Description |
1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani before prophethood -- The prophetic claims of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad -- Authority, Khilafat, and the Lahori-Qadiani split -- Politics and the Ahmadiyya movement under Mirza Bashir al-Din Mahmud Ahmad -- Religion and politics after partition : the Ahmadi jihad for Kashmir -- Early opposition and the roots of Ahmadi persecution -- Persecution in Pakistan and politicization of Ahmadi identity -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's family tree. |
Summary |
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community represents the followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908), a charismatic leader whose claims of spiritual authority brought him into conflict with most other Muslim leaders of the time. The controversial movement originated in rural India in the latter part of the 19th century and is best known for challenging current conceptions of Islamic orthodoxy. Despite missionary success and expansion throughout the world, particularly in Western Europe, North America, and parts of Africa, Ahmadis have effectively been banned from Pakistan. Adil Hussain Khan traces the. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Aḥmad, G̲ẖulām, 1839?-1908.
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Aḥmad, G̲ẖulām, 1839?-1908. |
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Sufism -- South Asia.
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Sufism. |
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South Asia. |
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Religious minorities -- South Asia.
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Religious minorities. |
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Religion and politics -- South Asia.
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Religion and politics. |
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Islam and politics -- South Asia.
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Islam and politics. |
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Ahmadiyya -- Missions -- South Asia.
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Ahmadiyya -- Missions. |
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South Asia -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnic relations. |
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South Asia -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Khan, Adil Hussain. From Sufism to Ahmadiyya. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015] 9780253015235 (DLC) 2015000957 (OCoLC)879583353 |
ISBN |
9780253015297 (electronic book) |
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0253015294 (electronic book) |
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9780253015235 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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0253015235 |
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