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Prophecy Continuous. Aspects of Ahmadi Religious Thought and Its Medieval Background
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1992
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Islamic CultureMuslim StudiesIslamEducationIslamic LawReligion StudiesProphecy ContinuousMiddle Eastern StudiesLanguage StudiesIntellectual HistoryYohanan FriedmannApocalypseMedieval BackgroundReligious HistoryJewish ThoughtComparative ReligionIslamic StudyAhmadi MovementAhmadi Religious ThoughtModern Islam
Since its inception in colonial India in 1889, the Ahmadi movement has been, arguably, the most controversial movement in modern Islam. Yohanan Friedmann provides an insight into the origin and spread of the proselytizing mission that claims prophetic status for its founder, inviting the vehement opposition of the Sunni orthodoxy, which holds Muhammad to be the last prophet.