This is a mirror of a response I gave to a Reddit post in /r/ahmadiyya where the original post seeks to discredit the analysis of Ahmadiyyat by a former member, Ms. Nuzhat Haneef. My focus here and in other similar comments has been on the several years (roughly 1996-2003) where convert numbers were inflated by tens […]
The Ahmadiyya: Beliefs and Practices
Who are the Ahmadiyya, and why are these Muslims persecuted the world over by other Muslims? How does their interpretation of Islam differ from mainstream Sunni Islam? We’ll take a brief tour through several topics covering differences of interpretation, progressive Islamic beliefs as well as contemporary issues. Positions on slave wives, evolution, hadith, loyalty to one’s country, gender segregation, and a host of other issues—it’s all covered here.