Re: Ahmadis in Pakistan
Sheikh ul-Hadith Mufti Mohammad Irshad Nizami,
Agra, India
November 15, 2000
HASHISH FROM QADIAN
I. Background
Folks! This is the tale of the author's younger days. The clerics from Rabwah and Qadian came to him. He listened to them patiently and attentively. After that, as promised, the author did an in depth study of the creed of Ahmadiyat. Ahmadiyat is also called “Qadianiat” and “Mirzaiat.”
The Book of God enjoins upon us reflection and deliberation, so the author did a fair reading of most of the books from Ahmadiyat.
The outcome of the author's study is being presented here with due regard to the sentiments of all prospective readers. Hurting anyone's feelings is neither desired nor intended. With regard to the reader's time, unnecessary details will be avoided. I shall present brief excerpts from the Ahmadiya books and leave the judgment to the reader. My comments will be included as necessary. The caption of this writing is borrowed from the following couplet of Sir Allama Iqbal:
"Like the leaf of Hashish is the prophesy,
That invokes not Power and Majesty"
At the outset the author wishes to remind the reader that according to the Qur’an, “There is no compulsion in religion.” Islam does not permit violence or aggression under any circumstances. This book is intended to be an ideological discussion only so that our younger generation, non-Muslims, and even Ahmadis themselves, can make informed decisions regarding Ahmadiyat.
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was born in the nineteenth century in the town of Qadian, at present in the Indian part of Punjab. His year of birth is not certain, but it is gathered that he was born sometime between the years 1835 and 1840. He started as an orthodox Mulla (a cleric) and held debates with Hindus and Christians. Around 1890, he started posing himself as a mystic and laid pretenses to clairvoyance (Kashf and Ilham in Sufi parlance). Then he claimed being a Mujaddid (a revivalist) of the new 14th Hijrah century. Up another rung of the ladder and he announced that he was the awaited reformer, the Imam Mehdi. He continued his climb to new "heights". The prevalent belief that Jesus Christ (the Messiah) will return was current amongst Muslims then, just as it is current today. The Mirza proclaimed that he was the Messiah whose coming back has been promised by God. In keeping with this claim, he invented for himself the title of the Promised Messiah.
While Thomas Edison was changing the world with his inventions (1888), the Mirza was busy with his own verbal innovations. For example, he professed to be a Zilli Nabi. Zilli denotes something unreal, a mere pretension, it also indicates a shadow. Not content with this, he added Baroozi, which signifies a virtual image, a look-alike, or a reflection. Much later, he declared that he was a prophet in his own right.
He contrived new meanings for the Qur’anic term "Khataman Nabieen", which, in Islamic terms, denotes the finality of the prophethood. Muhammad, the Exalted was the last of the prophets and there would be no prophet after him. According to the Qur’an, the message to mankind has been perfected in this Last Book of God. The Seal of Finality, Mirza misconstrued to be a Stamp of Approval from Prophet Muhammad himself.
His imagination wandered further:
"I am Muhammad".
"I am Muhammad incarnate."
"I too am the recipient of Wahi (word of God) and that is also the Quran."
(We shall present some specimens of that "Wahi" or "word of God" later).
These claims created agitation among people in general, and the clergy in particular. To counter that pressure, the Mirza adopted guerrilla tactics. When the pressure of public indignation mounted, he would chicken out and retract his words. When there was some slack in that pressure he would spring back. These guerrilla tactics lasted till the very end of his life (he died in Lahore in 1908 CE).
Mirza Ghulam lived between 68 to 73 years and spent his life promoting his scheme by making claims of divine support, denouncing his detractors in abusive, obscene terms, making threats of divine retribution, whining, interpreting dreams and announcing hit and miss prophecies.
II. Philosophy of Mirza Ghulam
What is Hashish? Hashish is Marijuana that comes from the hemp plant. Smoking or drinking Hashish causes intoxication. Why did Allama Iqbal term Ahmadiyat as hashish? The answer becomes evident when we read the sayings of Mirza Ghulam:
• It is "Haram" now to fight and shed blood for the "Deen".
Please note that Jihad, or fighting for Deen does not include aggression.
• (Due to my teachings) hundreds of thousands of people gave up filthy ideas (of Jihad). (Sitara-e-Qaisariya p.3)
• Submission to the British Government is enjoined upon the Muslims in India and 'Jihad' is 'Haram'. (Tableegh-e-Risalat vol. 3 p.196)
? The volume of what I have written in denunciation of 'Jihad' and submission to the British Government would be enough to fill 50 cabinets. (Sitara-e-Qaisariya p. 3)
Note: Contrast this with the Mirza's own verdict that whosoever rejects even one commandment of the Quran is a non-believer and an infidel!
Allama Iqbal had this to say about this crusade of Mirza Ghulam:
The Moses who, in stealth,
Would submit to power of the Pharaoh,
Is a curse upon his Israelites.
TWO EXPOSITIONS
Near the end of the 19th century, Dr. W.W. Hunter wrote in his book, The Indian Mussalmans: “The British government was convinced that verdicts by Ulema could not forbid Jihad. A claimant to prophethood would have to be sponsored for that purpose. The British had experienced during the 1857 CE uprising that the will for Jihad was very much alive in the Muslim heart.”
Nawab Ahmad Saeed Chhatari, who was, in the 1930s, Governor of the United Provinces of British India, mentioned in The Venom of British Imperialism, a strange building in the outskirts of London. This building housed a University where plans were made to distance Muslims from the true Islam. A high official of the Government of British India had arranged a visit by the Nawab to that University. This host of the Nawab of Chhatari, an Englishman, was a convert to Islam. During that visit, the Nawab came to know of the 19th century British plans to raise Mirza Ghulam as a new prophet (Secret Tunnel of Christendom-Urdu Digest, November 1992, p. 209)
III. The “Sultan of the Pen”
His writing prowess in Urdu, Persian and Arabic languages was pitiful. We shall present specimens of his writings later in this book. Of course; his followers regard him as the "Sultan of the Pen". Ironically, in this one-century of "Sultanate of the Pen", the followers of Mirza have failed to produce a single literary figure of note.
The Darkness in Focus
Let us now quote from the writings to make an objective assessment(Translated from his original Urdu):
? We curse anyone making a claim of prophethood. (Advertisement dated 20 Shaaban, 1314 A.H.)
But soon he is found claiming:
? In the word of God I have been named Muhammad and a Messenger. (Roohani Khazain, p. 18/207)
? I am Adam, I am Noah, I am David, I am Christ, the son of Mary, I am Muhammad. (Roohani Khazain, p. 22/521)
? Zahoorud Din Akmal's verse:
Muhammad has descended among us again,
And in his glory he is loftier than before!
? Aayil came to me. God gave Jibrael the name of Aayil (Aayil from “aana” which means “Coming” in Urdu) because he comes to me time and again. (Haqiqatul Wahi p. 103)
? God gave me the tidings that I would live up to be 80 years or longer (Muahibur Rahman).
But he died in 1908 when he would be in the range of 68-73 years of age.
? It is absurd that a person should receive inspiration (from God) in a language different from his own! (Chashma-e-Maarifat p.209)
And then a verdict quite the reverse:
? It is strange that some of the inspiration I receive is in languages quite unknown to me, for example, English or Sanskrit or Hebrew, etc.
? On March 5 1905 I saw an angel. When asked he said his name was Tichi Tichi! (Haqiqatul Wahi p. 332)
When you read this, a faint smile would be in order!
? It is written in Bukhari that a voice from the sky will announce (for Mirza Ghulam) that he is God's caliph Mehdi! (Shahadatul Quran p 41.)
Just think about it. How glorious this hadith is!
Turn page after page of all volumes of Bukhari and you will not find this quotation anywhere!
? Look up history and it tells you that (Prophet Muhammad) was the same orphan whose father died a few days after his birth. (Paigham-i-Sulh p. 9)
It is common knowledge that the Holy Prophet's father Abdullah had died before his birth!
? Treat this self-grown plant with special kindness and favor (Mirza Ghulam's letter to the British Lieutenant Governor February 24, 1898)
This letter should be viewed in the context of W.W. Hunter and Nawab Chhatari’s revelations.
Now get ready:
? The state of divination so engulfed Mirza Ghulam as if he was a woman and Allah was expressing His power of manhood. This is enough said for those who have discernment. (Islami Qurbani Tract No.34 Qazi Yad Muhammad Qadiani)
The author of Saboot Hazir Hain, M. Mateen Khalid comments, that in the entire history of mankind, not a single individual besides Mirza has ascribed this abomination to God (but there is more to it):
? Baboo Elahi Bakhsh wants to see my menstruation but Allah says you have no menstruation, there is that baby in you (Annexure to Haqiqatul Wahi, p. 581)
Presumably that baby refers to Jesus Christ.
The insult goes on:
? Spirit of Isa (Jesus) was infused in me like it was done in Mariam (Mary) and allegorically I was rendered pregnant. Not more than ten months had passed when I was made Isa from Mariam. That is how I became Jesus, son of Mary. (Kashti-Nooh p.47)
Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud, the son of Mirza Ghulam, who became the second "caliph", writes in Alfazl on January 5, 1933:
? About the revelation to the Promised Messiah (Mirza Ghulam) that he would die in either Makka or Madina, we would say that both are the names of Qadian.
The problem here is that Mirza Ghulam met his end neither in Makka, Madina nor in Qadian, but in a lavatory of the Ahmadiya Building in Lahore!
? Mirza Ghulam wrote that once he put some matter in writing and placed before the Almighty for signatures. God signed it unhesitatingly in red ink… the Almighty shook his pen and drops of ink fell on my (Mirza's) cloak (kurta). (Tiriaqul Qaloob p. 33)
? The Promised Messiah had a sweet tooth. He kept lumps of gur (coarse sugar) while carrying pebbles in his pocket to dry his urine. (Merajuddin Umar Qadiani in Annexure to Braheen-e-Ahmadiya 1/67)
? Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud the son of Mirza Ghulam writes in "Seeratul Mahdi" Vol. 2 that the Promised Messiah was suffering from hysteria and “miraq“ (psychosis).
With such serious mental problems, there would always be a risk of, eating the used pebble and using the lump of gur for hygiene!
? Masjid-e-Aqsa mentioned in the Quran is the Masjid at Qadian (Qadiani Journal Alfazl August 21, 1932).
Now a miracle dream of Mirza Ghulam:
? Mirza Ghulam prayed that a rock which rested on his head be turned into a buffalo! When he raised his head he saw that it indeed did turn into a buffalo. (Haqiqatul Mahdi p.10)
And his neck remained intact.
Try to make sense of this:
? Allah prays, fasts, awakens, and sleeps (Albushra 2/79)
? Mirza Ghulam raised funds on the commitment that he would write a book spread over 50 volumes. However, he stopped the work when only 5 volumes had been done. When he was asked about the discrepancy, he reasoned that “there is a difference of only a zero between 5 and 50!” (Preface to Barahin Ahmadiya 5/7)
Some Samples from the "Sultanate of Pen":
? A letter to a London friend (translated from Urdu), "I want an English style lavatory which has a low square chair with a pot in the middle. I feel giddy when I put pressure on my feet while squatting to ****.” (Collection of letters to Hakeem Muhammad Hussain Qureshi).
? My enemies are swine, and their women are *****es! (Najmul Huda p. 10)
? Whoever does not believe in our triumph is clearly fond of becoming a *******. (Anwarul Islam p. 30)
? People regard us as haram-eater! (Haqiqat-I-Ikhtalaf p. 50)
And how rightly!
? It is a miracle from God that mullas accepted my divinations and got stuck in my screw! (Arbaeen p. 2/21).
His successors are still busy trying to get people stuck in the same screw.
IV. The Love Bug
Now a long story made short. At age 53, Mirza fell in love with Muhammadi Begum, a 10-11 year old girl, among his relatives. He begged her parents for her hand in marriage. He bribed and threatened them to no avail; he divorced one of his wives (Phajja's Mother). Her sin? She did not approve of child marriage.
To further increase pressure on Muhammadi Begum's parents, Mirza persuaded his son, Fazal (Phajja), to divorce his wife, Izzat Bibi. This is because Izzat Bibi’s parents, who were related to Mohammadi Begum, censured Mirza for casting a lustful eye on a 10-11 year old child. When Mirza was 56, he wrote a letter to the parents of the innocent (ex) daughter-in-law (on May 20, 1891) "Was I a sweeper, janitor, untouchable (“choohra“, “chamaar“), that you felt it disgraceful to give away the girl to me (in marriage?). (Please note the sophistication of his language, and remember that the Qur‘an categorically forbids marriage before attaining adulthood of body and mind (4:21) Marriage is a solemn covenant.)
Time and again, he wrote letters, sent messages, and published predictions that Muhammadi Begum will eventually become his wife. If she was given in marriage to another man she would quickly become a widow.
Muhammadi Begum grew up to be as intelligent as she was charming. She got married according to her parents' choice, undeterred by Mirza's predictions and warnings. She and her husband Sultan Mohammad, lived a long and happy life.
Mirza comforted himself by stating that he had been married to Muhammadi Begum in the heavens (where he was meeting her every night!)
V. The Holy Dynasty
Who was the first caliph of the Mirza? That was Hakeem Nooruddin whom the Ahmadis call Abubakr Siddiq. However, not being from the family of the Mirza he remained only a stopgap caliph. In 1914 Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud, son of Mirza Ghulam became the second caliph. The third caliph Mirza Nasir Ahmad, and the current and fourth Mirza Tahir Ahmad, all belong to the progeny of Mirza Ghulam. Blind faith and reverence rob people of reason. Any Qadiani who fails to donate 16% of his earnings every month is considered a hypocrite. The household of Mirza remains exempt from this toll. The party that was ushered in London, has come back to its logical home, and are busy with their usual antics.
? Mirza Ghulam labeled the 1857 uprising, a mufsidah or disruption. With pride, he writes that his “father had provided fifty horses complete with riders, to the British Government, as help during India’s fight for freedom.” (Tuhfa-e-Qaisariya p.16)
? "The kite of an opponent was cut…then someone shouted “Jai” to Ghulam Ahmad!" (Majmua-e-Ilhamat-o-Mukashifat )
? The party of the 'Promised Messiah' are in fact sahaba the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Alfazl, Qadian January 1, 1916)
Mirza’s Company
? Some members of my Jamaat are so uncivilized that living with wild beasts would be better than living with them (Shahadat ul-Qur’an p.2)
? One who assigns one tenth of his property for the cause of Ahmadiyat, will be buried in the Heavenly Graveyard (Bahishti Maqbara) of Qadian. (Alwasiat p.17)
The soil there is supposed to be silver, but won’t that heat up like hell?!
? The household of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad would be buried there unconditionally. (Provision No. 20 of Risala Alwasiat, p.25)
? We had no objection that the Promised Messiah committed adultery occasionally. What is objectionable is that the present caliph Bashiruddin Mahmood has made it his routine. (Daily Al-fazl Qadian, Darul Aman August 31, 1938.)
? I saw the Promised Reformer Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood committing incest with his daughter. I asked him about this. He said, It is permissible according to the Qur’an and hadith, but it is not to be made public. (Syedah Umm-e-Saliha, of Qadian, daughter of Syed Abrar Hussain-from "Memoirs" in the book Saboot Hazir Hain")
A couplet from the Promised Reformer, 2nd caliph Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood displays a remarkable admission of guilt:
I cannot tell you in what failings I am stuck,
The whole world would turn against me if I were unmasked!
(Kalam-e-Mahmood p.78)
VII. SOME MORE SPECIALS
? By God, the word revealed to me is the "Exalted Word" right from the tongue of the One Holy God! (Durr-i-Sameen, Translation of a lame Persian verse by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad)
? The Promised Messiah used to say that the books of Hadith are like a magician’s hat. You can produce anything out of it! (2nd Caliph Bashiruddin Mahmood, Alfazl July 15, 1924)
? If you want to see Muhammad, go to Qadian and see Ghulam Ahmad (Paigham-e- Sulh, Lahore Issue March 14, 1916 p.62)
? If Muhammad Hussain Batalvi's father could know that his seed would create such an Abu Jahl he would have severed his organ (Mirza Bashir, Al-fazl November 2, 1922)
Mark the language! Maulvi Muhammad Hussain Batalvi was one of Mirza Ghulam's antagonists.
Watch this claim:
? I say in all truth that I have not used a single word in the nature of abusive language (Azala 1/6)
And yet another gem of civilized language:
? O Maulvi Abdul Haq Ghaznavi, wild beast of the jungle! O evil, wicked person! You ate this **** of a lie to conceal the truth! O polluted person, O Dajjal! (Appendix to Anjam Athum p. 49-50)
? All but the offspring of whores have accepted my prophethood. (same)
? O maulvis, eaters of carrion and evil of spirit, O vermin of the dark! (Appendix to Anjam Athum p.21)
? Mention of Imam Hussain (in relation to me) is like relating human excrement to musk! (Ejaz-e- Ahmadi p.82, Roohani Khazain 19/194)
And Mirza reserved the most befitting abuse for himself:
I am a worm, my dear, not human,
The most stinking spot on the human body,
And the shame of people.
(Durr-e-Sameen p. 116)
Dear reader, have you ever come across an uglier verse in any language? A man calling himself a pinworm! Ahmadis try to explain this away as Mirza’s humility.
Another claim to civility in language:
? Far be it for me to utter anything bitter. (Asmani Faisla, Mirza Ghulam p. 10)
Yet again the reality:
? Maulvi Sanaullah Amritsari is a low-life, a swine, a dog, ******* and a wicked ****-eater! (Ilhamat-e-Mirza p. 122)
? Munshi Elahi Bakhsh has filled his book with ****.(Arbaeen 4/27)
Some "divine revelations"
(Roohani-Khazain and the like)
? (God said) My bounty will infect you.
(Is it a bounty or affliction, one wonders! )
? God said, "I show inebriation every ten days.”
? God's feeling did a great job (Who did what?!)
? Shaana Naasa Peration Omar Paratoos Yaani Parratoos Yaani Palatoos.
This is not a typographical error, supposedly, it is one of the glorious revelations to Mirza Ghulam. What does it mean? Perhaps even God has no idea.
? Allah says, "I shall also err.” (Haqiqatul Wahi p.103)
? O Ghulam Ahmad, you are from Our Water (Harf-e-Mahrmana by G.J. Barq, p. 341)
Congratulations! Well, we have another begotten son of God here!
Contents of the 72 Publications by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad:
One can only vainly search for decent ideas in the 72 works of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. The subjects of these publications are:
Arguments on the death of Christ,
Funny claims of prophethood,
Senseless revelations,
Stories of Abdullah Atham, Lekh Ram, and Muhammadi Begum,
Assortment of dreams, signs and omens,
Mud slinging of opponents
Hit and miss predictions.
Mirza, The Medic Master
? Partridge meat can cause plague (Seeratul Mahdi Part II, p.132)
? If marriage takes place during pregnancy, it is possible that the seed of another may also impregnate (Arya Dharam p. 21)
Verdicts like these are an everlasting embarrassment to physicians among his followers.
Forced Amen:
? In 1903 Mirza was at the grave of a venerable person in an effort to make the dead person say "Amen". According to him, "I prayed that my life span should prolong by fifteen years. The dead person did not utter 'Amen'. (What happened then?) Only after tremendous wrestling the dead venerable uttered Amen! (Akhbarul Hukm-Qadian December 24, 1903)
But the Mirza expired after only five years. A forced "Amen" met a befitting end.
Wine:
? "Buy me a bottle of Tonic Wine from the shop of Plomer" (Khatoot-e-Imam banam Ghulam" by Hakeem Muhammad Hussain Qureshi)
A Verdict:
? "The Almighty revealed to me that whoever did not accept me was not a Muslim" (Akhbar Alfazl-Qadian January 15, 1935.)
This position taken by Ahmadis necessitates the publication of books like Hashish from Qadian.
? "Whoever does not acknowledge me, does not acknowledge God or the Holy Prophet (Haqiqatul-Wahi p.163)
Sir Allama Iqbal says, "A nation can survive only with unity of ideology. Even a revelation that splits unity is blasphemy".
VI. AN OBSERVATION
Centuries of blind following have robbed Muslims of reasoning to the extent where they tend to welcome men of low caliber as Mehdi, or Messiah. Sir Iqbal said, "a Muslim, whether a villager or an urbanite, is so naive; that 'Brahmins' of the Kaaba are worshipped like idols!”
It is tragic that about 40 generations have passed away waiting for the arrival of the Mehdi or the Messiah. Every false prophet that came along found a ready audience with some people while a vast majority opposed him. All our Ulema, supposedly the supporters of the doctrine of the Finality of Prophet Muhammad (the Exalted), found the village mulla, Mirza Ghulam too formidable a challenge. In spite of the guidance from great scholars like Jamaluddin Afghani, Mufti Muhammad Abdhoo, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Inayatullah Mashriqi, Ubaidullah Sindhi, Allama Iqbal, Allama Muhammad Asad, Abulkalam Azad and Imam Raghib Isfahani, our maulvi is still waiting for someone to come. Some of the clergy and Sufis are themselves claimants of sainthood.
Psychology, as a science, was not all that advanced in times of Allama Iqbal (He died in 1938). However, he had willed that a psychoanalysis of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad would be in order. Respecting the wishes of Allama Iqbal, an analysis will be presented later in this volume. However, an analysis of the Muslim masses is equally important to determine how an ignorant person of a very low I.Q. was able to deceive them so easily.
Our maulvis often debate with Qadianis only to get beaten or hardly stand their ground. This happens because he is a slave of silly traditions and hearsay. To quote an example, a scholar of the fame of Maulvi Maudoodi, in his Tafheemul Quran Vol. IV Page 163 implies, that the belief in a Promised One has no basis in the Qur’an. But then, Maudoodi falls for the superstitious dogmas of traditions! Mirza Ghulam admitted that the term “Promised Messiah’ is nowhere to be found in the Qur’an. Our maulvis should have asked him, who then but a liar could claim to be “The Promised One”.
VII. FLASHES OF BRILLIANCE
? In Tariaqul Quloob (p. 41), Mirza states that his fourth son was born in Safar, the fourth month of the Islamic calendar (Safar, is the second and not the fourth month). Compare this with his claim, in Paigham-e-Sulh (p. 32) that he says only what God puts in his mouth!
? In Arbaeen (3/21) Mirza Ghulam states that according to the Qur’an: “When the Promised Messiah comes, the Islamic clergy will harass him and they will declare him an “infidel“.
There is no such verse in the Qur’an, period. Watch his confession:
? There is no mention of the term ‘Promised Messiah’ in the Qur’an. (Shahadatul Qur’an p. 65)
? Our God is a pilgrim. (Baraheen 2/523)
? Three angels descended from the sky. One of them was named Khairati (Hayatun Nabi 1/95)
? (God said) You are like my son (Harf-e-Mahramana p.277)
A devious prediction:
In 1899 Mirza wrote in Taryaqul Quloob, p. 34 that God would bring two women in his matrimony, one a virgin and the other a widow. The "marriage with a widow" part of the prediction was never fulfilled.
Babu Manzoor Elahi of Qadian threw this apology: Nusrat Jehan Begum, was a virgin when married to the late Mirza and became a widow upon his death. And so the prophecy stood fulfilled! (Majmua-e-Ilhamat p.38)
The fate of another prophecy:
? Mian Manzoor Muhammad will beget a son and he will be named Bashiruddaula, Alam Kabab, Shadi Khan and Kalimatullah, WORD. (Albushra by Baboo Manzoor Elahi of Qadian 2/116)
It so happened that Mian Manzoor Muhammad had a daughter instead. Babu Manzoor Elahi valiantly tried to justify the prophecy as a metaphor.
The Essence of God
? God is a gigantic being, which has countless hands and feet, it has tentacles like the octopus which are spread over to all corners of the Universe! (Roohani Khazain 3/90)
Where else can one find this brilliant concept of God Almighty!
? Why does not God speak today? Is their something afflicting His tongue? (Ibid 21/312)
? I am myself God. (Aina Kamalat-I-Islam p.564)
? If anyone wants to see Muhammad,
One should see Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian,
Muhammad has descended among us again,
And is loftier in his glory!
? Mirza was Muhammad in his first coming and is Ahmad in his second one O! Rasool-e-Qadani, the Qur’an has descended upon you once again.(Qazi Zahoor-uddin Akmal, Badr, October 25, 1906)
Please note that “Rasool-e-Madani” is one of the respected titles of the Holy Prophet.
? The Prophet Muhammad and his companions used to eat cheese made by Christians, although it was well known that it contained lard. (Letters of Mirza Ghulam, Alfazl February 22, 1924)
? I have every Messenger hidden inside my shirt! (Nazool- il-Masih p.100)
Regarding Jesus
? Christ used to drink. He was a prodigal
alcoholic. He remembered God only near his death. His maternal and paternal grandmothers were all prostitutes and adulteresses. (Roohani Khazain 11/291, 10/297, 19/71, 10/296)
Disrespect of the Holy Companions
? Who were Abu Bakr and Umar?! They were not even fit to untie the shoelaces of Hazrat Ghulam Ahmad. (Monthly Al-Mahdi January, February, 1915)
? Hazrat Abu Huraira had the mind of an imbecile. (Ejaz-e-Ahmadi p.18)
? I hold a hundred Hussains in my collar all the time. The sacrifice of a hundred Hussains equals mine of every single moment (Nuzoolil Masih, p.99, Alfazl 13/26 January 1926)
? While I was in a trance, (Hazrat) Fatima placed my head on her thigh! (Azala p.11)
This last line has been presented with great reluctance.
? In the course of the revelation, I was given the name of "Sultan" Abdul Qadir. Like Jilani, (Radhi Allah Anhu), my foot is on the neck of every saint. (Tazkirah Majmua Ilhamat, 2nd Edition, p.706)
Did you notice the misuse of RAA, which is reserved for companions of the Holy Prophet?
Notable Verdicts
? Anyone who does not believe in the Promised Messiah (Qadiani) is a nonbeliever, indeed a hardened infidel and outside the circle of Islam (Kalimatulfasl by Mirza Bashir Ahmad Qadiani, another son of the Mirza, p 110)
? Our prayers were segregated from them (non-Ahmadis). To give them daughters in marriage is forbidden, we are not to participate in their funerals. So, what is left? (Kalimatulfasl by Mirza Bashir Ahmad, p.169)
? It is ordained that we should consider non-Ahmadis as non-Muslims and not pray behind them. To us they are deniers of an apostle of God. (Anwaar-e-Khilafat by Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood, p.90)
Time for a Smile:
? The Promised Messiah sometimes wore a “Gharara” (long skirt) (Seeratul Mahdi and other sources, Zikr-e-Habeeb p.34).
What a spectacle that would be!
? The Promised Messiah did not perform Hajj (pilgrimage), did not sit in Eitkaaf (prayer in seclusion), did not pay Zakat (alms), and did not keep a Tasbih (rosary). (Seeratul Mahdi 3/119)
? A maidservant put a lota, full of very hot water in the lavatory (what happened, so happened). When the Messiah returned from the lavatory, he spilt that hot water on the hand of that woman and said nothing (Seeratul Mahdi 3/243).
? Maid servants Rasul Bibi, Mai Fajjo, Munshiani, and the wife of Babu Shah Din used to stand guard over the Promised Messiah at night (Seeratul Mehdi 3/213).
? Pir Sirajul Haq killed many dogs in Qadian with poison. Lads on the street would tease him with the nick-name of “kuttay maar” (dog-killer). When he complained to the Promised Messiah, he said, "What is wrong with that? In the hadith my name is “Sooar Maar” (swine-killer); it is written that the Messiah will kill swine (Zikr-e- Habeeb by Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Qadiani p.162.)
? I am a chronically sick person. (Zameema-e-Arbaeen 3/4)
? God said, "Have We signed a contract for your health?” (Tazkirah Majmua Ilhamat p.803).
VIII. Q & A
Dear Readers:
Let’s now move on to the question and answer session that you may find interesting.
Q. What necessitated the writing of this book?
A. Since the Ahmadis preach their religion in the name of Islam, many unsuspecting folks still fall for their gimmicks. Numerous readers suggested that a book like this is the need of the time. It is of paramount importance that no person in the world should confuse
Ahmadiyat with Islam.
Q. The time of the third and the fourth so-called khalifas is not addressed. Why?
A. Mirza Ghulam was the founder and his son Bashir Mahmood was the builder of the cult. Those who followed, have been busy trying to justify the nonsense they have inherited. Of course, in the process they are creating their own trash.
Q. It is amazing that such a mindless movement has gained quite a following.
How?
A. Any task, good or bad, centered around an authority, tends to flourish. Due to the compulsory regular donations by the community their finances are strong. Cult mentality brings about a strange psychological phenomenon. The leader of the cult makes some bizarre claims. Some people see him as a man with special powers and rally around him. Then they tend to outdo one another in reverence and the vicious cycle goes on.
Q. I heard that they have a mission in Israel. Who finances them?
A. They do have a mission at Haifa in Israel. The Israeli government grants them freedom. Their headquarter in London enjoys all kinds of support from the British. They can rather easily obtain immigration on grounds of political asylum to many countries (USA, Canada, Europe). The primary source of funding for the cult is a mandatory 16% contribution by every follower. An Ahmadi not contributing to this fund is considered a hypocrite.
Q. Even with such low reasoning and knowledge, how come people like Sir Zafrullah Khan, Dr. Abdus Salam and M.M. Ahmad were among the followers?
A. Your question touches upon one of man's psychological failings. Religious beliefs have a rock solid base in one's psyche. One has to rise above one's self and examine those beliefs objectively. Only then can one rationality dislodge the unreasonable.
Allama Iqbal states:
The vision of Abraham is hard to attain
Temptation covertly creates idols in the hearts
Q. An Ahmadi and his wife say that Maulvi Maudoodi is wrong to write on page 4/163 of Tafheemul Quran that there is no mention of the Promised Messiah in the Quran. They refer to ayahs 4/159 and 43/61, and say that the Messiah will appear close to the Last Hour.
A. I agree that mulla Maudoodi is wrong. But Mirza Ghulam Ahmad also says in Shahadatil Qur’an on p. 65 that there is no mention in the Qur’an of a ‘Promised Messiah”
The ayahs that you have referred to mean:
4/159 Before one’s death, every one of the people of the Book should believe in Christ as a prophet of God and not His son.
43/63 Christ is a sign of the coming of Muhammad Mustafa who brought forth the most magnificent revolution in all history.
Q. What sort of end do you visualize for Ahmadiyat?
A. The party will fragment due to a conflict of interest. In 1914 it divided into two groups on the death of its first Khaleefa Hakeem Nooruddin. The Qadiani sect maintains that the caliphate should run in the family of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the Lahori Sect wants to pull it out of that hold. Clashes over wealth, property and power have already begun.
Q. There have been debates going on for a hundred years. Why haven’t our orthodox Ulema been able to convince the Ahmadis?
A. Debates accomplish nothing. Only the Qur’an can make the Truth prevail. In debates, emotions run high and stubbornness tends to reign.
Q. Traditionally, the Ulema believe in the coming of Mahdi and the Messiah.
A. The orthodox Ulema, try to make this belief a fundamental article of faith which it is not (al-Qur’an 2:177). The enlightened Ulema see the reality and think otherwise. Such Ulema include Jamaluddin Afghani, Mufti Muhammad Abduhu, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Ubaidullah Sindhi, Inayatullah Mashriqi, Maulvi Abul Kalam Azad, Allama Muhammad Asad, and Allama Iqbal.
You may refer to my book titled When is the Messiah Coming.
Q. What is the reality about Mirza’s 50 cabinets full of books?
A. He claimed to have published as many books and posters against Jihad and for subservience to British rule that they would fill 50 cabinets. (Tariaqul Quloob p.27-28)
How can 72 books and some posters fill 50 cabinets? Only a Qadiani mind can comprehend this.
Iqbal said:
That leadership is a tribulation for the Millat of Islam
Which leads the Muslim into worshipping imperial powers
Q. Mirzais often claim that Bhutto and Zia ul-Haq met violent deaths as a sign of divine punishment, because these leaders had committed atrocities on the group.
A. Well, their contemporaries, Indira Gandhi and Mujjib-ur-Rahman did no such thing, yet they faced violent deaths. It is commonly observed that some wicked people die peacefully. It is absolutely non-Qur’anic to believe that the good depart from this world painlessly and vice-versa.
Q. What is Mubahila, and why is it mentioned so many times in Ahmadis' books?
A. This is one of the many fallacies of the Qadiani clergy. The word ‘Mubahila’ does not appear in the Qur’an. Its verb form “nabtahil” is mentioned in verse 3:61. The root word ‘behal’ simply means, "to sever ties”. In some situations it becomes appropriate to say, “lakum dinukum wa liyadin" (For you, your way; for me, my way. And time will tell what was right.). The Qur’an suggests this pragmatic test for people in dispute. Mullas have degenerated the word “behal” and curse to indicate damnation.
The Qadiani’s take the ayah 3:61 to mean that "You and I pray to Allah to curse the liar among us.” The Qur’anic meaning of the curse implies failure in one’s chosen efforts.
When The True Path degenerates into ritual religion, even the terminology becomes corrupt. The ayah (3/61) in the Qur’an is referred to as "Ayah Mubahila", by mullas of both sides. In this century the Ahmadiya cult is probably the only one indulging in “Mubahilas“. To be very brief, you may call “mubahila”, as a “damning contest”
Q. Why did Mirza fail to impress non-Muslims, like Hindus, Sikhs and Christians?
A. Mirza found a ready audience among Muslims because of:
? the popularity of a concocted hadith about the appearance of a revivalist (Mujaddid) in every century.
? their belief in a living Jesus Christ, and his return in the latter days.
? their belief in the dogma of a twin reformer, Mahdi.
? quite a few sufis of the past claiming divination.
Since the Muslim Ummah has learned no lesson the advent of more claimants is assured. One recent example, is Riaz Ahmad Gauharshahi of Kotri, Pakistan.
Q. What is the modus ope***** of Ahmadis today?
A. They preach their false doctrine in the name of Islam.
? They interpret verse 3/55 of the Qur’an to mean that Jesus Christ died a natural death. Here, the Ahmadis are correct for once. Sir Syed and several religious scholars explained this verse correctly, much before Mirza Ghulam.
? They bring forth a warehouse of wishful narratives and tradition.
? Their so called caliph and other leaders with vested interests, keep charming the crowds with the fantasy of dominating the entire world in the near future.
Q. What can be the best safeguard against their falsifications?
A. Recourse to the Qur’an, and affirmation that the Exalted Prophet Muhammad was the Final Prophet of Allah in every sense of the word. No person after him is to receive The Divine Message in any form. The Qur’an is the Guidance for all times.
Q. Qadianis claim that they were immune to Plague during Mirza's time.
A. Mirza did predict complete immunity against Plague for his followers. He called Ahmadiyat the Heavenly Vaccine (Asmaani Teeka) against Plague. However, Plague preyed upon his followers with impunity. Mirza then threw such apologies:
The deceased was not firm in his beliefs; or
Some Ahmadis are being martyred by Plague, just as some companions of the Holy Prophet were martyred in Ghazwas (The Battles of the Holy Prophet).
Q. Is there any mention of Allah, the Holy Prophet, or Makka and Madina, among Ahmadis?
A. Only to a small extent. Their focus remains on Qadian and Rabwah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and his so-called caliphs. Their intellectual life revolves around the death of Jesus Christ.
Q. The Ahmadis claim that the Mirza was a stalwart (pehlvan) of Islam.
A. The term “Pehlvan of Islam” can befit only small minds. Did he leave any impact on non-Muslims?
Q. Did Mirza Ghulam Ahmad bring about any significant reforms?
A. He was a man of low intellect. Perhaps even the Qadianis will fail to grant one theological or social reform of significance to him. He degraded women’s rights as illustrated by the story of Muhammadi Begum. He buried his followers deeper into religious rituals, sooth saying, dreams, omens and irrational thinking. The Law of Cause and Effect, The Rational Law of Requital, and the Law of Permanency of Natural Laws, seem to have no place in Ahmadiya philosophy. They place too much emphasis on “DU`A” asking Allah to do things for them.
Q. How can Ahmadiyat be judged most simply?
A. You will not find Ahmadis any different from the mulla-stricken, ignorant masses. In fact, since the whole cult is based upon deception and treachery, many negative personality traits are to be found in them. Distortion of facts and changing their statements to suit the need of the audience/situation are two examples.
Q. All Ahmadis that I have come across were from Punjab!
A. Mirza was from the District of Gurdaspur in Punjab. Allama Iqbal describes why most of them belong to that province (No offense is possible here since the great Allama and this author have close links to Punjab.)
The Punjabi Muslim
One who readily accepts novelty in religion,
Who quickly foregoes his chosen destination,
Joins not to analyze and explore,
Readily falls victim to false religious leadership,
If a predator throws a net of deception,
He quickly descends from the branch of his nest.
IX. PSYCHOANALYSIS
Allama Iqbal willed during his latter days that someone in the future should carry out a professional psychoanalysis of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to determine what mental disorder he actually suffered from. In respect to that wish of the great Sir Iqbal, I have consulted two American psychiatrists of great repute, Dr. Abid Mian of Orlando, Florida and Dr. John Zeman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both physicians are Board Certified in Psychiatry and Brain Disorders. They have studied different aspects of the life of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and their findings are presented as follows:
? Mirza was brought up in an orthodox village in India.
? He life was confined from the mosque to the home.
? He liked to participate in religious dialogues with Hindus and Christians.
? He frequently admitted to being an opiate user.
? Mirza admits to suffer from Depression and Psychosis.
? The events of his life reveal that he fluctuated between mania and depression. According to current terminology, his condition was that of a Bipolar Disorder or Mania Depression. In the bipolar state, at times, the patient goes into deep depression and suffers from a sense of worthlessness. An example of this state is when Mirza calls himself a pinworm. Coming out of this phase the patient has fits of hyperactivity. These fits are called mania. During mania, some patients display creativity. This is when Mirza wrote his seventy or so repetitious books.
? In the bipolar disorder the patient loses touch with reality and he dwells in a world of fantasy. Seeing angels like Tichi Tichi, Khairati and Ayail, is one example of this.
? The patient has visual hallucinations. He sees things, which do not exist. An example is Mirza's fall into a grave and his wrestle with the dead old man.
? The patient experiences auditory hallucinations as well. He hears voices from within his own mind. His ilham “Shaana Naasa Peration Omar Paratoos Yaani Parratoos Yaani Palatoos”, is a good example of such a hallucination.
? Making statements and then retracting them is one of the symptoms of bipolar disorder.
? If Mirza were alive today, he could be treated with Lithium and/or with ECT (electric shocks). This treatment would have lessened the inconsistency in his behavior and writings. However, the most effective remedy to stop his bizarre claims would have been total withdrawal of financial support. Another prescription would have been for the Islamic clergy of the time to take a resolute stand against him: Any claimant of prophethood or revelation from God, after the Holy Prophet would either be an imposter or insane.
? To conclude, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was afflicted with Bipolar Disorder. The British Government masterminded his advent to accomplish their own designs.
Another important question falls in to the realm of psychiatry. That is, how could so many people follow a man with such serious mental disorders? The experts state that in the phenomenon of mass hysteria, group members try to outdo each other in their reverence. The popularity of the "Whirling Dervishes" of Rumi furnishes a good example of such mass hysteria. Even eminent people like Sir Zafrulla Khan, Dr. Abdus Salam and M.M. Ahmad were not immune to this syndrome. In blind reverence one sees but does not observe. For example, when Sir Zafrullah Khan was told that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad used to wear the ladies skirt, Gharara, he simply called it the simplicity of the Messiah!
The Dilemma
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be the Promised Messiah. According to a weak tradition, the Messiah, in his second coming is supposed to slay the swine and break the cross. This fabricated hadith is supposed to signify restoration of the Law of Moses and the end of Christianity. Mirza Ghulam claimed to have accomplished both. Perhaps no comment is necessary here.
Mullas worldwide, however, are still waiting for the second advent of Jesus Christ, slaying of the swine and breaking of the cross.
Where did the mission of Mirza go in his life? Well, he held a dialogue and Mubahila with the Christian priest, Abdullah Atham, and was thoroughly beaten. Due to this, some of Mirza's followers converted to Christianity! These were:
1. Munshi Muhammad Ismail (convener of the debate)
2. Mirza Muhammad Yusuf, Secretary of the Debate and
3. Mir Muhammad Saeed, brother-in-law of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
(Reference Jang-I-Muqaddas p.211 and "Saboot Hazir Hain" by Muhammad Mateen Khalid p.495)
The Christians of Ludhiana and Amritsar hoisted posters announcing their victory as follows:
We shall thrash Mirza to the extent,
that he will forget all revelation
Lay your traps of deception on a different ground
The Namaz has ended, so lift your rug.
Let’s end this book by repeating Mirza’s very apt self-description:
I am a worm, my dear, not human,
The most stinking spot on the human body,
The spot of peoples' shame! (Durr-e-Sameen p.116)
BLACK & WHITE
First see the devotion of Sir Allama Iqbal:
I cannot even bear that someone comes and tells me that one day the Holy Prophet was wearing an unclean garment. (Rozgar-e-Faqeer, vol.1, p.113)
And now witness Mirza crossing all limits of respect:
Criticizing the ascension of Jesus he throws this comparison,
"God chose for the hiding (grave) of Prophet Mohammad (SA) a wretched place, which stunk, was dark and narrow, and was a place for the pollution of insects." (Tohfa-e-Gularvia p.112, Roohani Khazain vol.17, p.205 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian)
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