Ahmadiya

[ ah-muh-dee-yuh ]

noun

, Islam.

1. a modern sect, divided into an older group Qadianis and a newer group Lahore party.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ahmadiya¹

< Arabic aḥmadīyah literally, followers of Aḥmad, i.e., Muhammad

Example Sentences

No one was inside the Ahmadiya Mosque and there were no casualties in the pre-dawn assault on Thursday.

From Seattle Times

The country has also seen the rise of hate groups that preach intolerance and violence against local religious and ethnic minorities, which include Shia and Ahmadiya Muslims.

From Time

The killing was particularly shocking because the victim, Asad Shah, was a member of the pacifist Ahmadiya sect, and his assailant was a Sunni Muslim from Bradford.

From Economist

The Ahmadiya have long been harassed and discriminated against by mainstream Muslims in Pakistan and Indonesia, and this has often turned to violence.

From Economist

One imam at the academy, a modest place in east London, argues that all this is merely “academic”, a learned refutation of Ahmadiya doctrine.

From Economist