Ahmadiyyah
Also known as Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Ahmadiyyat, Islam Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, AMJ, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Islam Ahmadiyyat
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Ahmadiyya is an Islamic movement founded in late 19th-century India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who claimed to be the promised Messiah and Mahdi expected in Islamic theology. The movement matters because it represents a significant branch of Islam with distinct theological beliefs, and its followers have faced both growth and controversy in various parts of the world due to their interpretations of Islamic doctrine.
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Key facts
- Religion.name
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'atAhmadiyya Muslim Community
- Religion.image
- Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya and Minarat-ul-Massih.jpg
- Religion.caption
- The White Minaret and the Ahmadiyya flag in Qadian, India. For Ahmadi Muslims, the two symbolize the advent of the Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
- Religion.type
- Islamic movement
- Religion.scripture
- Quran and various books by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
- Religion.leader_title
- Caliph
- Religion.leader_name
- Mirza Masroor Ahmad
- Religion.founder
- Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
- Religion.founded_date
- 19th century
- Religion.founded_place
- British India
- Religion.separated_from
- Sunni Islam
- Religion.number_of_followers