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Qadiani (Urdu:قادیانی,Hindi:क़ादियानी;pronounced[qäː.d̪ɪjäːniː]) is a religious slur used to refer toAhmadi Muslims, primarily in Pakistan.[1][2] The term originates fromQadian, a small town in northern India, the birthplace ofMirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of theAhmadiyya movement. While it is pejorative[3] to the Ahmadi Muslim Community, it is used in official Pakistani documents.[4]
Pakistan officially persecutes Ahmadiyya and uses the termQadiani to label members of the religion. TheSecond Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan officially declares Ahmadiyya to be non-Muslims.[5]Ordinance XX officially labels Ahmadi Muslims asQadiani and prohibits them from any religious or social practices of the Muslim faith.[6] Thefourth caliph of the community,Mirza Tahir Ahmad, was forced to flee Pakistan under threat of arrest in 1984, prompting adiaspora of followers tothe UK,Germany, andCanada.[7] Ahmadiyya members are targets of death threats by majority Muslims, both inside Pakistan and in diaspora refuges.[8]
The term is sometimes used in an academic context to distinguish the main Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, referred to asQadiani, from the separatistLahore Ahmadiyya Movement, referred to as Lahori Ahmadis.[9]
