On the 10th of April, 2025, the official Gazette of the Sarawak State Government, Malaysia, has published a document called Fatwa Ruling on the Teaching of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. The contents of the fatwa are essentially identical to the contents of the 2024 fatwa issued by the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs of Malaysia (MKI) Muzakarah Committee.

Raised in a Shia Muslim background, Mursal embraced in March 2025 the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, a minority religious movement that has drawn followers from various countries. Like many believers who joined this faith, he did not take up arms, organize protests, or incite violence. He simply shared his beliefs peacefully on his personal social media accounts. But what followed was not peaceful dialogue. What followed was punishment.

Donald Trump caused a great stir in the last 48 hours after posting on his Truth Social account with an AI-generated image depicting himself as a Messiah-like figure wearing white attire with a red shawl, healing the sick. This egotistical image caused quite the backlash online and in the media, resulting in Trump deleting the post from his account.

Mahmoud’s longing for truth led him to stumble onto a short video online of Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq talking. What he heard captivated him, deeply compelling him to find out who this man was. After a while, in 2025, he managed to identify the speaker by finding The Mahdi Has Appeared YouTube channel. He noticed that what he saw in the videos on the channel was free from any errors or fallacies, and this was a rarity on his journey.

I was a soldier in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and I was very afraid that they would find out I had changed my religion. I have suffered many injustices because of this. I tried to flee Iran by air on December 9, 2022, but the Ministry of Intelligence had banned my exit. My passport was confiscated at the airport, and I was given a paper telling me I had to appear before the Religious Court.

I, Mehdi Akbari, born on January 31, 1993, am from Iran. I embraced the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in the year 2021. In 2022, after my brothers and their families were arrested near the border on charges of attempting to flee the government, I was summoned to the ideological office by Mr. Tajari, who was my superior during my service in the Law Enforcement Forces. He reprimanded me for not reporting my brother’s religious beliefs and ordered for me to spy on my brothe

In Iran, anyone who leaves Islam is considered an infidel, and their blood is considered permissible (halal). After many threats and arrests of members of our religion, and realizing that I could no longer practice my faith in Iran, because I was being threatened daily, I decided to leave the country. I took steps to leave, but at Imam Khomeini Airport, after purchasing a ticket, paying the fees, and passing through inspection, my name was called over the loudspeaker.

His revelations extended to the "soul world," identifying soul lineages and the true "hashemite" identity of the believers, which is based on spiritual loyalty rather than mere biology. 

A planned protest was held opposite The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light Headquarters in Crewe, England by far-right activists. In response, anti-racism protestors came to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light Headquarters to stand against hatred, intolerance and racism.

Iran's state television confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei early on March 1, 2026, following a massive attack by the US and Israel on his compound in Tehran.

Moroccan AROPL believer Fateh Benaiss was arrested in Marrakech for peacefully preaching and handing out leaflets.

A Malaysian security guard was arrested after authorities seized Ahmadi Religion materials from his home.

Ali Sultan’s Kurdish TV appearance brings the message of AROPL to a wide audience, stirring debate online.

Yesterday, *Newsweek* published a major report on Egypt’s worsening religious freedom situation, specifically highlighting the persecution of members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.

Five sacred statues unveiled in Crewe, recasting Islamic history in stone.

On the 7th of February 2026, the devoted Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light community in Trinidad and Tobago took to the streets of Arima to spread word about the call of the Mahdi to the masses.

On January 31, 2026, eight members of AROPL went out in Hannover, Germany, sharing information about the faith with the people.

Malaysia’s religious paradox: faith is allowed, but questioning it—and choosing differently—comes at a cost.

“I Found the Mahdi” reflects the journey of a devoted companion who shaped her life around one goal —finding and standing beside the Imam of her time.

Believers peacefully promoted their faith at Leicester Square, sharing messages on God and the Holy Will.