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'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the Ahmadiyya is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam). | '''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the Ahmadiyya is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam). | ||
The Current leader, or [[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> | ||
== Mirza Ghulam Ahmad == | ==Mirza Ghulam Ahmad== | ||
Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]] as per [[Islamic Prophecies|Islamic prophecy]]. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century. | Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]] as per [[Islamic Prophecies|Islamic prophecy]]. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century. | ||
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died of diarrhea in Lahore on the 26<sup>th</sup> of May, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref> There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet. | Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died of diarrhea in Lahore on the 26<sup>th</sup> of May, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref> There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet. | ||
== Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfeer'') == | ==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfeer'')== | ||
Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider the 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> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the [[Persecution of Bahais in Iran|Baha'is]] and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible|Qur'anists]], differing 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> | Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider the 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> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the [[Persecution of Bahais in Iran|Baha'is]] and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible|Qur'anists]], differing 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> | ||
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Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnis]] nor [[Shi‘ite|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim. | Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnis]] nor [[Shi‘ite|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim. | ||
== Following and proselytization == | ==Following and proselytization== | ||
Whilst Ahmadiyya 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> | Whilst Ahmadiyya 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> | ||