Bridge of Grace

Asad Shah: Ahmadi Murderd in Glasgow for his Faith The Ahmadiyya sect of Islam, founded Punjab province of India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in the 19 th century has endured harsh persecution throughout the Islamic world.  Though the Ahmadis consider themselves to be Muslims, their belief of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as a subordinate prophet under Muhammad (The believe he was the spiritual fulfillment of the second coming of Jesus, which is foretold in Surah 43:61 of the Qur'an) and their opposition to violent Jihad has led the majority of Orthodox Muslims to consider the Ahamidi Muslims to be "heretics."  This accusation has led Ahmadi Muslims throughout the Middle East to fall under harsh government and societal persecution.   Ahmadis in Islamic nations are subjected to societal and state-sanctioned persecution, and over the years thousands have been murdered in pogroms throughout the Middle East.  The reason for this persecution is that under Orthodox Islamic Sharia Law, the