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Rabwah (Urdu: ربوہ) is a city in the Punjab province Pakistan with a population of 48,700 (2003) people located near the historical city of Chiniot in the district of Jhang. It has been the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community since September 20, 1948. More than 95% of its residents belong to this community. It is located at 31°45′N 72°52′E. In Arabic it means a high place. It is a beautiful small city in the foothills of the Himalaya mountain range surrounded by the Chenab River near Chiniot. This city is about 24² miles in size. The landscape is composed of bare sedimentary mountains. Before the creation of Pakistan it was a barren place, but the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community developed it into a lush green city. The 100% literacy rate is highest among Pakistani cities. The peaceful environment of the city is its trademark. The city is connected to the rest of the country by a large train service which goes from the city all the way south to Karachi. The word Rabwah is mentioned the following words: "And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign: We gave them both shelter on Rabwah (higher ground), affording rest and security and furnished with springs." (Al-Momenoon, 23:50) Image File history File links Tahir_heart_institute. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ... The Punjab or Panjab (Punjabi/Urdu: Ù¾Ù†Ø¬Ø§Ø¨) province of Pakistan is the countrys most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A telephone number is a sequence of decimal digits (0-9) that is used for identifying a destination telephone line in a telephone network. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Pakistan Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for Pakistan. ... UTC +5 is the timezone for : Pakistan Standard Time in Pakistan. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Union Council Union Council is a sub part of a district, usually it is a large village also including the nearby small villages. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ahmadiya_logo. ... (Ø§Ø±Ø¯Ùˆ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to Indo-European family of languages. ... The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. ... The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ù…Ø§Ø¹Ø© Ø§Ù„Ø£ØÙ…Ø¯ÙŠØ©; transliterated: ) is based on the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (1835-1908). ... The Chenab River (Punjabi: , , Urdu: , literally Moon(Chen) River(ab)) is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi located in the upper Himalayas, in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Chiniot (Urdu: Ú†Ù†ÛŒÙˆÙ¹ ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Karachi (Urdu: ÙƒØ±Ø§Ú†Ù‰, Sindhi: ÚªØ±Ø§Ú†ÙŠ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan, sometimes known as the City of Light and the City of Quaid (Ø´ÛØ±Ù Ù‚Ø§Ø¦Ø¯), after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan. ...

Hospital

This city has a hospital called Fazl-e-Umar Hospital, privately run by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community which provides inexpensive medical care. This hospital also services the surrounding area. Fazl-e-Omar Hospital, Rabwah is a leading private health care institute in a rural area of Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1958, by the Ahmadiyya Jamaat of Pakistan has now become one of the finest medical facilities in the area providing hospital services not only to the local community but also to patients from towns and villages from further afield. With a roofed area of 115,000 square feet, 150 beds and highly trained medical staff, Fazl-e-Omar aims to provide up-to-date medical care in major specialities such as medicine, surgery and paediatrics in a caring environment. Last year more than 140,000 patients were seen in the OPD. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ù…Ø§Ø¹Ø© Ø§Ù„Ø£ØÙ…Ø¯ÙŠØ©; transliterated: ) is based on the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (1835-1908). ...

With the opening of a new modern gynaecology/obstetrics unit, Begum Zubaida Bani Wing, in early 2003 and plans for a major new 6-storey cardiac centre well under way, Fazl-e-Omar is set to become one of the best medical institutes in the area.

Mosques

and dozens more masaajid. You can see crowded roads by namazis at the time of prayers near these masajid.

Colleges

The college for male students is named Taleemul Islam College of Rabwah. The Jamia-Nusrat College is for women. There is also privately run co-educational college, Nusrat Jehan Internat College. All three colleges are popular in the area due to the quality of education and peacful environment which is the trademark of these colleges. Taleemul Islam College of Rabwah is a college in the town of Qadian in Punjab, India. ...

Famous Personalities

Abdus Salam is known to be a devout Muslim, whose religion does not occupy a separate compartment of his life; it is inseparable from his work and family life. He once wrote: "The Holy Quran enjoins us to reflect on the verities of Allah's created laws of nature; however, that our generation has been privileged to glimpse a part of His design is a bounty and a grace for which I render thanks with a humble heart." 1926–96, Pakistani physicist. After attending Government College at Lahore, he received a Ph.D. from Cambridge (1952). He taught in Lahore for three years before returning to England, first teaching mathematics at Cambridge (1954–57), then moving to Imperial College in London, where he became a professor of theoretical physics. In the early 1960s he developed a theory to explain some behavior of the weak interactions of elementary particles. For this work, in 1979 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Glashow. To support Third World scientists and scientific research, Salam founded what is now the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics in 1964 and the Third World Academy of Sciences in 1983 (both in Trieste, Italy). He headed the International Center until his death.

Taleem-ul-islam college is located in chanaabnagar (rabwah), very near the fazl-e-omar hospital, the priciple of TI college is Professor HAJI MAQBOOL AHMED KHAN. he is graduated in masterz of science. He has the experience of 25 years servicing at the TI college CHANAABNAGAR. He has spent many years teaching at the TI College and soon became the professor of the college and has achieved his target to be a Principle at the TI college more than 20 years now. He is enjoying himself servicing at the TI college chanaabnagar.

Bihishti Maqbra(Graveyard)

There is also a large, famous graveyard for Ahmadis in Rabwah. Here two leaders of the Community are buried. Also buried here is the first Muslim to win a Nobel Prize in Physics, Abdus Salam and also Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, who was Pakistan's First Foreign Minister, member of the International Court of Justice and President of the United Nations General Assembly, both figures were Ahmadis. Other prominent personality includes Mirza Muzafar Ahmad. The global Muslim community has declared that the followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as outside of the fold of Islam, primarily due to their acceptance of his claim as a prophet. ... Abdus Salam at Nobel Prize ceremony with the King of Sweden Dr. Abdus Salam (Urdu: Ù¾Ø±ÙˆÙÛŒØ³Ø± ÚˆØ§Ú©Ù¹Ø± Ø¹Ø¨Ø¯ Ø§Ù„Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù…) (January 29, 1926 at Santokdas, Sahiwal in Punjab â€“ 21 November 1996 in Oxford, England) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for his work in electroweak theory which... Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (1893 1985) was a Pakistani diplomat, renowned international jurist and a scholar of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. ...

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. The Grand Timcheh of Qoms Bazaar. ...

Sectors

Main Muhallahs(Sectors) of the town are Darus Sadr, Babul Abwab, Darur Rahmat, Darul Barakat, Darul Yaman, Darul Uloom and Darun Nasr,Tahir Sector

Famous Roads

Transport

Most people in Rabwah prefer to use bicycle. You can see more bicyles ratio there than any other city of the country. Other ways of transportation are cars & motocycles. While for public transport there are Taxis, Rikshas and rarely used Tangas.

Magazines/ Newspapers

Darul Ziafat

Darul Ziafat is a free opent-to-all restaurant run by Jamaat. It was started by Hazrat Masieh e Maood in Qadian and after the partition its functional in Rabwah. Its current in charge is Malik Munawar Ahmad Javed. Qadian is a small town in Gurdaspur, north-east of Amritsar in Punjab, India. ...

Qasr e Khilafat

Science, Medicine and Research

History

This deserted area was first called Chak Digiyaan. It was then given a name Rabwah in 1948 when it took the shape of a town, a year after the country (Pakistan) was divided from India. The town was primarily established by the Ahmadiyya community. The area used to be a desert and the first residents lived in tents. Over the years offices, schools and colleges have been built. Also various departments have been re-established and re-organised. The office buildings include banks and Press & Publications office which prints numerous books and newspapers such as Daily Al-Fazl which is an international newspaper produced daily. A children magazine called Tashheeez-ul-Azhan is one of the many other informative magzines published in Rabwah. Alfazal and Tasheez can be viewd at Periodicals. Rabwah has produced some great international players of Basketball, Swimming, Hockey and Football.

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.

Important Visiting Places/ Institues

Educational

Nusrat Jehan Academy is an educational complex of elementary, junior and senior high schools, which is located in the city of Rabwah in Pakistan. ...

Sports

Outing

External links

See also

Chiniot (Urdu: Ú†Ù†ÛŒÙˆÙ¹ ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Faisalabad (Urdu: ÙÛŒØµÙ„ Ø¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. ... The Chenab River (Punjabi: , , Urdu: , literally Moon(Chen) River(ab)) is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi located in the upper Himalayas, in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh, India. ...

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Towns & Cities of Jhang

SarMuradwala | Ahmedpur Sial | Bhowana | Chak No. 190 Arbianwala | Chund Bharwana | Chiniot | Sheikhan | Shah Jiwana | Wasu Astana | Rabwah | Qaim Bharwana | Shorkot | Sadiq Nihang | Lalian | Barana | Hasoo Balel | Rodu Sultan | Talhi Mangini | Teja Berwala | Ratta Matta | Rajoa Sadat | Ahmeda Nagar | Aminpur | Jhang Maghiana | Thatta Muhammad Shah | Khiwa Mahni | Kot Isa Shah | Muhammadi Sharif | Kamoka Chak Jhang (Punjabi/Urdu: Ø¬Ú¾Ù†Ú¯) is a Punjab district having a town with same name on the Chenab river, with 387,418 inhabitants (1998). ... Image File history File links JhangRabwah. ... Ahmedpur Sial is the sub Tehsil headquarter of ditrict Jhang in Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Bhowana is a town of ditrict Jhang in Punjab province of Pakistan located at Jhang-Chiniot road. ... Arbianwala is a small village of tehsil Chiniot,district Jhang, in the vicinity of police station Bhowana. ... Chund Bharwana is a town of ditsrict Jhang in Punjab province of Pakistan located at confluence of two main highways i. ... Chiniot (Urdu: Ú†Ù†ÛŒÙˆÙ¹ ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shah Jiwana is a nationwide famous town of ditsrict Jhang in Punjab province of Pakistan located at Jhang-Lalian road. ... Qaim Bharwana is a town of ditsrict Jhang in Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Shorkot is a town located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Lalian (Punjabi: ) is a town situated at the Faisalabad-to-Sargodha road in the Jhang district of Punjab province in Pakistan. ... Barana is a town located in tehsil Chiniot district Jhang of Punjab province in Pakistan at boundary with district Sargodha . ... Hasoo Balel is a town of Tehsil Shorkot in district Jhang of Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Rodu Sultan is a town of Tehsil Shorkot in district Jhang of Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Talhi Mangini is a town of Tehsil Chiniot in district Jhang of Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Teja Berwala is a town of Tehsil Chiniot in district Jhang of Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Ratta Matta is a famous town of ditsrict Jhang in Punjab province of Pakistan located at Jhang-Lalian road. ... The famous town of Rajoa Sadat is situated at Faisalabad Sargodha Road in Tehsil Chiniot of District Jhang. ... Ahmeda Nagar is a town situated at the Faisalabad-to-Sargodha road in the Jhang district of Punjab province in Pakistan. ... Aminpur known as Amipur locally is a town situated at the boundary of Faisalabad in the Jhang district of Punjab province in Pakistan. ... // Introduction Jhang (Punjabi: Ø¬Ú¾Ù†Ú¯ OR à¨à©°à¨—) is a Punjab district having a town with same name on the Chenab river, with 387,418 inhabitants (1998). ...

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