Truth About Ahmadiyyat — Page 127
127 being disbelievers, himself becomes a disbeliever. It is not permitted to join a prayer service led by any of them. The meat of an animal slaughtered by them is forbidden. Their wives are no longer married to them and these women cannot marry a Muslim or a disbeliever or an apostate. (Fatawa Sanaiyyah, Vol. 11, p. 409) There are scores of other declarations in which the divines of various sects have declared the followers of other sects disbelievers and have forbidden joining in prayer services led by them. In this situation what objection can be taken to the Ahmadis fol lowing their own Imam in their prayer services so as to obviate every kind of mischief and disorder. In approaching these and all similar questions it should be kept in mind that the Ahmadis are those who have accepted the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, in whose person have been fulfilled the prophecies of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Alla h be upon him, and thus they have become momins and are entitled to be described as righteous. A person who denies the truth of one who has been commissioned by God Almighty cannot be called a momin and it is obvious that the first condition for a person t o lead the prayer service is that he should be a momin and righteous. Now if this is the true situation, and the Ahmadis sincerely believe that such is the case, then how can it be required that a momin (Ahmadi) should join in prayer services led by a non - momin (non - Ahmadi). This situation has been made quite clear by the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, who has said: Those who, in their haste, have adopted an attitude of ill