Every Ahmadi believes that the Promised Massih
(as) came with a Divine Mission
to restore the teachings of Sahih Al Islam. And the Ahmadiyya Khilafat was
instituted with the objective of taking the message of the Promised Massih (as)
to the whole world. After the first Khilafat, what began as a tussle over the
doctrinal interpretations culminated into differences over the form of
leadership- Anjuman versus Khilafat. Inevitably, there was a split in the
Community, leading to the separation of ways of the disciples of the Promised
Massih (as) and the formation of two groups.
The Lahore
Ahmadiyya Movement (LAM) under the Imaarat of Maulvi Muhammad Ali Sahib (ra) identified itself more closely with the mainstream Islamic world, hoping to
dilute and bridge the doctrinal claims of the Promised Massih (as) so to find
accommodation and acceptance within the prevailing Muslim orthodoxy and its
standards of legitimacy. Thus, they emphasised the Mujaddid claims of the
Promised Massih (as) and explained away the concept of his being an “Ummati Nabi” and declared that no prophet whatsoever can ever come after the
Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa).