In recent months, questions have been raised about the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light and its growing community at Webb House. Why do members live together? What is happening there? And why are so many people choosing to join the religion? These questions have been amplified by recent media coverage in the UK, including a so-called investigation by The Guardian  and other outlets, which set out to prove that something unusual or concerning might be taking place here, yet they found nothing because there is nothing unusual or concerning going on at Webb House.   What is actually happening is that the community at Webb house is the seed and prototype for the Divine Just State, the Kingdom of God on Earth, that believers were promised. The Divine Just State In order to have a Kingdom of God we need to have a King who is appointed by God. The Goal of the Wise states:   “The entire foundation of religion is set upon obedience to the divinely appointed King and all of religion is about enabling this divinely appointed ruler in order that the faithful, the poor, the weak and oppressed people inherit the Earth. It is only this ruler or King that will be able to establish justice, equality, peace, and prosperity on the Earth.This divinely appointed King ruling equates to God ruling the Earth, for God places His will in the heart of this King and the King is the representative of God, he is the tongue of God, and the hand of God in Creation.” In every day and age God has appointed a ruler for humanity and tells us this in the Quran when he says “Verily I am appointing a Caliph/Successor on the earth” (Qur'an 2:30). The Divine Just State is a state which is ruled by the caliph that God chose for us.  All of the previous Prophets and Messengers were divinely appointed kings or leaders for humanity, and the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light is a continuation of the religion of all the Prophets and Messengers. While their mission was always the same—to establish the leadership of God on earth—it is a promise from God that the time of the Riser Aba Al-Sadiq is the time when that mission will finally be fulfilled. When we follow the divinely appointed leader, we are in fact following God. He may look like a human being to us, but he is actually a human veil that God is speaking to us from behind. He is the one who is chosen by God, and he is infallible, meaning he is incapable of misguiding us. So, we in the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are people who decided that we would prefer to have an infallible person who was chosen by God leading us instead of following fallible people who have been chosen either by themselves or other fallible people. All other authority figures in the world are very capable of misguiding us. This is a fact reflected in the dysfunctional and very sad way the majority of people are living in the world today. We also believe that we are better off living under the leadership of God together than apart, in a community, sharing the workload and operating as one. In the Divine Just State, wealth and resources are shared, and people are given what they need—there is no such thing as private wealth. Money will be initially replaced with Gold, then eventually abolished altogether and replaced with a system of bartering, making wealth hoarding impossible, where every citizen is motivated by duty and honour rather than greed. The Prophets and Messengers always emphasised sharing and taught us to look after our fellow human beings and the communities of believers often lived together in a communal way. The Bible states that, “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions were their own, but they shared everything they had.” (Bible, Book of Acts, Chapter 4, Verse 32) Leviticus states that, “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself, you shall support him.” (Bible, Book of Leviticus, Chapter 25, Verse 35) And the Prophet Mohammed said, “He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while his neighbour goes hungry.” (Musnad Aḥmad) The Imams from the Ahlul Bayt taught us that other believers have rights over us. Imam Al-Baqir said:  “To care for the family of Muslims — to satisfy their hunger, to clothe their nakedness, and to spare them the need to beg from people — is more beloved to me than performing the pilgrimage once, and again, and again.” He continued, counting until he reached ten pilgrimages, then continued until he reached seventy.” (Shaykh al-Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 2, p. 195, Hadith 11) The Qaim and the successor of all of these past Prophets and Messengers, Aba Al-Sadiq, teaches us the exact same thing that they did: that we must live together and support each other. “We are forming a better society. We are living in a way that we believe the prophets and the messengers taught to live. We are anti-selfishness. We hate selfishness. We believe that selfishness is the major problem with the world today. If mankind got rid of selfishness and instead of saying "me first, my country first", and they put their fellow men first to their fellow brother or sister first, we would resolve all problems on the planet.” (Aba Al-Sadiq, Abdullah Hashem) To live together and share things is not only the best way to live, but it is the only acceptable way to live in the eyes of God. It is not possible for us to exist as singular entities if we wish to be obeying God. Superorganism Life itself advanced not through isolation, but through cooperation. The human body contains tens of billions of cells today, but life began with single-celled organisms surviving on their own. Over time, these cells began to work together, forming groups that were better at finding energy, accessing food and avoiding predators. This shift led to multicellular life, in which cells communicate, specialise and share tasks. Some carry oxygen, others transmit signals or form tissue, and each depends on the others to survive. The same pattern appears in larger scales. Biologists describe ant colonies, bee hives and termite societies as superorganisms : systems in which individuals function as parts of a coordinated whole. Labour is divided, information is shared and the survival of the group takes priority. These superorganisms can be seen less as collections of individuals and more as a singular integrated system. When animals co-ordinate and combine the same thing occurs as when cells do. They have more resources, better chances of survival and longer lives. So if life in general prospers better when beings are connected then apart- why should we assume that humanity is any different? We believe that this is the next step for human life to advance too. In order for us to become more prosperous, live longer and better lives, work more efficiently and maximise our resources and most importantly - quality of life, living together as one body is the next step in human evolution. This is not just a theory—the community of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light is a prototype for this next step. Unlike in the current way most of the world lives, where everyone must try to provide themselves with all of their needs and where many struggle to do so, in the Divine Just State everyone works for the organism as a whole, having a specialised task like the cells in a body, and all of their needs are provided for by the group. Working is more efficient and streamlined. We live better and have access to more resources when we share and distribute the workload. If we want to be the king of our own personal castle, this is actually a much more costly and high-effort, low-reward way of living, and at best we end up hoarding and pooling a bunch of resources in one place where they can only benefit us. In the body when cells stop cooperating and doing what they are supposed to as part of the organism, then that is what is known as a cancerous cell a nd is dangerous to the organism as a whole.   It is exactly the same way with human beings. When we do whatever we want at the expense of our fellow human beings this is harmful to humanity as a species. Living as one makes caring for ourselves and for others far easier, and it is simply a better way to live. Outside of a community, people are largely left to fend for themselves — it becomes the individual against the world. That isolation not only makes life harder, but places us in an unnatural state. We feel the loneliness and uncertainty that come from being cut off from a shared support system. Many people live without any real safety net, which pushes them into fear-driven, survival-based thinking. This way of life is more difficult, less efficient, and far more unpleasant than living within a stable, supportive community. Scientific studies have shown that living as part of a community not only gives us a better quality of life, but actually makes human beings live longer.  The Prophet Mohammed said the Muslim nation is one body. “The believers, in their mutual love, mercy, and compassion, are like one body: if one part of it suffers, the whole body responds with sleeplessness and fever.” The Bible also states that , “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” (Bible, Book of Corinthians, Chapter 12, Verse 27)   So, being separated from each other does us no good. When one part of the body is suffering, we all suffer. So what is the point of being separated and fending for our own selves out there? We will never be happy, even if we have everything we need, if our fellow human being is suffering. It is impossible, so what is the point in trying and hoarding for ourselves at the expense of other people? We believe that this is the right way to live: that no person ever goes hungry. No person is without a home. No child is abandoned, and no elderly person is lonely. We all thrive, and we do it together. Ultimately, what this community is about, and what the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light believes in above anything, is to put humanity first. For human beings to live together and share together. It is a conscious rejection of a way of life that has left millions isolated, insecure, and struggling to survive on their own. The community exists because God did not create human beings to live atomised lives, competing endlessly for basic needs, but to live as one body, responsible for one another, and with God ruling over them through His appointed vicegerent—the way that human beings were always supposed to live. A state ruled by God is about building something astronomically better than what currently exists. In a society where loneliness, poverty, and anxiety are treated as normal, the idea that no one should go hungry, homeless, or unsupported is treated as unrealistic—yet it is precisely this principle that sits at the heart of every prophetic tradition. Aba Al-Sadiq said in the sermon of the invitation to the 7th Covenant: “And I say unto you my beloved brothers and sisters: If you follow me and obey me, I will make you the greatest of nations and the richest of them and the most prosperous. And you will go out to feed the poor but find none, and clothe the cold and find none, and go out to house the homeless and find none.”

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a statement on the 28th of January 2026  addressing the situation in Egypt, whereby it called upon the Trump administration to pay attention to the persecution of religious minorities in Egypt. What was truly significant for the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light is that, in the opening paragraph of this statement, USCIRF specifies the plight of the 14 members of the religion imprisoned since March 2025. “Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) reiterates its call for the Trump administration to include Egypt on the Special Watch List. Earlier this month, an Egyptian court sentenced a Christian man, Augustin Samaan, to five years’ imprisonment for ‘contempt of religion,’ based on Egypt’s blasphemy law. Furthermore, new reports indicate that 14 members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light detained since March 2025 have been pressured by Sheikhs from the state-backed Al-Azhar religious authority to renounce their faith.” This statement follows on from a  podcast released on the 30th of December 2025 , during which Commissioner Stephen F. Schneck mentions the laws being passed and used by the Egyptian government to repress various religious minorities and, at 2 mins 22 seconds, specifies members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. This latest development goes further by recommending that Egypt be included on “the Special Watch List” and highlights the importance of the campaign to raise awareness of the plight of the 14 believers imprisoned since March 2025. No human being should ever be incarcerated for adopting any religious belief, and this is a basic human right according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted by the United Nations in 1948, which establishes freedom of belief as a fundamental human right. Specifically, Article 18 of the UDHR states that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, which includes the freedom to change one's religion or belief and to practice it publicly or privately. Since Egypt is a member of the United Nations and therefore a signatory of this organisation, it agrees to adhere to these fundamental laws established for the betterment of mankind. The violations of these universal laws must end as soon as possible. Hadil El-Khouly, Human Rights Outreach Coordinator at the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, made a statement in English  and in Arabic  to highlight this significant development. For more information: https://freeahmadis.com

When we speak about wine or alcohol today, whether from a social or religious perspective—we often encounter a predominantly negative image. Many view alcohol as a dangerous intoxicant, and indeed, there is some truth to that. But we must ask: Is this the whole truth? Or is an essential piece of the puzzle missing? To answer this question, let us first look into the religious history and spiritual traditions surrounding wine. A Journey to the Origins: Wine and the Prophets of God In the early divine laws given to Adam and Noah, there were no prohibitions regarding wine or other alcoholic drinks. Noah, who is portrayed as a prophet in Genesis, planted a vineyard, drank its wine, and became drunk. Other prophets, such as Abraham and David, also consumed wine. Even under Mosaic law, wine was not banned; it was permitted and even used as an offering to God. In Judaism and Christianity, wine was never fundamentally forbidden. Restrictions existed only in particular sacred circumstances — for example, priests were forbidden to drink wine when entering the sanctuary so that their judgment remained clear. The issue was not wine itself, but the clarity of mind. Jesus incorporated wine into his ministry and message: His first miracle was turning water into wine. At the Last Supper, he drank wine with his disciples. In the Catholic tradition, wine becomes the sacramental Blood of Christ. Thus, in these traditions, wine is not a symbol of negativity but of joy, community, and the divine. During the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad, alcohol was widely consumed among the Arabs. However, the society of that time misused wine, and drunkenness often led to disorder, conflict, and moral decline. The Qur’an therefore introduced a gradual revelation: First , believers were forbidden to approach prayer while intoxicated. Eventually , alcohol was fully prohibited. This raises an important question: Was wine itself the problem, or human immaturity? Modern Insights and Mysticism Today we have abundant scientific evidence showing the harmful effects of alcohol. From a spiritual perspective, many claim wine lowers one’s “frequency” or disrupts one’s energy field. These insights contain truth, but they represent only part of the picture. Both the Qur’an and the Bible also speak positively of wine: In Paradise there are rivers of wine, “delicious to those who drink.” (Qur’an 47:15) “…and wine gladdens the human heart.” (Psalm 104:15) Can something impure exist in Paradise? Mystical Teachings: Wine as Light Particularly fascinating are certain spiritual traditions that describe wine as a substance filled with divine light. Imam Al-Sadiq is reported to have said that wine is “a light from our lights.” From Bashar Al-Shairi who said:“I asked my Master Al-Sadiq : ‘Is wine permissible or impermissible?’ So he said: ‘O Bashar, as for wine, it is a light from our lights, so drink from our lights and eat from our fruits, and speak about our news, it is permissible for you amongst yourselves but impermissible for you amongst others.’ I said: ‘O my Master, clarify it for me so that I may hear it from you and not from anyone else.’ Imam Al-Sadiq (From Him is Peace) said: ‘O Bashar, as for wine, it is a light from our lights, if you see a man drinking wine and his face brightens and his color shines and his angels calm down and there appears from him compassion and love and prayer for his brothers and speaking goodness and thankfulness for his Master, and he glorifies (Tasbih) and magnifies (Tahlil), then light would have met with light, because wine is light. And the light of that man is light, so be friends with him and seek him, for in him is some knowledge.’” (The Goal of the Wise, Aba Al-Sadiq Abdullah Hashem, Door 15, p. 197) As mentioned in The Goal of the Wise,  Manichaean teachings similarly described fruit juice as matter penetrated by light. Certain wines were even referred to as Abd Al-Nur  — “Servant of the Light.” Spiritual Gatherings Among the Faithful It is said that during the time of the Imams, certain close followers secretly gathered for spiritual brotherhood rituals in which wine was consumed in a sacred context. These gatherings have been compared to the Last Supper of Jesus, involving a symbolic and spiritually charged drink. Aba Al-Sadiq said in the lecture regarding the permissibility of alcohol: “Wine was made forbidden for all those whom were shortcomers. But in reality, behind the scenes, the true Shia were given permission by God to continue to live in a state of paradise, and to join the ranks as the previous prophets and messengers. And that Allah would never make haram for the believers and companions of Mohammed, something which he made halal for the companions of Jesus, and Abraham, and Moses, and the rest of the prophets and the messengers. And so he grants them this ability to do this, but he tells them that they must conceal it and be in a state of taqiyya and don't tell the others, because the others are not going to understand it, and the others are going to persecute them for the consumption of alcohol and basically would call them disbelievers.” If wine is a “Servant of Light,” then it reveals both the light and the darkness within us. This is why the Prophet Muhammad prohibited wine: the majority of people were not ready for it. And this is also why modern society sees alcohol as dangerous — because many misuse it and lack inner stability. Wine in the Future and the Hereafter In Paradise, there are rivers of wine. Some traditions say that in the time of the Qaim (Imam Al-Mahdi), wine will once again be permitted openly. Imam Mahdi’s legal system will resemble that of earlier prophets — Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus — none of whom forbade wine. This suggests that wine cannot be inherently impure . Aba Al-Sadiq confirms this in the lecture on the permissibility of alcohol: “Finally, we come to the question, and that is, will wine become permissible in the future? And I think that the answer is extremely clear and it is an absolute "Yes" that it will be in the time of the Qaim openly permissible. And the reason for that was already stated in the narrations of Mohammed and the Family of Mohammed, for all those who go back to their words, and take their words - not the words of the scholars. Because the permissibility of wine was part of the sharia of the former prophets and the messengers. And we have traditions that the scholars know about and spoke about before that when the Qaim comes, he rules by the jurisprudence of Adam. He rules by the jurisprudence of Abraham, he rules by the jurisprudence of Moses, and of Jesus, and of Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him). And that jurisprudence of these previous prophets and messengers allowed and made permissible the consumption of wine and alcohol.” Therefore, religious texts, spiritual teachings, and our own observations all reveal: Wine is not inherently negative. In our modern age, filled with confusion, moral decline, and inner turmoil, it is understandable that alcohol harms most people and is best avoided. But the deeper spiritual truth is: The wine is not the problem — the human being is. This article does not encourage anyone to drink wine. It aims only to revive forgotten knowledge: The true essence of wine lies not in intoxication, but in light — and in the inner state of the one who encounters it. Those who want to drink wine should consume it in moderation. Here too, the dose makes the poison.

Amidst the widely reported unrest on the streets in Iran with rioters and government forces clashing causing controversial coverage, a handful of the faithful took to the streets in a rare opportunity to raise the banner of “Truth and Guidance”. They also courageously distributed simple leaflets in various places to raise awareness of the call of the Mahdi. Aban narrated that the Prince of the Believers ascended the Minbar and gave a long speech and said:“Verily me, and the pious of my family and the best of my progeny, are the most gentle when young and the most knowledgeable of adults. We have the banner of truth and guidance, whoever goes ahead of it perishes, and whoever deserts it is destroyed, and whoever holds on to it, has followed [us].” – Bihar Al-Anwar, Muhammad Baqir Al-Majlisi, 3rd ed., v.34, p.262, hadith 100 The significance of the brave believers raising this particular banner in Iran amidst this tempestuous time is that in a Shia majority country, nobody else is doing this. When we take into account what the Imams from the Ahlul Bayt said in regards to this banner, the question which comes to mind is - how come nobody else is raising this banner in Iran, a country ruled by a so-called loyal servant of the Ahlul Bayt? Abu Abdullah said:"Verily, we Ahlul-Bayt have a banner, whoever goes ahead of it have renegaded, and whoever is late to it have perished, and whoever follows it has followed [us], "Allegiance is to Allah" is written in it!"– 250 Signs until the Appearance of Imam Mahdi, Muhammad Ali Tabatabai, p. 19Abi Ishaq narrated that Noaf Al-Bukali said: “It is written on the banner of the Mahdi ‘Allegiance is to Allah’.” – Al-Malahim wal Fitan, Al-Sayyid ibn Tawus, Vol. 1, p.141; Kitab Al-Fitan, Naim ibn Hammad, p. 220 With the authorities rampantly clamping down on any dissenting voices at this time, the activities of this group of believers is a particularly brazen act as they would see it, since it has already been declared on numerous occasions by the Iranian government and religious authorities that The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light is a blasphemous and heretical movement. This is independently documented by the likes of CESNUR. CESNUR featured the plight of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in The Journal of CESNUR Volume 9, Issue 5, September - October 2025 . An entire section was devoted to the persecution directed at the religion from Iran in particular . This independent verification of the persecution faced by any believers in the religion in Iran illustrates just how precarious the situation on the ground for any believer is. The Iranian government has previously produced propaganda against The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light and continues to apply very oppressive measures on anyone affiliated with the religion in Iran and this has been documented by DJS magazine  before.  In light of all of this, the fearless heroism displayed by this small group of believers in Iran through their decision to publicise their activities in the current climate is particularly inspiring. It is also testament to their faith and sincerity. They risk public execution if caught by the regime in order to make an example of them for the rest of the population.  The actions of this group of heroes also confirm the following quote from Ali ibn Abi Talib:Ali ibn Abi Talib said to Al-Hassan:   “My son, the people have to reach a specific time, and verily this banner will not be spread after me except by the Qaim (pbuh).” – Kitab Al-Ghayba (Book of Occultation), Al-Numani, Vol. 1, p. 317

On 24 January, thirteen believers gathered at London’s Leicester Square Tube Station to peacefully promote their faith to the public. Their message centred on the supremacy of God and the importance of the Holy Will of Prophet Muhammad, which mentions by name the Qa’im (Riser), Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq. The black banner bearing the phrase “Allegiance Is to Allah” was displayed as the believers distributed literature, including leaflets titled Allegiance Is to Allah . They also livestreamed their efforts on TikTok and used a megaphone to attract public attention. Some participants wore high-visibility jackets labelled “Humanity First.” The group engaged in several discussions with members of the public. These included a conversation with a Jewish man about shared religious origins and the corruption of ancient prophets’ teachings; discussions with Muslims, whom they encouraged to research the “Calamity of Thursday” and the concept of a living divine representative; a brief interaction with a believer in Ahmed Al Hassan who acknowledged them while passing by; and a conversation with an elderly woman who commented on the group’s diverse yet united appearance. The chosen location in central London was extremely busy, with many people stopping to talk, take photographs of the banner, and engage in conversations that were broadcast live on TikTok. Raising awareness in this manner is considered vital moving forward into 2026.

On the 23rd of January 2026, seven members of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light organised a public gathering at Dhanmondi Lake Park in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to mark The Festival Of The Will and highlight its significance. They displayed banners and placards while distributing leaflets to raise awareness of their religion. At 4:00 pm local time, they recorded video speeches nearby the Lake Park Mosque, attracting curious onlookers and passersby. The believers engaged with the public, explaining the festival's relevance. A local filmmaker named Tuku Khan took interest, recording the entire event on his phone, and declared his plans to share it on Facebook. The event concluded with the distribution of leaflets about The Holy Will of prophet Mohammed to the public. It was a peaceful public interaction, raising awareness for The Festival Of The Will, successfully drawing public and media interest to The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.

On the 23rd of January, nine Ansar gathered in the town of Ooty, a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu located 86KM northwest of Coimbatore; their aim, to bring news of the celebration of The Festival of The Will and raise awareness of the Holy Will of prophet Mohammed. People showed great interest in the message, particularly the belief that all religions originate from One God. Many appreciated this concept and engaged in meaningful discussions. Some people even joined the march until the end, while others scanned the QR code provided, asked numerous questions, and expressed a strong desire to research and learn more about The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. Overall, the response from the public was very positive and encouraging, attracting attention, and opening new doors for further research and understanding among the people of India. With efforts like this, 2026 presents a wonderful opportunity for the True word of God to spread all over India.

On the 23rd of January, three Ansar organised themselves and prepared to promote their faith on the occasion of the Festival of The Will at Hillion Mall on Petir Road in Singapore. They began at 4pm local time and began approaching the public inside and around the mall, discussing the will and distributing leaflets. The people engaged them, with some taking leaflets and recording videos on their phones, while others declined to take leaflets, giving excuses. Undeterred, the Ansar distributed the leaflets afterwards to local homes through letterboxes at a nearby residential estate. This group of Ansar were composed of believers aged 52, 56, and 60 years old. May their efforts resonate in the heavens and echo around the world.

On the 23rd January 2026, eighteen believers decided to go to a famous tourist site known as Samila Beach located in Songkhla Province in Thailand to march at the beach, carrying the banner of the Festival of the Will and give glad tidings of the appearance of Imam Al-Mahdi and the Qa’im Aba Al-Sadiq, calling people to the Holy Will of Mohammed on this blessed day to inform the people that this particular date is the Festival of the Will. The Ansar equipped themselves with posters about the Festival of the Will and also the content of the Holy Will of Prophet Mohammed. They handed out 100 sets of Thai cake and water bottles together with the posters to the public. They were also equipped with a speaker playing a recording of a believer who spoke about the Festival of the Will to all the people around. The efforts of the Thai Ansar reached people of Thailand gathered there and the tourists from abroad like Malaysians and others present there. After that, the Ansar drove in a small convoy raising the black banner of ‘Allegiance is to Allah’ to raise awareness of the faith at Samila Beach stopping at another location of the beach to talk to more people; they then continued driving in their small convoy until they reached the market place of Samila Beach. They addressed the people at the market place, handing out posters of the Will along with Thai cakes and water bottles. This activity generated a lot of curiosity from the public and tourists who heard the call of God on this momentous day.

On the 22nd of January 2026, seventeen believers took to the streets of Frankfurt, Germany to demonstrate their reverence for the Holy Will of prophet Mohammed in a peaceful and respectful manner. This gathering was a celebration of The Festival of The Will on the 23rd of January, the annual celebration of a pivotal moment in history originating in 2015, and this largely neglected document from the Muslim books. The Ansar held a peaceful demonstration in the city of Frankfurt raising awareness of their faith and highlighting the importance of the message of Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq for the world. The Ansar repeated the actions of the believers in Poland  by reading out loud the final Will and testament of Mohammed in which the names of the twelve Imams are declared and three of the twelve Mahdis are mentioned. This event and others like it are garnering awareness and informing the world of the divinely appointed Imam, Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, who is mentioned by name in the Will of the prophet Mohammed. Many congratulations to the believers around the world on the Festival of the Will, 2026.

On the 17th of November 2025 Algerian national Marwan Melouk, born on May 17, 1978, in Batna, Algeria; was arrested and kept in detention for interrogation. He has remained in pre-trial detention since November 2025, and no trial date has been set. Marwan Melouk                                            A resident in Tipaza Province, Marwan is married, the father of two children, and is employed as a security guard. A former Sunni Muslim, he converted to The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in 2018. Following his conversion, he became actively involved in the Algerian Ahmadi community. His activities included managing social media platforms directed at Algerian believers and participating extensively in online Telegram groups associated with the faith.  On the 15th of November 2025, Marwan Melouk was formally served a summons by the Algerian National Gendarmerie in Oum El Bouaghi Province, requiring him to appear for questioning before judicial authorities. By the 17th of November 2025, Marwan was interrogated by the Algerian National Gendarmerie in Oum El Bouaghi. The questioning focused explicitly on his religious beliefs and his connections to other believers. He was accused of receiving funds from supporters in Algeria through his postal account.  Believers of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are frequently prosecuted under Article 46 of the Law on Associations and Article 144 bis 2 of the Algerian Penal Code, which criminalize participation in unregistered associations and penalize acts deemed to “offend the Prophet or denigrate the dogma or precepts of Islam.” These provisions impose severe penalties, including imprisonment and substantial fines, and are routinely used to suppress religious minorities whose beliefs diverge from the state-sanctioned interpretation of Islam. As a result, religious minorities in Algeria face significant barriers to worship, assembly, and peaceful expression of faith. This legal and institutional framework directly contributed to the detention of Marwan Melouk. Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) guarantees the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, including the freedom to manifest one’s religion individually or in community with others, in public or private. Although Algeria formally recognizes the ICCPR within its constitutional framework, these protections are not implemented in practice, leading to the systematic suppression and persecution of religious minorities.  In the period preceding his arrest, Marwan experienced financial hardship. Fellow believers in Algeria voluntarily provided him with personal financial assistance to help him address accumulated debts. These private acts of solidarity were later mischaracterized by the authorities and used as a pretext to fabricate criminal accusations against him, notably the charge of “collecting donations without prior authorization,” in order to justify his arrest based on his religious affiliation.  During his interrogation, the questioning focused explicitly on his religious beliefs and his connections to other believers. He was accused of receiving funds from supporters in Algeria through his postal account. After affirming that he was a believer in The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, his mobile phone was immediately confiscated, and a search of his private property was ordered. These actions demonstrate that his religious affiliation was a central and motivating factor behind the measures taken against him.  Marwan was questioned about how he knew the individuals who had sent him money. He explained that they were fellow believers and that the funds consisted of voluntary assistance intended to help him pay accumulated debts. Despite this explanation, authorities proceeded with the charges and summoned several individuals who had provided him with financial support. At least two of these individuals denied knowing Marwan, denied any association with The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, and publicly renounced their beliefs. These statements were made under apparent fear of arrest or punishment. Following these developments, Marwan was placed in prison pending investigation for a period of no less than four months. He remains imprisoned to this day causing severe emotional and psychological distress to his family. Following the interrogation, Marwan contacted his wife to inform her that he had been detained pending investigation and that legal representation was required. His children, who had not seen their father for over a month due to his work as a security guard, had been awaiting his return. His sudden detention placed the family in a state of fear, instability, and ongoing insecurity. After his arrest, Marwan’s wife and children were subjected to takfīr (excommunication) and social ostracism by local members of society, including relatives. Upon learning of his religious beliefs and detention, many reproached the family and withdrew all forms of assistance, stating, “This is the result of your departure from the religion of your fathers and grandfathers.” This treatment constitutes persecution by non-state actors, which the Algerian authorities have proven unwilling to prevent. The summoning and interrogation of individuals who provided Marwan with financial assistance, and the subsequent public renunciation of faith by some of them, illustrate a broader climate of intimidation and repression targeting members of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Algeria. This environment of fear directly contributes to prolonged detentions and obstructs due process.  Marwan was formally charged with:  ● Collecting donations without prior authorization, and  ● The misdemeanor of money laundering within the framework of an organized criminal group, pursuant to Article 389 bis (2) of the Penal Code and Articles 1 and 8 of the Law on the Collection of Donations.  Translation of Court Summons  People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria  Ministry of National Defense  National Gendarmerie Command  Fifth Regional Command of the National Gendarmerie – Constantine Provincial Grouping of the National Gendarmerie – Batna Regional Brigade of the National Gendarmerie – Bir El Ater Investigation Unit of the National Gendarmerie – Bir El Ater  Reference No.: 25 / 1720 / 2  Date: 15 November 2025  SUMMONS  Person Required to Appear:  Mr. Marwan Melouk  Date of Birth:  13 May 1978, Bir El Ater, Tebessa Province  Son of:  Youssef  Mother:  Malaz Zineb  Address:  Tachourine District, Neighborhood 1500 Housing Units, Municipality of Bir El Ater National  Identity Card:  No. 402600331, issued on 10 August 2022 by the Municipality of Bir El Ater  Mr. Marwan Melouk is hereby required to present himself before the Criminal Investigation Service on 15 November 2025 at 08:00 a.m.  Reason:  Judicial matter under investigation.  Documents to be brought:  – Unit summons  – National identity card  Issued at Bir El Ater, on 15 November 2025 (Official stamp and signature of the National Gendarmerie)

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