Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
), also known as the Lahoris, formed as a result of ideological differences within the Ahmadiyya movement
Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya is an Islamic religious revivalist movement founded in India near the end of the 19th century, originating with the life and teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as...
, after the demise of Maulana Hakim Noor-ud-Din in 1914, the first Khalifa
Khalifatul Masih
Khalifatul Masih sometimes simply referred to as Khalifah is the elected spiritual leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is the successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian...
after its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mīrzā Ghulām Aḥmad was a religious figure from India and the founder of the Ahmadiyya Community. He claimed to be the Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century, the promised Messiah , and the Mahdi awaited by the Muslims in the end days...
.
The Split
The reason for the Split was summarised as follows by Maulana Muhammad Ali, the first Head of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, in his English booklet The Split in the Ahmadiyya Movement, published in 1918:The dispute therefore also involved the issue whether according to Islamic teachings a prophet can come after Muhammad, as believed by the Qadian section, or if Muhammad was the last prophet after whom no prophet is to arise, as held by the Lahore Ahmadiyya.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Viewpoint
The larger body of Ahmadi Muslims belonging in the Ahmadiyya Muslim CommunityAhmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
contend that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mīrzā Ghulām Aḥmad was a religious figure from India and the founder of the Ahmadiyya Community. He claimed to be the Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century, the promised Messiah , and the Mahdi awaited by the Muslims in the end days...
himself received a revelation by God concerning a future split in his Community and that it would be concerning his Promised Son:
Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Second Khalifatul Masih
Khalifatul Masih
Khalifatul Masih sometimes simply referred to as Khalifah is the elected spiritual leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is the successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian...
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
and the Promised Son in question, also wrote many books regarding the split, including Truth about the Split.
Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement's View on Islamic Status
The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement believes Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be the MujaddidMujaddid
A Mujaddid , according to the popular Muslim tradition, refers to a person who appears at the turn of every century of the Islamic calendar to revive Islam, remove from it any extraneous elements and restore it to its pristine purity...
(reformer) of the 14th century Hijra and not a prophet. They assert that, as he himself wrote repeatedly, his use of the terms “Nabi
Nabi
Nabi may refer to:* Prophets of Islam, humans who, in the Islamic faith, have been chosen as prophets by God**Nabi * Butterfly in the Korean language** Nabi , a 2001 South Korean film** The Korean language title of Mr...
” and “Rasool” was metaphorical, when referring to himself. Members of the movement are often referred to colloquially as Lahori Ahmadis.
Many Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s do not consider members of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement to be Muslims and some group them together with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and refer to them by the term “Qadiani” and refer to their belief as “Qadianism”, a term rejected by Ahmadi-Muslims as derogatory. Members of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement however like to refer to themselves as Lahori Ahmadi Muslims and consider themselves completely separate from the main body of Ahmadis.
As the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement’s view regarding Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s status and the concept of finality of prophethood of Muhammad
Muhammad
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is closer to traditional Islamic thought, the Literature published by the Movement has found greater acceptability among the Muslim Intelligentsia and some orthodox Islamic Scholars consider the Lahore Ahmadiyya as Muslims.
Europe
Great Britain- In 1913 a mission station was established in WokingWokingWoking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
(near London) and the Shah Jahan MosqueShah Jahan MosqueThe Shah Jahan Mosque is the first purpose-built mosque in Britain built 1889 in Woking, 30 miles south-west of London in Oriental Road.-Construction:...
was maintained by the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement until the 1960s. See the website of the history of this mission.:The Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
was translated into English by Maulana Muhammad AliMaulana Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali was a Pakistani writer, scholar, and leading figure of the Ahmadiyya Movement.-Biography:Ali was born in Punjab, British India, in 1874. He obtained an English and Law in 1899...
.
Germany
- The Berlin MosqueAhmadiyya Mosque BerlinBerlin Mosque in Berlin is Germany's oldest mosque, situated on Brienner Straße 7-8 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. It was designed by K.A. Kermann and was built between 1923 and 1925...
was built in 1924/28. - The Qur'an was translated into German by Maulana Sadr-ud-Din in 1939.
Netherlands
- Small communities in the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
are located in AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, The HagueThe HagueThe Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
and UtrechtUtrecht (city)Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
. On June 3, 2006 Queen BeatrixBeatrix of the NetherlandsBeatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
of the Netherlands had visited the Mobarak Mosque to commemorate the building's 50th anniversary.
The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement's position
The main differing belief that led to the formation of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement as a distinct and separate group from the Ahmadiyya Muslim CommunityAhmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
is that the Lahore Ahmadiyya believe Muhammad to be the last of the prophets, and that after him no prophet can appear, neither a past one like Jesus, nor a new one. They believe that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is referred to as a Prophet in the metaphorical sense only (as other Muslims saints have been referred to as well), and not in the real and technical meaning of the word as used in Islamic terminology. In contrast, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
hold that Muhammad was the last law-bearing prophets and new non-law bearing prophets can come after him. They hold Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be a prophet (with all the qualities of a prophet like Jesus) but subordinate and deputy to Muhammad.
Demographics
Reliable statistics on the worldwide Lahore Ahmadiyya movement does not exist. However, sources do suggest that in comparison to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Lahore Ahmadiyya population is relatively very small. In particular, it is estimated that there may be between 5000 and 10,000 Lahori Ahmadis in Pakistan and possibly up to 30,000 worldwide.Leaders of the Community
- Maulana Muhammad AliMaulana Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali was a Pakistani writer, scholar, and leading figure of the Ahmadiyya Movement.-Biography:Ali was born in Punjab, British India, in 1874. He obtained an English and Law in 1899...
(1874 - 13 October 1951), (Ameer 1914 - 1951) - Maulana Sadr-ud-Din (c. 1880 - 15 November 1981), (Ameer 1951 - 1981)
- Dr. Saeed Ahmad KhanSaeed Ahmad KhanSaeed Ahmad Khan Saeed Ahmad Khan (سيد احمد خان in Urdu) Saeed Ahmad Khan (سيد احمد خان in Urdu) (1900–1996, (Emir 1981-1996) was an adherent, and later third Emir, of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, religious movement which evolved as a sect of Islam.-Early life:...
(1900 - 15 November 1996), (Ameer 1981 - 1996) - Dr. Asghar HameedAsghar HameedAsghar Hameed was the fourth Emir of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement.- External links :*...
(1919 - 14 October 2002), (Ameer 1996 - 2002) - Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed PashaAbdul Karim Saeed PashaAbdul Karim Saeed Pasha is the fifth and current Emir of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement. He was a medical doctor before being elected emir of the Lahori Jamaat....
(Current Ameer)
Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
- Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at-e-Islam Lahore - Primary Official Site
- The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam
- Lahore Ahmadiyya Islamic Society
- In refutation of 'Qadiani' beliefs
- Differences between the two Ahmadi sects
- Split in the Ahmadiyya Movement by Maulana Muhammad Ali
- 'The Will' by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad with comments by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
- 'The Will', the basis of the dispute
- Ahmadiyya view of Khalifat
- Khalifa's in The Quran
- The Truth about the Split by Al-Musleh Maud, Khalifatul-Massih the Second
- Truth Prevails by Qazi Muhammad Nazir, a book written in response to the arguments set forth by the Lahori Ahmadiyya Section in their book
- Urdu Book: Prophet hood and Khilafat and Lahori Movement
- History of Ahmadiyyat