Two Essays on Qadianism ToeTruthAboutAhmadism £sf TheDivine VerdictonMirza GhulamAhmadQadiyams Challenge V • ,1 Suhaib Hasan TWO ESSAYS ON QADIANISM First Edition © Al-Quran Society 2020/1441 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be re-produced, photo­ copied, scanned, stored or transmitted in any other shape or form without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Published by Al-Quran Society London, United Kingdom Cover art and typesetting by Ihsaan Design www.ihsaandesign.com TWO ESSAYS ON QADIANISM The TruthAboutAhmadism 8c The Divine Verdict on Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani's Challenge Suhaib Hasan Al-QurAM Society |p^| . : ' I * ; * i ' ; * ! ! i l « : i CONTENTS ESSAY ONE: THE TRUTH ABOUT AHMADISM •7 (a) Mujciddid (Renewer of Faith)............... 10 (b) Mahdi................................................... 13 (c) Promised Messiah................................ 14 (d) Prophet and Messenger....................... 22 Appendix A: Bill Further to Amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan............................................... 3i Appendix B: Declaration of The World Muslim League: Qadianism or Ahmadism................................................ 33 ESSAY TWO: THE DIVINE VERDICT AND THE LAST NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF THE QADIYANI PROPHETHOOD................................. 35 5 *? : : ■ I i i ESSAY ONE: THE TRUTH ABOUT AHMADISM Translated by Dr Maqsud Husain Khan Revised by A. H. Khan 7 ' ! i ! ■ ; i i ! ! i ! Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was bom in 1839 or 1840. Since his death in 1908 seventy two years will be completed in 1981. If we take into consideration the period when he proclaimed himself as the Promised Messiah, then a century has passed during which the plant of Ahmadism (or Qadianiyat) was nurtured. This movement has been checkmated by the learned doctors of Islamic theology since its inception. However we shall in the following lines analyse its various aspects, as briefly as possible for those who wish to acquaint themselves with this heresy and its un- Islamic character. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad made numerous claims ranging from a Mujaddid (a renewer of faith) to a "prophet". He not only called himself the “Promised Messiah” but at the same time claimed likeness in personality and deeds with most of the Prophets and Messengers of Allah. The following of his claims had been very prominent: a) Mujaddid; b) Mahdi; c) Promised Messiah; d) Prophet and Messenger. We shall examine below the above four claims in their chronological order and proper perspective. 9