Maulana Muhammad Ali 1874-1951 Amir (1914-1951) Muhammad Ali was born in 1874 in Punjab (India). He obtained an (M.A.) English and (Ll. B.) Law in 1899. He joined the Ahmadiyya Movement in 1897 and devoted his life to the service of Islam in 1900. Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Devanagari: पंजाब, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... Islam   listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ...

In 1902 Maulana Muhammad Ali became the editor of the Review of Religions, one of the first Islamic journals in English. When Mirza Ghulam Ahmad established the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam (a body to govern the Ahmadiyya Movement) in 1905, he appointed Maulana Muhammad Ali as the Secretary of its executive council. At the time of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's death in 1908, he was suceeded by Maulana Nur-ud-Din, Khalifatul Masih I, who became Head of the Ahmadiyya Movement. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (February 13, 1835–May 26, 1908) the founder of the Ahmadiyya religious movement, a sect considered by most Muslims to have broken away from Islam. ... The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat_i_Islam (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association), formed as a result of an ideological differences between the Ahmadiyya Community after the demise Maulawi Nur ud-Din in 1914, the first Khalifa of its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ... Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya, believe that the elected leader of their community, the Khalifatul Masih, is the second manifestation of the Khalifat (as opposed to the Khalifat which ended with the Ottoman Khalifat of Abdul Mejid II), and that Allah has assured Ahmadi Muslims... Ahmadi Muslims are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ...

In March 1914 when Maulana Nur-ud-Din died and was succeeded by Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, Khalifa Masih II, the son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. The election of this 25 year old caused problems with the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya over interpretation of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's Will. The dispute also centered on differences in interpretation of verse 33:40 of the Qur'an, which referred to prophet Muhammad as the 'Seal of the Prophets'. The status of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya and the Khalifat was also under contention. Amongst others, Maulana Muhammad Ali believed that Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya should lead the movement, whilst Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad believed that the Khalifat was the leader and the Anjuman the advisory body. Further disputes related to the status of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as Promised Messiah and Mahdi also rose to the surface. 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Quran (Arabic: al-qurān literally the recitation; also called Al Qurān Al Karīm or The Noble Quran; or transliterated Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... Muhammad is a common male name for Muslims. ... Seal of the Prophets (Khatam-an-Nabi) is a title given to Muhammad by a verse in the Quran (33:40). ... Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (February 13, 1835–May 26, 1908) the founder of the Ahmadiyya religious movement, a sect considered by most Muslims to have broken away from Islam. ...

This unresolved dispute led to a section of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya including Maulana Muhammad Ali and other senior members of the Ahmadiyya Movement relocating from Qadian to Lahore. They became known as Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam (Ahmadiyya Association for the Propagation of Islam) or in short as the 'Lahori Party'. The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat_i_Islam (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association), formed as a result of an ideological differences between the Ahmadiyya Community after the demise Maulawi Nur ud-Din in 1914, the first Khalifa of its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ... The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association), formed as a result of an ideological differences between the Ahmadiyya Community after the demise Maulawi Nur ud-Din in 1914, the first Khalifa of its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ...

Maulana Muhammad Ali led this Movement after its foundation in 1914, organising its world-wide missionary activities, and produced a vast amount of literature in English and Urdu. He translated of the Holy Qur'an with a commentary in both English and Urdu. His other writings in English include: The Religion of Islam, Muhammad The Prophet, A Manual of Hadith, The New World Order and Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad. He died in 1951 He was suceeded by Maulana Sadr-ud-Din.