The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light is the religion foretold by the Holy Household of Prophet Mohammed (pbuhahf) to emerge in the end times. It is the religion described in their narrations and traditions as “the new religion” which Imam Al-Mahdi (pbuhahf) and the Qaim/Riser of the Family of Mohammed (pbut) bring forth whereby they fill the world with justice and equity as it has been filled with injustice and tyranny.
Twenty-four years ago, signs of the fulfillment of this great prophecy appeared on the horizon, when Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (pbuh) appeared in 1999 in Basra, Iraq; claiming to be a Messenger from Imam Al-Mahdi to all the people, and the promised Yamani prophesied by the Holy Household of Prophet Mohammed in the narrations.
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (pbuh) began establishing the pillars of this religion by reviving people’s relationship with their Lord. He came with a truth that no one had preceded him with. He revealed a roadmap that God had set for us since the beginning of time, a roadmap by which people can find their way back to God. That roadmap is the law of knowing the Proof of God.
The law of knowing the Proof of God is a law derived from the Holy Qur’an and the story of creation, and it states that the divine Messenger in every age is identified by three criteria, firstly: that he be appointed by God and mentioned on the tongue of a previous Prophet or Messenger, secondly: that he is knowledgeable of everything and possesses divine knowledge, and thirdly: that he calls to God and to God’s rulership, meaning that God alone is the One who appoints the Caliph or the ruler.
No one fulfilled these three criteria in this day and age except for Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (pbuh), for he has come forth with a book from the Prophet of God Mohammed, his Holy Will in which he mentions Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (pbuh) and his Successor and soul son and the one who paves the way for him, Abdullah Aba Al-Sadiq (pbuh), by name: “Then there will be twelve Mahdis after him, so if death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, the first of the Mahdis, he has three names, one like mine and my father’s and it is Abdullah (Servant of God), Ahmed (the Praised), and the third name is Al-Mahdi (the Guided).”
And so the companions of the Holy Will became the companions/leaders of this blessed Call, with Aba Al-Sadiq Abdullah Hashem (pbuh) as the effective head and founder of the faith, and the Qaim/Riser of the Family of Mohammed (pbuhahf). Thus, that sacred document became the solid foundation upon which this faith firmly stands. And the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light became the only voice calling for the Supremacy of God on Earth and rejecting the supremacy of the people (i.e. people appointing their ruler) and the destruction, corruption, and oppression it resulted in for all mankind. In addition to that, the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light became a spring of divine knowledge, the likes of which nobody has ever come forth with, knowledge that was overflowing from Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan and his Successor Aba Al-Sadiq (pbut) to all mankind.
On January 23, 2015, this divine Call was the only one that gave the world the glad tiding of the fulfillment of a promise made by Prophet Mohammed (pbuhahf), i.e. the appearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (pbuhahf) upon the death of Abdullah, the ruler of Hijaz. He (pbuhahf) said: “There shall rule Hijaz a man whose name is the name of an animal, if you look at him from afar you will think that he is cross-eyed but if you come close to him his eyes seem normal, he will be succeeded by a brother named Abdullah, woe to our Shia from him (he repeated this thrice), give me glad tidings of his death and I shall give you glad tidings of the appearance of the Hujjah (Imam Al-Mahdi).” Thus, this religion is the only one that announced the appearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (pbuhahf) on that date, as well as the end of his occultation and the raising of the Black Banners of the East by the Qaim/Riser Aba Al-Sadiq (pbuh).
Believers from all walks of life and all ethnicities, backgrounds, nationalities, and countries were attracted to this religion. This was reflected in the role that this religion and its leader play in uniting people under one banner, One God and one truth, as described by the narrations and traditions. This religion does not know discrimination and welcomes all people, whoever they may be.
This fact is manifested in the new Covenant that this religion has come forth with, the Seventh and final Covenant that God establishes between Himself and the souls, a Covenant that validates the Covenants of all the previous Prophets and Messengers, and a Covenant which unites all of the religions once again.
Among the beliefs held by the followers of the faith is that we are living in the end times and that the Earth is never free of a divine leader in every age who is appointed by God and works by His commands. Adherents of this faith also believe in reincarnation and the return of the Prophets, Messengers, and righteous ones in this round to give victory to and support Imam Al-Mahdi (pbuhahf) on his mission.
Central to this faith lies the mission of establishing a Divine Just State in which only God and His vicegerent rule, and eliminating evil, oppression, and tyranny. It is a State that the Prophets, Messengers, and Vicegerents have been seeking to build and have paved the way for in their time, and it is finally established at the hands of the Qaim/Riser in this age, as a culmination of their efforts and sacrifices.