Ahmadiyya Caliphateball

The Ahmadiyya Caliphateball is a non-political caliphate established on May 27, 1908 following the death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

It is believed by Ahmadis to be the re-establishment of the Rashidun Caliphate that commenced following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The caliphs are entitled Khalīfatul Masīh (Arabic: خليفة المسيح‎‎; English: Successor of the Messiah), sometimes simply referred to as Khalifa (or Caliph). The caliph is the elected spiritual and organizational leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He is believed by the Community to be divinely ordained and is also referred to by its members as Amir al-Mu'minin (Leader of the Faithful) and Imam Jama'at (Imam of the Community). The 5th and current caliph is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.

Ahmadiyya Caliphs

 * Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (1908–1914)
 * Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (1914–1965)
 * Mirza Nasir Ahmad (1965–1982)
 * Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1982–2003)
 * Mirza Masroor Ahmad (2003–present)