Ahmadiyya

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Ahmadiyya is an Islamic reformist movement founded in British India in the late 19th century that emphasizes peaceful propagation of Islam, rejection of violent jihad, and belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the promised messiah and mahdi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic reform movement
Islamic religious movement
countryOfOrigin British India
foundedBy Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
hasCentralBelief Jesus migrated eastwards
Jesus survived crucifixion
Jesus will not physically return
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the mahdi
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the promised messiah
belief in angels
belief in divine decree
belief in prophets
belief in revealed books
belief in the Day of Judgment
belief in the finality of the law of Prophet Muhammad
belief in the unity of God (tawhid)
belief that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is a subordinate prophet under Muhammad
emphasis on interfaith dialogue
emphasis on rational interpretation of scripture
jihad is primarily by preaching and self-reform
literal death of Jesus
loyalty to one’s country of residence
non-compulsory nature of religion
ongoing possibility of non-law-bearing prophethood
peaceful propagation of Islam
rejection of abrogation of Quranic verses
rejection of violent jihad
rejection of violent religious coercion
revival of Islamic moral and spiritual values
separation of religious and political authority
universal brotherhood of humankind
hasGlobalPresenceIn Africa
Europe
Middle East
North America
South Asia
hasHeadquarters Tilford
United Kingdom
hasLanguageOfDiscourse Arabic
English
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
hasLeadershipStructure Caliph
surface form: Khilafat (Caliphate)
hasLeaderTitle Caliph of the Messiah
hasLegalStatus non-Muslim minority in Pakistan
hasMajorSect Ahmadiyya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Ahmadiyya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
hasMediaOutlet MTA International
hasMotto Love for all, hatred for none
hasOrganization Ahmadiyya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Lajna Imaillah
Majlis Ansarullah
Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya
hasPractice annual gatherings (Jalsa Salana)
fasting in Ramadan
five daily prayers
missionary work
organized community service
payment of zakat
pilgrimage to Mecca for those able
hasSplitFrom Sunni Islam
inception 1889
isPersecutedIn Algeria
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Indonesia
Pakistan
isRegardedAs heretical by many mainstream Muslim scholars
placeOfOrigin Qadian
religion Islam

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Abdus Salam religion Ahmadiyya
Ramadan observedBy Ahmadiyya
this entity surface form: Ahmadi Muslims
Pakistani diaspora hasReligion Ahmadiyya
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Islam
Mahershala Ali memberOf Ahmadiyya
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Rabwah, Punjab, Pakistan founder Ahmadiyya
subject surface form: Rabwah
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Rabwah, Punjab, Pakistan significantReligiousCenterOf Ahmadiyya
subject surface form: Rabwah
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Rabwah, Punjab, Pakistan hasSignificantPopulation Ahmadiyya
subject surface form: Rabwah
this entity surface form: Ahmadi Muslims
Rabwah, Punjab, Pakistan religiousAdministrationCenterOf Ahmadiyya
subject surface form: Rabwah
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan
Ahmadiyya hasOrganization Ahmadiyya self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya hasMajorSect Ahmadiyya self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya hasMajorSect Ahmadiyya self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
Muslim American religiousDenomination Ahmadiyya
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Islam
Islam in South Asia majorDenomination Ahmadiyya
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Islam
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali memberOf Ahmadiyya
this entity surface form: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community