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Following his election in 2003, His Holiness was forced into exile from Pakistan, his native country. Pakistan’s Constitution and Penal Code restricts members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from practising or associating with Islam, or from even identifying themselves as Muslims. Violations of these repressive laws results in fines, imprisonment, and potentially capital punishment. Consequently the legislation prevents His Holiness from fulfilling his duties as Head of the Community and accordingly he is unable to return to Pakistan.

Despite the continued sectarian persecution that Ahmadi Muslims are subjected to in various Muslim majority nations, His Holiness expressly forbids any violence. On 28 May 2010, anti-Ahmadiyya terrorists attacked two mosques belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Lahore, Pakistan. 86 Ahmadi Muslims were martyred during their Friday Prayers, whilst scores more were injured. Despite the barbaric nature of this pre-meditated crime against humanity, His Holiness instructed Ahmadi Muslims worldwide to respond only through prayers and entirely peaceful means.

At an individual and collective level, on local, national and international platforms, His Holiness is striving to advise all others of the practical means of establishing peace, based on the true teachings of Islam. Some of his Golden words are quoted below;

 “The Holy Quran does not tell people to scrutinize one another’s differences, rather, it speaks about looking at that which is common between people. That uniting factor amongst different religions is a belief in the One God.” Nahe, Germany — 26 October 2019

“In terms of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, we believe that under no circumstances does Islam permit the use of force or any type of coercion in the spread of faith.” Berlin, Germany — 22 October 2019

“Unquestionably, women play an indispensable role in society because the future – generations lie in their laps and grow up in their tender care.” Lajna UK Ijtema – 15 September 2019

“We should utilise all of our energies and faculties to pursue peace by seeking to end every conflict amicably, through dialogue and mutual compromise and by fulfilling the rights of one another.” 9 March 2019 – National Peace Symposium UK

“Is it right for a religion to change its basic beliefs due to the latest fashion trends or should it remain true to its original teachings? A true religion would always remain on its original teachings.” Germany 2015

“We should seek to help the disadvantaged in a selfless manner and should never exploit them in any way. Unfortunately, in today’s society where projects or opportunities are created to apparently ‘help’ the disadvantaged, they are often based on a system of credit where the repayment is subject to in­terest. For example, students are often given loans to help them complete their education or people take loans to start businesses, yet it takes them years or even decades to repay them. If after years of struggle, or an economic crisis strikes, then they can end up at the original level of debt or quite possibly in an even worse finan­cial state. We have witnessed or heard about countless examples of this during the past few years, when many parts of the world have been plagued by a financial crisis”. German Mosque 2012

“This factor is obvious from today’s credit crunch. In the begin­ning there were individuals who borrowed money to buy prop­erty; but before they could see ownership of the property they used to die burdened with the debt. But now there are govern­ments that are burdened with debt and smitten as if with insanity. Large companies have become bankrupt. Some banks and finan­cial institutions have folded or been bailed out and this situation prevails in every country, regardless of its being rich or poor. You know better than I do about this crisis. The money of the deposi­tors has been wiped off. Now it depends upon governments as to how and to what extent to protect them. But for the time being, the peace of mind of the families, business-men and leaders of the governments in most countries of the world has all but been destroyed”. British Parliament 2008

Foreign policy injustice con­tinues to be prevalent and is fuelling wars in different countries leading to the deaths of innocent men, women and children. Certain major powers continue to prioritise their business interests over and beyond everything else and so are selling extremely advanced weapons to other countries, even where there is clear evidence that such artillery is being used to kill or maim innocent people and to destroy countless lives. York University Canada 2016

We must remember that when human efforts fail, then God Almighty issues His Decree to determine the fate of mankind. Before God’s Decree sets into motion and compels people towards Him and towards fulfilling the rights of mankind, it would be far better if the people of the world should themselves come to pay attention to these crucial matters, because when God Almighty is forced to take action, then His Wrath seizes mankind in a truly severe and terrifying manner. 9^th National Peace Symposium UK

God’s Law, however, is perfect and so no vested interests or unfair provisions exist. This is because God only desires for the good and betterment of His Creation and therefore, His Law is based entirely on justice. The day the people of the world come to recognise and understand this crucial point will be the day that the foundation for true and everlasting peace will be laid. US Capitol Hill 2012