Extreme Lies and Verdicts of Disbelief Against the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 10
Extreme Lies and Verdicts of Disbelief Against the Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama'at [ 10 ] Can any maulav i , or other among our opponents, or a custodian of any shrine, prove that I was the first to declare them disbeliever? If there is any such docu- ment or announcement or book which I have pub- lished before they declared me a disbeliever, let them bring it forward. Otherwise, let them ponder how unjust it is that, having issued the fatw a of kufr them- selves, they are blaming me that I have declared all Muslims to be disbelievers. ( Haqiqatul-Wahi , p. 120, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 22. p. 123) No One Has the Right to Declare Another to be a Non-Muslim Here I would like to make it clear that according to the verse that I have just recited, no human being has the right to call anyone non-Muslim as long as he professes belief in Islam. Even if such a person does not have a grain of faith in his heart, he is still permitted by Allah to call himself a Muslim. However, those who have received revelation from Allah, or have other conclusive proof, are allowed to deter- mine that someone is a k a fir. There is a great difference between the two. When Allah says: 8 That is, indeed, a verdict of disbelief. So the right of giving such a verdict is granted, but based on firm information, conclusive evidence, and incontrovertible testimony. We 8. …You have not believed yet ;… ( al- H ujur a t, 49:15). . . . . .