The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 168
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI "In this book and in my other books there is no harsh word or indication against those respectable people who do not condescend to abuse and meanness. (Ayyamus Sulh, title page). He states further: "We seek refuge with God against defaming righteous divines and civilized respectable people, whether they are Muslims or. Christians or Aryas. We consider all of them worthy of honour. We are not concerned even with foolish people. Our severe language is employed only against those who have become notorious on account of their vile language and foul-mouthed utterances. We always mention in good terms those who are good and are not given to abuse and we honour them and love them like brothers. " (LujjatunNoor, p. 61). The Promised Messiah has further stated that no one becomes a Kafir (disbeliever) by rejecting his claim. He has said: "From the beginning I have been of the view that no one becomes a Kafir or dajjal by rejecting my claim. Such a one would certainly be in error and astray from the right path. I do not call him faithless but he who rejects the truth which God Almighty has disclosed to me would be in error and astray from the straight path. I do not designate anyone who believes in the Kalimah as a Kafir, unless by rejecting me and calling me a Kafir. he himself becomes a. Kafir. In this matter my opponents have always taken the lead. They called me Kafir and prepared fatwas against me. I did not take the lead in preparing fatwas (religious decree) against them. They would be prepared to confess that if I am a Muslim in the estimation of God. Almighty, then by calling me Kafir they themselves become kafirs according to the fatwa of the Holy Prophet, peace be on him. Thus I do not call them kafir they themselves fall within the purview of the fatwa of the Holy Prophet" (Tiryaqul Qulub, pp. 258-260). . One charge against the Ahmadiyya Community is that in its literature, non-Ahmadi Muslims have been called 'Kafir', as a result it. is justified to consider them non-Muslims. This charge is oversimplification. The facts are as described in the above passage by the. Promised Messiah. Non-Ahmadi Ulema were first to reject the 168