Extreme Lies and Verdicts of Disbelief Against the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 24
Extreme Lies and Verdicts of Disbelief Against the Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama'at [ 24 ] the fatw a. They accuse the Ahmad i s of severing relation- ships, but what is their own approach in the light of this fatw a. It is written: Muslims should stay away from them and guard themselves completely. There is no question of pray- ing behind them. But do not let them pray behind you either. ( Ibid. ) Voice of Moderation in the Midst of Mutual Clamours of Apostasy The Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at has never given such teaching. What we advise is to establish mutual relations, visit each others, have good social relations, deal with love and courtesy, and serve other Muslims. The history of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at shows how it dealt with other Muslims. However, we do not pray behind them. Why not? There are good reasons. I have mentioned one of them already, but there are others that I will mention later; but we have never forbidden others to pray behind us. There has never been even a hint of such attitude in the Jam a ‘at, and nobody has ever been deprived of the opportunity to pray in our mosques. Actually, we invite people to our mosques. We invite them and tell them that if they wish to pray behind us, they are welcome; and if they wish to pray on their own, they