Life of Ahmad — Page 795
as A SEPARETE COMMUNITY 795 Community in a single day (Friday, the third of Ramadan, 1317 A. H. ) at a village in the district of Cuttack, Orissa. In November 1900, 58 persons joined the Community at once from Malwar, Mysore. In view, therefore, of the rapid progress of the Community it was considered necessary to give it a name. So Ahmad as publised an Ishtih a r on November 4th, 1900, in which he declared that his followers should be known as the Ahmadiyya sect of Muslims or Muslims of the Ahmadiyya faith. He instructed his followers to call themselves by this name and also get themselves entered in the coming census record as such. He also drew the attention of the Government to the distinctive features of the Ahmadiyya faith with a view to removing all kinds of misunderstanding. It was also explained in this leaflet that the Holy Prophet sa had two names, Muhammad sa and Ahmad sa. The first indicated glory—a phase which was manifested at Medina. His enemies attacked him with the sword and they were destroyed by the sword. But the other name Ahmad sa indicates beauty—a phase which was manifested at Mecca. His second advent was to be a manifestation of Ahmad sa , so it was proper that the Community be associated with that name. His mission is that of peace and love and not of war and bloodshed.