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City in Punjab, Pakistan
Rabwah ربوہ
City
Fountain in RabwahFountain in Rabwah
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictChiniot
Towns2
Government
 • Ameer MuqaamiMirza Khursheed Ahmad
Area
 • Total24 km (9 sq mi)
Elevation300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 • Total48,000
 • Density2,300/km (6,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code35460
Area code047
Websitehttp://www.rabwah.net

“Rabwah in urdu "ربوہ" which means a (High Place) also knows as Chenab Nagar(composed of two words Chan, moon & Aab, water 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. The city with a population of 70,000 (2003) has been the headquarters of the Ahmadis 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 are refugees who fled the violence in East Punjab and later settled the area.

Name Change

In 1998, a discriminatory resolution passed by Punjab Assembly, the Government of Punjab forcefully changed the town's name from Rabwah to Chenab Nagar. The Resolution was supported by the local Muslim clerics and didn't actually take the people's wishes into consideration.

General Information

More than 97% of its residents belong to Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. 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 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.

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 India Pakistan Partition.The Land made into model City called Rabwah and 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 lived in tents. Over the years the progress has been mind blowing offices, schools colleges and bustling Markets have been built. The Ahmadiyya Community 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.

Mosques

There are numerous Mosques in Rabwah; the main being listed below: 

   * Masjid-e-Aqsa (Central Jamia Mosque)
   * Masjid Mubarak (Qasr-e-Khalafit)
   * Masjid Mehdi (Gol Bazar)
   * Masjid Yadgar (Fazl-e-Omar Hospital)
First mosque in Rabwah, built on the place where first prayer was led by the Second Caliph when Rabwah was a baren land back in 1948.
   * Masjid Rajeyki (Darul rehmat sharki)
   * Masjid Gumbad Wali (Dar ul Yaman Wasti Hamid)
   * Masjid Salam (Dar ul Yaman Wasti Salam)
   * Masjid Anwar (Dar ul sadar North (shumali)
   * Masjid Huda (Dar ul sadar North (shumali)
   * Masjid Latif (Dar ul sadar Gharbi)
   * Masjid Qamar (Dar ul sadar Gharbi)
   * Masjid Ahmad (Dar ul Nasar Wasti) Near Maryam School
   * Masjid Nusrat (Factory Area Gharbi)
   * Masjid Hasan Iqbal (Jamia Ahmadiyya Senior's)
   * Masjid Nusrat (Dar ul Rehmat Wasti)
   * Masjid Bashir (Dar ul Rehmat Sharqi)
   * Masjid Salam (Factory Area Salam)
   * Masjid Ahmad (Factory Area Ahmad)
   * Masjid Hamd (Dar ul Barkaat)
   * Masjid Nasir (Dar ul Rehmat Garbi)
   * Masjid Hamd (Nasirabad Sharki)
   * Masjid Raza (Nasirabad janubi)
   * Masjid Hadayat (Bab ul Abwab)
   * Masjid Sadiq (Dar ul Aloom garbi)
   * Masjid Kahleel
   * Masroor Mosque
   * Noor Mosque

Rabwah has the most concentration of mosques in Pakistan per population and area.

Colleges

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 collge established by the community but during the nationalization process of the Pakistan Government both of them were taken from the hands of the local Ahmadiyya Community and were put under Government control since then they have lost their reputation. Both these collges 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 Jamia Ahmadiyya (Ahmadiyya Institute of Islamic Studies) where students from all over Pakistan and the world come to study Islamic Literature, Quran and research.These Students donate their whole life for the perching of Islam and Educate Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Islam.


Technology/Communication

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

Bihishti Maqbara

Bihishti Maqbara is a Burial ground for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Rabwah which holds a special place in the community.It is also the final resting place of the community's two Leaders, first and the only Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize in Physics, Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam and Chaudhry Zafrulla Khan, Pakistan's first Foreign Minister, President of the International Court of Justice and President of the United Nations General Assembly. Other prominent Ahmadiyya personalities includes M M Ahmad.

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, Rikshas and rarely used Tangas. 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 magzines/newspapers, credibility of these is seriously doubted

Dar-ul-Ziafat

Darul Ziafat is a free of cost open-to-all eating place and guest house run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It was started by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the initiator of the movement in Qadian and after the partition of 1947 it is also functional in Rabwah.Rcently it has recieved major upgrades and a major new extension is currently under progress. Its current in charge is Malik Munawar Ahmad Javed.

Qasr-e-Khilafat

Official residence of the Khalifatul Masih, as he is known in the Ahmadiya community, is located near Jaamat Khana. Today, however the Khalifa resides in London.

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.

Important visiting places/ Institutes

Educational

(All are run by Ahmadis)

Sports

Each Neighborhood has its own playground and various playgrounds are spread all over the city.Some of the sports played and sports facilities include:

  • Cricket Ground
  • Swimming Pool
  • Fazl-e-Omar Basket Ball Ground
  • Ghor Dor Ground
  • Hockey Club - Supervised by the international hockey umpire Mr. Latif Ghaznawi
  • Tennis and Squash Courts
  • VolleyBall
  • Aiwan e Mehmood Sports Club (for indoor games Badminton & Table Tennis)

Outing

See also

References

  1. Pakistan Population Census Organization (1998)

External links

Template:Towns & Cities of Chiniot

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