[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1389 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1389

  Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide 
spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to the United States, 
including Illinois, Texas and Maryland, and recognizing his commitment 
   to world peace, absolute justice, global unity among nations, non-
  violence, rejection of extremism, eradication of poverty, economic 
  equity, service to humanity, universal human rights, international 
                   religious freedom, and democracy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2022

   Mr. McCaul (for himself, Ms. Speier, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
   Grothman, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Lee of California) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide 
spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to the United States, 
including Illinois, Texas and Maryland, and recognizing his commitment 
   to world peace, absolute justice, global unity among nations, non-
  violence, rejection of extremism, eradication of poverty, economic 
  equity, service to humanity, universal human rights, international 
                   religious freedom, and democracy.

Whereas from September 26, 2022, to October 17, 2022, His Holiness, Hadhrat 
        Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual 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, during which time he will inaugurate two new mosques: Fath-e-
        Azeem Mosque in Zion, Illinois on October 1, 2022, and Bait-ul-Ikram 
        Mosque in Allen, Texas on October 8, 2022;
Whereas His Holiness was elected to become fifth Khalifa to Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam 
        Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, on April 22, 2003, a 
        lifelong position;
Whereas His Holiness is a leading Muslim figure promoting peace, who in his 
        sermons, lectures, books, and personal meetings has continually 
        advocated the Ahmadiyya Muslim values of service to humanity, universal 
        human rights, and a peaceful and just society;
Whereas the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has suffered repeated severe hardships, 
        institutionalized discrimination, persecution, and violence in several 
        countries in the world;
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 and scores more have been killed 
        in targeted attacks since then;
Whereas despite the continued sectarian persecution that Ahmadi Muslims are 
        subjected to, His Holiness continues to forbid violence;
Whereas during his visit His Holiness, who has continually emphasized the shared 
        Islamic and American principles of free exercise and non-establishment, 
        will inaugurate the first mosque in Zion, Illinois, originally founded 
        as a theocratic city but today is home to 25,000 diverse residents of 
        all creeds;
Whereas His Holiness has traveled globally to promote and facilitate service to 
        humanity, meeting with presidents, prime ministers, parliamentarians, 
        and ambassadors of state;
Whereas His Holiness has repeatedly counseled world leaders that they must act 
        with justice to achieve lasting peace;
Whereas His Holiness has advocated for the rights of oppressed religious 
        communities around the world, including Rohingya Muslims, Uyghur 
        Muslims, Christians, and other vulnerable groups;
Whereas His Holiness previously visited the United States in 2008, 2012, 2013, 
        and 2018;
Whereas His Holiness delivered the keynote address at a special bi-partisan 
        reception at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 27, 
        2012, ``The Path to Peace: Just Relations Between Nations'';
Whereas His Holiness addressed the opening session of the International 
        Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief 2022, held in 
        the United Kingdom, and provided a special message for the International 
        Religious Freedom Summit 2022, held in Washington, DC, underlining that 
        it is essential that millions of people around the world are able to 
        freely live their lives according to their beliefs and convictions; and
Whereas during his visit to the United States, His Holiness will meet thousands 
        of American Muslims belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 
        addition to significant United States Government leaders in order to 
        strengthen relationships and find mutual means of establishing peace and 
        justice for all people: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) welcomes His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to 
        Illinois, Texas, and Maryland;
            (2) commends the tireless efforts of His Holiness towards 
        promoting a pathway to achieve individual and global peace, as 
        well as individual and global justice;
            (3) commends His Holiness for courageously and 
        unequivocally condemning extremism and terror in all its forms; 
        and
            (4) commends His Holiness for his perseverance in 
        counseling all Ahmadi Muslims to eschew any form of violence, 
        even in the face of severe persecution.
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