Ahmadiyya in Canada

Ahmadiyya in Canada is a religious sect within the Muslim community of Canada. The earliest known Ahmadis visits of the country were back in 1923. Later, Ahmadis came to Canada from various parts of the world, in particular from Pakistan, as a result of the state-sanctioned persecution unleashed against the Community by Pakistan Government legislations in 1974 and again in 1984. The Community was first officially registered in Canada in 1966 in Ontario as the "Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam (Ont) Inc." and the first missionary assigned to Canada was Maulana Syed Mansoor Bashir Sahib.[1]

Ahmadis in Canada number about 25,000 or 2.5% of the total Muslim community in Canada. Most of them are from Pakistan, with smaller numbers from India, Fiji and Africa.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada". The Review of Religions. 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ Don Baker; Daniel L. Overmyer; Larry DeVries (August 9, 2012). Asian Religions in British Columbia. UCB Press. p. 73. Retrieved September 10, 2017.


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