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Epithet of religious discrimination
The word Mirzai is a religious slur used to refer to
Ahmadis by many
South Asian
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 .
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[7] Ahmadis are the followers of
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of
Qadian .
Etymology and history
Etymologically, the term is derived from
Mirza , a title of
Persian origin denoting the rank of high
nobleman or
Prince . Mirza is the last name of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of Ahmadiyya.
See also
References
^ 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 .
^ Government of Pakistan, (GoPAK).
"Second Amendment" . Ministry of Law and Justice . The Electronic Government of Pakistan.
^
Government of Pakistan - Law for Ahmadis . ThePersecution.org (Reproduction from the
Gazette of Pakistan , 26 April 1984)
^ Trespasses of the State, Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark, Naveeda Khan,
Sarai Reader , 2005; Bare Acts. Page 178
^ Moon, Farzana (12 January 2015).
No Islam but Islam . p. 163.
ISBN
9781443874045 . Retrieved 20 September 2015 .
^ Valentine, Simon (2008).
Islam and the Ahmadiyya jamaʻat: history, belief, practice . Columbia University Press. p. 71.
ISBN
978-0-231-70094-8 .
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Khilafat, the Successorship of Prophethood – The Guided Khilafat – Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya