Mirzai
The word Mirzai is a religious slur used to refer to
South Asian Muslims, primarily in Pakistan where they have been persecuted from early days and specially after the passage of Second Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan which declares that Ahmadia are not Muslims and Ordinance XX.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Ahmadis are the followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian
.
Etymology and history
Etymologically, the term is derived from
nobleman or Prince
. Mirza is the last name of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of Ahmadiyya.
See also
- Qadiani
- Persecution of Ahmadis
- Human rights in Pakistan § Human rights violations against Ahmadi community
References
- ISBN 978-0-920717-41-7.
- ^ Government of Pakistan, (GoPAK). "Second Amendment". Ministry of Law and Justice. The Electronic Government of Pakistan.
- Gazette of Pakistan, 26 April 1984)
- Sarai Reader, 2005; Bare Acts. Page 178
- ISBN 9781443874045. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-231-70094-8.
- ^ Khilafat, the Successorship of Prophethood – The Guided Khilafat – Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya