Are Ahmadis Not True Muslims? — Page 58
58 ? should you participate in their burial rites. Do not allow them to be buried in cemeteries of Muslims. In a nutshell, completely avoid them. This is the gist of edicts of the Sunn i ulema. These ulema do not belong to India alone, as these writings regarding Wahh a b i s, and Deoband i s have been sent from Afghanistan, Khewa, Bukhara, Iran, Egypt, Italy, Syria, Mecca and Medina, etc. , including all Arab countries, Kufa, and Baghdad. Sunn i Muslims all over the world have unanimously issued the same edict, namely: These writings are an affront and insult to auliy a’ , prophets and even against the dignity of Allah Almighty. So Deoband i s and Wahh a b i s are complete apostates and k a fir. One who does not declare them to be so is also a k a fir. His wedlock becomes null and void and their progeny illegitimate. According to the Shariah, the children will not inherit from the estate. (Published by Muhammad Ibr a h i m Bh a galp u r i , printed at Barq i Press, Ishtiy a q Manzil, Hewett Road, Lucknow. p. 63; For details see: 1) Ta q d i sul-Wak i l , 2) as-Saiful-Masl u l , 3) ‘ Aq a ’id-i-Wahh a b i yy ah Deobandi yy ah , 4) T a r i kh-e-Deobandi yy ah , 5) H us a mul- H aramain, 6) Fat a waul- H aramain, 7) S aw a rimul- Hindiyyah ‘a la Makrish-Shay ati nid-Deobandiy y ah, etc. ) The above statements are a small sample extracted from lengthy fat a w a. It must have given an idea to the reader about the level of intensity with which the ulema have issued declarations of kufr. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community does not hold such rigid and harsh views. In this regard, our view