The Quest of a Curious Muslim

The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 104

WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE EXPELLED FROM THE JAMA‘AT? 104 later, two years later, whenever he does. Or, he may have wronged someone. Say you [i. e. the tifl who asked the question] have to give someone £2000 that you owe them, and you agree to give that money in a month or two months. When two months pass by and you have not even give a penny back, you will be punished, right? So, when you give the money back, your punishment will be forgiven, and you will be back [in the nizam of the Jama’at]. Punishment is given for reformation. I gave a Khutbah a while ago that when a wrongdoing is corrected, the punishment is over. But we cannot [ever] say that the person is not Ahmadi [Muslim]. Deen is in the heart. He sincerely believes in the Promised Messiah as , and believes in Khilafat, so he is Ahmadi; but administrative action is taken against him and he is expelled from the Jama'at. 66 From this, it is evident that despite the Jama'at’s best efforts to keep all of its members on the right path, there are a few unfortunate cases where individuals go against the teachings of Islam and thus require reprimanding. However, contrary to