Local Muslims Host Blood Drive to Save Lives
11/4/2023 2:00 PM
Local Muslims Host Blood Drive to Save Lives
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community invites all to unite and donate blood
The Community’s chapters nationwide will participate in this campaign. The Georgia Chapter invites all local community members to donate. This life-saving campaign has collected more than sixty thousand pints of blood since 2011.
Event: Muslims for Life Blood Drive
When: Saturday, November 4th, 2023 from 2:00 PM-6:00 PM
Where: Baitul Ata Mosque
1800 Willow Trail Pkwy
Norcross, GA 30093
Media Opportunity: Local Musli
Background: In 2011, memorializing the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA launched this campaign with the aim to collect 10,000 pints of blood across America in order to help save 30,000 American lives. The campaign ran in over 200 locations and resulted in 11,803 pints being collected that year. To date, “Muslims for Life” has collected over 60,000 pints of blood and helped save 180,000 American lives.
About Ahmadiyya Muslim Community:
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, reformist, and fast-growing international movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Community spans 207 countries with tens of millions of members. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, established in 1920, is among the first American-Muslim organizations.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe that the long-awaited messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) of Qadian, India. Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. The Community believes that God sent Ahmad, like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed, and reinstitute morality, justice, and peace. Ahmad’s advent has brought about an unprecedented era of Islamic revival and moderation. He divested Muslims of fanatical beliefs and practices by vigorously championing Islam’s true and essential teachings.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe that the long-awaited messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) of Qadian, India. Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. The Community believes that God sent Ahmad, like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed, and reinstitute morality, justice, and peace. Ahmad’s advent has brought about an unprecedented era of Islamic revival and moderation. He divested Muslims of fanatical beliefs and practices by vigorously championing Islam’s true and essential teachings.
