Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

“The ‘Delusion’ of Christianity

“It may be of interest to indicate, briefly and without comment, the contents of the Notice. There is no ambiguity about the statement of the claim put forward. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad categorically affirms – ‘I am the true Messiah who was to come in the last ages.’ But his idea of the nature of the Messiah differs materially from the orthodox Christian conception. ‘It is impossible,’ he declares, ‘that a man should ever become God, but he can attain to the highest degree of connection with Him, and is thus made an image of the Divine Being. … The delusion under which labours the Christian sect, which takes Jesus for God, is stronger than the delusion of all other people who have ever been the dupes of similar errors;’ and what Mirza Ghulam Ahmad finds particularly disappointing in connection with Christian religion, is that when ‘the false dogma’ is found to be ‘unacceptable to the growing intellect of the age, new methods are devised to renew a belief in the absurd theory, and new false claims are set up to uphold old ones.’

“As might be expected from the title of the pamphlet, the claims that call for the strongest condemnation from Mirza Ghulam Ahmad are those put forward by Mr Dowie and Mr Pigott.

“‘Hundreds of Heavenly Signs’

“It is because the earth is defiled with impieties and impure doctrines and false claims, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad declares, that the true Messiah has been raised up in his person in the land of the Punjab. Though he makes no pretence of being himself divine, yet ‘I do not claim to be the Promised Messiah simply by my own assertion. … The evidence of God has been manifested in hundreds of heavenly signs shown in my support. I say it truly that Almighty God has poured His grace upon me in far greater abundance than upon the Messiah who has gone before me. In the looking-glass of my person the face of God is revealed to a far greater extent than in that of Jesus’s person. If those are simply my own assertions, and there is no other authority for them, I am a liar; but if Almighty God bears witness to my truth, no one can give the lie to me.” (The Evening Chronicle, 27 October 1903, p. 4)

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The Evening Chronicle, 27 October 1903

The Courier of Dundee wrote:

“An Exultant Prophet – A curious booklet comes from Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, of Qadian, India. He calls himself ‘the promised Messiah,’ and says that, incensed at the imposture of the Prophet Dowie, he challenged him ‘to pray that of us two whoever is the liar may perish first.’ Dowie declined, and the Indian gentleman prophesied his death. Dowie died, and his challenger, blandly accepting the responsibility of ‘praying’ him to death, issues a fourteen-page booklet on the matter.” (The Courier of Dundee, 27 May 1907, p. 8)

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The Courier of Dundee, 27 May 1907

The Register of Adelaide wrote under the title “A Mohammedan Prophet”:

“Reprinted in pamphlet form, an extract from the April number of The Review of Religions, Qadian Gurdaspur, India, states that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, ‘the Promised Messiah,’ has realized a prophecy of ‘divine judgment in Dowie’s death.’ Quite a number of American and European newspapers are mentioned as having printed in 1903 a remarkable forecast by ‘the Promised Messiah,’ that the modern Elijah would ‘leave the world before my eyes with great sorrow and torment,’ and that ‘calamity will certainly overtake his city.’ At that time Ahmad was 70 years of age, and Dowie was about 55, and healthy and prosperous with his enterprise. The pathetic circumstances of Dowie’s last days and the financial troubles of Zion are narrated as evidence of the fulfilment ‘of this grand prophecy.’ Ahmad puts other prophecies to his credit – punishment by earthquake and plague. ‘Thou, O Europe, are not safe, nor thou, O Asia! And ye that dwell in islands; no self-made deity will assist you in that day. I see cities falling down, and I find inhabited places in ruin.’ Ahmad asserts that the result of his predictions are such as to ‘distinguish the true messenger of God from a false claimant.’” (The Register, 3 June 1907, p. 6)

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The Register, 3 June 1907

The Millom Gazette of England wrote under the title “From the Mysterious East”:

“The latest claim is on behalf of a Moslem prophet named Ghulam Mirza Ahmad, who (we gather from some mysterious literature forwarded to us from India, says ‘The Star,’ by the gentleman’s son and successor, Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad) flourished about 25 years ago. (At least, we hope he flourished; he was an exceptional prophet if he didn’t). He called himself the Promised Messiah, founded the Ahmadiyya Movement, Quadian, and predicted (so his son claims) the death of Dr Dowie, the rise of Japan, the overthrow of the Shah, the amendment of the partition of Bengal, and the late Balkan War.

“This is the alleged prediction of the present war which Ahmad wrote in 1906:

“’The days are near, nay, they are at the door, when the world shall see an unparalleled scene of devastation. Not only will great earthquakes come, but other calamities from heaven and earth will also visit the earth. … Thou, O Europe! Art not safe, nor thou, O Asia! And ye that dwell in islands! No self-made deity will assist you on that day. I see cities falling down and I find inhabited places in ruin.’ [Haqiqatul Wahi, Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 22, pp. 268-269]

“Ahmad’s Achievement

“Ahmad added that ‘had I not come, these calamities would have been put off for a while, but with my appearance, the secret designs of the wrath of God have been made manifest.’ [Ibid, p. 268].” (The Millom Gazette, 20 November 1914, p. 6)

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The Millom Gazette, 20 November 1914

In August 1915, Hassan Musa Khan Sahib, an Ahmadi missionary in Australia, sent a letter to the Truth of New Zealand, along with a copy of the April 1907 issue of The Review of Religions which included an article on the Promised Messiah’sas prophecy about Dr Dowie and its grand fulfilment. The Truth published the letter in its 18 September 1915 issue, on page 12, titled “An Indian Messiah”.

On 23 October 1915, the Truth wrote:

“Indian Messiah Ahmad

“The Mahomedan Tolstoy’s Teachings

“The Author of Eighty Literary Works

“Explains His Moral and Religious Tenets

“The Indian Messiah as Prophet, Literateur and Lecturer

“In a previous issue [18 September 1915] we gave some account of remarkable prophecies, regarding Dowie, the alleged ‘Elijah’ and other impostors, made by one Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. We published the prophecies at the request of one of our Indian readers, in Queensland, H Musa Khan. This same correspondent has sent us some further information about this remarkable man Ahmad. It appears that there are very many natives of India who look upon Ahmad as a true prophet […]. Ahmad does appear to have believed himself to be the Messiah expected by the Jews and other religious teachers. This belief did not include an acceptance of the teachings of those who believe that the Messiah was to be more than man. The predicted Messiah was, according to Ahmad, to be a great Deliverer and Saviour of the people, but not one who was divine, although he might be divinely inspired.” (Truth, 23 October 1915, p. 12)

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Truth, 23 October 1915

Echoing the Promised Messiah’sas claim about the death of Jesusas

In 1916, an Irish author named George Moore wrote a book called “The Brook Kerith”, which was based on the idea that Jesusas did not die on the cross, but survived and eventually travelled to India. In its review, The Birmingham Daily Post wrote:

“Mr George Moore may or may not have heard of the Prophet of Quadian, but if the career, teaching, and disputations of that […] Sheikh are unknown to Mr Moore, there are some Anglican bishops and missionaries of comparatively recent experience in Upper India to whom they are not unknown. For these Mr Moore’s latest book holds no surprises; if they read it at all. ‘The Brook Kerith’ must inevitably suggest to them ‘Quadian’. […] The Prophet of Quadian was also a serious person, and he told us a great deal more than Mr Moore – ‘greatly daring,’ as the critics say – has ventured to set down. […] The Sheikh of Quadian […] preached, he ran a newspaper, and he wrote pamphlets mainly to prove that Jesus of Nazareth did not die on the Cross, that he was taken down alive by Joseph of Arimathea, and that he lived to a great old age.” (The Birmingham Daily Post, 6 September 1916, p. 3)

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The Birmingham Daily Post, 6 September 1916

Propagation of the Holy Quran’s true understanding by the Promised Messiahas and his Khulafa

Allah the Almighty states in the Holy Quran:

اِنَّا ‬نَحۡنُ ‬نَزَّلۡنَا ‬الذِّكۡرَ ‬وَاِنَّا ‬لَهٗ ‬لَحٰفِظُوۡنَ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

“Verily, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We will be its Guardian.” (Surah al-Hijr, Ch. 15: V. 10)

Commenting on this, the Promised Messiahas said:

“This foretells that there will be a time when Islam will pass through a troubling time, be confronted by severe opposition and a huge turmoil will erupt. At that time, its remedy would be provided by God Almighty Himself, and He would provide an ‘ark’ to save [mankind] from that ‘storm’. That ‘ark’ is the mission [da‘wah] of this humble self.” (Aina-e-Kamalat-e-Islam, Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 5, footnote, p. 264)

Alluding to this, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra said:

“In this era, when the people have become extremely negligent about their faith, Allah the Almighty has sent the ma’mur [appointed one] who has purified the commentaries of the Holy Quran from the unnecessary and doubtful points, and presented them to the world in their true form. […] In short, God Almighty has not based the spiritual guardianship of the Holy Quran on [human] reason, and its interpretation does not rely on human reason alone, but rather, He has taken the responsibility to guard it through His own Word.” (Tafsir-e-Kabir, Vol. 4, p. 20)

The Promised Messiahas brought a true understanding of the Holy Quran to the world, dispelling the false notions and inferences that had led Muslims astray. After him, his Khulafa are continuing his mission and propagating the true teachings of Islam and the Holy Quran. Under the divine guidance of Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya, the Jamaat has translated the Holy Quran into various languages of the world.

On one occasion, mentioning the services of Ahmadiyyat in regards to the Holy Quran’s translation into different languages, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra said that Allah has decreed all of these blessings for us and its fulfilment is due to the blessings of Khilafat:

“We had the opportunity to accomplish the task that the strongest of the [Muslim] kings could not do. […] This is the blessing of Khilafat and unity, which has enabled the Jamaat to publish the Holy Quran’s translation into various languages.” (Khitabat-e-Shura, Vol. 3, p. 600)

In 1915, the first part of the English translation of the Holy Quran with explanatory notes was published, which was based on the commentary by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra.

A review by The Civil and Military Gazette stated:

“We have received from Qadian the first part of a new edition of ‘The Holy Quran,’ with English translation and explanatory notes. This edition is being published under the auspices of Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, the second successor of the Promised Messiah, by the Anjuman-i-Taraqqi-i-Islam, Qadian, Punjab. […] Without expressing an opinion as to the adequacy of the translation or the accuracy of the notes, we can confidently state that an enormous amount of labour has been expended upon the work and that the setting of the translation in the matter of type and printing is worthy of the great subject.” (The Civil and Military Gazette, 10 August 1916, p. 8)

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The Civil and Military Gazette, 10 August 1916

The Harvard Theological Review of October 1917 and The Jewish Herald of 15 December 1916 also published reviews on this.

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The Promised Messiah’sas mission to unite mankind under the flag of Islam

The Promised Messiahas states:

“Let it be clear that my advent in the present age is not for the reformation of the Muslims alone, but I have come to reform the people of all the three religions: Muslims, Christians and Hindus. Just as God has appointed me the Promised Messiah for the Muslims and Christians, so am I the Avatar for the Hindus. For the past twenty years or so, I have been proclaiming that just as I have appeared in the spirit of the Messiah son of Maryas for the purpose of removing sins which have filled the earth, so have I come as Raja Krishna—one of the greatest Avatars of the Hindu faith. In other words, I am the same person by virtue of spiritual reality. This is no fancy or speculation on my part. The God of heaven and earth has revealed to me, not once but a number of times, that for the Hindus I am Krishna and for the Muslims and Christians I am the Promised Messiah.” (Lecture Sialkot, pp. 38-39)

This mission of the Promised Messiahas is continuing through Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya, which is propagating the true teachings of Islam all around the world. To achieve this objective, Ahmadiyya missions have been established all around the world, which are serving to propagate the Promised Messiah’sas message far and wide and bringing pious souls under the flag of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa.

In 1926, The Evening Chronicle of Newcastle mentioned the missionary efforts of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat under the title “Islam Invades the States, Missionary Force to be Reckoned with, Christianity Menaced?”:

“Mary Caroline Holmes writes in ‘The Moslem World’, a magazine devoted to Christian missionary work among the Moslems, it is not orthodox Islam which has become missionary in character, but a movement within Islam which originated in India 35 years ago. Mirza Ghulam Ahmed, whose ancestors were Turkish, believed he had a special mission to bring about a regeneration of Hindus, Mohammedans and Christians. For the Mohammedans and Christians, he was the Christ, he believed; for the Hindus an avatar, or incarnation, of Krishna.” (The Evening Chronicle, 4 August 1926, p. 7)

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The Evening Chronicle, 4 August 1926

The Lewisham Borough News of England wrote in 1945:

“The Ahmadiyya Movement is a purely religious movement within Islam and was founded 56 years ago by the Prophet Ahmad, who claimed to have come ‘in the power and spirit’ of Jesus.

“The Holy Founder of the Movement died in 1908 and was succeeded by his principal disciple, who was selected by the Community as Successor to the Founder. The First Successor died in March 1914, and the present Head of the Movement was elected to succeed him.

“The Movement has spread rapidly in many parts of the world, notably in India, the Dutch East Indies and the British Colonies of West Africa. It maintains Missions in many parts of the world, including the USA and Great Britain.

“A Mosque was built by the Ahmadiyya Community at 63, Melrose Road, Southfields, London, SW18, twenty years ago, and a Mission House is attached to the Mosque.” (Lewisham Borough News, 2 October 1945, p. 4)

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Lewisham Borough News, 2 October 1945

In 1948, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra instructed Malik Ataur Rahman Sahib – a missionary serving in France at the time – to visit Belgium. He visited Brussels and Antwerp and was interviewed by several newspapers of Belgium, including Le Phare Dimanche. It states:

[Translation]

“Islam Invades Europe!

“Islam, a religion of continuous transformation, has always produced a number of prophets. Some of them creating schisms and sects, which exist up to now, others having disappeared without leaving a trace.

“A few days ago, a little man, with intelligent eyes and a lowered gaze, presented himself as the representative of the ‘Messiah’ at the Phare Dimanche.

“According [to him] a Messiah has appeared in India (where he died in 1908) and has instructed his disciples to spread his message to the corners of the world. This is how, without the help of the sword, Muslims are trying to convert Christians to [the faith of] the Quran! This is, to say the least, a new and original [endeavour].

“According to this envoy (‘Amir’ of the Ahmadiyyah movement), the prophet Hazrat Ahmad is the Messiah. It was prophesied that the Messiah would be of tanned complexion and would have straight hair (as did Hazrat Ahmad). The prophecy says that he would have a twin sister; he would be born in a village named Kad’a; he would stammer slightly and would suffer from two ailments: all these signs were fulfilled in Hazrat Ahmad.

“He is ‘Krishna’ and ‘Buddha’ for the Hindus, ‘Mesio’ for the Zoroastrians, ‘Messiah’ for the Christians and ‘Mahdi’ for the Muslims. How can one ever doubt this? How can one ever doubt the fulfilment of the prophecy that ‘the whole world, in the end, will accept Islam’?

“According to the ‘Amir’, the Ahmadiyyah movement has established communities everywhere in the world, even in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. He wants to establish one at least in Belgium.

“What else can [we] do but to wish good luck to this man? Are not all beliefs worthy [of our] respect?” (Le Phare Dimanche, 19 December 1948)

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Le Phare Dimanche, 19 December 1948

The Ministry of USA, a periodical for the Ministerial Seventh-Day Adventists, wrote:

“Many of the readers of this journal will find the word Ahmadiyat a new one to them […]. Spelled variously as Ahmadiyat, Ahmadiyyat, or Ahmediyyat, the term signifies the religious movement founded in the late nineteenth century by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, in Northern India. Its world headquarters today is at Rabwah, in West Pakistan. It was intended to be a revivalist movement within Islam, not only to call Moslems back to what Mirza Ghulam Ahmad considered was pristine Islam but also to challenge both Christianity and Hinduism to defend their positions, or more appropriately, to leave their apostate religions in exchange for what the Ahmadi founder believed to be the ‘true’ Islam.” (The Ministry, March 1967, p. 20)

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The Ministry, March 1967

We are living in the blessed era of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa who is continuing the mission of the Promised Messiahas and propagating the true teachings of Islam to the corners of the world. The Jamaat of the Promised Messiahas is flourishing, by the grace of Allah, and leaping forward to new heights.

Just recently, on 30 September 2022, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa inaugurated the Fath-e-Azeem in Zion, USA, which is one of the many signs of the Promised Messiah’sas truthfulness.

During his Friday Sermon on 30 September 2022, while inaugurating the Fath-e-Azeem Mosque, Huzooraa quoted the article of The Sunday Herald of Boston, dated 23 June 1907, which included an introduction to the Promised Messiah’sas claim and the challenge he had issued to Dowie. The article titled “Great is Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Messiah – Foretold pathetic end of Dowie, and now he predicts plague, flood and earthquake”.

After mentioning this article, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa said:

“Indeed, this was a victory and a testament to the truthfulness of the Promised Messiahas. However, as I have mentioned, the mission of the Promised Messiahas is very vast and this is just the mention of a victory on one front. We will find true happiness and joy only when we bring the entire world into the subservience of the Holy Prophetsa. To achieve this, we must seek out new avenues of propagating Islam alongside the construction of this mosque. We must present the arguments of the Messiah of Muhammadsa to the world. More so than ever, we must improve our actions and spiritual states. […] Thus, we must give continuity to the victory attained by the Promised Messiahas into the future by propagating Islam and through prayers. […] The Muslims started to face decline only when the world became more important to them; their standards of righteousness began to fall and their regard for worship continued to decrease. However, because it was the promise of Allah the Almighty to the Holy Prophetsa that this religion would remain established and will be granted strength until the Day of Judgement, He sent the Promised Messiah and Mahdias in the latter days. After his advent, the Promised Messiahas informed the world of his coming and despite not having sufficient means, his message reached Europe and America and many other countries.” (Al Hakam, 28 October 2022, Issue 241, p. 16)

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