The Riots of 1953 — Page 78
78 A. I have already said that there is a type of kufr which does not turn a person out of the millat. Our Holy Prophet said that we should make our imam a person who is more pious than other people. Disbelief in a nabi weakens a person’s piety. Q. You have said that “kufr” and “islam” are relative terms. Is it not correct that the words kufr, kafir, kafirun, kafireen, kuffar, alkafarato, have been used in the Qur’an only in one sense, namely, indicating persons who are outside the ummat and the pale of Islam? A. I have already stated that the word has not been used in the Qur’an in one sense only. Yesterday I gave an instance of it from the Qur’an itself. Q. Please look at page 22 of “Zikr-i-Ilahi”, which contains the following passage:- ر. اےئلسوج ف ومنم دورسے اک� ی ا� ی ہ دو رگوہ � ی ی ا م ف “می را وت� ی عق�ی�دہ ےہ ہک د� الےئ ی ف اور وج ا�ی ان � ی ہ وہ ومنم � ی ہ ح وموعد رپ ا�ی ان الےن واےل � ی مس� رضحت 22 ی. ” ہ ر� ف وخاہ اُےکن ا�ی ان ہن الےن یک وکیئ وہج وہ وہ اک� Is not the word “kafir” used here in contradiction to the word “momin”? A. In this context the word “momin” means one who believes and the word “kafir” means one who does not believe in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib. To Court: Q. Is belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib, therefore, a part of iman? A. No. The word “momin” here has been used merely to convey the sense of belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib, not of belief in the fundamentals of Islam. Q. If the word “kufr” is likely to give rise to misunderstanding and bitterness, would it not be better either to give up using