Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 4
4 2. To apprise Your Majesty of the beliefs and history of members of the Ahmadiyya Community who live under your domin - ion, so that if you are ever presented with a matter pertaining to them you will be able to make a decision on the basis of first-hand knowledge. I would like to make it clear at the outset that the Ahmadiyya Community is not a new religion, rather it is a part of Islam. We consider it unacceptable to deviate from the teachings of Islam to the slightest degree. The new name ‘Ahmadiyyat’ does not mean that it is a new religion; its only purpose is to distinguish members of this Community from others who also call themselves Muslims. Islam is a beautiful name that God Himself gave to the fol - lowers of the Holy Prophet s as. He so loved this name that He gave tidings of it through earlier Prophets. The Holy Quran says: 5 ُمُكىّٰمَس َنْيِمِلْسُمْلا١ۙ۬ ْنِم ُلْبَق َو ْيِف اَذٰه َوُھ He (God) named you Muslims both before and in this Book. We also read in the Bible: Thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. 6 No name can be more blessed than the name which God Himself chose for His servants and which He invested with great signif - icance by giving tidings of it through earlier Prophets. Could