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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Ahmadiyya movement is a messianic Islamic reform movement founded in 1889 in Qadian, Punjab, by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who claimed to be the promised Mahdi and Messiah.
- Who founded the Ahmadiyya movement and where?
- What is the doctrinal dispute that separates Ahmadis from mainstream Muslims?
- How did the movement split after the founder's death?
- What is the legal status of Ahmadis in Pakistan?

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