Re: What do Ahmedi's call mainstream muslims?
This is a fact that all the materials quoted from our books is presented with a deliberate twist or a slant to mislead or misrepresent. Trust me on this. I am not saying that you personally are responsible for this. It is done on the higher scale.
What you state is true. Fatwas do fly around but you will see at Hajj time all are there together, each one performing the rituals in their own way. Despite all the disputes and haranguing the Ummah performs the Hajj as one body.
I never take shias as Kaffirs unless they make takfir on the Sahabah of the Blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Hatred for Sahabah (may Allah Almighty be pleased with them all) of the Blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) doesn’t take one out of pale Islam. It proves their deviancy from the true path and will taken to task for that. Allah Almighty will judge them and deal them as He sees fit.
Wait a second. You are aware that your own scholars have given fatwas against shias, and shia scholars have given fatwas against ahl e sunnahs.. and even then you consider them to be Muslims and leave it on Allah to judge them. Is this some kind of a joke ? Are you saying that despite your scholars calling them kafir/non-muslims, you consider them Muslims because of the fact that they do hajj with you ? lol, funny.
First get your own thinking in line with your own scholars then you may go ahead and ask what we think of you.
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Believe me Mr. Popat it bothers me in the least what you believe about me.
I am aware what answer you have given.
Do you agree with Mr. Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad?
Do you disown his statements?
I have already told you my stance on Shias.
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Do I agree with him? Yes.
Do I disown his statements? No.
Now what ? Do I still call you a Muslim ? Yes.
Why ?
Let me not get into the nitty gritty stuff that I have already spoke about earlier. We call you Muslim for the same reason your scholars despite calling shias kafir call them Muslims.
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Those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,- each party rejoicing in that which is with itself!*** 30:32**
Say: O people! indeed there has come to you the truth from your Lord, therefore whoever goes aright, he goes aright only for the good of his own soul, and whoever goes astray, he goes astray only to the detriment of it, and I am not a custodian over you. 10:108
*May Allah Guide Us All To Truth and Keep Us On The Straight Path that earns His Pleasure and our Salvation *
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Everything else you said was your own opinion and didnt need any response.
There always becomes a jamaat every time a Prophet is sent by Allah. Quran does not condemn the jamaat which is formed after a prophet is sent. It is inevitable. What Qur'an forbids is to split religion and make sects by following people who are NOT sent by Allah. Deobandi, barelvis, wahabis etc are sects of Islam which were formed by their leaders who had different opinion about certain things from other sects. Note: none of these sects were formed by a person claiming to be from Allah, and Allah condemns those who split religion like this. You must also see which 'sect' of Islam are you following.