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'''Ahmadiyya''' | '''Ahmadiyya''' is an Islamic religious movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the faith is the belief that Ahmad is the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam. Practitioners are known as '''Ahmadis''' (or sometimes as ''Qadianis'' although this is usually a derogatory term used by orthodox Sunnis) . | ||
The current leader, or Imam and [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref> | The current leader, or Imam and [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref> | ||
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==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfir'')== | ==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfir'')== | ||
Orthodox | Orthodox authorities of Islam do not consider Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> since their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the Baha'is and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible|Qur'anists]], differ vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread persecution and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref> | ||
At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref> | At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref> | ||
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==Following and proselytization== | ==Following and proselytization== | ||
While | While Ahmadi media often claims that the sect has 200 million adherents worldwide, studies show that Ahmadiyya faith likely has only around 10 million adherents.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html|2=2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref> | ||
Ahmadis lead many dedicated missionary efforts in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Indonesia, and they are similarly well organized in Western contexts. | Ahmadis lead many dedicated missionary efforts in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Indonesia, and they are similarly well organized in Western contexts. | ||