Recently, the Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre came across an old postcard – dated 29 January 1894 – from Rev Hassan Ali Safir, Editor of Nur-i-Afshan.
22nd August 2026


From The Archives
A Russian-Turkic traveller at the Hong Kong Mosque and the echo of Qadian, 1909
2nd June 2026
From The Archives
Manshur-i-Muhammadi: Early writings of the Promised Messiah (as) from the original source
21st April 2026
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Tahrik-e-Jadid in the land of Negus: Historical records about Ahmadiyyat in Abyssinia
2nd November 2025
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‘Placing poison in honey’: Al-Azhar journal publishes Egyptian scholar’s inadvertent testimony to Ahmadiyya scholarship
9 min read
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The London Mosque’s imam represents Islam at the 1950 ‘World Convention of Religions’
6 min read

From The Archives
Abdullah Athim: A life reduced to ‘footnotes’
19 min read
From The Archives
Preaching Islam in Egypt: The man who refused a singer’s handshake
8 min read

From The Archives
The ‘non-Muslimness’ of Ahmadis: British Government, Indian Muslims and legislative assemblies
18 min read
From The Archives
Centenary of the Ahmadiyya Mission in Indonesia: The early years and press coverage
13 min read
From The Archives
World Fellowship of Faiths in Chicago & London, 1930s: Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud’s messages and speeches by his representatives
22 min read

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Church Peace Union, Universal Religious Peace Conference and an Ahmadiyya missionary
17 min read
From The Archives
Ahmadiyya and colonial Hajj: Between politics, pragmatism and piety
33 min read