Truth About the Split — Page 148
148 writings of the Promised Messiah as that those who did not explicitly style the Promised Messiah as as a kafir but nor did they accept his claim, were to be classed with those who styled him as a kafir; so also were those who only waited for fuller information and put off entering into his Bai‘at. Then in my own words. I summarised the purport of the quotations as follows: "Thus, according to these quotations, not only are those deemed to be kuffar , who openly style the Promised Messiah as as kafir, and those who although they do not style him thus, decline still to accept his claim, but even those who, in their hearts, believe the Promised Messiah as to be true, and do not even deny him with their tongues, but hesitate to enter into his Bai‘at , have here been adjudged to be kuffar. " After this, some more quotations were given in support of the main contention, and the weakness implicit in the overture for friendship was exposed, and the Promised Messiah’s as fatwa (pronouncement) which forbade Ahmadis to pray behind non-Ahmadi Imams was quoted. And lastly, it was argued from a verse of the Holy Quran that such people as had failed to recognise the Promised Messiah as as a Rasul even if they called him a righteous person with their tongues, were yet veritable kuffar.