Promised Messiah Day

Promised Messiah Day (Urdu: یوم مسیح موعود‎, Yaum-e-Masih Maud) is commemorated by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community annually on March 23 which marked the day when Mirza Ghulam Ahmad whom the Ahmadis consider as the Promised Messiah took oath of allegiance from forty members in Ludhiana, Punjab and initiated the movement.[1]

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Beliefs and practices Five Pillars of Islam Six articles of faith Quran Sunnah Hadith Bay'ah
Distinct views Prophethood Jesus Jihad Evolution
Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad Writings
Key literature Rūhānī Khazā᾽in Malfūzāt Tafsīr-e-Kabīr Haqā'iq al-Furqān Review of Religions Al Fazl (newspaper) The Muslim Sunrise Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth
Organizational structure Caliphs: I II III IV V Majlis al-Shura Lajna Khuddām Ansār Jalsa Salana Mosques Jamia MTA
Key sites International Headquarters Qadian Aqsa Mosque White Minaret Mubarak Mosque Rabwah Aqsa Mosque Jamia London Fazl Mosque Baitul Futuh Mosque Non-Ahmadi custody Roza Bal (Tomb of Jesus) Mai Mari da Ashtan (Tomb of Mary)
Miscellaneous Persecution Ahmadiyya by country Ahmadiyya and other faiths List of Ahmadis Humanity First (NGO Charity) Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement Ahmadiyya translations of the Quran

References

"23rd March - Masih Al-Maud Day (The Promised Messiah Day)". alislam. Retrieved April 28, 2012.

Islamic holidays and observances
The two Eids	Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Adha
Other holidays and observances	Day of Arafah Day of Ashura Islamic New Year Arba'een¹ Mawlid Laylat al-Raghaib Lailat al Miraj Mid-Sha'ban Ramadan Laylat al-Qadr Saviours' Day² Eid al-Ghadir¹ Mubahala¹ Promised Messiah Day³ Promised Reformer Day³ Caliphate Day³
¹ Shia Muslim only ² Nation of Islam only ³ Ahmadi Muslim only

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