 TheLiwa-e-Ahmadiyya, the flag of theAhmadiyya Muslim Community and accordingly the battle flag of the Furqan Force | |
| Formation | 1948 |
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| Founder | Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad |
| Defunct | 1950; 75 years ago (1950) |
| Legal status | Defunct |
Region served | Dominion of Pakistan |
TheFurqan Force orFurqan Battalion was a uniformedbattalion force of volunteers of the minorityAhmadiyya Muslim Community in theDominion of Pakistan. Formed in June 1948[1] at the direction of Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community,Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, at the request of Pakistan government, the unit fought for Pakistan againstIndia in theFirst Kashmir War.[2] In addition to its troops being drawn from the Ahmadiyya population, the expenses of maintaining the unit were also paid by that community.[3] It was said that the battalion performed its task very well.[4]
The unit was disbanded on 7 June 1950. Following theanti-AhmadiyyaLahore riots of 1953, a Pakistani court of inquiry cited the Furqan Battalion in discussions of the Ahmadiyya role inPakistani society.[5]
The Commander in Chief of the Pakistan army paid a tribute to the Furqan force: 'You were assigned an important sector on the battle front. The trust reposed in you was fully justified by your services. The enemy was much superior in air and land, but in spite of the preponderance you did not yield an inch of the land. You performed the task very well.'
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