Mirzai

Mirzai is a religious slur used to refer to Ahmadis by many South Asian Muslims, primarily in Pakistan, where they have been persecuted from early days and specially after the passage of Second Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which declares that Ahmadia are not Muslims and Ordinance XX. Ahmadis are the followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian.

In 2016, when the Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHTPA) was auctioned for plots in Chiniot district, they published an ad stating that "anyone related to the Qadiani/Ahmadi/ Lahori/ Mirzai sects cannot participate ....."

Etymology and history

Etymologically, the term is derived from Mirza, a title of Persian origin denoting the rank of high nobleman or Prince. Mirza is the legal family name of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of Ahmadiyya.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shaman Chodha (2019). Pakistan's Internal Security Challenges and The Army's Ability to Overcome Them. Guernica Editions. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-920717-41-7.
  2. ↑ Government of Pakistan, (GoPAK). "Second Amendment". Ministry of Law and Justice. The Electronic Government of Pakistan.
  3. ↑ Government of Pakistan - Law for Ahmadis. ThePersecution.org (Reproduction from the Gazette of Pakistan, 26 April 1984)
  4. ↑ Trespasses of the State, Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark, Naveeda Khan, Sarai Reader, 2005; Bare Acts. Page 178
  5. ↑ Moon, Farzana (12 January 2015). No Islam but Islam. p. 163. ISBN 9781443874045. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Valentine, Simon (2008). Islam and the Ahmadiyya jamaʻat: history, belief, practice. Columbia University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-231-70094-8.
  7. ↑ Khilafat, the Successorship of Prophethood – The Guided Khilafat – Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya
  8. ↑ Rana, Tanveer (17 March 2016). "Enshrined discrimination: No Ahmadis for Chenab Nagar plots". Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 August 2026.