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reported by Hadhrat Hafiz Jalal al Din Suyutish that Hadhrat. Umar ibn 'Abd al Azizh claimed to have been the reformer of his age. Hadhrat Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbalth is stated to have declared that Hadhrat Umar ibn 'Abd al Aziz™ was the mujaddid of the first century Hijra while Hadhrat Imam Shafi'ith of the second. 10 Hadhrat Shah Wali Ullah Dehlvit also claimed to have been honoured with the robe of a reformer¹¹ and so did Hadhrat. Sayyid Ahmad Shah Barelvit claim the leadership of the. Muslim ummah in the capacity of a mujaddid. 12 Hadhrat Sheikh. Ahmadth of Sirhind is popularly known as Mujaddid Al Thani because of his claim that he was the mujaddid of the second millennium¹³ and Hadhrat Imam Ghazalit also alluded to how he came to be a mujjadid of his age. 14 Hadhrat Imam Taimiyya™ referred to himself as the mujaddid of his age 15 while Hadhrat. Imam Jalal ud Din Suyutih stated that he hoped he was a mujaddid. It is now rests with Abdul Hafeez to not only decide as to what his conduct would be if Hadhrat Jesusas and the Imam Mahdias should appear tomorrow but also determine as to whether all the Mujaddids of the previous centuries were rightfully honoured so or not as the reformers of their respective age. One would then suggest that he analyses his answer in the light of the demand made by the said Amendment 260 of the. Constitution of Pakistan which he boasts has finally declared. Ahmadi Muslims as a non Muslim minority. " One can assure him that whichever option he chose, he would find that in view of this Amendment, he too is declared a non Muslim. 16 9. Aziz, [Hadhrat] Umar ibn. vide. Tarikh al Khulafa vol. 4, p. 148 10. Hanbal, [Hadhrat] Imam Abu 'Abd Allah Ahmad ibn. vide. 'Aun al Ma'bud, Sharh Abu Daud, 11. Shah, [Hadhrat] Sayyid Wali Ullah. Tafhimat Ilahiyya 12. Barelvi, [Hadhrat] Ahmad Shah. vide. Swanih Ahmadi, p. 245 13. Sirhind, [Hadhrat] Sheikh Ahmad. Maktubat, vol. 2, Letter 4 14. Ghazali, [Hadhrat] Imam. Al Munqidh min al Dalal 15. Taimiyya, [Hadhrat] Imam. vide. , Imam Ibn Taimiyya 16. Suyuti, [Hadhrat Imam Jalal ud Din. vide. Hujaj al Kirmah, p. 138 17. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, p. 29 255