The Ahmadiyya Movement, a Muslim messianic sect, was founded in Punjab, India, in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Established on liberal principles, it promoted a universal religion, rejected jihad against non-Muslims, and encouraged modern education. The movement faced strong opposition over its belief in Ahmad as Messiah and split into two groups in 1914.
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- Founded 1889 in Punjab by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
- Claimed to be Messiah, Mahdi, reformer of Islam
- Promoted unity, peace, religious tolerance
- Rejected armed jihad against non-Muslims
- Spread Western liberal education among Indian Muslims
- Faced Sunni opposition over prophethood beliefs
- Declared non-Muslims in Pakistan’s 1974 amendment
- Led by elected successors called Khalifas
- First Khalifa Hakim Noor-ud-din (1908–1914)
- Split in 1914 into Qadian Ahmadis and Lahore group
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