JS2016 Program Outside.pdf 1 7/14/16 2:30 PM The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community The Promised Messiah & Mahdias azrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, claimed to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi whose advent was awaited under different names and titles by the adherents of various religions. Under divine guidance, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam HAhmadas made the revolutionary disclosure that there was Venue to appear only one such Reformer, whose mission was to Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex ultimately bring mankind into the fold of Islam. His 2300 North Cameron Street advent, he declared, would finally usher a golden era of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) Harrisburg, PA 17107 one universal religion which man had dreamt of and as The Promised Messiah C yearned for. He divested Muslims of fanatical beliefs and and Imam al-Mahdi, the M practices by vigorously championing Islam’s true and Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community essential teachings. He also recognized the noble teachings Y Ahmadiyya Muslim th of the great religious founders and explained how such 81 Community Headquarters CM 322 15000 Good Hope Road b teachings converged into the one true Islam. MY 81 Silver Spring, MD 20905 322 81 JALSA SALANA 11 22 301.879.0110 (main) aba CY 322 Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V Jalsa 301.879.0115 (fax) Azalea Dr. 83 CMY Site www.ahmadiyya.us aba Cameron St. Cameron azrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad is the USA K 230 322 Afsar Jalsa Salana 83 head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim 15 Bashir Malik 68 Community. He is the fifth successor and bashir.a.malik@ 283 great grandson of the Promised Messiah, Hazrat Mirza 11 ahmadiyya.us 283 Ghulam Ahmadas. Prior to his being elected as Khalifa, 15 Afsar Jalsa Gah he accumulated an impressive record of humanitarian 76 Mirza Ehsan Ahmad 83 76 Harrisburg mirzaehsanahmad@ service, including voluntarily working in Africa as a Intl Airpoirt H gmail.com secondary school principal for a number of years. Afsar Khidmat-e-Khalq The Khalifa is particularly dedicated to ensure that Bilal Rana Islam is properly understood as a religion of peace [email protected] Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (born 1950) throughout the world. Through his sermons, lectures, Jalsa Information The Fifth Khalifa of the books and personal meetings, he has continually advocat- Promised Messiahas and Web: www.jalsasalana.us ed for the worship of God Almighty, service to humanity, Current Head of the Hotline: (855) 475-2572 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Ahmadiyya Muslim universal human rights, a just society and separation of Email: information@ Community religion and state. Friday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31 jalsasalana.us United States of America JS2016 Program Inside.pdf 1 7/16/16 9:22 PM DAY 1 Friday, July 29, 2016 DAY 2 Saturday, July 30, 2016 DAY 2 Saturday, July 30, 2016 DAY 2 Saturday, July 30, 2016 DAY 3 Sunday, July 31, 2016 The Words of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 12:00 Lunch 4:05 Congregational Salat-ul-Tahajjud AFTERNOON SESSION MEN MORNING SESSION LADIES 4:05 Congregational Tahajjud Prayer 10:30 Recitation from the Holy ur’an with Translation The Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi 1:45 Flag Hoisting Ceremony 4:40 Salat-ul-Fajr 4:00 Recitation from the Holy ur’an with Translation 4:40 Salat-ul-Fajr Poem with English Translation Dr. Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama’at USA 4:50 Dars ul ur’an - "You're the best people..." 4:10 Poem with Translation 4:50 Dars ul Hadith - "Love for your brother..." Purpose of Jalsa Salana 11:00 e Living ur'an 2:00 Jumu`ah (Friday Prayer) Maulana Zafarullah Hanjra Tahira Zafar (Seattle) Maulana Muhammad Saeed 4:20 True Islam - A Campaign Against Extremism “The primary purpose of this Convention is to enable every sincere 11:20 e Promised Messiah'sas Love for Allah individual to personally experience religious benefits; They may Nasirullah Ahmad MORNING SESSION MEN Zuna Ahmad (Silver Spring) MORNING SESSION enhance their knowledge and – due to their being blessed and OPENING SESSION 4:45 Guest Remarks and Presentation of Ahmadiyya Muslim 11:40 Poem 10:30 Recitation from the Holy ur’an with Translation 10:30 Recitation from the Holy ur’an with Translation enabled by Allah, the Exalted – their perception (of Allah) may Humanitarian Award 12:00 One Woman's Victory Over Ignorance 4:30 Recitation from the Holy ur’an with Translation progress. Among its secondary benefits is that this congregational 10:45 Poem with Translation 5:45 Announcements Zeba Malik (San Diego) - Urdu 10:45 Poem with Translation meeting together will promote mutual introduction among all 4:45 Poem with Translation Aziza Rahman (LA East) - English brothers, and it will strengthen the fraternal ties within this 11:00 Modern Discoveries in Light of the Holy uran 6:00 Dinner 12:30 Talent Awards / Nasirat Recognitions - Holy ur’an Completions 11:00 Alm-e-Inami and Education Awards 5:00 Opening Remarks Ahsan Mahmood Khan Community...” 6:00 Guest Reception (Banquet Hall) 1:10 Announcements 11:20 e Re-Emergence of 'Guided Khilafat' - e Need of the Dr. Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama’at USA C 11:20 Wasiyyat - A Compassionate Model of Economics and Welfare 1:15 Salat-ul-Zuhr and Salat-ul-Asr Hour 8:30 Salat-ul-Maghrib and Salat-ul-Isha 5:25 Al-Hadi, e Gracious Lord Who Guides Mankind Atif Mian 1:30 Lunch Mansoor Qureshi M Not an Ordinary Convention Maulana Rizwan Hameed Khan 11:40 Faith from Cradle to Grave - e Life of Messiah Ahmadas 11:45 'Shuhada' - An Exalted Spiritual Rank of the Righteous Y The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, under the leadership of its AFTERNOON SESSION LADIES sa as Habeeb Shafeek Maulana Shamshad A. Nasir holy founder, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , held its first conven- 5:50 Prophet Muhammad - Our Perfect Guide 3:45 Recitation from the Holy ur’an with Translation CM tion on December 27, 1891 in Qadian, India. Approximately 75 Faheem Younus Qureshi 12:00 'Jahaliyya' - e Decline of Belief in the Unseen Poem with English Translation 12:10 Zikr-e-Habib - Guide of the Latter Age MY SPECIAL EVENTS people attended the event. For over a century since then, the 6:15 Ahmadas - e Messiah Awaited by All Nations Bilal Rana 4:15 Islam Beyond Culture and Ethnicity Dr. Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama'at USA CY Community has held its Annual Convention, or Jalsa Salana, in (On behalf of Lajna 15 – 25) Maulana Azhar Haneef 12:20 Winning Hearts for Allah - e True Jihad of the Messiah Fri - 7:00 Waqfe Nau Program (Men’s Jalsa Gah, Main Hall) 12:35 Closing Address / Dua numerous countries around the world. Tens of thousands of Sarah Malik (Chicago East) CMY 6:40 Announcements Waseem Sayed Fri - 7:00 Waqfe Nau Girls Program (Keystone B - Susquehanna) Dr. Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama'at USA Community members gather at these conventions at various times 4:35 I am Ahmadi - A New Convert's Journey to Ahmadiyyat K Sadia Choudhury (Queens) throughout the year. The principle aims of the Annual Convention 7:00 Dinner 12:40 Announcements 1:15 Salat-ul-Zuhr and Salat-ul-Asr are to facilitate greater spiritual awareness among Community 4:55 Welcome New Ahmadis / Group Poem with English Translation 8:30 Salat-ul-Maghrib and Salat-ul-Isha 1:15 Salat-ul-Zuhr and Salal-ul-Asr 1:30 Lunch members, strengthen ties, and promote peace. Hazrat Mirza 5:10 Hold Fast, All Together... 1:30 Lunch Saliha Malik, Sadr Lajna Imaillah USA (Boston) Ghulam Ahmadas, emphasized the vital importance of the Annual Convention: “You must not rank this convention in the same league 5:30 Announcements as other ordinary human assemblies.” 6:00 Dinner.