ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AHMADIYYA CALIPHATE AND SPREAD OF IDEOLOGY IN INDONESIA HISTORICAL REVIEW

Abstract

This study discusses the emergence of the Ahmadiyya Caliphate after the death of Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad in 1908. The main problem of the study was how to unravel the emergence
of the Ahmadiyya caliphate so that his teachings spread to Indonesia. To answer this problem
is used the historical method consists of four stages, namely heuristics, criticism,
interpretation, and historiography. The results of this study indicate that the emergence of the
Ahmadiyya caliphate was due to a message from Mirza Ghulam Ghulam Ahmad before his
death in 1908. Before his dealth, Ghulam wrote a book called Al-Wassiyat, in which it stated
that after his death there would appear a "second sign" called the Khalifah . The caliph, called
the Khalifatul Masih, will continue Ghulam Ahmad's mission to spread Islam throughout the
world.The number of his followers now around 150 million people are spread in almost 200
countries led by Khalifatul Masih V, Mirza Masroor Ahmad. He presided over Ahmadiyya
community around the world from the Central Headquarters in London, England.The spread
of Ahmadiyya teachings also succeeded to reach Indonesia in 1925 despite the pros and
cons reactions from the community.Although Ahmadiyya Community in Indonesia
considered astray and infidel but Ahmadiyya Community continues to survive.