I had posted this mail in another thread, but I thought it worthwhile to paste it in another thread. My aim is not to hurt the feelings of Qadiyanis, but only to highlight the HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. Moreover, I would request the readers not to start a controversial debate as it leads to nowhere as evident from past experience.
Most of the people dont know this fact that the term AHMADIYAH first appeared almost 800 years ago and not a century ago as most of us believe. This term AHMADIYAH, was applied to a group who belonged to a small Sufi Order and were the followers of Hazrat Ahmad-al-Badawi (AR) a Sufi Saint in Tanta, Egypt around 1276 AD.
So from historical perspective, AHMADI is term which was used for the followers of Hazart Ahmad-al-Badawi (AR) in 1270s. On the contrary, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadiyan came into lime light around 1870s. So in case of his followers, the term AHMADIYAH is a mis-nomer.
Regards.