Ahmadiyya vs. Ismaili

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Ahmadiyya versus Ismaili comparison chart

	Ahmadiyya	Ismaili
Introduction (from Wikipedia)	An Islamic denomination, considered by some to be a separate religion, was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed, who is considered to be the Mahdi.	Ismāʿīlism (Arabic: الإسماعيليون‎ al-Ismāʿīliyyūn; Persian: اسماعیلیان‎Esmāʿiliyān; Urdu: إسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī) is the second largest branch of Shia Islam after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). The Ismā�
Subsect	Sunni	Shiite
Founder	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad	Muhammad Ibn Ismaili
Spiritual Leader	Khalifatul Masih	The Aga Khan

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