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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Switzerland: Mahmud-Mosque in Zurich Ahmadiyya (Urdu: احمدیہ Ahmadiyya), is a religious movement founded towards the end of the 19th century and originating with the life and teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908). Ahmadiyya is dedicated to the revival and peaceful propagation of Islam. In Switzerland, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded by three Missionaries, Sheikh Nasir Ahmad , Abdul Latif Ahmad and Ghulam Bashir, were they met on 13. October 1946 first time in Zurich.1
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Ahmadiyya is an Islamic branch in Switzerland , under the spiritual leadership of the caliph in London .The Community was founded on October 13, 1946, during the late period of the Second Caliphate , when the caliph directed Shaikh Nasir Ahmad to establish a mission in the country.Today there are two Ahmadi mosques and 14 local branches, representing 800 Ahmadi Muslims.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Ahmadiyya is an Islamic branch in Switzerland , under the spiritual leadership of the caliph in London . The Community was founded on October 13, 1946, during the late period of the Second Caliphate , when the caliph directed Shaikh Nasir Ahmad to establish a mission in the country. Today there are two Ahmadi mosques and 14 local branches, representing an estimated 800 Ahmadi Muslims.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Islamic movement Ahmadiyya is an Islamic branch in Switzerland , under the spiritual leadership of the caliph in London . The Community was founded on October 13, 1946, during the late period of the Second Caliphate , when the caliph directed Shaikh Nasir Ahmad to establish a mission in the country. Today there are two Ahmadi mosques and 14 local branches, representing an estimated 800 Ahmadi Muslims.
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religious movement founded towards the end of the 19th century and originating with the life and teachings of m
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islamic branch in switzerland
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