Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 121
CHAPTER TWO. THE IMAM MAHDI. While the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community do not deny the anticipated advent of the Imam Mahdi prophesied by our beloved lord and master Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, they argue against the claim of Hazrat. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian on the alleged grounds that he 'denied the authority and validity of all such Traditions as foretold the advent of the. Imam Mahdi. ' 1. To support this false assertion, some anti Ahmadiyya publications misquote a certain extract from one of his books, the Hammamatul. Bushra, to create the impression that he did not believe in the anticipated advent of the Imam Mehdi. . Whatever be the reasons for this false allegation against the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, an honest examination of his books establish the fact that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad neither denied nor rejected the anticipated appearance of the Imam Mahdi in either Hammamatul Bushra or any of his other books nor did he ever preach against the expected advent of the Mahdi in either his speeches or his discourses. On the contrary, whenever he discussed the Holy. Prophet's Tradition in relation to the advent of the Imam Mahdi, as in the context of the incomplete quote from Hammamatul Bushra, he merely discussed such elements of the Tradition attributed to the Holy Prophet as were considered suspect. . COMPILATION OF HADITH LITERATURE. The opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community do not deny the fact that Traditions attributed to our beloved lord and master,. Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon 1. Hasan, S: The Truth About Ahmadiyyat: pp 3/4 122 2. Ibid: pg 4