A Gift for Baghdad — Page 7
Announcement from As-Sayyid al-Baghdadi 7 The Announcement from As-Sayyid al-Baghd a d i May Allah have mercy on him and guide him aright! 1 ِمْسِب ِهّٰللا ِنٰمْحَّرلا ِمْيِحَّرلا All praise is due to Allah alone, and may peace and bless- ings be upon him after whom there is no Prophet, upon his household, his companions, and his party. I will now proceed: The lies and blasphemies of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, Punjab, are not unknown to the great masters and Muslim scholars of the Firm Religion. In fact, they are crystal clear and as plain as day. Among them are his claims that he is the Messiah, son of Mary; that revela- tions are conveyed to him from the True Lord, Holy is He and Exalted, and that He speaks to him face to face and addresses him verbally. Furthermore, that Allah has sent him in order to break the cross, kill the swine, establish the Divine ordi- nances of the Shariah, and that Allah addressed him, say- ing: ‘O Jesus, the son of Mary, verily, I have sent you to the whole of mankind; therefore, proclaim publicly that with which you have been commanded and turn away from the ignorant. ’ He further claims that it is to him that bai‘ah [oath of allegiance] is due, that Allah caused Jesus as to die and he is not alive, that he himself is Jesus, and other claims that cause the heart to tremble and compel us to cover our ears. I have read all this myself in his book entitled Mir’ a t 1. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. [Publisher] [ Announcement from As-Sayyid al-Baghd a d i ]