The Qadianis Following them came the Qadiani sect and its leader, "Ghulam Ahmad." It spread in India, and the Qadianis are named after Qadian, a town in Bengal. "Ghulam Ahmad" claimed that Jesus son of Mary is buried in a place near Kashmir, which is an ancient Buddhist tomb. He says that Jesus went to this place fleeing from the Jews of Jerusalem and that death overtook him there. He claimed that there are many historical proofs that support him, and he also claimed that he is the awaited Mahdi and that God incarnated in his body and that he also has a universal message, not just for Muslims. Likewise, his Mahdism is of a peaceful nature, like the Lubab, not of a violent nature like the Fatimids and the Assassins. He declared the cessation of jihad and commanded his followers peace, tolerance, and non-fanaticism, and directed them towards knowledge and culture. He strived to appear outwardly as a Muslim. His followers reached about one hundred thousand, and some educated Indians rallied around him.