Qadian

== English == === Alternative forms === Qadiyan, Kadian === Etymology === Borrowed from Urdu قادیان (qādiyān), itself a corruption of قاضی ماضی (qāẓī māẓī), shortened to قادی (qādī), and eventually قادیان (qādiyān). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.dɪ.jɑːn/ === Proper noun === Qadian A town and municipal council in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India, the founding place of the Ahmadiyya community. ==== Derived terms ==== Qadiani (derogatory) ==== Translations ====