H.Res.709 - Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, justice, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy.112th Congress (2011-2012)
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (06/27/2012)
112th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. RES. 709
Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza
Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world
peace, justice, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and
democracy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2012
Ms. Zoe Lofgren of
California (for herself, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Connolly of
Virginia, Mr. Hinchey,
Ms. Eshoo,
Ms. Speier,
Ms. Richardson,
Mr. Schiff,
Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Honda,
Mr. Wolf, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Dent, Ms. Chu,
Mr. Berman,
Mr. Franks of Arizona,
Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas,
Ms. Schwartz,
Mr. Braley of Iowa, and
Mr. McGovern) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
RESOLUTION
Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza
Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world
peace, justice, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and
democracy.
Whereas, from June 16, 2012, to July 2, 2012, His
Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and
administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, an international
religious organization with millions of members across the globe, is making a
historic visit to the United States;
Whereas His Holiness was elected to become fifth Khalifa
to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, a lifelong position, on April 22, 2003;
Whereas His Holiness is a leading Muslim figure promoting
peace, who in his sermons, lectures, books, and personal meetings has
continually advocated the Ahmadiyya values of service to humanity, universal
human rights, and a peaceful and just society;
Whereas the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has suffered
repeated hardships, including discrimination, persecution, and violence;
Whereas, on May 28, 2010, 86 Ahmadi Muslims were killed in
Lahore, Pakistan, when two mosques belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
were attacked by anti-Ahmadiyya terrorists;
Whereas despite the continued sectarian persecution that
Ahmadi Muslims are subjected to, His Holiness continues to forbid
violence;
Whereas His Holiness has traveled globally to promote and
facilitate service to humanity, meeting with presidents, prime ministers,
parliamentarians, and ambassadors of state;
Whereas during his visit to the United States, His
Holiness will meet thousands of American Muslims in addition to significant
United States Government leaders in order to strengthen relationships and find
means of establishing peace and justice for all people; and
Whereas, on the morning of June 27, 2012, His Holiness
will deliver the keynote address at a special bipartisan reception at the
Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, “The Path to Peace: Just
Relations Between Nations”: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of
Representatives—
(1) welcomes His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad
to Washington, DC;
(2) commends His
Holiness for promoting individual and world peace, as well as individual and
world justice; and
(3) commends His
Holiness for his perseverance in counseling Ahmadi Muslims to eschew any form
of violence, even in the face of severe persecution.
