Does the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat work together with humanists and atheists?

Yes. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat works with everyone who sincerely serves humanity, whatever they believe. That does not mean it shares their denial of God.

Anyone who wants to work with others needs a common basis. It does not have to cover every question of faith. It is enough to agree in the area where one wants to act together.

Service to people is such a basis. Whoever feeds the hungry, cares for the sick or stands up for people in need is doing good, whether or not they believe in God. That is why a partner's belief plays no role in this kind of cooperation. What matters is that their intention is honest and that they truly want to serve people.

The verse above sets the standard. We help one another in everything that is right and good, and we help no one in wrongdoing. The second verse shows that Muslims should treat people of other convictions with kindness and fairness as long as they do not act against them with hostility.

Working together for good does not mean sharing every conviction of the other side. Humanists and atheists often want to free people from the fear of God and of the supernatural. On this point a clear difference remains, because Islam sees belief in God as the source of all morality. This question can be discussed openly and respectfully.

In this way the two go together. One works hand in hand wherever the welfare of people is at stake, and stays honest about what one believes.