Mirza Tahir Ahmad
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Mirza Tahir Ahmad | |
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مرزا طاہر احمد | |
Mubarak Mosque, Tilford, England | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse | Asifa Begum (m. 1957–1992) |
| Children | Four |
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| Denomination | Ahmadiyya |
| Muslim leader | |
| Consecration | 10 June 1982 |
| Predecessor | Mirza Nasir Ahmad |
| Successor | Mirza Masroor Ahmad |
| Post | Caliph |
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Mirza Tahir Ahmad (مرزا طاہر احمد; 18 December 1928 – 19 April 2003) was the
Following the
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
Leader as caliph
The Majlis Intikhab Khilafat (Electoral College), convened at Mubarik Mosque in Rabwah, Pakistan,[4] elected Mirza Tahir Ahmad as the fourth successor to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and head of the community on 10 June 1982.[5]
Muslim Television Ahmadiyya
As
International Bai'at
In 1993 Mirza Tahir Ahmad started an international initiation ceremony to be held every year at the annual gatherings of Ahmadis in which new converts join the community by pledging their allegiance to the Khalifa. The
Death
Mirza Tahir Ahmad died in London on 19 April 2003 from heart failure.
Writings, speeches and Q&A sessions
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth
Ahmad wrote a book title Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth, which was a further development on a talk he gave in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1987. It covered many topics relating to the present-day. In this book he argued a rebuttal to the theories of biologist Richard Dawkins.[11] He argues that Socrates was a prophet of the ancient Greeks and that several other prominent figures from history were at the level of prophethood due to their accomplishments and their influence.
Quranic exegesis
Tahir Ahmad delivered annual commentaries on the
Selected Books
- Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth – Examines the relationship between science, philosophy and religion[13]
- Sawaney Fazl – E – Omer – Official Biography of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community[14]
- An Elementary Study of Islam[15]
- Gulf Crisis and The New World Order[16]
- Christianity – A Journey from Facts to Fiction – Examines and discusses a variety of current Christian beliefs through logic and reason[17]
- Murder in the Name of Allah[18]
- Zahaqal Baatil[19][20][21]
- Reality of punishment of apostasy in Islam (Urdu)[22]
- Homeopathy[23]
- Some Distinctive Features of Islam[24]
- Introduction to the Surahs of The Noble Quran: With Brief Explanatory Notes to Some Verses[25]
See also
- Ahmadiyya
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
- Khalifatul Masih
References
- ^ "Khilafat".
- ISBN 9781443874045. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ Buckley, David. Where the Waters Meet: Convergence and Complementarity in Therapy and Theology. Karnac Books. p. 75.
- ^ The Life of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV (ra).
- ^ "Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad". Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "A Brief History of Ahmadiyya Movement In Islam: Muslim Television Ahmadiyya". Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- YouTube.
- ^ "Obituaries: Deaths Last Week". Chicago Tribune. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Obituary of Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad". Asian Outlook. Archived from the original on 14 May 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Gualtieri, Antonio; Gualtieri, Roberto (2004). Ahmadis: Community, Gender, and Politics in a Muslim Society. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 157.
- ^ "The 'Blind Watchmaker' Who Is Also Deaf and Dumb". Alislam.org. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Introduction to the Surahs of The Noble Quran: With Brief Explanatory Notes to Some Verses".
- ^ "Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth". Al Islam. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Swaneh Fazle Umar – Life History of Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-din Mahmud Ahmad Khalifatul Masih II – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Urdu Pages". Alislam.org. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "An Elementary Study of Islam". Al Islam. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Book: The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order". Al Islam. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction". Al Islam. 18 December 1928. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Murder in the Name of Allah". Al Islam. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "زھق الباطل (حضرت مرزا طاہر احمد، خلیفۃ المسیح الرابعؒ)". alisl.am. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006.
- ^ "سلسلة الخطب ردا على منشور حكومي". Alislam.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "A Review of the Pakistani Government's 'White Paper': Qadiyaniyyat – A Grave Threat to Islam". Alislam.org. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Islam main irtidad ki saza ki haqeeqat – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Urdu Pages". Alislam.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Homoeopathy – Like cures like" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Some Distinctive Features Of Islam". Alislam.org. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Introduction to the Surahs of The Noble Quran: With Brief Explanatory Notes to Some Verses". rehanqayoom.com.
External links
Media related to Mirza Tahir Ahmad at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Mirza Tahir Ahmad at Wikiquote- The Tahir Archive.
- Complete List of the Books of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih IV .
- A Man of God – (Documentary on Life & Achievements).
- The Tahir Foundation.
