Qadiyaniat, An Analytical Survey

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by  Shaykh Ehsan Elahi Zaheer

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DEDICATION
To the noblest person of Dr. Abdullah
Saleh AI ,O bayed whose greatness is reflected
in his indifference towards all tokens of
gratitude for his infinite concern and
enexhaustible affection for the promotion of
Islamic causes and projects.
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First pubilished
in 1972
21st Edition, 1984
Printed at Maktaba J adeed PresS.
4 _ Share Fatima Jinnah, Lahore-3 .
.,
•
All rights reserved by the Idara
DEDICATION
To the noblest person of Dr. Abdullah
Saleh AI ,O bayed whose greatness is reflected
in his indifference towards all tokens of
gratitude for his infinite concern and
enexhaustible affection for the promotion of
Islamic causes and projects.
I •
First pubilished
in 1972
21st Edition, 1984
Printed at Maktaba J adeed PresS.
4 _ Share Fatima Jinnah, Lahore-3 .
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CONTENTS • •
FOREWORD
Pages
Chapeters
Foreword ................. ......................5
The second half of the nineteenth century has far -
ranging implications for subsequent developments in the
I. The Qadiyanis - Stooges of Imperialism ........... 24
world of Islam. During this period, through the active
collaboration of forces antagonistic to the dynamic and
II. Qadiyanis And Muslims ....................... .41
revolutionary message of Islam, emerged on the map of
the world two sects which used all under - the - counter
III. The Qadiyani Pretender and his Outrage
tactics and below - the - belt p':.Jnches to hoodwink and
against Companions of the Prophet and the
misguide the Muslim masses. The most heinous aspect of it
Prophets ...................................5 8
all was that they tried to achieve their hideous ends by
parading themselves as the latest versions' of Islam. The
IV . The Qadiyani Pretender and his Trade motive behind the emergence of these sects was to dis-
against the Prophet ................. ..•.......7 9 enchant the Muslims with the springs of their religious
inspiration - Mecca and Madina - by sowing in their minds
the seeds of skepticism about the universality of Islam and
V. Qadiyanism and its Beliefs ...... .• .....•....... 101
by keeping them cribbed and confined within the geo-
political limits of their respective countries. They wanted
V I. The Prophet of Qadiyanism .............. , ..... 132
to drive a wedge into the unity of Muslims which was a
pain in the neck of the opponents of Islam, whose hearts
VII. Qadiyanis and the Promised Messiah ..... . ....... 164
bur,ned Viith hatred and when they realized that
it was Islamic faith 'alone that united disparate tribes, races
VIII. The Qadiyani Pretender and His Prophecies ....... 194
and communities into an indivisible whole across the gaping
cultural chasms and barriers and which wove into a single
IX Qadiyanis: Their Leaders and their Sects . . ........ 229
string the desert - dwellers of Hijaz and Nejd, the residents
of the heights of the Himalayas and the natives of the valleys
X. The Finality of Prophethood and the Qadiyani of Kashmir. These anti· Islamic forces forged two spurious
Interpolation ...... . ........ , .... ... ........ 262 sects to undermine the unity of Islam : one was the spectre
Bibliography ... . .. _ • .....••.... . .•.• .. . ......3 03
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CONTENTS • •
FOREWORD
Pages
Chapeters
Foreword ................. ......................5
The second half of the nineteenth century has far -
ranging implications for subsequent developments in the
I. The Qadiyanis - Stooges of Imperialism ........... 24
world of Islam. During this period, through the active
collaboration of forces antagonistic to the dynamic and
II. Qadiyanis And Muslims ....................... .41
revolutionary message of Islam, emerged on the map of
the world two sects which used all under - the - counter
III. The Qadiyani Pretender and his Outrage
tactics and below - the - belt p':.Jnches to hoodwink and
against Companions of the Prophet and the
misguide the Muslim masses. The most heinous aspect of it
Prophets ...................................5 8
all was that they tried to achieve their hideous ends by
parading themselves as the latest versions' of Islam. The
IV . The Qadiyani Pretender and his Trade motive behind the emergence of these sects was to dis-
against the Prophet ................. ..•.......7 9 enchant the Muslims with the springs of their religious
inspiration - Mecca and Madina - by sowing in their minds
the seeds of skepticism about the universality of Islam and
V. Qadiyanism and its Beliefs ...... .• .....•....... 101
by keeping them cribbed and confined within the geo-
political limits of their respective countries. They wanted
V I. The Prophet of Qadiyanism .............. , ..... 132
to drive a wedge into the unity of Muslims which was a
pain in the neck of the opponents of Islam, whose hearts
VII. Qadiyanis and the Promised Messiah ..... . ....... 164
bur,ned Viith hatred and when they realized that
it was Islamic faith 'alone that united disparate tribes, races
VIII. The Qadiyani Pretender and His Prophecies ....... 194
and communities into an indivisible whole across the gaping
cultural chasms and barriers and which wove into a single
IX Qadiyanis: Their Leaders and their Sects . . ........ 229
string the desert - dwellers of Hijaz and Nejd, the residents
of the heights of the Himalayas and the natives of the valleys
X. The Finality of Prophethood and the Qadiyani of Kashmir. These anti· Islamic forces forged two spurious
Interpolation ...... . ........ , .... ... ........ 262 sects to undermine the unity of Islam : one was the spectre
Bibliography ... . .. _ • .....••.... . .•.• .. . ......3 03
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of Qadiyanism • a Hindu-hatched conspiracy and British- causes a volcanic eruption in the fragile fortresses of anti-
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brewed concoction, and the other was Baheilm • a joint Muslim forces, even though he is no longer physically present
venture of Russo - British Imperialism. among us. His living and luminous teachings, still inspire
The exclusive purpose of Qadiyanism was to dismantle his Ummah with the same gushing intensity even in its pre-
the forces of Islam by creating doubts and suspicions In the sent state of decline and decay and causes the same old
minds of Muslims because it' was planned and supported by ripples of fear in the hearts of his adversaries. The very
anti-Islamic and anti·Muslim forces. These forces extended idea of Islamic resurgence is enough to bring sleepless nights
material and non-material aid to the Qediyanis to place it to his antagonists, the polytheists and the atheists. They
on sound footing and to· sustain it during its infancy. are' suffe.ring from the chronic itch to terminate the pro-
8
Huge funds and exorbitant sums were placed at their phetic teachings because, as long as they survive, they will
disposal. During their regime, the British placed them in continue to galvanize the Muslims with their self-renewing
high public offices, gave liberal stipends to their children currents and radiations. They are a source of constant
and provided them with all possible facilities and conveni- anxiety to the non-Muslims because, in the presence of their
ences. The Hindus supported their cause through pen, press vitalizing, divinely - inspired influence, their lifeless and
and platform. The Jews helped them academically : they materialistically - oriented creeds can neither flourish nor
equipped them with arguments and self-manufactured docu- can they make any lasting dents in the impregnable walls
ments against the accepted principles and fundamental of the castle of Islamic faith. The continued charm and
attraction of his teachings defy the puny minds of these
beliefsof Islam. Even now, the international Jewry is sub,
hostile people and they think of subtle strategies and devious
stantially helping the Qadiyani centres through the Qadiyani
methods to damage their permanent appeal to the Muslim
mission in Israel. All agencies and forces inimical to the
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Prophet extended unqualified help to the Qadiyanis in the ... masses. They are so deeply obsessed by the glory of Islam
propagation and perpetuation of their cause. Their sole (cid:0) (cid:0) that during sleep as wellas during their wekil"!9 moments, they
aim was to snap the Muslims' bond of allegiance to ·their are engaged in devising means of tarnishing its splendour and
leader, the Holy Prophet (peace be on him)" whose very staining its universal image, not only in the eyes of the world
name sends shivers (cid:0) (cid:0) of fear down their spines and quivers but also in the eyes of the Muslims themselves. Since it is not
of fainting in the hearts of the non-Muslims, and whose awe possible for them to wipe out the teachings· of the Prophet
(peace be on him I they plan other crooked and under-
1. In Africa and Europe the Oadiyanis style themselves al hand ways to deface them, to distort their meanings and to
"Ahmad is" to mislead the simple-hearted Muslims. Mmed, in
tone down their operational relevance. The best way to
fact, was another name for Muhammad ( peace be on him I. As
" . realize their ugly ends is to help and succour such misled
far as their own pretender - prophet is concerned, his name was
religious groups as the Clfdiyanis,
Glmlam (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) and not Ahmad., that is why they are known as
Oadiyanis in the Indo-Pak sub--continent. It is in this frame rPf reference that Dr. Shankar Das,
2. In his othllf" book " Bahaism', the author has proved convincingly. a well-known Hindu addressed his fellow - Hindus: ''The
through a massive array of documentaly evidence, that
most crucial Question before the country at this juncture is:
" Bahaism" like Oadiyanism, is a Russo-British transplant.
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of Qadiyanism • a Hindu-hatched conspiracy and British- causes a volcanic eruption in the fragile fortresses of anti-
8
2
brewed concoction, and the other was Baheilm • a joint Muslim forces, even though he is no longer physically present
venture of Russo - British Imperialism. among us. His living and luminous teachings, still inspire
The exclusive purpose of Qadiyanism was to dismantle his Ummah with the same gushing intensity even in its pre-
the forces of Islam by creating doubts and suspicions In the sent state of decline and decay and causes the same old
minds of Muslims because it' was planned and supported by ripples of fear in the hearts of his adversaries. The very
anti-Islamic and anti·Muslim forces. These forces extended idea of Islamic resurgence is enough to bring sleepless nights
material and non-material aid to the Qediyanis to place it to his antagonists, the polytheists and the atheists. They
on sound footing and to· sustain it during its infancy. are' suffe.ring from the chronic itch to terminate the pro-
8
Huge funds and exorbitant sums were placed at their phetic teachings because, as long as they survive, they will
disposal. During their regime, the British placed them in continue to galvanize the Muslims with their self-renewing
high public offices, gave liberal stipends to their children currents and radiations. They are a source of constant
and provided them with all possible facilities and conveni- anxiety to the non-Muslims because, in the presence of their
ences. The Hindus supported their cause through pen, press vitalizing, divinely - inspired influence, their lifeless and
and platform. The Jews helped them academically : they materialistically - oriented creeds can neither flourish nor
equipped them with arguments and self-manufactured docu- can they make any lasting dents in the impregnable walls
ments against the accepted principles and fundamental of the castle of Islamic faith. The continued charm and
attraction of his teachings defy the puny minds of these
beliefsof Islam. Even now, the international Jewry is sub,
hostile people and they think of subtle strategies and devious
stantially helping the Qadiyani centres through the Qadiyani
methods to damage their permanent appeal to the Muslim
mission in Israel. All agencies and forces inimical to the
•
Prophet extended unqualified help to the Qadiyanis in the ... masses. They are so deeply obsessed by the glory of Islam
propagation and perpetuation of their cause. Their sole (cid:0) (cid:0) that during sleep as wellas during their wekil"!9 moments, they
aim was to snap the Muslims' bond of allegiance to ·their are engaged in devising means of tarnishing its splendour and
leader, the Holy Prophet (peace be on him)" whose very staining its universal image, not only in the eyes of the world
name sends shivers (cid:0) (cid:0) of fear down their spines and quivers but also in the eyes of the Muslims themselves. Since it is not
of fainting in the hearts of the non-Muslims, and whose awe possible for them to wipe out the teachings· of the Prophet
(peace be on him I they plan other crooked and under-
1. In Africa and Europe the Oadiyanis style themselves al hand ways to deface them, to distort their meanings and to
"Ahmad is" to mislead the simple-hearted Muslims. Mmed, in
tone down their operational relevance. The best way to
fact, was another name for Muhammad ( peace be on him I. As
" . realize their ugly ends is to help and succour such misled
far as their own pretender - prophet is concerned, his name was
religious groups as the Clfdiyanis,
Glmlam (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) and not Ahmad., that is why they are known as
Oadiyanis in the Indo-Pak sub--continent. It is in this frame rPf reference that Dr. Shankar Das,
2. In his othllf" book " Bahaism', the author has proved convincingly. a well-known Hindu addressed his fellow - Hindus: ''The
through a massive array of documentaly evidence, that
most crucial Question before the country at this juncture is:
" Bahaism" like Oadiyanism, is a Russo-British transplant.
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now to achieve the spirit of nationalism in India. Some- (iii) After Prophet Muhammad, God fe lt the necessity of
times bargaining, mutual treaties and pacts are entered into sending another prophet and He commissioned the
with the Muslims. Sometimes, resort is taken to bribery Mirza to guide the Muslims.
to win them over. At other times, their religious affairs are My nationalist brethren will ask: what ,have these
politically exploited and efforts are made to achieve a kind articles of faith got to do with Indian nationalism? the
of political unity. But none of these methods succeeds. The answer is: just as on conversion of a Hindu to Islam, his
Indian Muslims consider themselves to be a separate nation. faith and belief in Rama, Krishna the Vedas, the Gita and the
They sing the praises of the Arabian Prophet day in and Ramayana are transferred into faith in the Ouran and the
day out. If they could, they would change the name of India holiness of Arabia, similarly on conversion of a Muslim to
,
into Arabia - - -, In this gloom and despair the Indian - Oadiyanism, his whole point of view undergoes - a trans-
nationalists and patriots see only one ray of light and that formation. His faith in Prophet Muhammad declines.
friendly vision is the Ahmadiyya movement. The larger the Besides, whereas the seat of caliphate for him used to be in
number of Muslims inclining towards Qadiyanism, they will Arabia or Turkey, it shifts to Qadiyan, Mecca and Medina
consider Qadiyan as their Mecca and in the end will become become only traditionally holy cities. Any Oadiyani whether
nationalists and lovers of India. Only the growth of Qadiyani he is in Arabia, Turkey, Iran or in any corner of the world,
movement amongst the Muslims can end the Arabian culture turns his face towards Qadiyan for spiritual peace. The
and Pan-Islamism. Let us then study the Qadiyani movement land of Qadiyan is for him the land of salvation. In this lies
from the nationalist point of view. the secret of the superiority of India. Every Qadiyani will
From the land of the Punjab rises a man - Mirza have love for India in his heart as Qadiyan is in India, the
Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani. He appeals to the Muslims: founfler of the Qadiyani movement was an Indian and all
"1 am the prophet about whose advent the Ouran his successors who are guiding this sect at the present
speaks. Gather you under my banner, for, if you do juncture are Indians _ ..... that is the only reason why the
not, God will not forgive you on the day of Resurrect· Muslims view the Qadiyani Movement with suspicion. They
ion and you will be placed in Hell". know that Oadiyanism is inimical to the Arabian civilizat-
Without entering into the truth or falsehood of this ion and Islam.
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claim, I only wish to bring out what changes take place in During the Khilafat Movement also the Ahmadis did
a Muslim before he becomes a Qadiyani. A Oadiyani's not side with the Muslims, for, they wished to establish the
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articles of faith are: caliphate in Qadiyan rather than in Turkey or Arabia . .
Howsoever disappointing this may be for the common
(1) From time to time God creates a man for the guidance
of the people. This man is the prophet of his times.
(cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0)
(ii) God had commissioned Muhammad to Arabia 3. At the time of the fall of the Turkish Caliphate. the Indian
during the days of their moral degradation. Muslims started a tremendous movement in favour of the Cali·
phate known as the "Khilafat Movement". The Hindu writer
points out that the Oadiyanis did not participate in it.
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now to achieve the spirit of nationalism in India. Some- (iii) After Prophet Muhammad, God fe lt the necessity of
times bargaining, mutual treaties and pacts are entered into sending another prophet and He commissioned the
with the Muslims. Sometimes, resort is taken to bribery Mirza to guide the Muslims.
to win them over. At other times, their religious affairs are My nationalist brethren will ask: what ,have these
politically exploited and efforts are made to achieve a kind articles of faith got to do with Indian nationalism? the
of political unity. But none of these methods succeeds. The answer is: just as on conversion of a Hindu to Islam, his
Indian Muslims consider themselves to be a separate nation. faith and belief in Rama, Krishna the Vedas, the Gita and the
They sing the praises of the Arabian Prophet day in and Ramayana are transferred into faith in the Ouran and the
day out. If they could, they would change the name of India holiness of Arabia, similarly on conversion of a Muslim to
,
into Arabia - - -, In this gloom and despair the Indian - Oadiyanism, his whole point of view undergoes - a trans-
nationalists and patriots see only one ray of light and that formation. His faith in Prophet Muhammad declines.
friendly vision is the Ahmadiyya movement. The larger the Besides, whereas the seat of caliphate for him used to be in
number of Muslims inclining towards Qadiyanism, they will Arabia or Turkey, it shifts to Qadiyan, Mecca and Medina
consider Qadiyan as their Mecca and in the end will become become only traditionally holy cities. Any Oadiyani whether
nationalists and lovers of India. Only the growth of Qadiyani he is in Arabia, Turkey, Iran or in any corner of the world,
movement amongst the Muslims can end the Arabian culture turns his face towards Qadiyan for spiritual peace. The
and Pan-Islamism. Let us then study the Qadiyani movement land of Qadiyan is for him the land of salvation. In this lies
from the nationalist point of view. the secret of the superiority of India. Every Qadiyani will
From the land of the Punjab rises a man - Mirza have love for India in his heart as Qadiyan is in India, the
Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani. He appeals to the Muslims: founfler of the Qadiyani movement was an Indian and all
"1 am the prophet about whose advent the Ouran his successors who are guiding this sect at the present
speaks. Gather you under my banner, for, if you do juncture are Indians _ ..... that is the only reason why the
not, God will not forgive you on the day of Resurrect· Muslims view the Qadiyani Movement with suspicion. They
ion and you will be placed in Hell". know that Oadiyanism is inimical to the Arabian civilizat-
Without entering into the truth or falsehood of this ion and Islam.
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claim, I only wish to bring out what changes take place in During the Khilafat Movement also the Ahmadis did
a Muslim before he becomes a Qadiyani. A Oadiyani's not side with the Muslims, for, they wished to establish the
•
articles of faith are: caliphate in Qadiyan rather than in Turkey or Arabia . .
Howsoever disappointing this may be for the common
(1) From time to time God creates a man for the guidance
of the people. This man is the prophet of his times.
(cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0)
(ii) God had commissioned Muhammad to Arabia 3. At the time of the fall of the Turkish Caliphate. the Indian
during the days of their moral degradation. Muslims started a tremendous movement in favour of the Cali·
phate known as the "Khilafat Movement". The Hindu writer
points out that the Oadiyanis did not participate in it.
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and the Oadiyanis, perhaps because both inwardly resent,
Muslims who are always dreaming of pan - Islamism and
• for different reasons, the prospect of Muslim political and
pan·Arabianism, it surely is very pleasing for nationalist,,4 .
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religious solidarity particularly in India. It is obvious that
the Indian Nationalist whose political idealism has practi·
When the Poet of the East, Or. Iqbal wrote a very
cally killed his sense for tact. is intolerant of the birth of a
detailed and logical article against the Oadiyanis proving
desire for self-dete"ilination in the heart of North-West
logically and persuasively that they are excommunicable
Indian IslalTl. He thinks, wrongly in my opinion, that the
from the Muslim millat, the first person to wield his pen
only way to Indian Nationalism lies in total suppression
against the article was the famous Hindu leader, Pandit 8
of the cultural entities of the country through the inter-
Jawahar Lal Nehru, who felt so piqued by Iqbal's thesis
action of which alone India can evolve a rich and enduring
that he wrote a number of articles in confirmation, favour
and defence of the Oadiyanis. Nehru's favourable exposit- culture. A nationalism achieved by such methods can mean
ion of the Qadiyani faith earned him the gratitude and nothing but mutual bitterness and even oppression. It is
equally obvious that the Qadiyanis, too, feel nervous by
support of the Oadiyanis who arranged a formal recep-
tion in his honour and saluted him when he visited Lahore the political awakening of the Indian Muslims, because they
feel that the rise in political prestige of the Indian Muslims
on 29th May, 1936. When it was disclaimed by the Muslims,
is sure to defeat their designs to carve out from the Ummat
the Oadiyani Caliph Mirza Mahmood justified the Oadiyani
of the Arabian Prophet a new Ummat for the Indian Prophet.
gesture in eloquent terms:
It is no small surprise to me that my effort to impress on
",n the recent past, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru rt=futed
the Indian Muslims the extreme necessity of internal cohes-
the arides written by Or. Iqbal to prove that the Ahmadis
ion in the present critical movement of their history in
were outside the fold of Muslims and very effectively proved
India, and my warning them against the forces of disinteg-
that the Doctor's criticism of Oadiyanism and the question
ratioll, masquerading as reformist movements, should have
of (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) of Ahmadis was both unreasonable
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given the Pandit an occasion to sympathise with such
and against his earlier attitude. So when such a person
forces;,6.
comes to the province as a guest, his reception by the Oadi-
When a mo-vement like Oadiyanism came into existence
yandis is an extremely good gesture,,5.
and posed a threat to Islam, it was obvious that all anti-
Dr. Iqbal, while refuting Nehru's arguments in favour of
Islam forces would support and defend it. They not only
'Oadiyanism, analysed the reasons for his support in another
extended verbal approval to the movement but also helped
article:
, the Oadiyanis materiallv.. The British Imperialism placed
"1 am inclined to think that my statement on Oadiya-
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specially trained men at the beck and call of Oadiyanis to
nism - no more than a mere exposition of a religious
doctrine on modern lines - has embarrassed both the Pandit help the Movement through its teething troubles. A large
number of these persons were the British employees or
4. Article by Dr. Shankar Das in "Bande Matram" dated 22nd
April, 1932, Lahore.
5. Friday Sermon - "Alfadl", Oadiyan, Jlme 11 , 1936.
e. Islam and Ahmadism by Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal, pp. 2-3.