THE SECOND COMING
INTERFAITH SEMINAR LOOKS TO ‘LATTER DAYS’ FOR THE MESSIAH
Posted: November 26, 2011 at 4:55 a.m.
he Messiah has already come, according to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a small sect within Islam.
AT A GLANCE
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY
Key beliefs: The group is the revival of Islam prophesied to unite mankind in the latter days. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, 1835-1908, was the promised Messiah and Mahdi.
Jesus survived the crucifixion and migrated toward Kashmir in India, where he continued his teachings.
Information: www.ahmadiyya.uswww.alislam.org.
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
“What do people want? They want peace. I, as a Muslim, am not trying to find a name - Jesus or Mahdi. I’m looking for an action.”
SALMAN MOSLEH Graduate student from Iran
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