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1 Simple Facts 2 History 3 External links

Simple Facts

Rabwah is a city in the Punjab, Pakistan with a population of 48,700 (2003). It is located at 31°45' North, 72°52' East. This city is about 24² miles big. More than 95% of its residents belong to an Islamic sect called the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. Rabwah is a dry little town, surrounded by the Chenab river. This river also passes by Gujranwala. It is also near another city called Chiniot. If you ever go there, the bare sedimentary mountains will greet you which have a beautiful scenary. There is a mixture of climates here with hot summers and cold winters due to its geographical location. The large Train service goes through the city which goes all the way south to Karachi too. This city has an excellent hospital called Fazl-e-Umar Hospital. People from other towns and villages who are not in Rabwah, come here to cure themselves. There are also two main mosques (places of worship for Muslims) in Rabwah:

1. Masjid Mubarak
2. Masjid Aqsa

1. Gol Bazaar
2. Rehmat Bazaar

History

This city was first called Chak Digiyaan. It was then renamed Rabwah in 1948, a year after the country (Pakistan) was divided from India. The Ahmadiyya Assoc. came here to ensure their unity and togetherness. This used to be a desert, so when people first came here, they lived in tents. This has improved over the years as they have built offices, schools, colleges. Also various departments were re-established and re-organised. The office buildings include banks and Press & Publications office which prints out many hundreds of books and newspapers such as Al-Fazl International which is an international newspaper produced monthly. Since then Ahmadi Muslims have been persecuted for their beliefs. As you can see, this little town is one big school of religion, which houses many other schools. Rabwah was renamed again in 1999 against the will of its residents to Chenab Nagar

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