Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 485
15 May 1908 485 were merely joking with them. Thus, once these people make a public announcement stating that they consider members of the Ahmadiyya Jama’at to be believers, and also consider those who call them kafir to be kafir themselves, I would immediately order my Jama’at to join them in Salat. I abide by the truth. You cannot force me to go against the Shariah of Islam. Everyone is in agreement that it is an accepted and agreed precept of the Shariah of Islam that the one who calls a Muslim a kafir is a kafir himself. Then how can I call them Muslims? And those who declare the people of truth to be kafir , how can I consider them not to be kafir ? How can I regard them to be true Muslims when they have no respect for the saying of the Holy Prophet s as in their heart while it is incumbent upon every Muslim to respect the saying of his Leader and Guide, the Holy Prophet s as , and his belief should be in conformity with his teachings? The person repeated his statement. The Promised Messiah as again explained in detail by saying: Look, you should first ask your mullahs [Muslim clergy] and witness how they perceive us. What they say is that my kufr [disbelief ] is greater than the kufr of even Christians and Jews. When Joseph as received the message of his release he said, ‘First you should ask them what my guilt is. ’ Accordingly, prior to reconciliation, you too should ask them what it is that makes me a kafir. Whatever I do and whatever I say bear the expression of greatness, glory, and honour of the Holy Prophet s as manifest within them. The Holy Quran says: