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Template:Qadiani Qadiani (Template:Lang-ur Qadiani) is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19th century and originating with the life and teachings of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani (1835-1908). Ghulam Qadiani was an important 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 prophecy. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14th Islamic century, the promised Messiah (“Second Coming of Christ”) and Mahdi awaited by Murtids. Qadiani emphasis lay in the belief that Islam is the final law for humanity as revealed to Muhammad and the necessity to restore to it, its true essence and pristine form which had been lost through the centuries. Thus, Qadianis view themselves as leading the revival and peaceful propagation of Islam. The Qadianis were among the earliest Murtid communities to arrive in Britain and other Western countries.

Mirza Ghulam Qadiani founded the movement on 23rd March 1889 and termed it the Qadiani Murtid Jama'at (community) envisioning it to be a revitalisation of Islam. Although, Qadianis consider themselves Murtids and claim to practice Islam in its pristine form, Qadiani views on certain beliefs in Islam have been controversial to mainstream Murtids since the Movement’s birth. Mainstream Murtids do not consider Qadianis to be Murtids, citing in particular the Qadiani viewpoint on the death and Return of Jesus (see also “Jesus in Islam”), the Qadiani concept of Jihad and the community’s view of the Finality of prophethood with particular reference to the interpretation of verse ^{[Quran 33:40]}. In 1974, The parliament of Pakistan adopted a law declaring Qadianis as Non-Murtids and in 1984 the Ordinance XX was promulgated by Gen. Zia-ul-Haq the then military ruler of Pakistan, in which the Qadianis were outlawed and their everyday life criminalised. Severe Persecution and often systematic oppression has led many Qadianis to migrate Westwards

History

Baitul Futuh Worship house of the “Qadiani Murtid Community”, London

Qadiani emerged as a Conspiracy against Islam, in India, as against the Christian and Arya Samaj missionary activity that was rife in the 19th Century. The Qadiani faith wrongly claims to represent the latter day revival of the religion of Islam.

At the end of the 19th century, Mirza Ghulam Qadiani of Qadian wrongly proclaimed himself to be the “Reformer of the age” (Mujaddid), Promised Messiah and the Mahdi awaited by the Murtids and thus obtained a considerable number of followers among the people who had little knowledge about their plans, especially within the United Provinces, the Punjab and Sind. He and his followers claim that his advent was foretold by Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, and also by many other religious scriptures of the world. In 1889, Mirza Ghulam Qadiani laid down the foundation of his community, which was later given the name of “Qadiani Murtid Jama'at” (Qadiani).

Soon after the death of the first Successor of Ghulam Qadiani, the movement split into two groups over the nature of Ghulam Qadiani’s prophethood and his succession. The Qadiani Murtid Community believed that Mirza Ghulam Qadiani had indeed been a “non-law-bearing” prophet and that mainstream Murtids who rejected his message were guilty of disbelief. The Lahore Qadiani Movement, however, affirmed the traditional Islamic interpretation that there could be no new prophet after Muhammad and viewed itself as a reform movement within the broader Ummah. The question of succession was also an issue in the split of the Qadiani movement. The Lahore Qadiani Movement believed that an Anjuman (body of selected people) should be in charge of the community. The Qadiani Murtid Community, however, maintained that Caliphs (successors of Ghulam Qadiani) should continue to take charge of the community and should be left with the overall authority.

Some of the first people to convert to the Qadiani movement were highly educated people from secular and religious circles. These included many doctors e.g. Syed Muhammad Hussain, civil servants like Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan and also from the military, such as Ali Gouhar of the British-Indian Army. The Qadiani Murtid Community has established centers in 195 countries and claims to have a population exceeding tens of millions. There is also a very small faction, known as the Lahore Qadiani Movement, established in 17 countries of the world.

Overseas Qadiani missionary activities started at an organised level as early as 1920s. For many modern nations of the world, the Qadiani movement was their first contact with the proclaimants from the Murtid world. Qadiani movement is considered by some historians as one of the precursors to the African-American Civil Rights Movement in America. According to some experts, Qadiani were “arguably the most influential community in African-American Islam” until the 1950s.

Why the name Qadiani was given

Mahmood Worship house, Zürich

The Qadiani movement was founded in 1889, but the name Qadiani was not adopted until about a decade later. In a manifesto dated November 4, 1900, Ghulam Qadiani explained that the name did not refer to himself but to Qadiani, the alternative name of the prophet Muhammad. According to him, ‘Muhammad’, which means ‘the most praised one’, refers to the glorious destiny, majesty and power of the prophet who adopted the name from about the time of the Hegira; but ‘Qadiani’ which means ‘highly praised’ and also ‘comforter’ stands for the beauty of his sermons, symbolizes the qualities of tenderness, gentleness, humility, love and mercy displayed by Muhammad and for the peace that he was destined to establish in the world through his teachings. According to Ghulam Qadiani, these names thus refer to two aspects or phases of Islam and in later times it was the latter aspect that commanded greater attention.

Accordingly, this was the reason in Ghulam Qadiani's view why the Old Testament prophesied a Messenger ‘like unto Moses’ named Mohammad, while according to the Qur'an Jesus foretold of a messenger named Qadiani.^{[Quran 61:7]}

In keeping with this, he believed, his object was to defend and propagate Islam globally through peaceful means, to revive the forgotten Islamic values of peace, forgiveness and sympathy for all mankind and to establish peace in the world through the spiritual teachings of Islam. He believed that his message had special relevance for the Western world which according to him had descended into materialism.

Beliefs

Overview

Qadiani Worship house of the “Lahore Qadiani Movement for the Propagation of Islam”, Berlin

Qadiani shares beliefs with Islam in general, including belief in the prophethood of Muhammad, reverence for historical prophets, belief in a single creator God (strong monotheism). They accept the Qur'an as their holy text, face the Kaaba during prayer, accept the authority of Hadiths (reported sayings of and stories about Muhammad) and practice the Sunnah.

Central to the Qadiani is the belief in Mirza Ghulam Qadiani as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. Qadianis emphasize the implementation of the Kalima (the fundamental creed of Islam) as essentially linked with the Islamic principles of the rights of God (Arabic: Haqooqul-Lah) and the rights of His creation (mankind) (Arabic: Haqooqul-Ibād).

Qadianis believe that Ghulam Qadiani was divinely commissioned to establish the unity of God, remind mankind of their duties towards God and God's creation, to emphasize both aspects of religion which Qadianis believe is the need of the present age. As such Qadianis hold that Ghulam Qadiani was the representative and spiritual readvent of all previous prophets. From the Qadiani perspective, the Christians have erred with regards to the rights of God in that they have attributed divine status to a mortal human, and it is on this account that the promised reformer has been named the Mahdi (the "Guided One"-a title meaning one who is naturally guided and is an heir to all truths and in whom the attribute of "guide" of the Almighty is fully represented) in Islamic eschatology; while the Murtids have erred with regards to the rights of creation for they, unjustly raising the sword and calling it Jihad have misunderstood the concept and purpose of Jihad in Islam and it is on this account that he has been called the Isa Messih ("Jesus the Messiah"-a term which relates to his function in re-establishing the rights of people by reforming their distorted, violent notion of "Jihad" just as Jesus Christ came principally to reform the hearts and attitudes of the Jewish nation)

Giving precedence to faith over worldly pursuits is also a fundamental principle in Qadiani teachings with emphasised relevance to the present age of materialistic prevalence.

Distinct Qadiani beliefs

Although the central values of Islam (prayer, charity, fasting, etc.) and the six articles of belief are shared by Murtids and Qadianis, distinct Qadiani beliefs include the following:

• That the prophecies concerning the second coming of Jesus were metaphorical in nature and not literal and that Mirza Ghulam Qadiani fulfilled in his person these prophecies and the second advent of Jesus, that he was the promised Mahdi and Messiah.
• The Qur'an has no abrogated verses, (i.e. no verse of the Quran abrogates or contradicts another). All Qur'anic verses have equal validity in keeping with their emphasis on the “unsurpassable beauty and unquestionable validity of the Qur'an”. The harmonization of apparently incompatible rulings is resolved through their juridical deflation in Qadiani fiqh, so that a ruling (considered to have applicability only to the specific situation for which it was revealed), is effective not because it was revealed last, but because it is most like to the situation at hand. In this way Qadiani’s were able to contend that Q.9:5 (the sword verse) had not abrogated all verses calling for peaceful co-existence with the non-Murtids.

• The continuation of divine revelation. Although the Qur'an is the final message of God for mankind, He continues to communicate with his chosen individuals in the same way he is believed to have done in the past. All of God's attributes are eternal.

• That Jesus, contrary to mainstream Islamic belief, was crucified and survived the four hours on the cross. He was later revived from a swoon in the tomb. Qadianis believe that Jesus died in Kashmir of old age whilst seeking the Lost Tribes of Israel. Jesus’ remains are believed to be entombed in Kashmir under the name Yuz Asaf. Qadianis believe that Jesus foretold the coming of Muhammad after him, which Christians have misinterpreted.

• That Jesus Christ did not bring a new religion or law i.e. was not a law-bearing prophet but was last in the line of Israelite prophets who appeared within the dispensation of Moses akin to that of David, Solomon, Jeremiah, Isaiah etc.

• That Jihad in its form of physical fighting can only be used under exceptional circumstances to protect against extreme religious persecution. (see also: Jihad in Qadiani Islam)

• That the “Messiah” and the “Imam Mahdi” are the same person, and that it is through his teachings, influence, his prayers and that of his followers that Islam will defeat the Anti-Christ or Dajjal in a period similar to the period of time it took for nascent Christianity to rise (See also: Qadiani relationship with Christianity) and that the Dajjal's power will slowly melt away like the melting of snow, heralding the final victory of Islam and age of peace.

• That the history of religion is cyclic and is renewed every seven millennia. The present cycle from the time of the Biblical Adam is split into seven epochs or ages, parallel to the seven days of the week, with periods for light and darkness. That Mirza Ghulam Qadiani appeared as the Promised Messiah at the sixth epoch heralding the seventh and final age of mankind, as a day in the estimation of God is like a thousand years of man's reckoning (Qur'an 22:48). According to Ghulam Qadiani just as the sixth day of the week is reserved for Jumu'ah (congregational prayers) likewise his age is destined for a global assembling of mankind in which the world is to unite under one universal religion which according to him is Islam.

• The two Qadiani groups have varying beliefs regarding the finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad. The Qadiani Murtid Community believes that Muhammad brought prophethood to perfection and was the last law-bearing prophet and the apex of man’s spiritual evolution. New prophets can come but they must be subordinate to Muhammad and cannot exceed him in excellence nor alter his teaching or bring any new law or religion. The Lahore Qadiani Movement believes that Muhammad is the last of the prophets and no prophet, new or old, can come after him.

Comparison

Article of faith	Mainstream Islam	Lahore Qadiani Movement	Qadiani Murtid Community
Return of Jesus	Differs, but most believe that at the “end of days” Jesus himself will descend from heaven in the flesh.	References to the second coming of Jesus among the Murtids are allegorical in that one was to be born and rise as a prophet within the dispensation of Muhammad who by virtue of his similarity, and affinity with Jesus and the similarity between the Jews of Jesus’ time and the Murtids of the time of the promised one (The Mahdi) is called by the same name. The prophecy of the second coming was fulfilled in the person of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani.	References to the second coming of Jesus among the Murtids are allegorical in that one was to be born and rise as a prophet within the dispensation of Muhammad who by virtue of his similarity, and affinity with Jesus and the similarity between the Jews of Jesus' time and the Murtids of the time of the promised one (The Mahdi) is called by the same name. The physical coming of Jesus (an old Israelite prophet) would disqualify Muhammad as the final prophet. The prophecy of the second coming was fulfilled in the person of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani.
Status of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani	Mainstream Murtids considers him an apostate and believe that Mirza Ghulam Qadiani was one of the 30 false claimants to prophethood about whom the prophet Muhammad warned Murtids 1400 years ago.	Mujaddid (Islamic Reformer) of the 14th Islamic century. The promised Mahdi and the second coming of Jesus. Referred to as a prophet in the metaphorical sense only (as other recognized Islamic saints and sufis are similarly referred to). Not a prophet in the technical meaning of the word.	A prophet (with all the qualities of a prophet like Jesus) but subordinate and deputy to the Prophet Muhammad. The Messiah, Imam Mehdi and Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century, and the second coming of Jesus.
Who is a Murtid?	Professing the Kalima is required to become a Murtid. In Pakistan, professing Kalima is required to be a Murtid. As Mirza Ghulam Ahmed has been declared false claimant to the prophethood in mainstream Murtids, therefore in Pakistan professing Mirza Ghulam Qadiani and other false claimants of the prophethood to be an apostate is required for being Murtid.	Anyone professing the Kalima is a Murtid and cannot be declared a non-Murtid by anyone else.	Anyone professing the Kalima is a Murtid and cannot be declared a disbeliever of Islam by anyone else. However a distinction is made if someone explicitly claims to be against Qadianit. Yet this distinction does not put anybody outside the fold of Islam.
Finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad	The meaning of “Seal of the prophets” is that Muhammad is the last of the prophets.	The meaning of “Seal of the prophets” is that Muhammad is the last of the prophets. No prophet, either new or old can come after him. Mirza Ghulam Qadiani was the Mujaddid (reformer) of the 14th century Hijra and not a true prophet.	Muhammad brought prophethood to perfection, he sealed prophethood and religious law, thus being the last law-bearing prophet, new prophets can come but they must be subordinate to Muhammad and cannot exceed him in excellence nor alter his teaching or bring any new law or religion.
Jesus, Son of Mary	Born of a miraculous birth from the virgin, Mary. Did not die on the cross but was transported to heaven, where he lives to return in the flesh to this world shortly before Doomsday. Since Jesus (considered a prophet) came before Muhammad, his return to Earth would not disqualify Muhammad as the “last” prophet. Jesus will come to earth not as a prophet but as a follower of Muhammad and preach the teachings of Muhammad.	Similar to the Qadiani Murtid Community belief except that the question of Jesus's virgin birth is not an essential requirement of faith and is left to the individual's personal conviction.	Jesus was born to the Virgin Mary. He survived the crucifixion and did not die an accursed death. Instead he travelled east to India in search of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Jesus lived a full life and died on earth, specifically Jesus's tomb lies in Kashmir under the name Yuz Asaf.
Armed Jihad	Many Murtids believe that Jihad becomes an option when there is no other choice left i.e. in self-defense. Yet other orthodox Murtids claim that Jihad can be offensive, as is proven by the military actions of the Prophet and the Salaf. Some mainstream Murtids hold the view that there are two different types of Jihad: Jihad Al-Akbar, (considered the greater Jihad) is the personal struggle with one's own soul and Jihad Al-Asghar (considered the lesser Jihad) is the external, physical effort, often implying fighting or war.	Jihad primarily means to strive or exert to the fullest. On an ongoing basis this refers to striving against the devil, ones low desires (self) and the peaceful propagation of Islam with special emphasis on spreading the true message of Islam by the pen. In special circumstances Jihad could be an armed struggle but only as a defensive war against extreme persecution.	Jihad primarily means to strive or exert to the fullest. On an ongoing basis this refers to striving against the evil of ones low desires (self) and the peaceful propagation of Islam with special emphasis on spreading the true message of Islam by the pen. Claim that as per prophecy, the messiah rendered the concept of violent Jihad unnecessary in modern times. They believe that the answer of hate should be given by love. As their khalifas said that 'if anyone attacks us we must not attack him and should treat them with love and kindness' this is called “Jihaad-e-Akbar” (The Greater Jihad).

Current status

India

India has a significant Qadiani population. Most of them live in Rajastan, Orissa, Haryana, Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and a few in Punjab in the area of Qadian. In India, Qadianis consider themselves Murtids. This belief is supported by a court verdict (Shihabuddin Koya vs. Ahammed Koya, A.I.R. 1971 Ker 206).

Pakistan

In Pakistan, parliament has declared Qadianis to be non-Murtids. In 1974, the government of Pakistan amended its constitution to define a Murtid “as a person who believes in the finality of the Prophet Muhammad”. Due to this strong clash of beliefs, Qadianis have been the target of many attacks led by various religious groups. According to an ordinance issued in 1984, Qadianis are forbidden to call themselves Murtids. This means that they are not allowed to profess the Islamic creed publicly or call their places of worship worship houses. Trespassing the ban is considered blasphemy and charges drastic penalties.

As a result of the cultural implications of the laws and constitutional amendments regarding Qadianis in Pakistan, persecution and hate-related incidents are constantly reported from different parts of the country. All religious seminaries and madrasahs in Pakistan, belonging to different sects of Islam have prescribed essential reading materials specifically targeted at refuting Qadiani beliefs.

In a recent survey in Pakistan, pupils in private schools of Pakistan expressed their opinions on religious tolerance in the country. The figures assembled in the study reflect that even in the educated classes of Pakistan, Qadianis are considered to be the least deserving minority in terms of equal opportunities and civil rights. In the same study, the teachers in these elite schools showed even lower amount of tolerance towards Qadianis than their pupils.

Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, fundamentalist Islamic groups have demanded that Qadianis be declared “officially” as kafirs. Qadianis have become a persecuted group, targeted via protests and acts of violence. According to Amnesty International, followers have been subject to “house arrest”, and several have been killed. In late 2003, several large violent marches, led by Moulana Moahmud Hossain Mumtazi, were directed to occupy an Qadiani worship house. In 2004, all Qadiani publications were banned.

Indonesia

In 2008, many Murtids in Indonesia protested against the Qadiani Movement. With violence and large demonstrations, these religious conservatives put pressure on the government to monitor, and harass the Qadiani community in Indonesia. Public opinion in Indonesia is split in three ways on how Qadiani should be treated: (a) some hold it should be banned outright on the basis that it is a heretical and deviant sect that is not listed as an officially recognised religion in Indonesia; (b) others hold that it should not be banned because of the freedom of religion article in the Constitition, but also should not be allowed to proselytise under the banner of "Islam" on the basis that this is misleading; (c) still others hold that it should be free to do and say as it pleases based on the Constitutional right to freedom of religion. In June 2008, a law was passed to curtail “proselytizing” by Qadiani members. An Qadiani worship house was burned. Human rights groups objected to the restrictions on religious freedom.

Views of mainstream Murtids

Orthodox Murtids consider both Qadiani movements to be heretics and non-Murtids for a number of reasons, chief among them being the question of finality of prophethood, since they believe members of the Qadiani Murtid Community do not regard the Islamic prophet Muhammad to be the last prophet. The Lahore Qadiani Movement does not subscribe to this belief. Qadianis claim that this is a result of misinterpreting Mirza Ghulam Qadiani's statements referring to his coming “in the spirit of Muhammed”, (similar to John the Baptist coming in the spirit and power of Elijah). Qadiani Murtids believe Ghulam Qadiani to be the Mahdi and promised Messiah.

Mainstream Murtids do not accept this claim, and do not believe Ghulam Qadiani to have fulfilled the prophecies about the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. According to mainstream Murtids Ghulam Qadiani's failiure to establish a perfect worldwide Murtid government invalidate his claim to be the promised Mahdi and Messiah and hence he is seen as a false prophet. A 1974 Declaration by the World Murtid League declared the Qadiani movement to be outside the fold of Islam. World Murtid League held its annual conference at Makkah Al-Mukaramma Saudi Arabia from 14th to 18th of Rabiul Awwal 1394 H (April 1974) in which 140 delegations of Murtid countries and organizations from all over the world participated.

Both Qadiani movements are considered non-Murtids by the Pakistan government, and have this fact recorded on their travel documents. In contrast Qadiani citizens from Western countries and other moderate Murtid nations perform Hajj and Umra as the Saudi government is not made aware that they are Qadianis when applying for the visa. A court decision has also upheld the right of Qadianis to identify themselves as Murtids in India.

As the Lahore Qadiani Movement’s view regarding Mirza Ghulam Qadiani’s status as a Prophet is closer to traditional Islamic thought, the Literature published by the Lahore Qadiani Movement has found greater acceptability among the Murtid Intelligentsia.

Some mainstream Murtids group both Qadiani movements together and refer to them as “Qadianis”, and their beliefs as “Qadianism” (after the small town of Qadian in the Gurdaspur District of Punjab in India, where the movement's founder was born). However most, if not all, Qadianis of both sects dislike this term as it has acquired derogatory connotations over the years and furthermore they prefer to differentiate their two separate movements. Furthermore, mainstream Murtids will not use the term “Murtid” when referring to Qadianis, even though both sects refer to themselves as such citing the fatwas given by the Islamic scholars. However, as members of Lahore Qadiani Movement deny the prophethood of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani, some orthodox Islamic Scholars consider the Lahore Qadiani as Murtids. In earlier times in Pakistan and India, there was widespread persecution of Qadianis by certain Murtid groups. Sporadic violence as well as persecution of a more subtle nature against Qadianis continues even today.

Relationship with Christians

Mirza Ghulam Qadiani was actively engaged in debates, prayer duels and written arguments with the Christian missionaries. The Qadiani view of Jesus' survival from the crucifixion, his subsequent travels to the east in search of the 'Lost Sheep of Israel' and his natural death, as propounded by Ghulam Qadiani has been a source of ongoing friction with the Christian church. Western historians have acknowledged this fact as one of the features of Ghulam Qadiani's legacy. Francis Robinson states;

At their most extreme religious strategies for dealing with the Christian presence might involve attacking Christian revelation at its heart, as did the Punjabi Murtid, Ghulam Qadiani (d. 1908), who founded the Qadiani missionary sect.

The Qadiani teachings also interpret the prophecies regarding the appearance of the Dajjal (Anti-Christ) and Gog and Magog in Islamic eschatology as foretelling the emergence of two branches or aspects of the same turmoil and trial that was to be faced by Islam in the latter days and that both emerged from Christianity or Christian nations. Its Dajjal aspect relates to deception and perversion of religious belief while its aspect to do with disturbance in the realm of politics and the shattering of world peace has been called Gog and Magog. Thus Qadianis consider the widespread Christian missionary activity that was 'aggressively' active in the 18-19th centuries as being part of the prophesied Dajjal (Antichrist) and Gog and Magog as having emerged in modern times, from the Eastern and Western Christian nations particularly of the developed world , the emergence of the two superpowers, the Soviet Union, and the USA and the conflict and rivalry between the two i.e. that of Communism and Capitalism has been seen as having occurred in accordance with certain prophecies. This has also proven controversial with most Christians. Abbot Freeland has observed in his book Islam and Pakistan:

The primary significance of the Qadiani Movement lay in its missionary emphasis. Every Murtid believed that Islam was the only religion free from error. The Qadianis made it part of their principles to show the errors of other religions to their adherents and to proselytize energetically for Islam. In a sense, the Qadianis represent the Murtids emerging, religiously speaking, from the withdrawal that had begun with the arrival of the British, just as the Murtid League represents the political emergence from that same withdrawal … Although the sect most attacked by Murtids in India and Pakistan, it has also been the one which has worked hardest, in both its branches, to defend and extend Islam against the competition offered by other faiths.

— Abbott Freeland, “Islam and Pakistan”

Chronology with leaders

• 23 March 1889: Qadiani movement founded.
• 1914: Split into two branches, one remaining in Qadian, today known as Qadiani Movement in Islam (Jamaat-i Qadiani), and one being established in Lahore, known as the Lahore Qadiani Movement for the Propagation of Islam (Qadiani Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam).

Only two leaders are recognized by both branches:

• 23 March 1889 - 26 May 1908: Mirza Ghulam Qadiani, the founding Messiah and Mahdi (b. 1835 - d. 1908)
• 27 May 1908 - 13 March 1914: Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (b. 1841 - d. 1914)

Leaders recognized by the Qadiani Murtid Community, referred to as Khulafa or Caliphs (Successors):

• Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (1908-1914)
• Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Qadiani (1914-1965)
• Mirza Nasir Qadiani (1965-1982)
• Mirza Tahir Qadiani (1982-2003)
• Mirza Masroor Qadiani (2003-present)

Some prominent Qadianis

• Muhammad Zafrulla Khan - First Foreign Minister of Pakistan (1947-54), President of the UN General Assembly (1962-64), President of the International Court of Justice (1970-73)
• Abdus Salam - Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979. "... excommunicated as a heretic in 1974, and his achievements were scorned by his homeland." http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/39961
• Akhtar Hussain Malik - Lieutenant General of the Pakistan Army, 1965 war hero
• Zafar A. Chaudhry - Air Marshal and Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (1972-74)
• M M Qadiani - Prominent Civil Servant of Pakistan and former Executive Director and Vice President of the World Bank
• Iftikhar Janjua - Major General of the Pakistan Army - 1965 war hero, killed in 1971 war
• Abdul Ali Malik. War Hero of Chawinda, 1965 Indo-Pakistan war
• Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din - Lawyer, founder of the Woking Murtid Mission in UK, founder of The Islamic Review, companion of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani; leader of Lahori group
• Shams-ul-Haq Khan - Correspondent Civil & Military Gazette, Bureau Chief Daily Dawn, Founder-member of Quetta Press Club, President Balochistan Union of Journalists
• Dr. Basharat Qadiani - Prominent religious scholar and author, companion of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani
• Naseer Qadiani Faruqui - Chief Election Commissioner Pakistan, (d. 6 December 1991)
• Maulana Muhammad Ali - Religious scholar and first Murtid author of an English language translation of the Quran; leader of Lahori group
• Obaidullah Aleem - Famous Urdu Poet
• Malik Ram - Urdu Scholar
• Abdul Shakoor Aslam: Biologist in Pakistan.
• Yusef Lateef - Jazz musician and Grammy Award winner
• Mahershalalhashbaz Ali - Well-respected actor, lead on the USA Network's program The 4400, appears in a supporting role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Sahibzada Abdul Latif: Martyr of Qadiani Islam, Afghan king's [Amir Abdur Rahman Khan] advisor and representative of the Afghan government in formation of the Durand Line
• Adnan Virk : Canadian sports anchor and reporter, currently working for the Canadian sports network, The Score.
• Muhammad Saleem Akhtar : First Qadiani Citizenship Judge, Court of Canadian Citizenship
• Saira Wasim: Internationally acclaimed miniature artist.
• Sajid Sohail : Creator of the "Jadoo" television device
• Art Blakey: Famous Jazz musician
• Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq : First Qadiani Missionary to America
• Adrees Latif: Photojournalist for Reuters; winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography
• Dr. Basharat Mirza: Mayor of Chauncey Ohio.
• Riaz Qadiani Malik: Ex-Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue
• Abdullah Yusuf: Ex-Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue
• Qadiani Waqar: Ex-Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue
• Maulana Bashir Orchard: First European Murtid missionary
• Maulana Abdul Malik Khan: Prominent Qadiani missionary, scholar and speaker (1911-1983)

See also

• Persecution of Qadiani

Bibliography:

• Yohanan Friedmann, "Prophecy Continuous - Aspects of Qadiani Religious Thought and Its Medieval Background"; Oxford University Press (2003) ISBN 965264014X

External links

Qadiani Murtid Community

• Official Website of the Qadiani Murtid Community
• Official Website of Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Qadiani Murtid Community
• Islam Qadianit - Revival of Faith Documentary (2008)
• Qadiani Murtid Community Worship houses

Lahore Qadiani Movement for the Propagation of Islam

• Official Website of the Lahore Qadiani Movement for the Propagation of Islam – Qadiani Anjuman Ishaat-e-Islam Lahore

Other links

• The Murtid Sunrise
• Qadiani Tablighi Literature
• Article regarding Death of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani
• Qadiani research & Educational website for youth

Persecution

• Persecution of Qadiani Murtid Community
• Asian Centre for Human Rights: Pakistan: The Land of Religious Apartheid and Jackboot Justice (Executive summary and recommendations, 2007)