Ahmadiyya in Australia

However, the history of the Community dates back to the early 20th century, during the lifetime of the founder of the movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, with the first contacts arising as a consequence of Australians travelling to British India, and also as a consequence of early, "Afghan" camel drivers settling in Australia during the mid to late 19th century.

[citation needed] The earliest history of Ahmadi Muslims in Australia dates back to the early 20th century, with the first contacts arising as a consequence of Australians travelling to British India, and also as a consequence of early, primarily Muslim, "Afghan" camel drivers settling in Australia during the mid to late 19th century.

[1] He constituted one of the two key figures in the international network launched but the institute, the other being Joosub Moulvi Hamid Gool, from the South African Republic.

In September, whilst still in Australia, Khan finally wrote to Ahmad requesting him accept his desire to embrace Ahmadiyya.

Khan played a pivotal role in promoting the construction of the mosque, and encouraging Muslims all over Australia and overseas to fund the project.

He produced monthly handbills, which contained extracts from overseas Ahmadiyya magazines and publications, such as the Muslim Sunrise and the Review of Religions.

[1] After serving as an "honorary missionary" of the Ahmadiyya movement for almost 30 years, Hassan Musa Khan died in 1945, and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, in Perth.

in Lahore, a number of Ahmadi Muslims approached him to visit Qadian and to meet the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

During his tour of India, in 1908, Wragge was delivering a lecture in Lahore, following which he was approached by Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, who requested him to meet the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

According to the letters written to Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, a companion of Ahmad, held in Ahmadiyya historical records, Wragge is said to have become a Muslim, and is said to have stayed so until his death.

On 15 August 1979, Australian Ahmadis were finally given permission from the international headquarters, then in Pakistan, to formally register the movement in Australia.

On 18 October 2013, the caliph delivered a keynote speech on the occasion of the opening of the "Khilafat Centenary Hall" attended by over 300 people including state and federal politicians, academics, religious and community leaders.

The community supports Australia's actions against jihadist radicalisation[20][21] and denounces, as "an entire fabrication", teachings that there are 72 virgins awaiting Muslim terrorists.