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Mirza Tahir Ahmad
مرزا طاہر احمد
Mirza Tahir Ahmad in 2000
Title
Caliph of the Messiah Amir al-Mu'minin
Personal
Born
(1928-12-18)18 December 1928
Qadian, Punjab, British India
Died
19 April 2003(2003-04-19) (aged 74)
London, England
Resting place
Mubarak Mosque, Tilford, England
Religion
Islam
Spouse
Asifa Begum (m. 1957–1992)
Children
Four
Parents
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (father)
Maryam Begum (mother)
Denomination
Ahmadiyya
Muslim leader
Consecration
10 June 1982
Predecessor
Mirza Nasir Ahmad
Successor
Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Post
Caliph
Part of a series on Ahmadiyya
Beliefs and practices
Tawhid
Five Pillars of Islam
Six articles of faith
Bay'ah
Distinct views
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Prophethood
Jesus
Jihad
Evolution
Days of remembrance
Caliphate Day
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr
Promised Messiah Day
Promised Reformer Day
Foundational texts and sciences
Quran
Sunnah (Hadith, Sirah)
Aqidah(creed)
Tafsir(exegesis)
Fiqh(jurisprudence)
Sharia(law)
Key literature
Rūhānī Khazā᾽in
Malfūzāt
Tafsīr-e-Kabīr
Haqā'iq al-Furqān
Review of Religions
Al Fazl (newspaper)
The Muslim Sunrise
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth
Organizational structure
Caliphs:
I
II
III
IV
V
Majlis al-Shura
Lajna
Khuddām
Ansār
Jalsa Salana
Mosques
Jamia
MTA
Key sites
Hijaz
Kaaba
Masjid al-Haram
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
United Kingdom
Fazl Mosque
Baitul Futuh Mosque
Mubarak Mosque
Qadian
Aqsa Mosque
Minaret-ul-Masih
Mubarak Mosque
Rabwah
Aqsa Mosque
Jamia
Miscellaneous
Persecution
Ahmadiyya by country
Ahmadiyya and other faiths
List of Ahmadis
Humanity First (NGO Charity)
Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement
Ahmadiyya translations of the Quran
Roza Bal (Tomb of Jesus)
Mai Mari da Ashtan (Tomb of Mary)
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Mirza Tahir Ahmad (مرزا طاہر احمد; 18 December 1928 – 19 April 2003) was the fourth caliph (Arabic: خليفة المسيح الرابع, khalīfatul masīh al-rābi) and the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the fourth successor of the founder of the community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. He was elected on 10 June 1982, the day after the death of his predecessor, Mirza Nasir Ahmad.
Following the Ordinance XX that was promulgated by the government of Pakistan in 1984, which prohibited Ahmadi Muslims from any public expression of the Islamic faith, Tahir Ahmad left Pakistan and migrated to London, England, provisionally moving the headquarters of the community to the Fazl Mosque in London.[1] He is noted particularly for his question and answer sessions which he held regularly with people from around the world and for his Quranic discourses. Under his leadership, there was an acceleration in the number of Quran translations produced by the Community; and during his caliphate, the Community experienced structural and financial growth on an international level, including the launch of the first Muslim satellite television network, Muslim Television Ahmadiyya in 1994 through which he could communicate televised messages to the Community globally and have his sermons and other public engagements transmitted throughout the world through this medium.[2]
Tahir Ahmad also authored many books including, Some Distinctive Features of Islam; Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction; Murder in the Name of Allah, and his magnum opus[3]Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth.
^"Khilafat".
^Moon, Farzana (12 January 2015). No Islam but Islam. Cambridge Scholars. p. 163. ISBN 9781443874045. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^Buckley, David. Where the Waters Meet: Convergence and Complementarity in Therapy and Theology. Karnac Books. p. 75.
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