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	'''Ahmadiyya''' ~~(sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'')~~ is a religious movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the faith is the belief that Ahmad is the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam. Practitioners are known as '''Ahmadis'''.		'''Ahmadiyya''' is an Islamic religious movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the faith is the belief that Ahmad is the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam. Practitioners are known as '''Ahmadis''' (or sometimes as ''Qadianis'' although this is usually a derogatory term used by orthodox Sunnis) .

	The current leader, or Imam and [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref>		The current leader, or Imam and [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref>
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	==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfir'')==		==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfir'')==
	Orthodox ~~followers~~ of Islam do not consider Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> ~~due to~~ their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the Baha'is and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], ~~differing~~ vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread persecution and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>		Orthodox authorities of Islam do not consider Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> since their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the Baha'is and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differ vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread persecution and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>

	At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref>		At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref>
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	==Following and proselytization==		==Following and proselytization==
	While ~~Ahmadiyya~~ media often claims that the sect has 200 million adherents worldwide, studies show that Ahmadiyya faith likely has only around 10 million adherents.<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref>		While Ahmadi media often claims that the sect has 200 million adherents worldwide, studies show that Ahmadiyya faith likely has only around 10 million adherents.<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref>

	Ahmadis lead many dedicated missionary efforts in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Indonesia, and they are similarly well organized in Western contexts.		Ahmadis lead many dedicated missionary efforts in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Indonesia, and they are similarly well organized in Western contexts.

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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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	==Mirza Ghulam Ahmad==		==Mirza Ghulam Ahmad==
	Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]] as per [[~~Islamic~~ Prophecies\|~~Islamic~~ prophecy]]. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century.		Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]] as per Islamic [[:Category:Prophecies\|prophecy]]. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century.

	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died of diarrhea in Lahore on the 26<sup>th</sup> of May, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref> There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet.		Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died of diarrhea in Lahore on the 26<sup>th</sup> of May, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref> There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet.

	==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfeer'')==		==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfeer'')==
	Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider the Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the ~~[[Persecution of Bahais in Iran\|~~Baha'is]] and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differing vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread [[persecution]] and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>		Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider the Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the Baha'is and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differing vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread persecution and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>

	At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref> This act of excommunicating a person or group who alleges to be Muslim is called [[takfeer]].		At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref> This act of excommunicating a person or group who alleges to be Muslim is called [[takfeer]].

	The sale, publication and distribution of Ahmadiyya literiture has also been banned in [[Bangladesh]],<ref name="BANGLADESH">[http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers13%5Cpaper1252.html BANGLADESH: State Inaction Encourages anti-Ahmadiyya Islamists] - The South Asia Analysis Group, February 14, 2005</ref> the Muslim Council of [[Britain]] have stated that members of the Ahmadiyya faith are "outside the fold of Islam", they have been banned from practicing their religion publicly in ~~[[Indonesia\|~~Indonesia's]] East Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi provinces,<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Indonesia-New-ban-imposed-on-Ahmadiyah-Islamic-sect_311748875213.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Indonesia: New ban imposed on Ahmadiyah Islamic sect] - AKI, March 3, 2011</ref> and Pakistan has officially declared them to be non-Muslims.<ref>Khan, Naveeda. [http://anthropology.jhu.edu/bin/i/d/Trespasses.pdf "Trespasses of the State: Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark"]. Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts. p. 184.</ref>		The sale, publication and distribution of Ahmadiyya literiture has also been banned in Bangladesh,<ref name="BANGLADESH">[http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers13%5Cpaper1252.html BANGLADESH: State Inaction Encourages anti-Ahmadiyya Islamists] - The South Asia Analysis Group, February 14, 2005</ref> the Muslim Council of Britain have stated that members of the Ahmadiyya faith are "outside the fold of Islam", they have been banned from practicing their religion publicly in Indonesia's East Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi provinces,<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Indonesia-New-ban-imposed-on-Ahmadiyah-Islamic-sect_311748875213.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Indonesia: New ban imposed on Ahmadiyah Islamic sect] - AKI, March 3, 2011</ref> and Pakistan has officially declared them to be non-Muslims.<ref>Khan, Naveeda. [http://anthropology.jhu.edu/bin/i/d/Trespasses.pdf "Trespasses of the State: Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark"]. Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts. p. 184.</ref>

	Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnis]] nor [[~~Shi‘ite~~\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.		Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnism\|Sunnis]] nor [[Shi'ism\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.

	==Following and proselytization==		==Following and proselytization==

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	At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref> This act of excommunicating a person or group who alleges to be Muslim is called [[takfeer]].		At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref> This act of excommunicating a person or group who alleges to be Muslim is called [[takfeer]].

	The sale, publication and distribution of Ahmadiyya literiture has also been banned in [[Bangladesh]],<ref name="BANGLADESH">[http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers13%5Cpaper1252.html BANGLADESH: State Inaction Encourages anti-Ahmadiyya Islamists] - The South Asia Analysis Group, February 14, 2005</ref> the Muslim Council of [[Britain]] have stated that members of the Ahmadiyya faith are "outside the fold of Islam", they have been banned from practicing their religion publicly in [[Indonesia\|Indonesia's]] East Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi provinces,<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Indonesia-New-ban-imposed-on-Ahmadiyah-Islamic-sect_311748875213.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Indonesia: New ban imposed on Ahmadiyah Islamic sect] - AKI, March 3, 2011</ref> and [[Pakistan]] has officially declared them to be non-Muslims.<ref>Khan, Naveeda. [http://anthropology.jhu.edu/bin/i/d/Trespasses.pdf "Trespasses of the State: Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark"]. Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts. p. 184.</ref>		The sale, publication and distribution of Ahmadiyya literiture has also been banned in [[Bangladesh]],<ref name="BANGLADESH">[http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers13%5Cpaper1252.html BANGLADESH: State Inaction Encourages anti-Ahmadiyya Islamists] - The South Asia Analysis Group, February 14, 2005</ref> the Muslim Council of [[Britain]] have stated that members of the Ahmadiyya faith are "outside the fold of Islam", they have been banned from practicing their religion publicly in [[Indonesia\|Indonesia's]] East Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi provinces,<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Indonesia-New-ban-imposed-on-Ahmadiyah-Islamic-sect_311748875213.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Indonesia: New ban imposed on Ahmadiyah Islamic sect] - AKI, March 3, 2011</ref> and Pakistan has officially declared them to be non-Muslims.<ref>Khan, Naveeda. [http://anthropology.jhu.edu/bin/i/d/Trespasses.pdf "Trespasses of the State: Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark"]. Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts. p. 184.</ref>

	Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnis]] nor [[Shi‘ite\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.		Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnis]] nor [[Shi‘ite\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.

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	'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the Ahmadiyya is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam).		'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the Ahmadiyya is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam).

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	'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the Ahmadiyya is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam).		'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the Ahmadiyya is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam).

	The Current leader, or [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref>		The Current leader, or Imam and [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref>

	== Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ==		==Mirza Ghulam Ahmad==
	Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]] as per [[Islamic Prophecies\|Islamic prophecy]]. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century.		Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]] as per [[Islamic Prophecies\|Islamic prophecy]]. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century.

	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died of diarrhea in Lahore on the 26<sup>th</sup> of May, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref> There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet.		Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died of diarrhea in Lahore on the 26<sup>th</sup> of May, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref> There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet.

	== Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfeer'') ==		==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfeer'')==
	Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider the Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the [[Persecution of Bahais in Iran\|Baha'is]] and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differing vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread [[persecution]] and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>		Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider the Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the [[Persecution of Bahais in Iran\|Baha'is]] and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differing vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread [[persecution]] and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>

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	Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnis]] nor [[Shi‘ite\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.		Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnis]] nor [[Shi‘ite\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.

	== Following and proselytization ==		==Following and proselytization==
	Whilst Ahmadiyya media often claims that the sect has 200 million adherents worldwide, studies show that Ahmadiyya faith likely has only around 10 million adherents.<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref>		Whilst Ahmadiyya media often claims that the sect has 200 million adherents worldwide, studies show that Ahmadiyya faith likely has only around 10 million adherents.<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref>

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	'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Central to the Ahmadiyya is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi.		'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the Ahmadiyya is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam).

			The Current leader, or [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref>

			== Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ==
	Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]] as per [[Islamic Prophecies\|Islamic prophecy]]. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century.		Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]] as per [[Islamic Prophecies\|Islamic prophecy]]. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century.

			Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died of diarrhea in Lahore on the 26<sup>th</sup> of May, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref> There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet.

			== Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfeer'') ==
	Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider the Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the [[Persecution of Bahais in Iran\|Baha'is]] and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differing vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread [[persecution]] and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>		Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider the Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the [[Persecution of Bahais in Iran\|Baha'is]] and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differing vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread [[persecution]] and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>

	At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref>		At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref> This act of excommunicating a person or group who alleges to be Muslim is called [[takfeer]].

	The sale, publication and distribution of Ahmadiyya ~~litriture~~ has also been banned in [[Bangladesh]],<ref name="BANGLADESH">[http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers13%5Cpaper1252.html BANGLADESH: State Inaction Encourages anti-Ahmadiyya Islamists] - The South Asia Analysis Group, February 14, 2005</ref> the Muslim Council of [[Britain]] have stated that members of the Ahmadiyya faith are "outside the fold of Islam", they have been banned from practicing their religion publicly in [[Indonesia\|Indonesia's]] East Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi provinces,<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Indonesia-New-ban-imposed-on-Ahmadiyah-Islamic-sect_311748875213.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Indonesia: New ban imposed on Ahmadiyah Islamic sect] - AKI, March 3, 2011</ref> and [[Pakistan]] has officially declared them to be non-Muslims.<ref>Khan, Naveeda. [http://anthropology.jhu.edu/bin/i/d/Trespasses.pdf "Trespasses of the State: Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark"]. Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts. p. 184.</ref>		The sale, publication and distribution of Ahmadiyya literiture has also been banned in [[Bangladesh]],<ref name="BANGLADESH">[http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers13%5Cpaper1252.html BANGLADESH: State Inaction Encourages anti-Ahmadiyya Islamists] - The South Asia Analysis Group, February 14, 2005</ref> the Muslim Council of [[Britain]] have stated that members of the Ahmadiyya faith are "outside the fold of Islam", they have been banned from practicing their religion publicly in [[Indonesia\|Indonesia's]] East Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi provinces,<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Indonesia-New-ban-imposed-on-Ahmadiyah-Islamic-sect_311748875213.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Indonesia: New ban imposed on Ahmadiyah Islamic sect] - AKI, March 3, 2011</ref> and [[Pakistan]] has officially declared them to be non-Muslims.<ref>Khan, Naveeda. [http://anthropology.jhu.edu/bin/i/d/Trespasses.pdf "Trespasses of the State: Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark"]. Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts. p. 184.</ref>

	Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref>		Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnis]] nor [[Shi‘ite\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.

	~~Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died of diarrhea in Lahore on~~ the ~~26<sup>th</sup> of May~~, ~~1908~~.<ref>[http://~~aaiil~~.~~org~~/~~text/acus/mga/death~~.~~shtml#~~4 ~~Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid~~, ~~Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam~~</ref> ~~There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet.~~		== Following and proselytization ==
			Whilst Ahmadiyya media often claims that the sect has 200 million adherents worldwide, studies show that Ahmadiyya faith likely has only around 10 million adherents.<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref>

	~~Whilst they often claim to have up to 200 million adherents worldwide~~, in ~~reality the Ahmadiyya faith has only 10 million adherents~~.~~<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1~~=~~http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html\|2~~=~~2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref>~~		Ahmadiyyas lead many dedicated missionary efforts in nations in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Indonesia, and are similarly well organized in Western contexts.
			==External Links==

	~~==External Links==~~
	*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Ahmadiyya/ The Ahmadiyya Sect of Islam] ''- Answering Islam''		*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Ahmadiyya/ The Ahmadiyya Sect of Islam] ''- Answering Islam''
	*[http://thecult.info/ The Ahmadiyya Cult] ''- A Muslim site critical of Ahmadiyya''		*[http://thecult.info/ The Ahmadiyya Cult] ''- A Muslim site critical of Ahmadiyya''

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	'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the ~~Ahmadiyya~~ is the belief ~~in Mirza Ghulam~~ Ahmad~~, the founder, as~~ the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam).		'''Ahmadiyya''' (sometimes referred to as ''Qadiani'') is a religious movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad towards the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century in Punjab, British India. Central to the faith is the belief that Ahmad is the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, the apocalyptic leader who Islamic scriptures say will bring peace and the final, global dominion of Islam. Practitioners are known as '''Ahmadis'''.

	The ~~Current~~ leader, or Imam and [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref>		The current leader, or Imam and [[caliph]], of the Ahmadiyya community is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.<ref>"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An overview". ''Al Islam''. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.</ref>

	==Mirza Ghulam Ahmad==		==Mirza Ghulam Ahmad==
	Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to ~~have fulfilled the~~ prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam~~]] as per Islamic [[:Category:Prophecies\|prophecy~~]]. He claimed that ~~he was~~ the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century.		Ghulam Ahmad was a religious figure who claimed to fulfill prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of [[Islam]]. He claimed that to be the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14<sup>th</sup> Islamic century.

	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died ~~of diarrhea~~ in Lahore on the 26~~<sup>th</sup> of May~~, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref> ~~There are numerous unflattering accounts which claim he died in a public toilet.~~		Mirza Ghulam Ahmad died in Lahore on the May 26, 1908.<ref>[http://aaiil.org/text/acus/mga/death.shtml#4 Was Hazrat Mirza Sahib's Death, God Forbid, Accursed?] - Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam</ref>

	==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''~~takfeer~~'')==		==Persecution, censorship, and excommunication (''takfir'')==
	Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider ~~the~~ Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the Baha'is and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differing vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread persecution and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>		Orthodox followers of Islam do not consider Ahmadis to be Muslims,<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8711026.stm Who are the Ahmadi?] - BBC News, May 28, 2010</ref> due to their beliefs, as with the beliefs of the Baha'is and [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible\|Qur'anists]], differing vastly from those of mainstream Islam.<ref name="World Muslim League"></ref> This has lead to the widespread persecution and killing of Ahmadis around the world.<ref>Omar Oakes - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://i41.tinypic.com/2dcfml3.jpg\|2=2011-12-07}} Preaching hate on our streets] - Surrey Comet, August 27 - September 2, 2010</ref><ref>Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - [{{Reference archive\|1=http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3354\|2=2011-12-07}} Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey] - Standpoint, September 1, 2010</ref><ref name="BBC"></ref><ref name="BANGLADESH"></ref>

	At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref> ~~This act of excommunicating a person or group who alleges to be Muslim is called [[takfeer]].~~		At the 1974 annual World Muslim League conference held in Mecca and attended by 140 delegations of Muslim countries and organizations from all over the world, it was unanimously agreed that the Ahmadiyya are "a subversive movement against Islam and the Muslim world, which falsely and deceitfully claims to be an Islamic sect; who under the guise of Islam and for the sake of mundane interests contrives and plans to damage the very foundations of Islam."<ref name="World Muslim League">[http://www.alhafeez.org/rashid/rabita.html 1974 Declaration by World Muslim League (Rabita al-Alam al-Islami)] - Mohammad Bashir, 25th August 2000</ref>

	The sale, publication and distribution of Ahmadiyya literiture has ~~also~~ been banned in Bangladesh,<ref name="BANGLADESH">[http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers13%5Cpaper1252.html BANGLADESH: State Inaction Encourages anti-Ahmadiyya Islamists] - The South Asia Analysis Group, February 14, 2005</ref> ~~the~~ Muslim Council of Britain have stated that members of the Ahmadiyya faith are "outside the fold of Islam"~~, they~~ have been banned from practicing their religion publicly in Indonesia's East Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi provinces,<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Indonesia-New-ban-imposed-on-Ahmadiyah-Islamic-sect_311748875213.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Indonesia: New ban imposed on Ahmadiyah Islamic sect] - AKI, March 3, 2011</ref> and Pakistan has officially ~~declared~~ them ~~to be~~ non-Muslims.<ref>Khan, Naveeda. [http://anthropology.jhu.edu/bin/i/d/Trespasses.pdf "Trespasses of the State: Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark"]. Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts. p. 184.</ref>		The sale, publication and distribution of Ahmadiyya literiture has been banned in Bangladesh.<ref name="BANGLADESH">[http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers13%5Cpaper1252.html BANGLADESH: State Inaction Encourages anti-Ahmadiyya Islamists] - The South Asia Analysis Group, February 14, 2005</ref> The Muslim Council of Britain have stated that members of the Ahmadiyya faith are "outside the fold of Islam." Ahmadis have been banned from practicing their religion publicly in Indonesia's East Java, West Java, and South Sulawesi provinces,<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Indonesia-New-ban-imposed-on-Ahmadiyah-Islamic-sect_311748875213.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Indonesia: New ban imposed on Ahmadiyah Islamic sect] - AKI, March 3, 2011</ref> and Pakistan has officially designated them as non-Muslims.<ref>Khan, Naveeda. [http://anthropology.jhu.edu/bin/i/d/Trespasses.pdf "Trespasses of the State: Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark"]. Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts. p. 184.</ref>

	Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> On this view, neither [[Sunnism\|Sunnis]] nor [[Shi'ism\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.		Likewise, according to Ahmadi beliefs, only those who accept Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood are considered Muslims.<ref>"''It is incumbent upon us that we should not regard non-Ahmadis as Muslims, nor should we offer prayers behind them, because according to our belief they deny one of the messengers of Allah. This is a matter of faith. None has any discretion in this.''" - Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Qadiani, [http://www.irshad.org/exposed/think.php Anwar-e-Khilafat], Pg. 90</ref> According to this view, neither [[Sunnism\|Sunnis]] nor [[Shi'ism\|Shi‘ites]] are considered Muslim.

	==Following and proselytization==		==Following and proselytization==
	~~Whilst~~ Ahmadiyya media often claims that the sect has 200 million adherents worldwide, studies show that Ahmadiyya faith likely has only around 10 million adherents.<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref>		While Ahmadiyya media often claims that the sect has 200 million adherents worldwide, studies show that Ahmadiyya faith likely has only around 10 million adherents.<ref>[{{Reference archive\|1=http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html\|2=2011-03-04}} Religious Bodies of the World with at Least 1 Million Adherents] - Adherents.com, accessed March 4, 2011</ref>

	~~Ahmadiyyas~~ lead many dedicated missionary efforts ~~in nations~~ in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Indonesia, and are similarly well organized in Western contexts.		Ahmadis lead many dedicated missionary efforts in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Indonesia, and they are similarly well organized in Western contexts.
	==External Links==		==External Links==