أهل الحديث
In 1889 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad began to accept initiation into his Community, he was opposed vehemently by the clergy of all religions. One famous Ahl al-Hadith Maulavi Syed Nazeer Husain (1805-May 1902) ("Shaykh al-Kull fil-Kull") of Delhi and his close disciple Molvi Muhammad Hussain Batalvi were among the arch opponents. A Fatwā to the effect that Ghulam Ahmad was Kafir ( "unbeliever," "disbeliever," or "infidel.") had been issued by Maulavi Syed Nazeer Husain which brought forth innumerable other Fatwās throughout the Punjab and India.