Rabwah ربوہ
—  City  —
The hilly landscape of Rabwah
Rabwah Location in Punjab,Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°45′10″N 72°55′20″E / 31.75278°N 72.92222°E / 31.75278; 72.92222Coordinates: 31°45′10″N 72°55′20″E / 31.75278°N 72.92222°E / 31.75278; 72.92222
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Chiniot District
Area
• Total	24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2003[1])
• Total	70,000
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC+6)
Postal code	35460
Area code(s)	047
Website	http://www.rabwah.net

Rabwah (Urdu, Punjabi: ربوہ) is a private city in the Chiniot District of Punjab Province, Pakistan located on the Chenab River near the historic city of Chiniot. The city's name means "elevated place" and it is also known as Chenab Nagar, meaning "moonlight through water." Rabwah has been the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community since September 20, 1948 when the community moved its headquarters of Qadian from India to Pakistan following the creation of Pakistan in 1947. As a result, the vast majority of inhabitants belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community migrated to Pakistan as well.^[2] After the migration, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community bought the area of present day Rabwah and settled there.^[3]

Name change[link]

In 1998, a resolution passed by the Punjab Assembly changed the city's name from Rabwah to Chenab Nagar.^[4] However, the city is still mainly referred to by its old name.

Geography and demographics[link]

Rabwah covers an area of about 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) and is surrounded by hills and the Chenab River with a landscape composed mainly of bare sedimentary rock. The city has a population of 70,000, of which 97 percent belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. There is one mosque in each neighborhood.

History[link]

The city stands on a deserted area formerly known as Chak Digiyaan on land bought in 1948 by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community following the migration of most of its members from Qadian, the old center, to newly created Pakistan. The land was intended to become a model city for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The city was named Rabwah by then leader of the Ahmadiyya Movement, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad.^[5]

Education[link]

The Talim-ul-Islam School and Talim-ul-Islam College for boys were two of the first educational institutions to be established in the city with the Jamia Nusrat College for Women being established some time later. These institutions were nationalized under the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The Pakistani campus of Jamia Ahmaddiya Missionary College also has a branch in Rabwah. There are a number of private primary, middle and high schools in the city. The Nusrat Jehan Academy and Inter College, which are private institutions owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, are well known for the consistent good results they produce. Nasir High School is another private venture by the Ahmadiyya Movement to bring quality education to the masses at an affordable rate. A private evening academy for commerce education, Nadi's Commerce Academy, has been setup to provide evening tuition classes to students of B.Com, BBA and MBA. there are also evening classes for girls which are study in the classes of fa,fsc, ba and bsc

Jamia Ahmadiyya Missionary College

Technology/communication[link]

Rabwah is covered by mobile, broadband, wi-fi, and cable television networks but the speed of signals in Rabwah is very slow because government consider rabwah as a small town but is a city^{[citation needed]}.

Newspapers[link]

Rabwah Times is Rabwah's online weekly newspaper founded in 2008. It started off as an online newspaper by the name of Rabwah.NET in 2008^[6] and later on relaunched itself as a weekly newspaper by the name of Rabwah Times in 2011.^[7] The paper was started to give the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Pakistan a voice as the mainstream media of Pakistan has been reluctant to highlight the plight of the minority community and in some cases has encouraged the persecution of Ahmadis.^[8]

The paper rose to fame after publishing stories of local persecution inside the city of Rabwah. The paper has covered stories about the KhatmeNabuwat and Ahrar movement, linking them to banned terrorist organizations. However, the story was shunned by the mainstream Pakistani media.^[9]

A daily newspaper AlFazl is also published from this city, illustrated with many empirical articles which cover the activities of community. There is also some monthly magazines, like the Misbah for women, Tashhez ul Azhan for children, Khalid for youth, and Insarullah for old people.

Neighborhoods[link]

The main mohallas (sectors) of the city are:

• Darul Nasar
• Darul Uloom
• Darul Sadar
• Darul Yaman
• Darul Rahmat
• Darul Barakat
• Babul Abwab
• Nasir Abad
• Tahir Sector
• Naseer Abad
• Factory Area Salam
• Darul Nusrat

All of these sectors are subdivided into smaller regions, usually with eight regions per sector.

Transport[link]

From the city, there are bus services to Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, and other major cities in Pakistan. Rabwah can be accessed from the M-2 (National Highway Motorway 2) while the nearest airports are in Faisalabad (52 kilometres (32 mi)) and Sargodha (59 kilometres (37 mi)).

Climate[link]

Rabwah has hot summers and cold winters. The summer season is from April to October where May, June, and July are the hottest months. The winter season is from November to March where December, January, and February are the coldest months.

Notable residents[link]

Some of the notable residents of the city are:

• Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, founder of the city and eldest son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.2nd Khalīfatul Masīh of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Nasir Ahmad- 3rd Khalīfatul Masīh of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Tahir Ahmad- 4th Khalīfatul Masīh of the community.

See also[link]

• Chiniot
• Faisalabad
• Punjab, Pakistan
• Pakistan
• Chenab River

References[link]

The neutrality of this section is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. (May 2011)

1. The Ahmadis by Antonio R. Gualtieri
2. UNHCR Report
3. Magazine
4. Elections
5. Copyrighting Religion
6. Abdus Salam
7. Police Supports Ahmadiyya Persecution
8. Newspaper Office Raided
9. Persecution

External links[link]

• Rabwah News
• Rabwah website
• Rabwah pictures
• [1]
• Gallery Rabwah
• Pictures of Rabwah
• Aqsa Mosque
• Yadgar Mosque

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