Are Ahmadis Not True Muslims? — Page 5
? 5 people who have a heap of fat a w a [edicts] of kufr [disbelief] against them. Everyone is talking about them being non- Muslim. Their faith and belief is being questioned and doubted. A poet has described it very well: None of the self-righteous ever made the grade; The few who did were labelled ‘faithless drunkards’. ( H ay a t-e-Muhammad ‘Al i Jin ah , by Ra’ i s Ahmad J a ‘far i, pp. 481–482, ch. A sha b-e-Qadian Aur Pakistan, published by Sheikh Nadh i r Ahmad, proprietor Kutab Kh a nah Bombay) Let us examine the accusations levelled by Maulav i Ludhi a na vi against these devoted and zealous servants of Islam. Rationale Given for the Opposition of Ahmadis A summary of differences between Ahmad i s and ‘other k a firs’ [disbelievers] as described by Maulav i Ludhi a na vi is that the Ahmadis do not accept being called k a firs in spite of the fact that they have been declared as such. We (Ahmadis) insist that we be called Muslims. If this is the only reason for starting a