Hashish About Qadianis The Views of Hazrat Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Hashish About Qadianis The Views of Hazrat Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Hashish About Qadianis The Views of Hazrat Allama Muhammad Iqbal
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FOREWORD
I have known Dr. Shabbir Ahmed for a long time. I call him, “The Son of
Pakistan”. He has been writing weekly columns for The Family Magazine and
they are very popular among readers. I am one of his readers. He is a writer
with vast knowledge.
“Hashish From Qadian” will prove to be a highly effective book. Sir Allama
Iqbal called Ahmadiyat “Barg-e-Hashish” (The Marijuana Leaf), and Dr. Shabbir
has rightly adopted this title for his book. Allama Iqbal was not a Mullah, but
he considered Ahmadis to be non-Muslims. If you do not know Mirza Ghulam
Ahmed, you should. This book will nicely serve that purpose. Mirza opposed
Jihad even in self-defense. The British are to be applauded for raising him in
India to denounce this obligatory commandment of the Qur’an. Weren’t they
far-sighted? I believe Dr. Shabbir Ahmed has arranged for his salvation by
writing this book of truth.
Majeed Nizami,
Publisher and Editor in Chief,
Nawa-e-Waqt Group of Publications, Pakistan
01 December 2000
PREVIEW
According to the Qur’an, the exalted Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger for
all times and all people until the Last Day (Qur’an 34:28 and 62:3). If there were
no other injunctions regarding the finality of the Prophet (S), these two verses
would suffice to keep the door closed on impostors like Mirza Ghulam Ahmed.
34:28 Now (O Messenger) We have sent you as a bringer of glad news and a
Warner to mankind at large, but most people are (at this time) unaware of this
fact.
62:3 And (sent for) others who have not yet joined them in place and time. For,
He is Almighty, the Wise.
Our protest against the Qadianis rests on the spreading of their creed in the
name of Islam. Their Lahori branch tries to defend themselves by saying that
they believe in Mirza only as a revivalist. However, one only has to glance at
Mirza’s own claims where he loudly preaches his prophethood.
But, his thoughts and deeds hardly befit an ordinary, illiterate, rural peasant.
Consequently, the last 100 year history of Ahmadiyat has failed to produce a
writer, poet, philosopher, or literary figure of any note. Hashish From Qadian
will save many people from falling into the dark abyss of Ahmadiyat.
INTRODUCTION
I am 80 years old. Out of these, 50 years have been spent on a critical study of
mysticism and of Ahadith (the exalted Prophet’s sayings and traditions). Based
upon my experience, I believe that some people might have joined Mirza
Ghulam Ahmed in all sincerity. For centuries, numerous Ulema and Sufiya had
been claiming what Mirza did. Great names such as Bayazeed Bistami, Ali
Hajweri, Abdul Qadir Jeelani, Mohiuddin Ibn-e-Arabi, Jalaluddin Rumi,
Moinuddin Chishti, Shah Waliullah, Ahmad Sarhindi, Ahmed Raza Barelwi, etc.
all played divine. They taught that saints enjoyed a higher status than
prophets, and claimed for themselves miracles and knowledge of the unseen.
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed got hit because he explicitly declared himself to be a
prophet of God. In fact, his own writings should liberate sensible Ahmadis from
their current plight. The ideas expounded in these writings are irrational, silly
and plainly nonsensical. His command of Urdu, Persian and Arabic is pitiful.
The Hadith which states that a Mujaddid (Revivalist) will appear at the onset of
every new century is only a fabrication. Can the two sects of Muslims agree
upon the 13 “revivalists” of the last 1300 years?
Scholars such as Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Jamaluddin Afghani, Imam Raghib
Isfahani, Bu Ali Seena, Ibn-e-Khaldoun, Abul Qasim Balakhi, and many others
had written that Jesus Christ was not sitting alive in the Heavens, since that
would contradict the Divine Laws. According to the Qur’an, he has died.
3:55 “O Jesus! I will cause you to die of natural causes and I will exalt you in
honor and I will clear you of the slander of the disbelievers. And I will cause
those who truly follow you to dominate those who reject, until the Day of
Resurrection. Eventually, all of you will return to Me, then I will judge among
you about that wherein you used to differ.”
If Mirza Ghulam agreed with them in this regard, he should also have agreed to
their Qur’anic stand that no Divinely guided person will ever appear after the
exalted Prophet.
In India, quite a few Ahmadis are coming back to the Right Path. One reason
for this is the financial exploitation of members in the form of mandatory
contributions imposed upon them. Their community practically lives a life of
slavery and constantly watched over for loyalty. The slightest suspicion could
cause a member to suffer excommunication. The debarred person indeed has
to suffer since he and his family are socially isolated, rejected by the Ahmadis
as well as the non-Ahmadis.
Hashish From Qadian should prove to be an eye-opener for the most rigid
followers of Mirzaiyat, and a potent vaccine for the unsuspecting masses.
Folks! This is the tale of the author's younger days. Ahmadi clerics from their
head-quarters in Rabwah visited him. He listened to them patiently and
attentively. The Qur’an enjoins upon us thinking and reflection with an open
mind. So, as promised, the author did an in depth study of the creed of
Ahmadiyat, the so-called “Ahmadiyah Movement in Islam”. Ahmadiyat is also
known as “Qadianiat” or “Mirzaiyat” among the masses.
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. For the sake of time, unnecessary details will be avoided.
Some brief excerpts from the Ahmadiya books will be presented and the
judgment will be left to the individual reader. My comments will be included
where necessary. The title of this book is borrowed from the following couplet
of Sir Allama Iqbal:
At the outset, the author wishes to remind the reader that according to the
Qur’an, “There is no compulsion in religion.” (2:256). Islam does not permit
violence or aggression under any circumstances (2:190, 3:140). Allah ordains
affection for people and unity of mankind. He forbids hateful actions against
any color, creed, sect or religion. 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 Ahmed was born in the nineteenth century in the small town of
Qadian, at present in the Indian part of Punjab. His year of birth is uncertain,
but it is gathered that he was born sometime between 1835 and 1840. He
started off as an orthodox Mullah (a cleric) and liked to debate with Hindus and
Christians. Around 1888, he started posing himself as a mystic and laid
pretenses to clairvoyance (Kashf and Ilham in the Sufi parlance). Then he
claimed being a Mujaddid (a Revivalist of Islam) for the new 14th Hijrah
century. Up another step of the ladder, and he claimed to be the awaited
reformer, the Imam Mehdi, ‘Mahdi Ma’hud’. He continued his climb to new
"heights". The belief in the return of Jesus Christ, the Messiah was prevalent
amongst Muslims then, just as it is today. The Mirza proclaimed that he was the
Messiah whose return had been promised by God. In keeping with this claim,
he invented for himself the title of ‘Maseeh Mawud’, the ‘Promised Messiah’.
While Thomas Edison was changing the world with his technical inventions
(1888), the Mirza was busy with his own innovations of fantasy. For example,
he professed to be a ‘Zilli’ Nabi. Zilli denotes a shadow, something unreal, a
mere pretension. Not content with this, he added ‘Baruzi’ Nabi as another one
of his titles. Baruzi: A virtual image, a look-alike, a mirror reflection. These
terms nowhere appear in the authoritative Qur’an. Much later, he declared that
he was a prophet in his own right.
"I am Muhammad."
"I too am the recipient of Wahi (Revelation) and that too is the Qur’an."
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 at Lahore in
1908 CE.)
Mirza Ghulam lived between 68 to 73 years and spent his life promoting his
scheme by making baseless claims of Divine support, denouncing his critics in
abusive, obscene terms, making threats of Divine retribution, relating
threatening dreams and posting hit and miss prophecies, whining and making
excuses at the same time.
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 Mirza Ghulam Ahmed:
NOW it is "Haram" (Forbidden) to fight and shed blood for the sake of
"Deen" (Religion).
[The Qur’an, while permitting self-defense, already condemns aggression.
2:190]
Note: Contrast this with the Mirza's own verdict that whoever rejects even one
Commandment of the Qur’an, is a non-believing infidel!
Allama Iqbal had this to say about this crusade of Mirza Ghulam:
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. Therefore, a claimant to prophethood would have to be
raised for that purpose. The British had experienced during the popular Indian
uprising of 1857 CE that the will for Jihad was very much alive in the Muslim
heart.”
Nawab Hafiz Ahmad Saeed Chhatari, governor of the United Provinces of the
British India in the 1930s, mentions in “The Venom of the British Imperialism”
the existence of a strange building in the outskirts of London. This building
housed a secret university where plans were made to distance Muslims from
the true Islam by increasing sectarian feuds among them and making them
indulge in empty ritualism. A high British official had arranged a visit by the
Nawab to that university. Nawab Chhatari’s British host was a convert to Islam.
During that visit, the Nawab came to know of the 19th century British plans to
raise Mirza Ghulam Ahmed as a new prophet. The hidden university is also
described in “The Secret Tunnel of Christendom”- Urdu Digest, Lahore,
November 1992, pg 209.
In the Word of God I have been named Muhammad and a Messenger. (Roohani
Khazain 18/207)
‘Aayil’ came to me. God gave Jibrael (Gabriel) the name of Aayil because he
returns to me time and again. (Haqiqat-ul-Wahi pg 103) [Aayil from “aaya” is a
derivative of “Coming” in Urdu]
On 5 March 1905 I saw an angel. When asked, he said his name was Tichi Tichi!
(Haqiqat-ul-Wahi pg 332) [A smile would be in order here!]
It is written in Bukhari that a voice from the sky will announce (for Ghulam
Ahmed), “This is the Khalifa of Allah, Mahdi!” Just think about it. How glorious
this Hadith is! (Shahadatul Quran pg 41)
[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 had died a few days after his birth. (Paigham-e-Sulh pg 9)
[It is common knowledge that the exalted 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, 24 February 1898)
[The request in this letter should be viewed in the context of W.W. Hunter’s
and Nawab Chhatari’s revelations.]
The state of divination overtook Mirza Ghulam Ahmed, such that he was a
woman, and Allah expressly used His power of manhood. This is enough said
for those who have discernment. (“Islami Qurbani” Tract Number 34, Qazi Yar
Muhammad Qadiani)
[The author of “Suboot 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 Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, pg 581)
[That baby refers to Jesus Christ]
The spirit of Jesus was infused in me like it was infused in Mary and
allegorically I was rendered pregnant. Not more than ten months had passed
when I was made Jesus from Mary. That is how I became Jesus, son of Mary.
(Kashti-Nooh pg 47) [Try to make sense of it.]
Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud, the son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmed, who became the
second "caliph", writes in Al-Fazl on 5 January 1933:
About the revelation to the Promised Messiah (Ghulam Ahmed) that he would
die in either Makkah or Madina, we would say that both are the names of
Qadian.
[The problem here is that the Mirza Saheb met his end neither in Makkah,
Madina nor in Qadian, but in the Ahmadiya Building in Lahore! The
contemporary critics confidently assert that he fell dead in the lavatory. Eye
witnesses, the medical certificate and Mirza’s biographies do describe his last
illness as severe diarrhea or cholera.]
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed wrote that once he put some matter in writing and
placed before the Almighty for His signature. God signed it without hesitation
‘with blackness’ in red ink… the Almighty shook his pen and drops of ink fell
on my ‘kurta’ (tunic). (Tiriaq-ul-Qulub pg 33)
[We see Mirza Saheb steeped in hallucinations and delusions, visual and
auditory, both. From the medical standpoint, this picture most certainly
constitutes advanced psychosis, but we will soon narrate psychiatric opinion.]
• The Promised Messiah had a sweet tooth. He kept lumps of ‘gur’ (coarse
sugar) in his pocket while carrying pebbles of mud in the same pocket to
dry his urine. (Merajuddin Umar Qadiani, Annexure to Braheen-e-Ahmadiya
1/67)
• Mirza Ghulam Ahmed prayed that a rock that rested on his head be turned
into a buffalo! When he raised his head he saw that it indeed turned into a
buffalo. (Haqiqat-ul-Mahdi pg 10) [And his neck remained intact.]
Try to make sense of these:
• Mirza raised funds on the commitment that he would write a huge book in
50 volumes. However, he stopped the work when only 5 small volumes had
been written. When asked about the discrepancy, he reasoned that “There
is a difference of only a zero between 5 and 50!” (Preface to Barahin-e-
Ahmadiya 5/7)
Letter to a London friend (translated from Urdu), "I need 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 shit.” [‘The Sultan of Pen’ is asking for a commode.] (Collection of
letters to Hakeem Muhammad Hussain Qureshi)
[His successors are still busy trying to get people stuck in the
same screw.]
Time and again, he wrote letters, sent messages, and published predictions
that Muhammadi Begum would eventually become his wife. If she were given
in marriage to another man she would quickly become a widow.
Who was the first ‘Khalifa’ (caliph or successor) of the Mirza? That was
Hakeem Nooruddin whom the Ahmadis call Abu Bakr Siddiq. However, not
being from the family of the Mirza, he remained only a stopgap caliph. After
the demise of Hakeem Nooruddin in 1914, Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud, son of
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed became the second caliph. The third caliph Mirza Nasir
Ahmed, and the current fourth Mirza Tahir Ahmed, all belong to the progeny of
Mirza Ghulam. [At the time of rendering this seventh edition of the book in
2007, Mirza Masroor Ahmed reigns as the fifth successor of Mirza Ghulam
Ahmed. He belongs to the Mirza’s progeny as well.]
THE FEUD AND SPLIT OF 1914: At the death of Hakeem Nooruddin, the
House of Ahmadiyat faced a great feud. Until his times:
Those who opposed the second Khalifa were forced out into forming a
separate group calling themselves “Lahori Ahmadis” as opposed to the
Qadianis or simply Ahmadis. The Lahori Ahmadis were led by two very
close associates of Ghulam Ahmed. They were Maulvi Muhammad Ali
and Khwaja Kamaluddin.
1. The larger Qadiani sect who regard the Mirza as a genuine, rather
one of the greatest prophets ever. They consider all mankind,
who fail to acknowledge the prophethood of Mirza Ghulam
Ahmed, as Kafir infidels. And they firmly keep the ‘caliphate’ in
the Mirza household. Since they consider the non-Ahmadi
Muslims as infidels, the Muslims generally remain displeased
with them.
THE MOVE: The party that was ushered in London, its leadership left
their head-quarters in Rabwah, Pakistan and settled in their logical
home. And they are busy with their usual antics working through their
new headquarters in UK.
Mirza’s Company:
• One who assigns one tenth of his total property for the cause of
Ahmadiyat, will be buried in the Heavenly Graveyard (Bahishti Maqbara) of
Qadian. (Al-Wasiat pg 17)
[The soil there is made up of silver. But won’t that heat up like hell?]
• By God, the word revealed to me is the "Exalted Word" right from the
tongue of the One Holy God! (From Durr-e-Sameen, the lame poetry of Mirza
Ghulam Ahmed)
• The Promised Messiah used to say that the books of Hadith are like a
magician’s bag. You can produce anything out of it! (2nd Caliph Bashiruddin
Mahmud, Al-Fazl 15 July 1924)
• Had Muhammad Hussain Batalvi's father known that his seed would
create such an Abu Jahl, he would have severed his organ. (Mirza Bashir, Al-
Fazl, 2 November 1922)
[Mark the language! Maulvi Muhammad Hussain Batalvi was one of Mirza
Ghulam's strongest critics.]
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)
• Maulvi Abdul Haq Ghaznavi, wild beast of the jungle! O evil, wicked
person! You ate this shit of a lie to conceal the truth! O polluted person, O
Dajjal! (Appendix to Anjam-e-Athum pgs 49-50)
[Dear reader, have you ever come across an uglier verse in any language? A
man calling himself a pinworm in the most derogatory manner! Ahmadis try to
explain this away as Mirza’s humility.]
• Munshi Elahi Bakhsh has filled his book with shit. (Arba’een 4/27)
3. Senseless revelations
• Partridge meat can cause plague. (Seeratul Mahdi Part II, pg 132)
Forced Amen:
In 1903 Mirza visited the grave of a venerable man trying to make the dead
man say "Amen". According to him, "I prayed that my life span should prolong
by fifteen years. The dead person refused to utter 'Amen'. Only after
tremendous wrestling the dead venerable uttered Amen! (Akhbar Al-Hakam,
Qadian, 24 December 1903)
But the Mirza expired after only five years. A forced "Amen" met a
befitting end.
Wine:
• "The Almighty revealed to me that whoever did not accept me was not a
Muslim." (Akhbar Al-Fazl, Qadian, 15 January 1935)
• "Whoever does not acknowledge me, does not acknowledge God or the
Holy Prophet. (Haqiqat-ul-Wahi pg163)
VII. AN OBSERVATION
Centuries of blind following have robbed Muslims of using reason to the extent
where they tend to welcome men of low caliber as Mahdi or Messiah.
A Muslim, villager or urbanite, is so naive
That 'Brahmins' of the Ka’bah are worshiped like idols
- Sir Iqbal
Psychology, as a science, was not all that advanced in times of Allama Iqbal
who died in 1938. However, he had willed that a psycho-analysis of Mirza
Ghulam Ahmed must be conducted by professionals some time. 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. is able to deceive them so easily and
successfully.
The Mullahs often debate with Qadianis only to get thoroughly beaten up. This
happens because they are mental slaves of the same silly traditions and
hearsay that the Ahmadis propound. For example, a Mullah of the fame of
Maududi, in his Tafheemul Quran Vol. IV Page 163 states that the belief in a
Promised One has no basis in the Qur’an. But then, Maududi falls for the
superstitious dogmas of traditions and false Hadith! 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?” That would be sudden death for all forgery about the
‘promised ones’.
VIII. FLASHES OF BRILLIANCE
• In “Tariaq-ul-Qulub” (pg 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 (pg 32), “I
say only what God puts in my mouth!”
• Three angels descended from the sky. One of them was named Khairati
(collector of charity). (Hayatun Nabi 1/95)
A devious prediction:
In 1899 Mirza wrote in Tiryaq-ul-Qulub, pg 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.
But Babu Manzoor Elahi of Qadian threw this apology: Nusrat Jehan Begum
was a virgin when she was married to the Mirza and became a widow when he
died. And so the prophecy stood fulfilled! (Majmua-e-Ilhamat pg 38) [How’s
that?]
The fate of another prophecy:
Mian Manzoor Muhammad will beget a son and he will be named
Bashiruddaula, Alam Kabab, Shadi Khan, Kalimatullah, and WORD. (Al-Bushra
by Baboo Manzoor Elahi of Qadian 2/116)
• God is a gigantic being who has countless hands and feet. He 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 the essence of God
Almighty!]
• Why doesn’t God speak today? Is their some disease afflicting His
tongue? (Ibid 21/312)
2. Mirza was Muhammad in his first coming and he is Ahmed in his second
coming.
3. The Qur’an has descended upon you once again O Rasool-e-Qadani!
(Qazi Zahoor-uddin Akmal, Badr magazine, 25 October 1906) [Enjoy Rasool-e-
Qadani. Please note that “Rasool-e-Madani” is one of the respected titles of the
exalted Prophet Muhammad.]
• 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, Al-Fazl, 22 February 1924)
Regarding Jesus
• Who were Abu Bakr and Umar?! They were not even fit to untie the
shoe-laces of Hazrat Ghulam Ahmed. (Monthly Al-Mahdi January, February,
1915)
• In the course of the revelation, I was given the name of "Sultan" Abdul
Qadir. Like Abdul Qadir Jeelani, Radhi Allah ‘Anhu, my foot is on the neck of
every saint. (Tazkirah Majmu’a Ilhamat, 2nd Edition, pg 706)
[Did you notice the misuse of ‘Radhi Allah ‘Anhu’ which is reserved for
the honorable companions of the exalted Prophet?]
Notable Verdicts
The Promised Messiah did not perform Hajj (Pilgrimage), did not sit in Eitikaaf
(prayer in seclusion), did not pay Zakat (obligatory charity), and did not keep a
Tasbih (rosary). (Seerat-il-Mahdi 3/119)
• A maid-servant put a lota (watering can) for Mirza, full of very hot water
in the lavatory. (What happened so happened) - When the Messiah returned
from the lavatory, he spilled that hot water on the hand of that woman and had
to say 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. (Seerat-ul-
Mahdi 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 “Suar Maar” (swine-killer). It is written that the Messiah
will kill swine. (Zikr-e-Habeeb by Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Qadiani pg 162)
IX. Q & A
Dear reader, let’s now move on to the question and answer session that
you may find interesting and informative.
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. Additionally,
quite a few books have been written by scholars exposing the cult, but most of
them are in Urdu alone and sometimes too big to read. “Hashish from Qadian”
is rather brief and to the point. Written in reader-friendly fashion, the Urdu and
English work has been gathered in one volume.
Q. Any special information about the times of the third and fourth
‘khalifas’?
A. As we have seen, Mirza Ghulam Ahmed was the founder and Hakeem
Nooruddin the first successor. Mirza’s son Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmed, the
second ‘caliph’, was an important builder of the cult. Those who followed have
been busy trying to justify the nonsense they have inherited. Of course, in the
process, they continue to generate their own trash.
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. The majority rejects and
opposes him. 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 of opposition and support goes on.
Q. Even with such low reasoning and knowledge, how did people like Sir
Zafrullah Khan, Dr. Abdus Salam and M.M. Ahmad become 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 the
preconceived dogmas learned in childhood and examine those beliefs
objectively. Only then can one can rationality dislodge the unreasonable.
Among the new converts, the extensive preaching coupled with peer pressure
play an important role. In some cases, political and personal dividends can be
significant attractions.
But most importantly, the ancient manmade, irrational “Islamic” literature gives
much credence to the superstitions of ‘Karamaat’ (physical miracles), the
occult realm of ‘Ilham’ (the supposed inspiration), ‘Kashf’ (religious
hallucinations), dreams and their interpretations, and the supposed second
coming of Mahdi and Messiah. We have already seen how some ‘stalwarts’ of
Islam in history have made weird and preposterous claims benefiting from the
total detachment of the masses from the only authority in Islam, the Glorious
Qur’an. These ‘stalwarts’ certainly paved the way for Mirza Ghulam Ahmed to
advance his non-Qur’anic proclamations.
Q. An Ahmadi and his wife say that Mullah Maududi is wrong on page 4/163 of
Tafheemul Quran that there is no mention of the Promised Messiah in the
Qur’an. 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 Mullah Maududi is wrong. But Mirza Ghulam Ahmed also says
in Shahadat-il-Qur’an pg 65 that there is no mention in the Qur’an of a
‘Promised Messiah’.
For the verses you have referred to, here is an understanding, not the
literal translation:
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.
A. The cult will fragment due to a conflict of interest. In 1914 it divided into two
groups upon the demise of the first Khalifa, Hakeem Nooruddin. The Qadiani
sect maintains that the caliphate must run in the family of Mirza Ghulam
Ahmed, while the Lahori sect wants to break loose of the one household
hegemony. Clashes over wealth, property, personal gains and power have
been going on since 1914 with different intensity. Furthermore, Muslims are
becoming more rational at least in this regard.
Q. There have been debates going on for a hundred years. Why haven’t our
orthodox Ulema been able to convince the Ahmadis?
How can 72 books and some posters fill 50 cabinets? Only a Qadiani mind can
drink this concoction.
IQBAL SAID:
Q. Mirzais often claim that Bhutto and Zia-ul-Haq met violent deaths as Divine
punishment since these leaders had committed atrocities on Ahmadiyat.
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, leave each other
alone”. In some situations it becomes appropriate to say, “Lakum deenukum
wa liyadin" (For you, your way; for me, my way. And time will tell who was
right.) The Qur’an suggests this pragmatic test for people in dispute. Mullahs
have misconstrued the term “behal” into a contest of cursing.
The Qadiani’s take verse 3:61 to mean, "You and I pray to Allah to curse the
liar among us.” The Qur’anic meaning of curse (‘La’nah’) implies failure, and
deprivation of Allah’s Grace.
When DEEN (System of Life) degenerates into ritual religion, even the
terminology becomes corrupt. Verse 3:61 in the Qur’an is referred to as "Ayah
Mubahila", by Mullahs of both sides. In this century the Ahmadiya cult is
probably the only one falling for the conjecture of “Mubahilas”. To be brief, you
may call “mubahila” as a damning contest.
2. Their belief in a living Jesus Christ, and his return in the Final
Days.
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.
• 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 and
contrary to most of the Mullahs. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and
several religious scholars had explained this verse correctly
much before Mirza Ghulam.
Q. Qadianis claim that they were immune to the Plague epidemic 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. As expected,
Mirza then threw such apologies:
Q. Is there any mention of Allah, the Holy Prophet, or Makkah and Madina,
among Ahmadis?
A. Yes! However, their focus remains on Qadian and Rabwah, Mirza Ghulam
Ahmed, and his so-called caliphs. Their intellectual life revolves around the
death of Jesus Christ, dreams, empty rituals, du’as, the Mirza’s contemporary
opponents and critics.
Q. The Ahmadis claim that the Mirza was a wrestler (pehlvan) of Islam.
A. The term “Pehlvan of Islam” can befit only small minds. He left little
impression on non-Muslims.
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, 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 God to do things for them and He
doesn’t seem to oblige.
A. You will not find Ahmadis any different from the Mullah-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 situation are only two
examples.
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.)
X. PSYCHOANALYSIS
Allama Iqbal willed during his later days that someone in the future should
carry out a professional psychoanalysis of Mirza Ghulam Ahmed 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 Florida and Dr. John Zeman of Pennsylvania. Both physicians
are Board Certified in Psychiatry and Brain Disorders. They have studied
different aspects of the life of Mirza Ghulam Ahmed and their findings are
presented as follows:
• In the Bipolar disorder the patient loses touch with reality and dwells in
a world of fantasy. Seeing angels like Tichi Tichi, Khairati and Aayil, is
one example of this.
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 men
like Sir Zafrullah Khan, Dr. Abdus Salam and M.M. Ahmad were not immune to
this syndrome. In blind reverence, one sees but does not observe. And he
tends to rationalize obvious silliness. For example, when Sir Zafrullah Khan
was told that Mirza Ghulam Ahmed used to wear the ladies skirt, Gharara, he
simply called it the simplicity of the Messiah!
The Dilemma
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed 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. Did he? Perhaps no comment is
necessary here.
Mullahs 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 against Christianity? Hardly any
Christian believed in him and Hindus and Sikhs paid him no attention. He held
repeated dialogue and a Mubahila with the Christian priest, Abdullah Atham,
and was thoroughly beaten. Due to this, some of Mirza's followers converted
to Christianity! These were:
“We shall thrash Mirza to the extent that he will forget all revelation.
MORE INSULTS
(While supposedly granting refuge to Jesus in the high heavens), God chose
for the hiding of Prophet Muhammad (S) a wretched place which stunk, was
dark and narrow, and was a place for the pollution of insects and worms.
(Tohfa-e-Gularvia pg 112, Roohani Khazain Vol.17, pg 205 by Mirza Ghulam
Ahmed of Qadian)