The 123rd Jalsa Salana concluded in Qadian late on Sunday. Maqbool Ahmad Additional press and media secretary for Jalsa Salana Qadian said Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, 5th Caliph, addressed the convention.
In his address, the Hadhrat said current state of terrorism has become a cause of fear and anxiety for much of the world. "Whilst it is a cause of great regret, I have no hesitation in admitting that much of the disorder that we see in the world today is occurring due to the acts of certain so-called Muslims," he added.
He said for any peaceful Muslim, who understands his faith, this is a cause of great sorrow and despair. Over the past year, one particular group ISIS has viciously spread its network of terror and has become a cause of major concern for the world. They are defaming Islam with their heinous acts.
"Ahmadiyya community is subject to the hostile persecution and terrorism of such extremists. The fact that all of this is being done in the name of Islam sincerely grieves and pains all true and peace loving Muslims because such brutal and inhumane ideologies have nothing to do with the religion whatsoever," he added. He was addressing the followers of the faith through live telecast from london.
Nearly 20,000 delegates from 37 countries attended the 123rd Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya community. Big screens were erected in the arena to show the live telecast.