Qadiani

Qadiani is a derogatory term that is used mainly in Pakistan to refer to members of Ahmadiyya.[1][2] The term orignates from the township of Qadian, India, which is the birthplace of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who founded the subsect of Islam.

The term is disliked by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community by implying that it is not Islamic. However, the term is used by official Pakistani documents to refer to Ahmadiyya.[3]

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. ↑ "Meaning of qaadiyaanii in English, Hindi & Urdu". Rekhta Dictionary. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  3. ↑ Pakistan Penal Code Chap. XV "Of Offences Relating to Religion" pp. 79–81
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