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the days of the ahmadiyya muslim community, on the ring of your year.

the community's own days in one quiet layer of your sky, each one explained as the community tells it.

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ahmadiyya is one of the holiday almanacs that come with zenith calendar. it holds the days of the ahmadiyya muslim community, jamaat-e-ahmadiyya, under its khalifa: its own days on their fixed dates, and the eids on the days the khalifa led the eid prayer, as the community published them. it is always its own almanac, never folded into another.

its dates are copied from what the community publishes, not worked out on your phone. the eids follow the islamic lunar months, so they are dated only once the community has published them, and each day begins at sunset the evening before. tap a day and read three short paragraphs: what it is, where it comes from, and how it is kept.

gregorian for the community's own days · the eids by the lunar months, once published

a few of its days

musleh maud day

yaum-e-musleh maud · the day of the promised reformer

20 february

what it is

a day of remembrance, not a festival: ahmadi muslims remember the prophecy of a blessed son given to the promised messiah (as), and its fulfilment in hazrat mirza bashiruddin mahmud ahmad (ra), khalifatul masih ii.

how it is kept

local jamaats hold a jalsa, a gathering, with recitation of the holy quran, poems, and talks on the prophecy and on the life and work of the musleh maud (ra). some countries hold it on the national holiday nearest 20 february.

promised messiah day

yaum-e-masih maud

23 march

what it is

the founding day of the ahmadiyya muslim community. it marks the first bai'at, the oath of allegiance, taken at the hand of hazrat mirza ghulam ahmad (as) of qadian, whom ahmadis accept as the promised messiah and mahdi.

how it is kept

jamaats around the world hold a jalsa with recitation of the holy quran, the promised messiah's (as) own poems, and talks on his life, his claim and his teachings. members reflect on the conditions of bai'at and renew their resolve to live by them.

khilafat day

yaum-e-khilafat

27 may

what it is

the day khilafat, the spiritual successorship, began in the ahmadiyya muslim community, on 27 may 1908. ahmadis see it as khilafat restored in islam.

how it is kept

jamaats hold gatherings with recitation of the holy quran, poems, and talks on the blessings of khilafat and the duty of obedience to it. members reflect on their pledge to the khalifa of the time.

in the app

the film

the ahmadiyya almanac in zenith calendar
ahmadiyya on zenith calendar: the community's days on the ring of the year, each one opening to its story.

✦ zenith calendar · the sky around it

and the sky those days live in is worth staying for.

ahmadiyya is a single layer. beneath it is a whole calendar drawn as the sky, your year an orbit round the sun, and every part of it answers your touch.

your year, an orbit

the sun stands at the centre and the year rings round it, with today's earth riding at today's place, its small moon beside it. tap the ring anywhere else and a faint ghost earth waits on that day.

run a finger round the year

drag along the ring and the days pass under your finger, the big date and the day's list following as you go. lift, and the day you stopped on stays picked.

a week under its moon

tap the small moon beside today's earth and you dive into the week. the moon above shows its phase, named underneath; swipe the dates and each week brings its own.

the sun and the moon are doors

tap the sun and the ring tips on its edge into a ladder of years. in the week, pull the moon firmly down and the month opens, the moon resting half off its foot.

it keeps to itself

zenith calendar has no server of its own. tap the gear and switch on "nothing comes in" or "nothing leaves this phone"; lift them, and every almanac is back exactly as it was.

ahmadiyya is waiting in the app, and the rest of the sky comes with it.

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ahmadiyya (muslim communities) ·

how to get it

  1. on a new install, the first page is "your starting sky": which almanacs start lit.
  2. under "faiths", tap "muslim communities" to open that line.
  3. switch on "ahmadiyya" (its mark is ○) and tap "· begin ·". it is lit from the start.
  4. already past the first page? ahmadiyya waits, whole, in the archive. on the sky, hold the "almanacs" book in the bottom-right corner to open the binder.
  5. tap "▣" in the binder's bottom-left corner to turn to the archive, and tap "ahmadiyya" once to choose it.
  6. tap "unlock" (the padlock) at the foot, then "▥ put back".
  7. it comes back eclipsed: tap the "almanacs" book on the sky and tap the "ahmadiyya" chip, or choose it in the binder and tap "● shine". you can lock it again whenever you like.

sibling almanacs

  • sunnithe sunni days of the hijri year, by a published calendar
  • shiaa twelver shia calendar, by its advance reckoning

questions

When is Promised Messiah Day?

Promised Messiah Day, yaum-e-masih maud, is 23 March every year: the founding day of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, when the first bai'at was taken in 1889. In Zenith Calendar it sits on the ring of your year in the ahmadiyya almanac.

When is Khilafat Day 2027?

Khilafat Day, yaum-e-khilafat, falls on 27 May 2027, as it does every year. It marks the day khilafat began in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, on 27 May 1908.

What is Musleh Maud Day?

Musleh Maud Day, on 20 February, is a day of remembrance of the prophecy of the promised reformer and its fulfilment in Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra), Khalifatul Masih II. Some countries hold it on the national holiday nearest 20 February.

When do Ahmadi Muslims celebrate Eid?

The ahmadiyya almanac dates each eid on the day the khalifa led its prayer, as the community published it. The eids follow the lunar months, so a date is added only once the community has published it, and a local jamaat may keep eid a day apart.

Is there a calendar app with Ahmadiyya Muslim Community days?

Zenith Calendar for Android comes with an almanac called ahmadiyya: the days of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, drawn on the ring of your year beside your own days. Turning it on costs nothing.

Is ahmadiyya part of the sunni or shia almanac in Zenith Calendar?

No. Ahmadiyya is always its own almanac, never inside another: every group that keeps its own dates has its own almanac, so you light the one you keep.

Where do the ahmadiyya almanac's dates come from?

They are copied from what the community itself publishes, not worked out on your phone. Its own days repeat every year on their dates, and each day begins at sunset the evening before.