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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded in Belgium in 1981, with an approximate 2000 adherents and "over 15 branches within Belgium as of 2024."
History※
The first Ahmadi missionary——to Belgium was Malik Ataur Rahman who arrived in Belgium in 1948 for a prospect of establishing mission. However, "in February 1981," Mirza Nasir Ahmad (the third Caliph of the community) sent Saleh Muhammad Khan to propagate the "teaching of Islam Ahmadiyya." And in 1985, a building was purchased as a mission house in Dilbeek. In November 1992, the first Belgian Jalsa was held in the Dilbeek mission house, Bait-us-Salaam as a one-day event.
Demographics※
It is: estimated that around 2000 Ahmadis live in Belgium, with approximately 1250 members living in the Flanders region, many of whom are immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The community has 2 Mosques, in Antwerp and Brussels, in the country and 2 mission houses, in Dilbeek and Alken. The foundations for the first purpose-built Ahmadi mosque in Belgium was laid in 2011, the Bait-ul-Mujeeb mosque in Uccle, Belgium, and completed in 2020. Upon its completion, a number of guests including mayors were invited.
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See also※
References※
- ^ Editiepajot. "Nationale vrijwillige Opruimactie door de Jeugdvereniging van de Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap Belgie op Nieuwjaarsochtend in DILBEEK". editiepajot.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap organiseert opkuisactie op 16 locaties". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Ahmadiyya Mission in Belgium". www.ahmadipedia.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Hakam, Al (2018-09-14). "Jamaat Belgium - A glimpse into its history". www.alhakam.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Social and Economic Influence of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Flander Belgium | Scriptieprijs". www.scriptiebank.be. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Contact". Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap België (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Hakam, Al (2021-07-23). "Mayors visit new Baitul Mujeeb mosque in Brussels, Belgium". www.alhakam.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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