About Us

Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (AS)

Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

An Introduction

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be on him) of Qadian. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1889 as a revival movement within Islam, emphasising its essential teachings of peace, love, justice, and sanctity of life.

Today, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the world's largest Islamic community under one Divinely appointed leader, His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper). The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community spans over 200 nations with membership exceeding tens of millions.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Australia

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Australia was formally formed in 1979 but the history of Ahmadiyya-Islam in Australia is spanned well over 100 years. It all started with the arrival of Afghan camellias and amongst them was a humble and loving soul of Hazrat Soofi Hassan Musa Khan (1863-1945) who accepted the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in 1903. Few years later, Mr Charles Francis Sievwright of Melbourne and Professor Clement Wragge also joined Mr Khan in his spiritual journey of accepting the Messiah of the Later Days, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian in 1906 and in 1908 respectively. Ahmadi Muslims kept settling in Australia as skilled migrants, business and as refugees from all parts of the world and families started their humble beginnings in some of the remotest parts of the country.

The small community purchased a land at Marsden Park (Western Sydney) for its social and religious activities, later to be named "Masjid Baitul Huda (House of Guidance). His Holiness Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928-2003), the fourth successor of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, laid the foundation stone of this mosque in 1983 on his first tour to Australia and inaugurated the facility on his second visit in 1989.

Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928-2003)

Khalifatul Masih IV

Early Ahmadis in Australia

Hazrat Soofi Hassan Musa Khan (1863-1945)

Charles Francis Sievwright (1862-1934)

Prof. Clement Wragge (1852-1922)

Spiritual Leadership (Khilafat)

Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (May Allah be his helper)

Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad , is the fifth Khalifa (Caliph) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Elected to this lifelong position on 22nd April 2003, he serves as the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of an international religious organisation with membership exceeding 10’s of millions spread across over 200 nations and territories.

Under the leadership of its spiritual leadership, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has now built over 15,000 Mosques, over 500 schools, and over 30 hospitals. The community has translated the Holy Qur’an into over 72 languages. Ahmadis propagates the true teachings of Islam and the message of peace and tolerance through a twenty-four hour satellite television channel (MTA), the Internet (alislam.org) and print (Islam International Publications). It has been at the forefront of disaster relief worldwide through its independent charitable organization, Humanity First.