rfd soc religion islam ahmadiyya moderated dear netters a new religious newsgroup soc religion islam ahmadiyya was pro posed on oct the discussion about this new proposed newsgroup went on in various related groups the proposal was supposed to enter a vote during the last week of november due to a false call for votes by some opponent the voting had to be canceled i quote here a statement from the moderator of new announce newgroups the current call for votes cfv for an ahmadiyya newsgroup is being canceled a new call for votes will be issued within a few weeks possibly with a new impartial vote taker discus sion on the proposal is still open until the new vote is called by lawrence nov a lot of confusion arose among the netter as to whom to vote therefore it was decided to give a cool down period so that all confusions are over it has been over months of that instant and now we are again attempting to create this newsgroup a fresh rfd is hereby being issued please take part in the discussion under the same title heading and in news groups or at least cross post it to news groups request for discussion name of proposed newsgroup soc religion islam ahmadiyya charter a religious newsgroup which would mainly discuss the be liefs teachings philosophy and ideologies of all major reli gions of the world as they exist to foster better religious knowledge and understanding among followers of all religions as they share common basis this newsgroup will be devoted to build a peaceful mutual understanding of the ahmadiyya branch of islam its peacefull beliefs ideology and philosophy and how it is different from other branches of islam in fostering world peace and developing better understanding among religious people it may also be used to post important religious events within the world wide ahmadiyya islamic community in general purpose of the group the following are some of the main purposes this group will achieve i to discuss the common beliefs of all major religions as they relate to ahmadiyya muslim community ii to discuss the doctrines origin and teachings of this puissant spiritual force on earth iii to examine islamic teachings and beliefs in general in light of the quran and established islamic traditions of centuries from ahmadiyya perspective iv to discuss the similarities between ahmadi muslims and people of other religions of the world and discuss how religious tolerance and respect to other s faiths can be brought about to eliminate inter religion rivalries and hatred among people of religions v to discuss the origin and teachings of all religions in general and islamic and ahmadiyya muslims in particular to foster better understanding among ahmadi muslims and other religious people vi to discuss current world problems and solution to these problems as offered by religion vii to exchange important news and views about the ahmadiyya muslim community and other religions viii to add diversity in the religious newsgroups present on usenet ix to discuss why religious persecution is on the rise in the world and find solutions to remedy the ever deter iorating situation in the world in general and in the islamic world in particular x to discuss the contributions of founders of all reli gions and their people for humanity society and world peace in general and by the international ahmadiyya mus lim community in particular type the group will be moderated for orderly and free religious dialo gue the moderation will not prevent disagreement or dissent to beliefs but will mainly be used to prevent derogatory squalid use of dialect and irrelevant issues the moderators have been decided through personal e mail and through a general consensus among the proponants by discussion in news groups the following moderators have been proposed and agreed upon moderator nabeel a rana rana rintintin colorado edu co moderator dr tahir ijaz ijaz ccu umanitoba ca a brief description about ahmadiyya islam the ahmadiyya movement in islam an international organi sation was founder in in qadian india the founder of this sect hazrat mirza ghulam ahmad proclaimed to be the promised reformer of this age as foretold in almost all the major religions of the world today islam christianity judiasm hin duism he claimed to be the long awaited second comming of jesus christ metaphorically the muslim mahdi and the promised messiah he claimed that the prophecies contained in almost all the great religions of the world about the advent of a messenger from god have been fulfilled the claims hazrat ahmad raised storms of hostility and extreme oposition from many priestlike people of muslims chris tians jews and hindus of that age such opposition is often wit nessed in the history of divine reformers even today this sect is being persecuted specially in some of the muslim regimes dispite the opposition and persecution this sect has won many adherents in countries it has over million followers who come from a diverse ethnic and cultural background the sect is devoted to world peace and in bringing about a better understanding of religion and the founders of all reli gions its mission is to unite mankind into one universal broth erhood and develop a better understanding of faith ahmadi muslims have always been opposed to all kind of violence and spe cially religious intollerance and fundamentalism among its many philanthropic activities the sect has es tablished a network of hundreds of schools hospitals and clin ics in many third world countries these institutions are staffed by volunteer professional and are fully financed by the sect s internal resources the ahmadiyya mission is to bring about a universal moral reform establish peace and justice and to unite mankind under one universal religion newsgroup creation when the call for votes is called the discussion will officially end voting will be held for about three weeks if the group gets rd majority and more yes create votes than no don t create votes the group shall be created any questions or comments may be included in the discussion or directly sent to rana rintintin colorado edu
