BRADFORD-based Muslims will join a global rallying call for peace on Saturday at a mosque in London.
A worldwide Islamic Caliph (Khalifa) is to deliver a keynote address at the 11th National Peace Symposium before an international audience of Secretaries of State, Ambassadors, faith representatives and civic leaders to counter the growing concern of extremism.
The symposium, Khilafat, Peace and Justice, brings together faiths, denominations and cross-party delegates to tackle the important issue of Khilafat and its role in the world.
The call for peace will be made by His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Saturday at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in south London.
Dr Abdul Bari Malik, event organiser based in Bradford, said: “From Canada to the Middle East the cold blooded killings by ISIS and others have highlighted the issue of extremism and questioned the role of Khilafat.
“This timely conference seeks to explore the divergence between the myth and reality of the concept of true Khilafat.”
During the symposium, the Khalifa will also present the Ahmadiyya Muslim Prize for the Advancement of Peace to Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder and chief executive of Mary’s Meals.
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