Mirzai

Mirzai is a derogatory religious slur used by some South Asian Muslims to refer to Ahmadi 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 which criminalises their religious practices and claims of being Muslims, to the extent that the fourth Ahmadiyya caliph Mirza Tahir Ahmad was compelled to leave Pakistan and move the headquarters of the Community to London during his years of exile.[1][2] [3][4][5][6][7][8] Ahmadi Muslims are the followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian.

Etymologically, the term is derived from Mirza, a title of Persian origin denoting the rank of high nobleman or Prince.

See also

References
  1. Antonio R. Gualtieri (1989). Conscience and Coercion: Ahmadis and Orthodoxy in Pakistan. Guernica Editions. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-920717-41-7.
  2. Shaman Chodha (2019). Pakistan's Internal Security Challenges and The Army's Ability to Overcome Them. Guernica Editions. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-920717-41-7.
  3. Government of Pakistan, (GoPAK). "Second Amendment". Ministry of Law and Justice. The Electronic Government of Pakistan.
  4. Government of Pakistan - Law for Ahmadis. ThePersecution.org (Reproduction from the Gazette of Pakistan, 26 April 1984)
  5. Trespasses of the State, Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark, Naveeda Khan, Sarai Reader, 2005; Bare Acts. Page 178
  6. "No Islam but Islam". p. 163. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. Valentine, Simon (2008). Islam and the Ahmadiyya jamaʻat: history, belief, practice. Columbia University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-231-70094-8.
  8. Khilafat, the Successorship of Prophethood – The Guided Khilafat – Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya


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