The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community began on March 23, 1889 by the 19th-century Indian-born Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.It is the only Islamic organization to believe the long-awaited Messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, who is the fifth and current spiritual head of the community.

Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, according to the Ahmadiyya website.

The community’s first spiritual leader – Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, who was Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s great dicipel – was elected May 27, 1908.

The second spiritual leader of the community was Mirza Mahmood Ahmad in 1914, who is the son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

In 1965, Mirza Nasir Ahmad took over, followed by Mirza Tahir Ahmad in 1982.

Mirza Masroor Ahmad became the fifth worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community leader in 2003 and resides in United Kingdom.

The community is also the leading organization to condemn terrorism in any form and chant their motto, “love for all, hatred for none. ”

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