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The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (Arabic: دين السلام والنور الأحمدي), also known simply as the Ahmadi Religion or AROPL, is an Abrahamic millenarian syncretic new religious movement derived from the Twelver branch of Shia Islam. The leader and founder of the new religious movement is Abdullah Hashem, an Egyptian-American who claims to be the Qāʾim Āl-Muḥammad (lit. 'the one who shall rise of the family of Muhammad') and to have been appointed by name in the will of the prophet Muhammad following the legacy of Ahmed al-Hasan, an Iraqi leader who claimed to be the prophesied Yamani. The Ahmadi Religion espouses a religious, political, and economic ideology known as Ahmadism, whose practitioners are called Ahmadis.

The AROPL is registered with various international organizations and governmental databases, including the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Adherents of the Ahmadi Religion have faced persecution globally and face ongoing challenges for religious freedom.

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  • [The] Divine Just State is not a slogan—it’s a system where every believer is both cared for and responsible to care. Some of us are naturally inclined to nurture, heal, teach, cook, drive, clean, build, or organize; those brothers and sisters should be trusted with those tasks. All of us must be willing to lift one another’s burdens—quietly, steadily, day after day—until care becomes the culture.
  • The April 29 operation in Crewe, where some 500 British police officers—reportedly joined by Irish and Swedish personnel—stormed the headquarters of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL), has generated serious questions about proportionality and the use of force. AROPL has filed a complaint with the United Nations for the mistreatments its members received in Sweden, and some see this action as the result of inputs to the UK from the Swedish police. While allegations of trafficking and sexual abuse have been mentioned in the media, they remain vague, and responsible reporting requires waiting for verifiable details before commenting on their substance. What can already be assessed, however, is the nature of the raid itself and the claims of excessive force advanced by AROPL members.
  • When British police raided the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) headquarters in April 2026, an American anti‑cult activist named Be Scofield claimed credit on social media, posting and sharing a video in which she celebrated being “the first to expose” the “doomsday cult” and hinted that she had supplied information to the authorities. AI‑generated posters circulated by opponents of the AROPL in Crewe repeated and summarized her articles. Several activists well‑known in the international anti‑cult movement hailed the raid and congratulated Scofield.
    … We cannot know whether Scofield’s bold claims that she was considered a reliable source in the British investigation are true. If they were, the implications would be deeply troubling. It would mean that persons in authority accepted guidance from someone who openly describes her psychotic episodes and [claims to receive] information about “cults” from spirits, angels, and extraterrestrials. Such a situation would raise questions far more serious than anything she has ever alleged against the groups she targets. It would also demand scrutiny from those responsible for safeguarding the integrity of investigations and the safety of vulnerable communities.

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