Ahmadiyya in Belgium

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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. [1] [2]

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History

The first Ahmadi missionary to Belgium was Malik Ataur Rahman who arrived in Belgium in 1948 for a prospect of establishing a 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. [3] In November 1992, the first Belgian Jalsa was held in the Dilbeek mission house, Bait-us-Salaam as a one-day event. [3] [4]

Demographics

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It is estimated that around 2000 Ahmadis live in Belgium, [1] with approximately 1250 members living in the Flanders region, many of whom are immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh. [5]

The community has 5 Mosques in the country, located in Antwerp and Brussels, Dilbeek and Alken (the latter two which were originally mission houses). [6] 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. [7]

Ahmadiyya Mosques in Belgium
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Inaugurated
Bait-un-Noor Lier ?Mission house ( 51°07′46″N4°34′38″E / 51.12946212°N 4.57708783°E / 51.12946212; 4.57708783 (Baitun Noor) )
Bait-ul-Mujeeb Mosque Uccle, Brussels 2020First purpose-built mosque.

( 50°47′08″N4°19′45″E / 50.78547936°N 4.32908022°E / 50.78547936; 4.32908022 (Baitul Mujeeb Mosque) )

Bait-ur-Raheem Alken Est.( 50°52′31″N5°15′52″E / 50.87540305°N 5.26447106°E / 50.87540305; 5.26447106 (Bait-ur-Raheem) )
Bait-us-Salam Dilbeek, Brussels 1985 (Est.)First mosque in the country,

initially a mission house. ( 50°52′33″N4°14′22″E / 50.87591834°N 4.23938335°E / 50.87591834; 4.23938335 (Bait-us-Salam) )

Dar-ul-Tabligh Aziz Antwerp 2000 (Est.)( 51°14′28″N4°26′19″E / 51.24107983°N 4.43874373°E / 51.24107983; 4.43874373 (Dar-ul-Tabligh Aziz) )
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The Baitul Mujeeb Mosque in Uccle, Brussels
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Bait-ul-Mujeeb, Uccle
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Bait-ur-Raheem, Alken
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Bait-us-Salaam, Dilbeek
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Darul Tablig-Aziz, Antwerp
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Locations of Ahmadi Muslim Mosques (Green) & mission houses (Red) in Belgium

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Editiepajot. "Nationale vrijwillige Opruimactie door de Jeugdvereniging van de Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap Belgie op Nieuwjaarsochtend in DILBEEK". editiepajot.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap organiseert opkuisactie op 16 locaties". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. 1 2 "Ahmadiyya Mission in Belgium". www.ahmadipedia.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  4. ↑ Hakam, Al (2018-09-14). "Jamaat Belgium - A glimpse into its history". www.alhakam.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. ↑ "Social and Economic Influence of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Flander Belgium | Scriptieprijs". www.scriptiebank.be. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ↑ "Contact". Ahmadiyya Moslim Gemeenschap België (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  7. ↑ 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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