Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

History of the Ahmadiyya Qadiani Movement: From Declaring Others Non-Muslim to Facing Exclusion

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Ahmadiyya Qadiani Movement:

Early Doctrines and the Division of the Ahmadiyya Movement (1908–1914) In 1914, following the death of the first caliph of the Qadiani community, Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, the Ahmadiyya movement split into two factions: the Qadian group and the Lahore group. The Qadian group came under the leadership of Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, the 25-year-old son of … Read more

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s Life and Claims: Messiah, Mahdi, and Early Ahmadiyya Movement

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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani Ahmadiyya Movement

Family Background and Early Life The exact date of birth of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is not known. However, according to Ahmadi literature, he was born on 13 February 1835 in the village of Qadian, district Gurdaspur, Punjab, which now lies in Indian Punjab.His family traced its lineage back to the Mughal emperors, which is why … Read more