With Love to the Muslims of the World — Page 1
1 T HE A H MADIYYA M USLIM J AM A ‘ AT Jam a ‘at-e-Ahmadiyya occupies a unique position in the world of Islam. It is not just like one of the 72 other sects. To understand the Ahmadiyya position in relation to the rest of the Muslim sects and in relation to Islam as a whole, we suggest that the whole scenario should be observed from different vantage points. A H MADIYYAT AS V IEWED BY OTHER M USLIM C LERICS To begin with, let us examine the position of Jam a ‘at-e- Ahmadiyya in relation to the other 72 sects from the vantage point of the scholars of the most predominant sects and the leaders of some powerful Muslim states. To an observer from this angle, the Jam a ‘at-e-Ahmadiyya would appear to be the blackest of the black and the ugliest of the ugly. It will appear to have no relation whatsoever with Islam—an outcast which was implanted in the world of Islam only to create rift and disorder and to play the most damaging role of a western spy in the world of Islam. Members of such a Community as this, the great clerics of the predominant groups will tell you, are not only non-believers in the true sense of the word pukka kafir, but also they must be considered by every Muslim as worse than Christians, Jews and idolaters—even atheists! No wonder, the ulema would tell their followers that the great Muslim states of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and their camp-followers have officially declared this Jam a‘ at to be