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RespectedBrother Rasheed Ahmad was born in 1923 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He accepted Ahmadiyyat in 1945 in Chicago. Imam Bengali sahib was the missionary in Chicago at the time, and there were also other converts in Chicago at the time who had come into Ahmadiyyat through Mufti Muhammad Sadiq sahib (ra). One of his earlier friends Brother Abid Haneef sahib, who himself is a convert to Ahmadiyyat, recalls that Brother Rasheed Ahmad was one of the most effective member of the community when it came to tabligh and was known for his honesty.
The second caliph of the community, Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad (ra), indicated his desire around 1948 for American Ahmadis to come to Rabwah (Pakistan) and dedicate their lives to the study and propagation of Islam. Brother Rasheed Ahmad leapt at the opportunity and was fortunate to be selected for the honor. As his friend Abid Haneef sahib recalls, “he was our national hero … everyone wanted to be Rasheed Ahmad”!
Brother Rasheed’s journey to Pakistan was nothing short of miraculous. He was arrested in middle east on his way to Pakistan, and accused of spying! When he finally reached Pakistan he had no idea where to go, in a completely foreign country with a different language. Yet he persevered and with Allah’s support by his side had the honor of studying and serving by the side of the second khalifa.
Contact Information: Muthamim/Director of Tarbiyyat NauMobaeen (Coverts) Email: naumobaeen@mkausa.org
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