Extreme Lies and Verdicts of Disbelief Against the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 20
Extreme Lies and Verdicts of Disbelief Against the Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama'at [ 20 ] See how consistent and uncontradictory his position is. It is based on the Holy Qur’an and on a saying of the Holy Prophet sa. Within those limits, he issues his fatw a with due respect: We do not declare anyone who adheres to the kali- mah outside the pale of Islam, unless he renders him- self a k a fir [disbeliever] by calling us k a fir. You may not be aware that when I announced that I am a com- missioned one, Muhammad H usain Maulav i Ab u Sa‘ i d prepared a fatw a with great effort in which he stated: This man is a k a fir [disbeliever], dajj a l [Anti- Christ], and misguided. His funeral prayer shall not be offered. Anyone who says Assal a mo ‘Alaikum 13 to them, or shakes hands, or calls them Muslim, would also be a k a fir. Now listen! It is an agreed doctrine that anyone who calls a mo’min [believer] a k a fir , becomes a k a fir himself. How can we go against this agreed doctrine. Tell us, what option is left for us under these circum- stances. I have never been the one to issue such a fatw a first. But when we call them kuff a r [disbeliev- ers] now, it is because of their own fat a w a of kufr. Someone had asked me for a prayer-duel, and I told him: It is not lawful for one Muslim to engage in a prayer-duel against another Muslim. But he answered that he considered me a staunch disbeliever. 13. Peace be unto you. An Islamic salutation.