Prophecy Continuous

by Yohanan Friedmann

Published 1 January 1989
Since its inception in colonial India in 1889, the Ahmadi movement has been, arguably, the most controversial movement in modern Islam. Yohanan Friedmann provides an insight into the origin and spread of the proselytizing mission that claims prophetic status for its founder, inviting the vehement opposition of the Sunni orthodoxy, which holds Muhammad to be the last prophet.