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From Sufism to Ahmadiyya: A Muslim Minority Movement in South Asia
Contributor(s): Khan, Adil Hussain (Author)
ISBN: 0253015235     ISBN-13: 9780253015235
Publisher: Indiana University Press
OUR PRICE:   $47.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Islam - Sufi
- History | Asia - India & South Asia
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015000957
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.00 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Islamic
 
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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 origins of Ahmadi Islam from a small Sufi-style brotherhood to a major transnational organization, which many Muslims believe to be beyond the pale of Islam.