SOME SOCIO-CULTURAL PRACTICES OF MIRZA GULAM AHMED GOING ON UNTIL TODAY

Mirza Gulam Ahmad shaped Ahmadiyya around his own charisma. This charisma continued in the movement after his death in a very clear way, too. Undoubtedly, there is a great influence of Mirza Gulam Ahmed on this approach, declaring as a separate community his Movement which he founded from other Muslims. As a matter of fact, it has led to the formation of a serious “Ahmad？ consciousness” among the Movement members. This consciousness, especially owned by the Qadiyan？ Ahmad？s, mediated the Ahmad？s to accept their founders as an inspirer not only in religious affairs, but also in social, cultural and other worldly matters. The fact that Lahore Ahmad？s did not exhibit closed features and continued their relations with Muslims was one of the reasons of the transformation in their Mirza Gulam Ahmad's perceptions. In this article, some socio-cultural practices of Mirza Gulam Ahmed, followed by Ahmadis, will be examined