Mirza Tahir Ahmad

Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad . He was elected to this office on 10th June 1982, the day after the death of his predecessor, Mirza Nasir Ahmad . He was the son of Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad , the second Caliph and was the half-brother of Mirza Nasir Ahmad , the third Caliph. He graduated from Jamia Ahmadiyya (Theological Academy) at Rabwah , followed by higher education in Lahore at the University of Punjab , and London at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies . In 1974 he was also nominated the member of the Ahmadiyya delegation which appeared in the Parliament of Pakistan to defend the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Mirza Tahir Ahmad returned to Qadian (the original centre of the community) in 1991 for the 100th annual gathering of the community; which was the first time an Ahmadiyya Khalifa had returned to Qadian since the second Khalifa left in 1947. He is perhaps best known for his 'Question & Answers' Sessions. The community experienced structural and financial growth during his time. He launched, in 1994, the first Muslim satellite television network by the name of Muslim Television Ahmadiyya .

Mirza Tahir Ahmad ( Urdu : مرزا طاہراحمد ) (December 18, 1928 – April 19, 2003) was Khalifatul Masih IV (i.e the fourth successor to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ) and the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . He was elected as Caliph on June 10, 1982, the day after the death of his predecessor, Mirza Nasir Ahmad . In 1974 he was nominated as a member of the Ahmadiyya delegation which appeared before the Parliament of Pakistan to defend the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Following the Ordinance XX that was promulgated by the government of Pakistan in 1984, which rendered the Khalifatul Masih unable to perform his duties and put the very institution in jeopardy, Mirza Tahir Ahmad left Pakistan and migrated to London , England , provisionally moving the headquarters of the community to the Fazl Mosque in London. As Khalifatul Masih IV, Tahir Ahmad attended the 100th Annual Jalsa Salana (annual gathering) being held in Qadian , India in 1991. It was the first time an Ahmadiyya Caliph had returned to Qadian since the partition of India in 1947, when the community relocated from India to Pakistan. Mirza Tahir Ahmad is noted particularly for his Question & Answer sessions which he held regularly with people from around the world and for his Qur'anic discourses. During his Caliphate, the community experienced structural and financial growth on an international level, including the launch of the first Muslim satellite television network, Muslim Television Ahmadiyya , in 1994.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mirza Tahir Ahmad ( ‎) (18 December 1928 – 19 April 2003) was the fourth caliph ( , khalīfatul masīh al-rābi ) and the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . He was elected as the fourth successor of the founder of the community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad . He was elected on 10 June 1982, the day after the death of his predecessor, Mirza Nasir Ahmad . Following the Ordinance XX that was promulgated by the government of Pakistan in 1984, which prohibited Ahmadi Muslims from any public expression of the Islamic faith, Tahir Ahmad left Pakistan and migrated to London , England , provisionally moving the headquarters of the community to the Fazl Mosque in London. He is noted particularly for his question and answer sessions which he held regularly with people from around the world and for his Quranic discourses. Under his leadership, there was an acceleration in the number of Quran translations produced by the Community; and during his caliphate, the Community experienced structural and financial growth on an international level, including the launch of the first Muslim satellite television network, Muslim Television Ahmadiyya in 1994 through which he could communicate televised messages to the Community globally and have his sermons and other public engagements transmitted throughout the world through this medium. Tahir Ahmad also authored many books including, Some Distinctive Features of Islam ; Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction ; Murder in the Name of Allah , and his magnum opus Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth .

Spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya community ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mirza Tahir Ahmad ( مرزا طاہر احمد ; 18 December 1928 – 19 April 2003) was the fourth caliph ( , khalīfatul masīh al-rābi ) and the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . He was elected as the fourth successor of the founder of the community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad . He was elected on 10 June 1982, the day after the death of his predecessor, Mirza Nasir Ahmad . Following the Ordinance XX that was promulgated by the government of Pakistan in 1984, which prohibited Ahmadi Muslims from any public expression of the Islamic faith, Tahir Ahmad left Pakistan and migrated to London , England , provisionally moving the headquarters of the community to the Fazl Mosque in London. He is noted particularly for his question and answer sessions which he held regularly with people from around the world and for his Quranic discourses. Under his leadership, there was an acceleration in the number of Quran translations produced by the Community; and during his caliphate, the Community experienced structural and financial growth on an international level, including the launch of the first Muslim satellite television network, Muslim Television Ahmadiyya in 1994 through which he could communicate televised messages to the Community globally and have his sermons and other public engagements transmitted throughout the world through this medium. Tahir Ahmad also authored many books including, Some Distinctive Features of Islam ; Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction ; Murder in the Name of Allah , and his magnum opus Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth .