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147 Review of Miscellaneous Allegations n order to stress the demand to declare the Ahmadis as a non- Muslim minority—and to make this demand appear rational and legitimate—an assortment of other allegations have also been levelled. Two among these are particularly noteworthy: (1) Ahmadis neither pray behind other Muslims, nor do they offer the latter's funeral prayer or enter into the relationship of marriage with them, and (2) Ahmadis have been guilty of interpolation in the Holy Quran, both textually and exegetically. About the first allegation, we respectfully submit that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at is the aggrieved party in this matter; it has been the target of religious edicts ( fatwa ) by Muslim divines, since its inception. For instance, as early as 1892 A. D. , Maulvi Nazeer Hussain Dehlvi issued this fatwa against the Holy Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at: ". . . do not take the initiative in saying [sic. customary] salutation to him. . . nor must you observe daily prayer behind him. . . . " [ Isha’at us-Sunnah vol. 13, No. 6, p. 85 ] Maulvi Muhammad Hussain Batalvi issued the following fatwa : "To remain a follower of [sic. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad] Qadiani and, at the same time, lead Muslims in prayer are mutual contradictions in terms and cannot co-exist. " [Shara‘ee Faisalah, p. 31] Maulvi Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi issued the following fatwa : "To allow him or any of his followers, to be your prayer-leader is unlawful (haraam). " [Shara‘ee Faisalah, p. 31] Maulvi Sana Ullah Amritsary issued this fatwa : I