The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 15
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 15 ] has called me a ‘Son of Persia’. ( Haqiqatul-Wahi , R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 22, p. 80 footnote) According to the government of Pakistan, a person whose ancestral descent cannot be verified as being of either Per- sian or Mogul origin, and whose ancestry can be ques- tioned regarding whether or not it actually included Sayyed 11 women, is without a doubt a ‘grave threat’ to Islam. But the fact is that there is no contradiction between these three. Because of a lack of understanding, they see a contradiction. As a matter of fact, all three are correct. Research shows that the ancestors of the Promised Messiah as , as he himself claims, came from Samarqand. In this day and age, Samarqand is not included in what we call Iran. Historians would call people from Samarqand, Moguls. What about the Persian descent? Almighty Allah informed the Promised Messiah as of his descent by revela- tion, and for him nothing was more reliable. Therefore, looking at the current geographical divi- sions, on the one hand he acknowledges that his ancestors did come from Samarqand, and he also acknowledges that historians describe them as Moguls. The Promised Messiah as also stated that although there is no obvious rea- son to believe that he is of Persian descent, as he does not have any way to ‘prove’ it, but God (the Knower of the 11. From the descendants of the Holy Prophet sa of Islam.