A leading member of a worldwide Muslim sect, aged 102, visited followers in Keighley.

Mirza Abdul Haq addressed the 30-plus local members of the Ahmadiyya community as part of his two-month-long visit to England.

The fit and healthy centenarian was spending a week in Bradford, where he was meeting civic leaders and church people.

He regularly travels the world spreading the message of Islam and explaining how the faith should be applied to aspects of life.

There are more than 170 million followers of the Ahmadiyya sect in around 175 countries. Adherents follow the teachings of Indian-born Hadhrat Ahmad, who in 1889 embarked on a mission to revive Islam.

Mr Haq says the secret to a long life is to live simply, be useful to humanity, and take a lot of exercise but not much food.

Ahmadiyya followers in Keighley usually meet in each other's houses to worship, hiring halls for larger gatherings.

Mujeeb Rahman, one of the Keighley members, says speakers are often invited from other faiths such as Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism.

"I would say we are the most understanding religious group in the world, and the most encompassing," he said.

Mujeeb Rahman, left, secretary of Keighley Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, with Mirza Abdul Haq, amir for the Ahmadiyya community of the Sargodha district in the Punjab, and Naseem Ahmad Bajwa, right, regional missionary for north-east England