The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 6
The Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ’at [ 6 ] There is documented evidence about well-recognised Muslim divines who stammered. Have these people forgot- ten Hadrat Bil a l ra , whom Hadrat ‘Umar ra addressed as sye- dun a Bil a l [our Master Bil a l]? Bil a l was not able to pronounce the Arabic alphabet correctly. He called the adh a n 6 saying: as -hadu al-l a il a ha illAll a h Instead of: ash-hadu al-l a il a ha illAll a h 7 The Companions ra of the Holy Prophet sa used to cry when they heard it. They would not get angry with Hadrat Bil a l ra , nor would they declare him a ‘grave threat’ to Islam. Instead, they would be overwhelmed with grief, remember- ing that he called the adh a n in the same way during the life of the Holy Prophet sa. H a dr at H usain ra also used to stammer. It is written in Tafs i r R uh ul Ma‘ a n i , part 16, p. 183 that: H a dr at H usain ra used to stammer. In commenting on this, the Holy Prophet sa stated that H usain had inher- ited this stammering from his uncle Prophet Moses as. 6. The formal call for Islamic daily prayers. 7. ‘I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. ’