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h a d rat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as 3 firstly, is difficult to even consider as a Muhammadan person. What delusions are you getting involved in? Have you not seen those fatwas [religious edicts] issued by the ulema of Islam of Punjab and India against Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian? They write the following in the afore- mentioned fatwas: ‘Whatever we have said in reply to the question of the petitioner and the fatwa we have given in regard to the Qadiani is correct and its validity is attested to by the Quran, the Sunnah, and the statements of the ulema of the Ummah. All Muslims should take precau- tions against such a deceiving liar and shun him from those religious dealings that should take place mutually among Ahle-Islam [Muslims]. Do not keep his company, nor be the first to greet him with peace, nor invite him or accept his invitation to traditional Islamic ceremonies, nor pray behind him, nor perform the Funeral Prayer for him. He is a thief of the Faith, causing the spread of [spiritual] disease. He is a dajj a l [deceiver], a kadhdh a b [great liar], accursed, a heretic, outside the pale of Islam, a k a fir [disbeliever]—nay rather, the unholy akfar [greatest disbeliever]—the one who is misguided by the rebellious Ibl i s and who misguides others. Outside the Sunnah and Jam a ‘ah , a great troublesome dajj a l —nay, the greatest dajj a l —and one who profits worldly gains through the means of religion. ’ Should you desire to see the full details, this can be done by obtaining the book Ish a ‘atus-Sunnatun-Nabawiyyah from Maulaw i Ab u Sa‘ i d Muhammad H usain at a cost of 1 rupee and 8 annas from Lahore.