Minorities in an Islamic State

by Malik Saif-ur-Rahman

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59 thyself was enmity will become as though he were a warm friend. But none is granted it save those who are steadfast; and none is granted it save those who possess a large share of good. And if an incitement from Satan incite thee, then seek refuge in Allah. Surely He is the All- Hearing, the All-Knowing". (41:34-37) Elsewhere God says: َِِّْت سَّبِيْل ِ رَّبِك َّ بِا ْلِْكْمَّة ِ و َّ ا ْلَّْوْعِظَّة ِ ا ْلَّْسَّنَّة ِ و َّ جَّاد ِْلْ م ْ بِال َِلم ادْع ا ِبَِّن ْ ضَّل َّ عَّن ْ سَّبِيْلِه و َّ هو َّ اَّعْلَّم ِهَِّ اَّحْسَّن ؕ اِن َّ رَّبَّك َّ هو َّ اَّعْلَّم َّ بِا ْلْ هْتَّدِیْن و َّ اِن ْ عَّاقَّبْتم ْ فَّعَّا ْ ِبِِثْل ِ مَّا عوْقِبْتم ْ بِه ؕ و َّ لَّىِن قِبوْا َّ َّْیٌْ لِلصم بِِیْن صَّبَّْتم ْ ْلَّ وَّ خ "Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in a way that is best. Surely , the y Lord knows best who has strayed away fr om His way; and He knows those who are rightly guided. And if you desire to punish the oppressors , then punish them to the extent to which you have been wronged; but if you show patien c e, then , surely, that is best for those who are patient. (16:12 6 - 127). The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam (1835-1908), the voice-articulate of the age was especially commissioned by Allah to disseminate the message of Islam and establish its claim to be the