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Chanabnager
Chanabnager
City
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Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Chiniot
Area
• Total	24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2003)
• Total	70,000
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	35460
Area code	047
Website	http://www.rabwah.net

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Chenab Nagar(composed of two words Chan meaning moon & Aab meaning water which combined means Moon Light through Water)”, is a city of Chiniot District (Chiniot was declared as district in 2009) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located near to the historic city of Chiniot by the River Chenab. The city with a population of 70,000 (2003) has been the headquarters of the Qadinis since September 20, 1948 - after the original headquarters of Qadian went to India following Creation of Pakistan in 1947; as a result the vast majority of the inhabitants belonging to the Qadiani Religion migrated from India to Pakistan like other Muslims who moved from the predominant Hindu India to the Islamic Pakistan.In 1948 after the migration the Ahmadiyya Community bought this area and settled here.

Name Change

In 1998, a resolution passed by Punjab Assembly, the Government of Punjab changed the town's name from Rabwah to Chenab Nagar via a legal process. The Resolution was supported by the local Muslim and actually took the Pakistani people's wishes into consideration.Thus now it is called Chanabnager.

General Information

It is a small city surrounded by Hills and the Chenab River near Chiniot. This city is about 24² miles in size. The landscape is composed of bare sedimentary mountains.The Community started a Green Campaign few years ago to turnaround the barren look of the city and has since planted trees and covered fields with lush green grass . The city is connected to the rest of the country by Pakistan National Railways which goes from the city all the way south to Karachi.

History

This deserted area was first called Chak Digiyaan. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community bought the Land in 1948 when most of the community members migrated from Qadian (the old community center) to Pakistan after the 1947 Partition of India.The Plan was to turn the Land into a model City for the members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.The city was named Rabwah by Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad 4th Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Community.The Organizations Head Quarters were established here. It is also the first ever planned city of Pakistan.

The area used to be a desert and the first residents used to live in tents. Over the years the it has progressed into one of the modern towns of Pakistan with offices, schools colleges and bustling Markets. The Ahmadiyya Community has played a major role in the development of the city because due to religious persecution funds were rarely issued and even more rarely used for the development of Rabwah.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community also has its own office buildings, Library and a Printing Press which prints numerous books and newspapers such as The Daily Al-Fazl (community's daily newspaper) which is an international newspaper produced daily. A children magazine called Tashheeez-ul-Azhan is one of the many other informative magazines published in Rabwah. Alfazal and Tasheez can be viewed at Periodicals.

Over the years many National Banks and Companies have established in the ever modern town of Rabwah trying to appeal to the masses.

Persecution

Ahmadis in Rabwah are denied basic human and civic rights. They are not allowed to hold conferences and meetings there. The government ensures that no Ahmadis are given public offices there. The post office, telephone office, the railway station, police, security, and the magistrate’s office have no Ahmadi employees.

Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan Have been subjected to severe prosecution by the Government and the local Muslim Clerics all over Pakistan. All kinds of meetings of Ahmadis in Rabwah have been banned since April 1984. They are not even allowed to organize sports events.False blasphemy FIRs are recorded against Ahmadis in Rabwah.Ministry of Interior now and then causes local police to issue proceedings against Ahmadis in Rabwah.

The community also suffers severely in Rabwah because of the presence of a Khatme Nabuwwat mosque and a madrassa, which regularly incite hatred against the Ahmadis.Members of the community are menaced by the Khatme Nabuwwat and their rent-a crowd mobs bussed in from miles around.

Ahmadis are unable to vote and are not even registered since that would mean that they deny their faith.Also in 2005, the Punjab government advertised an auction of residential land in Rabwah to only those who were not “an Ahmadi/Qadiani/Mirzai/Lahori”.

Dr Sarfaraz Ahmed Naeemi, the head of Jamia Naeemia and the chairman of what he calls the Difa-e-Islam Mahaz (Protection of Islam Front)recently said “The government should remember that according to our belief, apostates should be killed within three days. It is only the difference of opinion on this decree within Muslims that has stopped us from doing so.”

In September 2006 Police raided the office of Daily AL-Fazal (local community newspaper one of the oldest in Pakistan since 1911) and arrested a printer and a journalist, charging them with offenses under the Anti Terrorism Act (ATA).

In recent past 756 people have been booked for the unforgivable ‘crime’ of displaying the Kalima, 404 for ‘posing as Muslims’ and 27 for celebrating the Ahmaddiyya Centenary in 1989. Hundreds of others have been charged under similarly absurd provisions of an absurd law. And for good measure, the entire population of Rabwah was charged under ‘PPC 298-C’ in 1989.

In 2008 Ahmadi Muslims celebrating the (centenary) 100 years of ‘Khilafat’ by Lighting earthen lamps as a means to illuminate and decorate their homes and buildings were faced with the prospect of potential criminal proceedings after the entire population was charged under Anti-Ahmadiyya Laws, (FIR) 254/08.

Intresting Fact

Dr Abdu Salam may have had Nobel Prize but he failed to contribute any thing in development of Pakistan

Dr Abdu Salam and Bhutto by Khalid Hasan " I asked him [Dr Abdus Salam] why he had resigned after the 1974 decision, He told me that it was the same question Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had asked him. “Salam, what is this? Why have you resigned as chief scientific adviser?” Salam told him that after the national assembly verdict declaring his entire community of Ahmadi Muslims non-Muslim, he could not possibly continue. “But Salam that is all politics,” Bhutto told him, then added, “Give me time; I will change it. Believe me.” Salam said to Bhutto, “All right Zulfi, I believe you, but write down what you have told me on a plain piece of paper and it will remain between the two of us, forever and always.” Bhutto’s reply was classic Bhutto, “Salam, I can’t do that; I am a politician.” "

Education

Taleemul Islam School & College was one of the first educational institutions to be established in the town of Rabwah and was known to be the best Educational Institute in the area it was, It was a boys only. The Jamia-Nusrat College for women is also another college established by the community. But in 1972 during the nationalization process of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto they were taken away from the Ahmadiyya Community and were put under Government control.They were denationalized in 1996 and even though the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community bought them back they were not given control over them and they still remain in Government ownership.

Both these colleges offered quality education and peaceful environment to both its community members and to the local people.

Nusrat Jehan Inter College is one of the few educational institutions still under the control of the Ahmadiyya Community which is still a trademark of quality education in the whole Area. Nusrat Jehan Academy, Rabwah is an Educational complex of junior & senior high school & a college.Nusrat Jehan Academy and Inter College were also declared the Best Educational Institutions of Dist. Jhang in the year 2007-2008.

There is also the Jammia Ahmadiyya (Ahmadiyya Institute of Islamic Studies) where students from all over Pakistan and the world come to study Islamic, Islamic Literature, Quran and do research on Islamic History.These Students donate their whole life for the preaching of Islam and for Education of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Technology/Communication

Rabwah has been covered by number of mobile companies as Ufone, Telenor, Warid, Mobilink, Zong. PTCL Infrastructure is also available, PTCL V Wireless service has also improved over the years.Past few years Technology has poured into Rabwah and now its an ever modern city, It Boasts a DSL Broadband Service, a Local Community TV Cable, and a Recently started a local WI-FI Network.

Bazaars

Rabwah has two main bazaars, Gol Bazaar and Rehmat Bazaar with a variety of shops. There are all kind of shops, banks, courier services and restaurants etc. A large library is nearby which has separate sections for men, women, and children.

Neighborhoods

The main Mohallas (sectors) of the town are

Darun Nasar
Darul Nasar Gharbi, Darul Nasar Wasti
Darul Uloom
Dar ul Sadr
Darul Yaman
Darur Rahmat
Darul Barakat
Babul Abwab
Nasir Abad
Tahir Sector

Local Transport

Most people in Rabwah prefer to use bicycle. Other ways of transportation are cars, and motorcycles. While for public transport there are Taxis, Rikshaws and rarely used Tangas (Horse Carriages). Many people also use cars and motorcycles. The road conditions are worst in some parts of city, specially the suburbs.

National Transport

There are also several bus services which en route to Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Jhang and other major cities of Pakistan. Rabwah can be accessed from M-2 (National Highway Motorway 2), as via Sargodha-Bhelwal Terminal (120 KM), Siyal Moor Terminal (85 KM), PindiBhatiyan Terminal (100 KM) and Faisalabad Terminal (50 KM). There is a train station in Rabwah where routs for other cities of Pakistan are established. Nearest Airports are in Faisalabad (52 KM) and Sargodha (59 KM).

Magazines/ Newspapers

Following is the list of some magazines/newspapers Published by the Ahmadiyya Community on a regular Basis:

Daily Alfazl
Monthly Khalid
Monthly Tashheez ul Azhan
Monthly Ansarullah
Monthly Misbah
Monthly Tehrek Jadid
Monthly Al-Furqan

Science, Medicine and Research

Tahir Heart Institute
Waqf-e-Jadid Free Homeopathic Clinic
Tahir Homeo Research Institute (Homeopathic Hospital, Clinic and Dispensary) Free for all.
Nusrat Jehan Homeopathic Research Institute. Free for children & women
Curative Medicine Co Int'l. (Claims for Pioneer of Homeopathic Combination in the world)

Climate

Due to its geographical location the town has hot summers and cold winters. The summer season is from April to October with May, June and July as the hottest months. The winter season is from November to March with December, January and February as the coldest months.

References

^ Pakistan Population Census Organization (1998)

External links

Template:Towns & Cities of Chiniot

[cenpop-1] Pakistan Population Census Organization (1998)

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 *In 2008 Ahmadi Muslims celebrating the (centenary) 100 years of ‘Khilafat’ by Lighting earthen lamps as a means to illuminate and decorate their homes and buildings were faced with the prospect of potential criminal proceedings after '''the entire population was charged under Anti-Ahmadiyya Laws, (FIR) 254/08'''.
 === Intresting Fact===
+Dr Abdu Salam may have had Nobel Prize but he failed to contribute any thing in development of Pakistan
 *'''Dr Abdu Salam and Bhutto by Khalid Hasan''' " I asked him [Dr Abdus Salam] why he had resigned after the 1974 decision, He told me that it was the same question '''[[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]''' had asked him. “Salam, what is this? Why have you resigned as chief scientific adviser?” Salam told him that after the national assembly verdict declaring his entire community of Ahmadi Muslims non-Muslim, he could not possibly continue. '''“But Salam that is all politics,” Bhutto told him''', then added, “Give me time; I will change it. Believe me.” Salam said to Bhutto, “All right Zulfi, I believe you, but write down what you have told me on a plain piece of paper and it will remain between the two of us, forever and always.” Bhutto’s reply was classic Bhutto, “Salam, I can’t do that; I am a politician.” "