Islam is attacked with a pen, not a sword... The article examines the story about the activities of the Muslim organization "Ahmadiyya" in the territory of the USSR and European states, which is practically not developed in Russian and foreign historiography. Based on unique sources, an analysis of the forms, methods and focus of this movement is given. The author examines the moment of Ahmadiyya activism in the second half of the 1920s. Of particular interest are materials describing the attempts of the Ahmadiyya organization to gain a foothold within the Uzbek SSR, as well as to establish strong ties with Muslims subordinate to the Central Spiritual Administration. As a result, a conclusion is drawn about the reasons for the limited distribution of this movement within the USSR. Keywords: Ahmadiyya movement, "Ahmadiyya", Muslims in the USSR, Islam in Europe, UzSSR, Eastern Department of OGPU Islamic movements, sects, associations and organizations have played a significant role in the relations between East and West both throughout history and at the present time. The question of the practical activities (forms, goals, results) of individual Muslim organizations, their impact on the nature of interaction between individual states, and on the geopolitical situation in previous historical periods is by no means idle. The current situation and tensions in relations between the Christian and Islamic world also dictate an increased interest in this topic. The materials of the article are of scientific interest for a number of reasons. First, they help to analyze the forms and methods of work that were used by the apologists of Ahmadism in the 1920s. The results of the analysis, in turn, make it easier to understand the essential characteristics of the movement itself and provide an opportunity for a comparative analysis of its current position. Secondly, the sources at our disposal allow us to formulate another important problem: the role of the Ahmadiyya movement in t ... Read more