Ahamdiyya

Question 1

What is the difference between Ahmadi Muslims and other Muslims?

Answer 1

The key difference is that Ahmadi Muslims believe that the Promised Messiah (also referred to as the Mahdi in some texts) of the latter days has arrived and he established the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1889.

Question 2

What year was the community established ?

Answer 2

It was established in 1889.

Question 3

Does it have any new religous laws or teachings?

Answer 3

It is a revivalist movement that has no new religious laws or teachings as it seeks to rejuvenate the true Islam as taught by the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa). Other Muslims are still waiting for a reformer to come.

Question 4

What school of thought do they generally follow?

Answer 4

Hanafi

Question 5

What is the community’s goal?

Answer 5

The community seeks to revive the same spirit and understanding of Islam that existed at the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa).