Khalifatul Masih
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Khalifatul Masih or Khalifat-ul Masih is the elected leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Jama'at-i-Ahmadiyya.
The members of the community believe that Khalifatul Masih is the second manifestation of the Khalifat (first being the Khilafat e Rashida (of Righteous Caliphs) which ended with Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad) and that Allah has assured Ahmadi Muslims that this Khalifat will endure to the end of time. The Khalifat provides unity, security and progress for the Jama’at-i-Ahmadiyya.
Members of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, or Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam, (who also call themselves Ahmadi-Muslims) do not subscribe to this belief.
[edit] List of Caliphs
- Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (1908-1914)
- Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (1914-1965)
- Mirza Nasir Ahmad (1965-1982)
- Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1982-2003)
- Mirza Masroor Ahmad (2003-present)
[edit] See also
- Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement (Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam)
