What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 2
. ( 2 ) is a new religion and. a new religion , must have a new K a I i m a , Ahmadis must have invented their own Kalima. So they think Ahmadis have dropped the Musllm Kalima and adopted a Kalima of their own. The truth, -however, is that Ahmadiyyat is not a new religion, nor must every religion have a Kalima. My view in this regard is that no religion other than Islam possesses a · Kalima. Islam is distinguished by its Book, its Prophet and its Message, a message of undoubted universality. Islam is also di~ ~inguished by its Kalima. It is also dis mguished by. the fact that although other religions have their Holy Books, none of these books can be said to be the very word of God. A holy book may be holy because of its subject-matter. It may be held sacred by its followers. Its injunctions and ordinances may be divine. Yet its text or words may not be divine. Its subject-matter· may be rev e a I e d,