During the time of the Promised Messiah (as) his message had reached Germany, Around the year 1884 Huzur (as) had sent letters to different world leaders, among them the famous German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.(1) After the establishment of the Jamaat, some scholarly circles in Germany took notice of the new movement. In 1906 the famous Orientalist Goldziher wrote about the Jamaat in one of his German essays about new Islamic movements (2) and around the same time Professor Karl Vollers mentioned Ahmadiyyat in his book. (3) Surprisingly in 1906 a lady from the German town of Passing near Munich wrote a letter to the Promised Messiah (as) expressing her admiration for him and his work. (4) In 1914 Ch. Zafrulla Khan Sahib (ra) had the opportunity to visit Germany with a friend. (5) Early 1920s witnessed the first arrival of some Ahmadi Students in Germany and in September of 1922 first Ahmadi Missionary to Germany Maulvi Mubarak Ali, who had been an Imam at the London Mosque at that time, reached Berlin on the instruction of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II (ra). One of the main goals of this small Ahmadi congregation was to build a mosque in the German capital. The Mosque project was financed by the newly founded Ahmadi women's organisation Lajna lmaillah. Community newspapers of the time abundantly reported the tremendous financial sacrifices of poor Ahmadi Ladies for the project. Also in Berlin itself, the project aroused interest and newspapers started reporting about the project. The Mosque had huge proportions with 56 meters high minarets and a several story Mosque building etc. On the 6th of August 1923 the foundation laying ceremony of the mosque took place with about 400 attendees including Governmental officials like the Secretary of State to the Interior Minister, Dr. Freund; President of the Brandenburg Province, Dr. Maier; the Afghan Ambassador Ghulam Siddiq Khan; .Imam of the Turkish Embassy, Hafiz Sukri Bey to name a few. Only four Ahmadis were present at the occasion: Maulvi Mubarak Ali, Dr. Ataullah Butt his brother Abdullah Butt and Muhammad ishaq Khan, son of Mistri Qutbuddin, who had travelled from Dresden to attend this occasion. (6 ) The latter three were all Ahmadi students in Germany. The Mosque project was met by fierce opposition by some Muslims residing in Berlin, who alleged that Ahmadis were agents of the British Empire and even tried to disturb the ceremony. Local Newspapers reported extensively about the mosque project and its opposition by some Muslims.(7)

The historic hyperinflation at the end of the same year devastated the German economy and the construction of the mosque had to stop. In December 1923 Malik Ghulam Fa reed Sb (ra) also arrived with his family in Berlin, His son Malik Mansoor Ahmad was the first Ahmadi Child born in Germany.(8) As opponents had started publishing pamphlets against Ahmadiyyat in Berlin both missionaries also answered these allegations by publishing their own pamphlets and a small booklet called "Ahmadija Bewegung oder reiner Islam" {Ahmadiyya Movement or the pure Islam} was published in the year 1924.(9) This was the first Jamaat Publication in the German language. Around this time Maulana Abdurrahim Dard (ra) also visited Berlin and later sent some books of the promised Messiah (as) to the main National Library in Berlin. These books are still to be found in the library.(10) As mentioned above, the hyperinflation had affected the construction of the Mosque. In 1924 during the Majlis e Shura in Qadian, it was decided to dose the German Mission because of financial restraints and to maintain onry the London Mission in Europe.(11) The remaining funds for the Berlin Mosque were diverted in the construction of the London Mosque. At the end of 1924 Malik Ghulam Fareed (ra} was appointed as dt!puty Imam in London and in early 1925 Maulvi Mubarak Ali returned to India. The plot of the mosque was sold off in a compulsory auction in July 1926.(12)

In 1936 Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (rh) visited Germany while studying in Great Britain. After the start of the Second World War, some Ahmadi soldiers were taken prisoners by German forces and held in different prisoner camps· under harsh conditions.(13) In 1944 Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II (ra) foreseeing the end of the war appointed three Missionaries for Germany who were first to travel to London and afterwards to Germany. These were Sheikh Nasir Ahmad, Ch. Abdul Latif and Maulvi Ghulam Ahmad Bashir. After staying for one year in London all three proceeded to Zurich (Switzerland) and tried to enter Germany. The entry soon after the war appeared to b@ difficult as the military administrations of UK, USA and France didn't allow the missionaries to enter Germany. During the war two German POWs had accepted Ahmadiyyat, one of whom settled in Hamburg after his release.(14) Soon correspondence between Sheikh Nasir Ahmad Sahib and the new covert in Hamburg started. Through such contacts, more people joined the Jamaat. On the 10th of June 1948 Sheikh Nasir Ahmad was granted permission to visit the Ahmadis residing in Hamburg, where he tried to organise them and teach them further. Also, Sheikh Nasir Ahmad started reviewing the German Translation of the Holy Quran, which was completed by the Berlitz Company at the order of Maulana Jalaluddin Shams in London in 1949.

1 Azala Auhaam, p. 153, in Ruhani Khaiain Vol. 3; Shahadat ul Quran, p.370, 371 in Ruhani Khazain Vol.6.
2. Goldziher: Die Religion des lslams in: Die Orientalischen Religionen, Berlin 1906, p. 131
3. Karl Vollers: Die Weltreligionen in ihrem geschichtlichen Zusammenhangen, Jena 1907, p. 121
4. AI-Badr 14th March 1907.
5 See Tehdis-e Nemat for more details.
6. Review of Religions 24th March 2017, The Berlin Mosque Plan of 1923,.
7. Ibid.
8. Akhbare- Ahrnadiyya Germany, July 2017, p. 3.; Akhbar-e Ahmadiyya Germany Oct. 2017, p.2.
9. Akhbar-e Ahmadiyya Germany, February 201S, p. 3.
10 Akhbar-e Ahmadiyya German, Oct. 2017, p. 2.
11 Akhbal'-e AhmadiyVa Germany, July 2017, p.4.
12. Review of Religions 24th March 2017, The Berlin Mosque Plan of 1923.
13. Akhbar-e Ahmadiyya, May 2019, p.37.
14. Ibid.

Some of the journals: 

1. Ismael: German language version of the Central Waqifeen-e-Nau magazine, published every three months, since its inception in early 2019. It is divided into a German as well as an Urdu part.
2. Maryam: German language version of the Central Waqifaat-e-Nau magazine. It is divided into a German as well as an Urdu part.
3. Guldasta: For spiritual, mental and religious advancement of Nasirat in German.
4. Khadija: Qarterly magazine of Lajna Imaillah Germany with various topics on activities of Lajna lmaillah, spirituality, knowledge, religion, history and health ind German and Urdu.
5. Aisha: Magazine for Lajna in academic fields with articles on knowledge, academic advancement and spirituality in German
6. Nuur: NUUR is a magazine of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat Germany. It is primary for the members of Jamaat, who read and understand German. The magazine was started in the year 2016. NUUR holds a spectrum of topics including guidance through the Khilafat, articles worth knowing, news from the Jamaat, stories, wisdom and topics for everyday life. Furthermore, the magazine has its own website. Among other articles the complete translation of the Friday sermon of Hudhur (aba) is published every week on the website.