World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace - Al Islam

214 Pages·2013·3.76 MB·English

WORLD
CRISIS
and the Pathway to
PEACE
M I R Z A M A S R O O R A H M A D
WORLD
CRISIS
and the Pathway to
PEACE
The world is passing through very turbulent times.
The global economic crisis continues to manifest
newer and graver dangers almost every week. The
similarities to the period just before the Second
World War continue to be cited and it seems clear
that events are moving the world at an unprecedented
pace towards a horrific third world world war.
In this book, His Holiness Mirza Masroor
Ahmad, the Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community warns the world of the
fast approaching dangers and how it can
avert disaster and chart a course to peace.
World Crisis
and
The Pathway to Peace
A Compilation of Speeches and Letters
of
Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Imam and the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at,
Fifth Successor to the Promised Messiah as, may Allah the Almighty be his help
Islam International Publications LTD.
World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
A Compilation of Speeches and Letters
of
Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad,
Imam and the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at,
Fifth Successor to the Promised Messiah as
First Published in the UK: 2012 [ISBN: 978-1-84880-079-3]
[Third and Fourth Ed. with additions]
Fifth Edition [with additions] Published in the UK in 2016
Reprinted: India, UK and USA in 2017
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CONTENTS
About the Author ..............................................................................ix
Foreword .........................................................................................xiii
Speeches
Islamic Perspective on the Global Crisis ..........................................3
Islam’s Teachings of Loyalty and Love for One’s Nation ............23
The Devastating Consequences of a Nuclear War and the
Critical Need For Absolute Justice ..................................................39
The Path to Peace—Just Relations Between Nations ..................63
The Key to Peace—Global Unity ....................................................93
Can Muslims Integrate Into Western Societies? ........................115
Islam—A Religion of Peace and Compassion ............................133
World Peace—The Critical Need of the Time ...........................151
World Peace & Security—The Critical Issues of Our Time ....167
The Keys to Peace in a Time of Global Disorder .......................183
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Letters to the World Leaders

Letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict the XVI ..........................201
Letter to the Prime Minister of Israel ...........................................207
Letter to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran .............211
Letter to the President of the United States of America ...........215
Letter to the Prime Minister of Canada .......................................219
Letter to the Custodian of the Two Holy Places the King
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ...................................................223
Letter to the Premier of the State Council of the People’s
Republic of China .............................................................................227
Letter to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ..............233
Letter to the Chancellor of Germany ...........................................237
Letter to the President of the French Republic ..........................241
Letter to Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom
and Commonwealth Realms ..........................................................247
Letter to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic
of Iran .................................................................................................253
Letter to The President of the Russian Federation ....................257

Publishers’ Note ..............................................................................261
Glossary ...........................................................................................265

Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Khalifatul-Masih V aba
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih V aba, is the
supreme head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
He is the fifth successor of the Promised Messiah and Reformer,
Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian.
His Holiness was born on September 15, 1950 in Rabwah,
Pakistan to the late Mirza Mansoor Ahmad and the late Nasirah
Begum Ahmad. Upon completing his Masters Degree in
Agricultural Economics in 1977 from the Agriculture University
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, he formally dedicated his life to the service
of Islam. He was sent to Ghana in 1977 where, for several years, he
served as a principal of various Ahmadiyya Muslim schools.
Later when His Holiness returned to Pakistan, he served
in various capacities at the Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya
Community in Rabwah. In 1999, His Holiness was imprisoned
for a short period of time on the completely false charge or erasing
words of the Holy Qur’an from a sign.
x WORLD CRISIS AND THE PATHWAY TO PEACE
Elected to the lifelong position of Khalifah (Caliph) of
the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on 22nd April 2003, His
Holiness serves as the worldwide spiritual and administrative
head of an international religious organization with tens of mil-
lions of members spread across more than 200 countries.
Since being elected Khalifah, His Holiness has led a world-
wide campaign to convey the peaceful message of Islam, through
all forms of print and digital media. Under his leadership, national
branches of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community have launched
campaigns that reflect the true and peaceful teachings of Islam.
Ahmadi Muslims the world over are engaged in grassroots efforts
to distribute millions of ‘Peace’ leaflets to Muslims and non-Mus-
lims alike, host interfaith and peace symposia and present exhibi-
tions of the Holy Qur’an to present its true and noble message.
These campaigns have received worldwide media coverage and
demonstrate that Islam champions peace, loyalty to one’s country
of residence and service to humanity.
In 2004, His Holiness launched the annual National Peace
Symposium in which guests from all walks of life come together
to exchange ideas on the promotion of peace and harmony. Each
year, the symposium attracts many serving ministers, parliamen-
tarians, politicians, religious leaders and other dignitaries.
His Holiness has travelled globally to promote and facilitate
service to humanity. Under the leadership of His Holiness, the
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has built a number of schools
and hospitals that provide excellent education and healthcare fa-
cilities in remote parts of the world.
His Holiness strives to establish peace at every level of soci-
ety. He constantly advises members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim