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Turkey conducted a raid on ISIS in Jinderes, northwestern Syria, on April 28 that likely resulted in the death of an ISIS leader, but not the group’s “caliph.” Read this week's Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update here: criticalthreats.org/analysis/salaf… (1/4)
Today, 27th of September 2022, marks the commemoration of the victory of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, India, peace be upon him, over an enemy of Islam, Dr John Alexander Dowie, a Scottish evangelist who founded the city of Zion, in Illinois, USA 🇺🇸.
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Dowie claimed to be Elijah, the Prophet. Dowie spoke viciously of Islam and Muslims.
In the Review of Religions of September 1902, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah (pbuh), invited him to relinquish his claims.
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In the Review of Religions of September 1902, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah (pbuh), invited him to relinquish his claims.
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Dowie responded in “The Leaves of Healing”, dismissing the words of the Promised Messiah (pbuh) in a show of arrogance unbefitting of a person claiming to be from God.
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#Thread #OTD Sultan Abdülhamid Khan II was born, The reformist "founder of Modern Turkey" Sultan ruled & kept ailing #OttomanEmpire strong fr 33 yrs. One f the Global Icons of Muslim Ummah in Modern era, seen as one of the Caliphs who tried to return Caliphate to Islamic roots.
Among the #Ottoman sultans, #Abdülhamid used the title of #caliph the most. He encouraged Islamic Identity, telling Muslims living under European powers to unite into one polity. He attempted to expand Islam by sending religious teachers as far away as South Africa and Japan.
Sultan emphasized the Empire's "Islamic" character, reasserted his status as the Caliph, and called for #MuslimUnity behind the Caliphate. He succeeded briefly in reasserting Islamic power. This threatened several European Colonial Powers Like Austria, Russia, France, & Britain.
Outlets from @BBCNews to @SkyNews on #Taliban in #Afghanistan describe how #ShariaLaw curtails #WomensRights
This is *false*.
We present the #Caliph of the #Ahmadiyya #Muslim Community from #JalsaUK 2021 on how the #Shariah of #Islam PROTECTS women's rights
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This is *false*.
We present the #Caliph of the #Ahmadiyya #Muslim Community from #JalsaUK 2021 on how the #Shariah of #Islam PROTECTS women's rights
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The Caliph's extraordinary speech from #JalsaUK covering the various aspects of the #Shariah on women's rights can be found in full here:
trueislam.co.uk/articles/women…
Below we will review key aspects he highlighted... /1
trueislam.co.uk/articles/women…
Below we will review key aspects he highlighted... /1
From the outset, the #Caliph explained that the current notion of "freedom" increasingly pushed in the West is no more than slavery to one's base desires /2
#WomenOfAfghanistan #afghanistandebate
#WomenOfAfghanistan #afghanistandebate
#Battle of Kikan. The courageous #Jats & #Meds
The 3rd #Caliph was Usman ibn Affan (644–656 A.D.). Usman wanted to conquer #Sindh. He appointed Abdullah to Iraq & commanded him to send an agent to gather info about Hind & Sindh. 1/13
The 3rd #Caliph was Usman ibn Affan (644–656 A.D.). Usman wanted to conquer #Sindh. He appointed Abdullah to Iraq & commanded him to send an agent to gather info about Hind & Sindh. 1/13
Abdullah deputed Hakim to acquire the desired info. Hakim reported that, “Its water is dark; its fruit is bitter and poisonous; its land is stony and its earth is selfish. A small army will soon be annihilated there and a large army will soon die of hunger.” 2/13
The 1st invasion of Sindh by land was carried out in 660 A.D. This expedition included many nobles & chiefs, & which was led by Haras, proceeded towards the mountainous region of Kikan or Kikanan unhindered. 3/13
