Ahmadiyya in Pakistan

Approximately 2–5 million members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community live in Pakistan or were born in Pakistan . Hence Pakistan is the home to the largest population of Ahmadis in the world. The city of Rabwah in Punjab , Pakistan used to be the global headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community before they were moved to England . The Ahmadiyya population in Pakistan has often come under persecution and discrimination by the Sunni majority. The Ahmadiyya sect has its origins in the Punjab region , in the city of Qadian . Following the independence of Pakistan , as a separate nation for Muslims in the Indian subcontinent , the majority of Ahmadi Muslims in areas constituting present-day India moved to the newly created state, establishing Pakistan as the central and global hub of the international Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam . Although a relatively small minority in the country, there have been a number of notable Pakistani people who have belonged to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , including the country's first Nobel Prize laureate , Abdus Salam and Pakistan's first foreign minister Muhammad Zafarullah Khan . over 2 million: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (2008-12-04). "Pakistan: The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and political, education and employment rights; societal attitudes toward Ahmadis (2006 - Nov. 2008)" . Ethnic and national groups around the world.

Between 0.22% and 2.2% of Pakistan's population is Ahmadi . Hence Pakistan is the home to the largest population of Ahmadis in the world. The city of Rabwah in Punjab , Pakistan used to be the global headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Community before they were moved to England . The Ahmadiyya population in Pakistan has often come under persecution and discrimination by the Sunni majority. According to a Pew research report, only 7% of Pakistanis considered Ahmadiyyas as Muslims. The Ahmadiyya movement has its origins in the Punjab region , in the city of Qadian (now India). Following the independence of Pakistan, as a separate nation for Muslims in the Indian subcontinent . There have been a number of notable Pakistani people who have belonged to the Ahmadiyya Community, including the country's first Nobel Prize laureate , Abdus Salam and Pakistan's first foreign minister Muhammad Zafarullah Khan . Ahmadiyya with Mahdavia constitute the two main Mahdi'ist creeds practised within Pakistan. The 1998 Pakistani census states that there are 291,000 (0.22%) Ahmadis in Pakistan. However, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has boycotted the census since 1974 which renders official Pakistani figures to be inaccurate. Independent groups have estimated the Pakistani Ahmadiyya population to be somewhere between 2 million and 5 million Ahmadis. However, the 4 million figure is the most quoted figure and is approximately 2.2% of the country. See: over 2 million: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (2008-12-04). "Pakistan: The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and political, education and employment rights; societal attitudes toward Ahmadis (2006 - Nov. 2008)" . Ethnic and national groups around the world. Westport 2002, page 52 "Pakistan: Situation of members of the Lahori Ahmadiyya Movement in Pakistan" . "Pakistan: The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and political, education and employment rights; societal attitudes toward Ahmadis (2006 - Nov. 2008)" . Ethnic and national groups around the world. "Aurangzeb as seen from Gujarat: Shi ‘i and Millenarian Challenges to Mughal Sovereignty." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 28.3 (2018): 557-581..

Islamic movement Ahmadi Proportion of each Pakistani District in 2017 according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Ahmadiyya in Pakistan are members of the Ahmadiyya Community . The number of Ahmadiyya in the country has been variously estimated to between 0.22% and 2.2% of Pakistan's population. Hence, Pakistan is the home to the largest population of Ahmadis in the world. The city of Rabwah in the province of Punjab used to be the global headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Community before they were moved to England . Ahmadis in Pakistan have often come under religious persecution and discrimination . According to a Pew Research Center, only 7% of Pakistanis consider Ahmadis as Muslims. The Ahmadiyya movement originated in the city of Qadian . Following the independence of Pakistan, Ahmadis moved to the city of Rabwah to establish their headquarters. There have been a number of notable Pakistani people who have belonged to the Ahmadiyya Community, including the country's first Nobel Prize laureate , Abdus Salam and Pakistan's first foreign minister Muhammad Zafarullah Khan . Ahmadiyya and Mahdavia constitute the two main Mahdi'ist creeds in Pakistan. The 1998 Pakistani census states that there are 291,000 (0.22%) Ahmadis in Pakistan. However, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has boycotted the census since 1974 which renders official Pakistani figures to be inaccurate. Independent groups have estimated the Pakistani Ahmadiyya population to be somewhere between 2 million and 5 million Ahmadis. However, the 4 million figure is the most quoted figure and is approximately 2.2% of the country. See: over 2 million: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (2008-12-04). "Pakistan: The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and political, education and employment rights; societal attitudes toward Ahmadis (2006 - Nov. 2008)" . "Pakistan: The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and political, education and employment rights; societal attitudes toward Ahmadis (2006 - Nov. 2008)" . State Responses to Minority Religions . "In Pakistan, most say Ahmadis are not Muslim" . 10 September 2013. "Aurangzeb as seen from Gujarat: Shi ‘i and Millenarian Challenges to Mughal Sovereignty." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 28.3 (2018): 557-581.