ph . ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Today ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁purpose - built ▁mos que , ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁representing ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 0 ▁A hm adi ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁mentions ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Muslim ▁Community ▁in ▁Japan ▁begins ▁after ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mentions ▁by ▁Mir za ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad , ▁who ▁showed ▁a ▁particular ▁interest ▁in ▁introdu cing ▁Islam ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁people . ▁He ▁states ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁that , ▁ ▁He ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁" If ▁God ▁commands , ▁I ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁Japan ▁today ▁without ▁learning ▁[ the ▁Japanese ] ▁language ". ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁A hm ad ’ s ▁desire , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁compan ions , ▁including ▁Mu ft i ▁Muhammad ▁S adi q , ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁letters ▁to ▁individual ▁Japanese . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Second ▁C ali ph , ▁Mir za ▁Bas he er - ud - D in ▁Mah m ood ▁A hm ad ▁is ▁stated ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁a ▁dream ▁that ▁the , ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Z af ar ul lah ▁Khan , ▁a ▁companion ▁of ▁Mir za ▁Gh ul am ▁A hm ad , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁Pakistan ’ s ▁foreign ▁minister ▁and ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁delegate