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In 1880-1882, MGA denied that Eisa (as) raised the dead (see 3:49 of the Quran, 3:50 in the Kadiani Koran)(See also 5:110 of the Quran, 5:111 in the Kadiani Koran)(See Braheen e Ahmadiyya, Vol. 3, pages 229 and 233). MGA also denied the miracle of the snake of Musa (as)(See Braheen e Ahmadiyya, Vol. 3, pages 229 and 233. The verses of the Quran, which prove that Musa (as) dropped his rod and Allah turned it into a snake are covered in Chapter 20: 17-20 (See Tafsir ibn Kathir)(See the Kadiani Tafsir of these verses herein).

In 1882-1884, MGA quoted the Bible, John Verses 2-5 (make sure you read John, verses 1-15 to properly understand the context), as he denies the miracles of Jesus in the bible. However, MGA forgets to mention that the Quran, 3:49 had already confirmed the many miracles of Esa (as) and it specifically spoke of the instance in John wherein Esa (as) healed the blind, the sick, the lepers and brought a man back to life. In fact, in MGA’s first 10 books, he never mentioned the Quran, Chapter 3 verses 45-51 (See Braheen e Ahmadiyya, Vol. 4, pages 31-35, online English edition). MGA also scoffs at how some insects can be brought back to life with salt. MGA is making a mockery of the miracles of Esa (as).

In 1886, MGA called the miracle of the splitting of the moon a rare natural phenomenon like male humans/goats that give milk (a lie).

In 1891 (see Izala Auham), MGA took it a step further and straight up accused Eisa (as) of mesmerism and slight of hand and thus, was accusing Eisa (as) of using magic, or being a magician. Again, MGA also denied the miracle of the snake of Musa (as). #Ahmadis deny 26:63 (26:64 in the Qadiani Quran) of the Quran and claim that Musa (as) never split the sea, it was a low tide phenomenon. Watch Bro Imtiaz explain this whole thing herein. MGA also denied the miracle of Ibrahim (as) and 4 birds in 2:260.

In 1893, via his written debate with Athim, MGA denied the miraculous birth of Eisa (as)(See Ruhani Khazain volume 6 Jang-e-Muqadas page 280-281) and later on Qadiani-Ahmadi’s began to call Maryam a Hermaphrodite (astagfarullah) and argued that all miracles happened via science. In 2023, they have backtracked and only call it a possibility, however, to consider this a possibility is to cede and reject the signs of Allah.

In 1897-1898, MGA and his team of writers argued that the Christians have written about many miracles of (Jesus) but the fact is that he did not perform any miracle (moijza)(See Zamima Anjam-e-Atham, RK-v11 p.290).

In 1899, MGA and his team of writers alleged that Mirza Mubarak Ahmad (MGA’s son) spoke twice in his mothers womb. Tiryaqul-Qulub Page 119 (arabic edition), Tiryaqul-Qulub Page 80 (Lahori-Ahmadi version online), Ruhani Khazain, Volume-15, page 217, Tiryaq ul Quloob page 41.

In 1899, via Malfuzat-2, online English edition (page 102, updated via Raoof), MGA denied the miracle of the snake of Musa (as).

In 1902, MGA and his team of writers alleged that 3000 miracles were displayed by the Prophet Muhammad (saw) (See RK, Vol. 17, page 153, Tohfa Golarvia).

In 1903 (See Tadhkirat-ush-Shahadatain [1903] online english edition), MGA began to allege that he had a 100,000 predictions/prophecies fulfilled, and even if a few didn’t get fulfilled, like Athim and also the death of Ahmad Baig‘s son-in-law (Sultan Muhammad, married to Muhammadi Begum), that shouldn’t be a big issue.

In 1906-1907, MGA alleged that his son Mirza Mubarak Ahmad had died, MGA then placed his hand on Mirza Mubarak Ahmad’s body and focused my attention toward God Almighty [and] so after two or three minutes the boy started breathing and a pulse could be felt and the boy became alive. Then it occurred to me that the giving of life to the dead, by `Eesaa, peace on him, was of this same kind and then the ignorant embellished upon it (See “Haqiqatul Wahi”, online English edition, page 324, Sign-104)(Urdu, RK, v. 22, p. 265). MGA also scoffed at snakes turning into rods and vice and versa (see page 355 of “Haqiqatul Wahi”, online English edition).

In 1908 (Mar-2), MGA and his team of writers argued that there is the issue of creating birds by Jesus. I do not deny miracles, rather I believe in them. The miracle of creation of birds by Jesus as is very much akin to the incident of the staff of Moses (as). Despite the fact that it became a snake at the time of the confrontation with the enemies, yet at other times it had remained the same staff that it ever was and had not gone and mingled with some colony of snakes afterwards. Similarly, the birds of Jesus were, in the end, just of clay. In fact, the staff of Moses is far superior than the birds of Jesus as because it had to face the challenge and showed its supremacy in that challenge whereas those birds did not compete with anything nor was their supremacy ever proven (See Al-Hakam, vol. 12, no. 16, p. 4–6, dated 2 March 1908, via Malfuzat-10, page 175).

In 1908 (Apr), MGA and his team of writers argued that the miracle of Moses as in converting his staff into a snake, is far greater than raising the dead (See Al-Hakam, vol. 12, no. 26, p. 1–4, dated 10 April 1908, via Malfuzat-10, page 270).

In 1908, (April-May), in Chashma-e-Marifat, MGA and his team of writers wrote that Maryam (as) had both male and female “characteristics” and was thus able to impregnant herself via male sperm if she ever got excited (See the Hermaphrodite theory). They were arguing that Hindu’s shouldn’t object to the miraculous birth since strange stories of births exist in Hindu literature.

In 1908 (Oct), via BA5, MGA and his team of writers called the splitting of the moon as a type of lunar eclipse (see pages 106-107).

In 1917, Maulvi Muhammad Ali totally denied all the miracles of Solomon in his English commentary of the Quran. Finally, this story started from the Torah (see Proverbs), the Quran simply confirmed it like it confirmed the physical ascension of Idris (as) aka Enoch. Just like it confirmed that Esa (as) flew up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

In the 1960’s, via Tafseer-e-Kabeer, Mirza Basheer ud din Mahmud Ahmad argued that “the ants” was a name of a human tribe, that the ant mentioned was their queen.

In 1988, via the Qadiani Quranic commentary of Malik Ghulam Farid, See under 19:22 (19:23 in the Kadiani Koran). And 3:47 (3:48 in the Kadiani Koran). They alleged that tumors can cause the creation of Male sperm through a process called arrhenblastoma. This argument was repeated in the online edition of 2025.

In 1996 (Sep-4), in a QNA session, Mirza Tahir Ahmad was asked about Musa’s (as) splitting of the sea and the Red Drops miracle of MGA. Mirza Tahir Ahmad suggested that it might have been an earthquake, he said “some scholars”. Mirza Tahir Ahmad alleges that the water was spread out and not able to drown Musa (as) and his people. However, there was an explosion in the Mediterranean Sea which caused a tidal wave which helped appeared like the sea had been split. Mirza Tahir Ahmad also suggested that the Nile river was flooded too. Mirza Tahir Ahmad said that the scientific explanation of what happened doesn’t take away from the Mojiza. Mirza Tahir Ahmad alleged that the red drops miracle is something that happens rarely and it is a sign of truth for the believers, not the non-believers. Mirza Tahir Ahmad even called it a freak of nature, these are never presented to the unbelievers. Mirza Tahir Ahmad said that the miracles of Eisa (as) were pointless, since it barely converted at the most 30 people (naozobillah). At the very end, Mirza Tahir Ahmad calls some miracles as “freak of nature” and they are in “apparent” breach of the laws of nature.

In the 2018, 5-volume Official Commentary of the Quran by Malik Ghulam Farid, it is argued that this verse does not mean the valley of ants as is generally misunderstood but the valley where a tribe named Naml lived. In Qamus under the word برق we have الابرقة من میاہ النملة i.e. Abriqah is one of the springs of Namlah. So Naml is the name of a tribe just as Mazin ( مازن ) which means the eggs of ants is the name of an Arab tribe. In Arabia it was not an uncommon practice that tribes were named after animals and beasts such as Banu Asad, Banu Taghlab, Banu Kalb, Banu Naml, etc. Moreover, the use of the words ادخلوا (enter) and مساکنکم (your habitations) in the verse lends powerful support to the view that Naml was a tribe, since the former word is used only for rational beings and the expression مساکنکم (your habitations) has been used in the Quran exclusively for human habitations (29:39; 32:27). Thus نملة means a person of the tribe of النمل ; a Namlite. The said Namlite was possibly their leader and had ordered the people to get out of the way of the army of Solomon and enter their houses.

In 2022, Mirza Masroor Ahmad was asked about miracles by an Ahmadi boy, the answer is strange and weird. The young boy was asking about the red drops incident of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. In response to this, and very ironically, Mirza Masroor Ahmad said that science can’t comprehend the spiritual realm. Mirza Masroor Ahmad was so confused he even said that 1+1=2 can’t be proven (See the clip on TikTok and Twitter). Mirza Masroor Ahmad also commented on the splitting of the Moon miracle by Muhammad (saw) and seems to have forgot that MGA eventually called it an eclipse.

In 2022, A qadiani-Ahmadi named Dr. Jalil Ahmad Bhatti wrote an article wherein he accused Maryam of being a hermaphrodite.

In 2023 (Dec-9). in a live stream, Bro Imtiaz showed a reference (3:11:28 time stamp) from Malfuzat, Vol-3, page 305 (sub ref is not given). In this quote, MGA explains the birth of Eisa (as) by comparing it with Male men breastfeeding infants.

In Nov-2023, Tahir Nasser tweeted about Maryam (sa) getting excited and impregnating herself. In Nov. of 2023, Tahir Nasser accused Maryam of having hormonal imbalance. Tahir Nasser also accused Maryam of seeing a handsome man (an angel) and getting excited, having an orgasm, and thus impregnating herself (see the scan in the below). In 2023, I asked the West Africans about this and they had no idea. Also in 2023, Maulvi Razi Ullah Noman has admitted that Maryam had both male and female reproductive organs.

In Sep-2025, on a segment of “This Week with Hujoor”, Mirza Masroor Ahmad prophesied a civil war in the USA and rejected Allah’s miracle of preserving the dead bodies (See on TikTok and Twitter) as Allah pleases via 10:92 of the Quran (10:93 of the Kadiani Koran). MGA seems to be silent on this verse. Nevertheless, Muslims have always believed that the human bodies of prophets and shaheed’s (martyrs) are not subject to decay. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Verily, Allah has forbidden the Earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets.” (Sunan Abî Dâwûd (1047), Sunan al-Nasâ’î (1374), and Sunan Ibn Mâjah (1636).)

In Sep-2025, 4 Qadiani-Ahmadi Murrabi’s discussed “Are Miracles Possible in Today’s World”? It is Maulvi Farhan Iqbal, Maulvi Zahid Abid (working out of Calgary, an asylum case), Maulvi Farrukh Tahir and Maulvi Aatir Mujtaba Khan (on twitter as @Conqueror1A). Sadly, they never mentioned “the red drops miracle” of MGA, nor did they address why and how Mirza Mubarak Ahmad (MGA’s youngest son) allegedly spoke whilst in the womb. At 43:53, Maulvi Farhan Iqbal argued that miracles are not required for a religion to be true (See the clip on Twitter and TikTok).

In 2026 (Jun-28), Maulvi Raheel Ahmad argued (27:10 time stamp) that in terms of being modernist, Ahmadi’s are accused of rejecting the physical Raffa of Eisa (as)(see 4:158) because Allah can’t do it, NO, Maulvi Raheel Ahmad says Allah said he won’t do it.

In 2026 (Jul), Maulvi Razi streamed and alleged that 29:50 of the Quran (29:51 in the Kadiani Koran) this denial of a sign was specific to this single incident and shouldn’t be taken as a general rule. Maulvi Razi alleges that the people specifically wanted “punishment” (MGA made the same argument)(See “3 Questions by a Christian”, pages 11-12). Maulvi Razi alleges that Muhammad (Saw) completed 1000+ miracles (MGA said 3000). Maulvi Razi than attacks Jesus Christ of the Bible and alleges that he completed no miracles (just like MGA).

In 2026 (Mar), I discussed all of this vs. Moe Moe Laiq. This is Mohammed Laiq, an Ahmadi who is always as speakers corner.

Continue reading “In 1880, MGA denied all miracles and accused Eisa (as) of mesmerism and slight of hand, Musa (as) also and Ibrahim (as) and the birds” →

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In 1976, Mirza Nasir Ahmad (3rd Qadiani Khalifa) visited the USA, this was the first time a sitting Khalifa visited the USA. By 1979, the Ahmadiyya Movement was claiming to have only 5 mission houses and 4 mosques in the country. However, at least 2 of the 4 alleged mosques are residential properties (the property on Wabash in Chicago and the residential property in Washington D.C. aka the American Fazl Mosque). The 3rd being the Ahmadiyya temple/mosque in Dayton, Ohio. The 4th is unknown.

The Ahmadiyya Movement sent Mufti Muhammad Sadiq in 1920 to the USA without a visa (however, with paperwork from the British Government). However, MGA’s correspondence with Alexander Webb goes back to the 1880’s. Specifically in 1887, MGA was published in the USA.(See “Religious Jottings,” New York Tribune, March 27, 1887, 11., Via Bowen). Furthermore, in this advertisement, MGA is saying that he is under the protection of the British Government!!! MGA is grateful to the colonist, in fact, MGA called them a temporal Khalifa in 1902! Moreover, MGA gives a ridiculous challenge of asking people to pay 200 rupees before they come to Qadian and promising them a heavenly sign.

Additionally, MGA’s photo and life story were also published in the American press from 1902-1907 in terms of his challenge to Dowie.

In 1907, C.F. Sievwright was mentioned in one of the most famous local newspapers of Northern California, (See The Placer Herald of Sat, Jan 26, 1907 ·Page 2)(Rocklin, Ca), M. Abdul Haq C.F. Sievwright was mentioned as someone who was in the USA on a mission to convert all to Allah. Sievwright is also described as a writer in the Review of Religions magazine from the Punjab (this is not true). The newspaper reports that Sievwright came from India and is a well known Moslem in India (a lie). He is now in San Diego. Sievwright alleges that his only mission is to spread Islam in California.

The Dec-1919 edition of the ROR tells the world that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq has been ordered by the Khalifa to go to the USA. The essay or announcement is written by Rahim Baksh aka Dard, who is working as the 2nd Khalifa’s secretary on 11-25-1919. The April-May-1920 edition of the ROR tells us that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq is detained in prison in the USA, Maulvi Sher Ali calls intolerance. Mufti Sadiq had sailed from England on January 26, 1920, and reached Philadelphia in the second week of February (2-15-1920, see ROR of July-1920). The immigration department blocked his entry into the U.S.A. on the grounds that he was not allowed to preach the message of God (See also the ROR of April-May-1920). Sadiq set up his first headquarters in April 1920 at 1897 Madison Avenue in New York City. His address was also written as: “Mufti Mohammad Sadiq Ahmadi Missioner 245 W 72 Street, New York City (USA)”.

On page 47, Michael Muhammad Knight points out Mufti Muhammad Sadiq posted fake degrees from scam colleges in the Moslem Sunrise (See the Moslem Sunrise, Oct-1921, page 35 and April 1922, last page). In 1921, it was a Doctor of Divinity diploma from the College of Divine Metaphysics”, a New York thought institution in St. Louis. In 1922, it was a “Doctor of Orientalist Sciences, from Oriental University. This was a huge scam ran by Helmuth P. Holler, who was arrested and thrown in jail in 1926.

In 1976, Mirza Nasir Ahmad visited the USA, marking the first time ever that a sitting Khalifa came to the USA.

Continue reading “This history of #Ahmadiyya in the #USA” →

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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad lied on ibn Qayyim in terms of the alleged death of Eisa (as). See the full quote in the below. MGA did acknowledge that Ibn Qayyim believed in the physical descent of Eisa (As). Thus, MGA was stuck in a quagmire, MGA was accusing them of believing in the death of Eisa (as) and his physical descent.

MGA also lied about the beliefs of the teacher of ibn Qayyim, i.e., Ibn Taymiyyah. MGA also said that Ibn Taymiyyah believed that Eisa (As) died and in his physical return. Obviously, the first part is a lie. Feel free to read about Ibn Taymiyyah on 3:55, 4:158, 39:42, 3:144, 5:117 and 6:60.

Continue reading “Mirza Ghulam Ahmad lied on ibn Qayyim” →

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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad argued that “wherever the expression Tawaffi is used for a human being,
and the action is attributed to Allah the Glorious, Tawaffi invariably means death and taking possession of the soul” (see the ref in the below).  

However, this is contradicted by 2:281 (2:282 in the Qadiani Quran) of the Quran, which MGA never mentioned. In 2:281, the action is attributed to Allah and Tawaffa doesn’t mean death. 3:185 is another case wherein Tawaffi is used for a human being, and the action is attributed to Allah, however, Waffa means “full reward”.

Even in the 2018 edition of the famous 5-volume commentary, Waffa is not translated as death. Check out my other essay on: Is there a difference between Tuwaffa and Tawaffa in the Quran? Or are they just diacritical marks?

Continue reading “2:281 of the Quran derails the Qadiani-Ahmadi arguments for Waffa” →

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In Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya V-3 (1882)(See page 195-198, online English edition, Sub-Footnote Number One is referenced from Footnote Number Eleven on page 150), MGA made ilham=wahi. MGA targeted this argument vs. Maulavi Abu Abdullah Qasuri. Maulvi Abu Abdullah Qasuri argued that ilham and wahi are totally different. Bro Imtiaz and Adnan covered this topic on a recent livestream. The word ilham doesn’t exist at all in Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya V-4 or any other volume of the Barahin.

In 1891, MGA denied that he was a recipient of “Wahy Nubuwwat”, in fact, in Izala Auham (page 614, Part-2), he even said that “Wahy Risalat” had been cut off forever. Thus, MGA only claimed to receive “Wahy-i Wilayat” (revelation granted to saints).

In “Khutbah Ilhamiya” (1900), MGA called himself as the “Khatam-ul-Wilayat” (this is in terms of Wahi-i-Wilayat, the revelations/ilhams of the saints). This is not the Arabic part of the book which MGA allegedly uttered on Eid. This comes from the Urdu part of the book that was added later and has never been translated into English. Nevertheless, MGA never qualified this statement, did MGA mean, “the best” of the saints, or “the last” of the saints?

MGA claimed prophethood in 1901, a year later, in Tofha Golarvia (1902), MGA again claimed that it was impossible for anyone to get Wahy Nubuwwat.

In 1907 (via Haqiqatul Wahi”(see page 15), MGA wrote about wahyul-ibtila’ [the revelation of trial] and wahyul-istifa’ [the revelation of exaltation].

Most of these quotes are from Muhammad Ali’s famous 300 references that he wrote as an appendix to “Prophethood in Islam” (1915). Muhammad Ali commented on “Wahy-Nubuwwat” vs. “Wahy Wilayat” on pages, 113, 114, 382. Check out Bro Imtiaz vs. Razi on this topic herein. You can listen to Bro Imtiaz discussing how MGA denied “Wahy Nubuwwat” herein (27:13 time stamp).

On page-78 of Imam Abu Hanifa’s famous book, “Fiqh al Akbar”, Imam Abu Hanifa explains how “Wahi” is only for the prophets/messengers, whereas “ilham” is for non-prophets, like Hazrat Umar (via the Muhaddath theory). This is in total contradiction to MGA’s usage of Wahi/ilham in 1882.

In the Quran, “Wahi” is used for humans that are non-prophets twice, to an animal/insect once and to the Samaat Wattay (lower heavens) once. Thus, only 4 instances of usage for Wahi for non-prophets. We found 17 instances of Wahi used for the prophets/messengers. We also found one instance of the word “ilham” (see ref in the below). Listen to Mirza Tahir Ahmad explaining the Ahmadi belief that Wahi=ilham, in the 1990′s.

4 instances of Wahi for non-prophets in the Quran
In the Quran, Wahi is used to signify ilham to non-prophets like the companions of Eisa (as)(See 5:112, 5:113 in the Qadiani Quran), the mother of Musa (as)(See 28:7, 28:8 in the Qadiani Quran)(See also 20:38, 20:39 in the Qadiani Quran), the bee (see 16:68, 16:69 in the Qadiani Quran). In 41:12 (41:13 in the Qadiani Quran) Allah gave Wahi to Samaa Wattay (lower heavens) and assigned duties to them.

17 instances of Wahi used for Rasul/Nabi
7:117 (7:118 in the Qadiani Quran), 10:2 (10:3 in the Qadiani Quran) also mentions how Allah sent Wahi to Muhammad (Saw). See 42:51 and 42:52 also (42:52 and 42:53 in the Qadiani Quran) Allah says that he only communicates via Wahi to his prophets. 53:4 (53:5 in the Qadiani Quran). 3 times in 4:163 (4:164 in the Qadiani Quran). 21:45 (21:46 in the Qadiani Quran). 11:36 (11:37 in the Qadiani Quran). 16:43 (16:44 in the Qadiani Quran). 14:13 (14:14 in the Qadiani Quran). 20:114 (20:115 in the Qadiani Quran). 21:73 (21:74 in the Qadiani Quran). 23:27 (23:28 in the Qadiani Quran). 20:77 (20:78 in the Qadiani Quran). 21:7 (21:8 in the Qadiani Quran).

Tanzila
This seems to be another word that Allah uses to describe his revelations to humans.

Unzila
Unzila is also used to describe the revelations of Allah.

ilham via Allah to the Universe
91:8 (91:9 in the Qadiani Quran).

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Qadiani-Ahmadi Maulvi Abudofour has shown his true colors, he is showing what Ahmadiyya has taught, i.e., to attack people personally and engage in slander, and then to cry persecution. If you check out his youtube channel, you will see that he hosted Khurram Shah and only to slander me, Khurram Shah will not answer any of my questions. Further, Khurram Shah and his silly wife Qanta Shah have always hated me and all of her direct in-laws and in spite. Khurram and Qanta manipulated people their entire lives to make a few pennies, whereas, I have earned everything.

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Reem Shraiky allegedly converted to Ahmadiyya in 2007 and immediately got a Visa to the West. She claims that she was living in Saudi Arabia alone and working some type of job. She is Syrian, she abruptly went home to Syria and found that her brother had converted to Ahmadiyya. She also claims that her father was a Sunni Muslim Scholar. However, in her statements she seems to have been clearly confused, she conflated the imam mahdi with prophethood, which are 2 opposing beliefs. They then admit that this is the wife of Ibrahim Ikhlaf. She became an Ahmadi and immediately got married and immediately got a visa to the UK (From Syria) in just a few months (her paperwork seems to have been expedited by the jamaat). She confesses that she showed up to an embassy (most likely the UK embassy in Saudi Arabia), with barely any paperwork, she came back in 3 days and she had a visa to the west (wink wink). Ibrahim Ikhlaf then confesses that Mirza Masroor Ahmad told him that the visa would be expedited (and simply because Ahmadi’s get special treatment from government officials).

Thus, we have proven that Reem Shraiky converted to Ahmadiyya without a proper investigation and immediately got a visa to the West. Moreover, Ibrahim Ikhlaf called her sister in this video and seemed to be deceptively trying to act like that wasn’t his wife.

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Intro
Per Hanson (see page 194), Mahdi Appah was dead by 1929. Per Fisher (see page 117, published in 1963), the precursor to Ahmadiyya in Ghana was a man named Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr seems to have had some type of connection with the British Army via the Anglo-Ashanti wars. It’s unclear who’s side he was on, nevertheless, he seems to have been a Muslim and he converted two members from the Fante people, Benjamin Sam and Mahdi Appah. However, Hanson tells us that a man named Amadu Ramano Pedro who was an Afro-Brazilian Ahmadi, seems to have facilitated Ahmadiyya in Ghana (See page 168). Hanson tells us that Pedro was looking to gain converts in 1910 and he seems to have met Yusuf Nyarko (Ben Sam‘s cousin) before he had his famous false dream. In the 1920’s, Amadu Ramano Pedro left Ahmadiyya in the 1920’s and joined another ex-Qadiani, Lawal Basil Agusto (See Hanson). 

The first contact with Ahmadiyya in Ghana can perhaps be attributed to a consequence of Sam’s cousin (Yusuf Nyarko) who dreamt of white men called “Muslims”, (See Fisher, page 118) with whom he was praying. (See Antoine 2010, p. 77, The term “white” corresponded to non-African foreigners. Thus, Ahmadi Muslims from the Indian subcontinent were counted among the “whites”. Before the invitation, the young group of orthodox Muslims were not aware of the existence of “white” Muslims. See:Antoine 2010, p. 3 and Antoine 2010, p. 77). Hanson asserts that it was Amadu Ramano Pedro who facilitated contact between the 300 Fante Muslims and the Qadiani’s. 

Mahdi Appah was born a Pagan. The birth name of Mahdi Appah was Aduogyir Appah. After converting to the Ahmadiyya movement, he changed his first name to Mahdi. He converted to Christianity via Benjamin Sam and seems to be his follower (See Fisher). It seems that Abu Bakr converted them to Islam (See Fisher). It also seems that Mahdi Appah could read some English, however, Urdu and Arabic were out of the question. Benjamin Sam was a trader and a Wesleyan teacher-catechist, he got Mahdi Appah to convert to Christianity, and then to convert to Islam via Abu Bakr (See Fisher, page 117).

Islam grew rapidly among the Fante people (See Fisher, page 117). Starting from Ekrofol, Sam self-designated himself as its Imam, and quickly built a community of 500 Fante Muslims across southern Ghana (Samwini, page 37). Thus, only 500 of the Fante people converted to Islam.

At times, Muslim clerics from the northern regions continued to supervise the growing, but nascent group of Muslims in southern Ghana. In July 1896, a secular Muslim school was opened in Ekrofol, and Appah was appointed as its manager (See Fisher, page 117). However, the northern clerics expressed strong disapproval of a secular-leaning school (See Fisher, page 118). Despite this, the school prospered with governmental assistance until 1908 when it was infected by Guinea worm disease and attendance soon dropped (See Fisher, page 118). As a convert from Christianity, Sam taught customs, brought from Christianity, that were sometimes considered un-Islamic. This was a major cause of disagreement between him and his friend Appah. As a result, Appah left Ekrofol (Samwini, page 37). Sam died soon after, in the same year the disease struck the school. Appah once again returned to Ekrofol and continued to propagate Islam among the Fante people (See Samwini, page 37 and Fisher, page 118). 

It was believed by converts that the only people who prayed as Muslims were the northern Hausa. However, a resident in Saltpond, originally from Nigeria, informed the presence of the Indian-origin Ahmadiyya movement in Nigeria (See Antoine 2010, p. 77). 

Soon, through the Review of Religions (See Fisher, page 118), the Fante Muslims under the leadership of Appah made contact with the caliph, Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, in Qadian, India (See Samwini, page 37). The Muslims were no longer interested to remain under the spiritual guidance of the northern Ghanaians or Hausa Muslims. The caliph sent Al-Hajj Abdul Rahim Nayyar who sailed from London to Freetown, in Sierra Leone. After a short stay he arrived on 28 February 1921 to Saltpond, Ghana and started preaching in the first week of March 1921. (See Fisher, page 118 and Samwini, page 87). Following a lecture, the Fante community “believed there and then”, following which an oath of allegiance was held (See Antoine 2010, p. 77).

In the history of the Ahmadiyya Community, Mahdi Appah is regarded as the first Ghanaian to become an Ahmadi (“Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V – Service in Ghana”. Review of Religions. May 2008). Despite resistance from northern clerics, the Fante Muslims converted en masse, giving immediate rise to the Ahmadiyya movement in Ghana (See Fisher, page 118 and Samwini, page 87).

Mahdi Appah used Yusuf Nyarko’s dream to reassert his authority over Fante Muslims. Hedid so in part by calling a meeting of Fante Muslims at Mankessim. This town had been the center of an eighteenth-century Fante political coalition and, more recently, the site where late nineteenth-century political activists met to form the Fante Confederation on the eve of the British declaration of the Gold Coast colony. Meeting at Mankessim marked the significance of the meeting. It also avoided Ekrawfo, the historical base of the movement, and enabled Mahdi
Appah and Fante Muslims to discuss the Ahmadiyya in isolation from Yakubu, the savanna Muslim scholar who ran the Arabic school at Ekrawfo in the late igios. Appah could focus attention on the dream and not on issues of Muslim practice that divided the community. In 1919 Mahdi Appah was a newly engaged leader who used his influence to facilitate a meeting, explicitly to discuss a dream but perhaps implicitly to reconcile divisions in the Fante Muslim community created by the criticism of savanna Muslim scholars.

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Intro
Benjamin Sam (aka Binyameen Sam, see Hanson) was a member of the Fante people. One of his close associates was Mahdi Appah, they were both born pagans. The birth name of Mahdi Appah was Aduogyir Appah. After converting to the Ahmadiyya movement, he changed his first name to Mahdi. Appah converted to Christianity via Benjamin Sam and seems to be his follower (See Fisher). It seems that some guy named Abu Bakr converted them to Islam (See Fisher). It also seems that Mahdi Appah could read some English, however, Urdu and Arabic were out of the question. Benjamin Sam was a trader and a Wesleyan teacher-catechist, he got Mahdi Appah to convert to Christianity, and then to convert to Islam via Abu Bakr (See Fisher, page 117-119).

By the late 1910’s, he was working in a Muslim school as an english teacher and leader of the Fante Muslims. Mahdi Appah was totally missing from the scene and out farming cocoa. Ben Sam was tolerant of alcohol, circumcision and etc. This seems to have caused Mahdi Appah to move away. However, Ben Sam died in roughly 1919 and Mahdi Appah returned to Ekrofol. Ben Sam’s cousin (or nephew) Yusuf Nyarko dreamed of white man leading them. Mahdi Appah heard about this dream and with the help of Amadu Ramano Pedro invited the Ahmadiyya Movement to Ghana.

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