| Names |
MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD |
| Date of Birth |
February 13, 1835 |
| Date of
Death |
May 26, 1908 |
|
Identity |
- The founder of the Ahmadiyya movement.
- He claimed to be the Promised Messiah (Second Coming of
Christ) and the Mahdi awaited by the Muslims in the end
days.
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Works |
He authored around 100 books on various
religious, spiritual and theological issues. |
| General |
- He claimed that he was the Mujaddid
(divine reformer) of the fourteenth Islamic century, the
Promised Messiah (Second Coming of Christ),
and the Mahdi awaited by the Muslims in the
end days.
- He preached his religious ideas and ideals all across
the Indian sub-continent and won substantial
following.
- He founded the Ahmadiyya Movement in
Islam in March 1889.
- The mission of the movement was the propagation
of Islam in its pristine form.
- He emphatically opposed and argued against the necessity
of Jihad in violent form in the present
age.
- The adherents of the Ahmadiyya movement are referred to
as Ahmadis or Ahmadi Muslims.
- Ahmadi thought emphasizes the belief that Islam
is the final dispensation for humanity as revealed
to Muhammad.
- He therefore emphasized the necessity of restoring Islam
to its true essence and pristine form, which had been lost
through the centuries.
- Ahmadis therefore consider as their mission to bring
about the revival and peaceful propagation
of Islam.
- The Ahmadis were among the earliest Muslim
communities to arrive in Britain and other Western
countries.
- Ahmadis also believe that Ahmad was sent by God
just like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed
and reinstitute morality, justice and peace.
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