Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam

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The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam (Urdu: أحمدية أنجومان اشاعات الاسلام) (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community), formed as a result of ideological differences^[1] between the Ahmadiyya Community, after the demise of Maulawi Hakeem Noor-ud-Din in 1914, the first Khalifa of its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. The dispute was based on differing interpretations of a verse (33:40) in the Qur'an related to the finality of prophethood. Other issues of contention were the Kalima, funeral prayers, and the suitability of the elected Khalifa (2nd successor) Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (the son of the Founder). The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam is led by a President or Emir

The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement believes Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be the Mujaddid (reformer) of the 14th century Hijra and not a true prophet. They assert that he intended his use of the terms “Nabi” and “Rasool” to be metaphorical, when referring to himself.^[2] Members of the movement are often referred to colloquially as Lahori Ahmadis.

Many Muslims do not consider members of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement to be Muslims and some group them with 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.^[3] Members of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement however like to refer to themselves as Lahori Ahmadi Muslims and consider themselves completely separate from Qadiani Ahmadis.

As the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement’s view regarding Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s status and the concept of finality of prophethood of Muhammad is closer to traditional Islamic thought, the Literature published by the Movement has found greater acceptability among the Muslim Intelligentsia^[4]^[5] and some orthodox Islamic Scholars consider the Lahore Ahmadiyya as Muslims^[6]

1 The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement's position
2 Leaders of the Community
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement's position

The two main differing beliefs that led to the formation of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement as a distinct and separate group from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are as follows:

The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement believed that any person who professes the Kalima Shahada is a Muslim, and cannot be called a Kafir by anyone,^[7] regardless of whether they believe in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s claims or not.^[8]
They also believe that the Holy Prophet Muhammad was the Last of the Prophets, and after him no prophet can appear, neither a past one like Jesus, nor a new one.^[9]

In contrast, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community proclaim Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be a prophet and hold that the Holy Prophet Muhammad was the last law-bearing prophets and new non-law bearing prophets can come after him.^[10]