The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are Muslims who follow Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908) of Qadian, whom they believe to be the Promised Messiah. The community was established in 1889 as a movement to revive the true spirit of Islam, highlighting its core principles of peace, compassion, justice, and the sanctity of human life.

Today, the community is a global organization present in more than 200 countries, with tens of millions of members. It is united under the spiritual leadership of His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (May Allah be his helper), serving as the Khalifatul Masih V.

Lajna Imaillah

In 1914, Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (ra) was elected the second successor to the Promised Messiah (as). He felt that active participation of Ahmadi women was as essential for the success of the Community as that of men. In pursuance of this objective in 1922, he wrote a letter to some prominent ladies in the Community, detailing therein the role which Ahmadi women should play to make Islam go ahead. He called upon them to disseminate his views among their sisters and to form an Association to help the resurgence of Islam. This led to the establishment of Lajna Ima'illah (maid servants of Allah).