Don't Emulate Pakistanis in Condemning Ahmadis in India

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 28 July 2023 "When you're besieged and beleaguered from all sides, show a modicum of sanity to earn some brownie points. "The sage advice of the former US General Colin Powell must be heeded by already cornered Muslims of India who're following in the footsteps of their much more fanatic brethren from Pakistan in condemning Ahmadiyyas as non-Muslims and Kafirs. Now when the Indian Muslims and ulema are also calling the ill-fated Qadianis non-Muslims, one must say that Muslims, whether from India, Pakistan or Bangladesh, are the same in their zealotry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also Read: A New Campaign Against Ahmadiyya Community Gains Ground in India ------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may have noticed that in recent times, Indian Muslims have started emulating Pakistani Muslims in letter and spirit. Whether it's the most obnoxious Allah Hafiz in lieu of Khuda Hafiz, wearing ankle-high trousers or shaving moustache and sporting a beard, Indian Muslims have been following these weird trends and totems from neighbouring Pakistan. The whole world is aware of the plight of Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan. They cannot even sacrifice animals on Eid-al-Azha and are killed at the drop of a hat. Those Sunnis who kill them are called martyrs or ghazi (a fighter fighting for a noble and religious cause) in Pakistan. But those are morons having bovine brains in human craniums. Indian Muslims must ask themselves whether they're also equally imbeciles in casting aspersions on Ahmadis? The founder of this sect, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, hailed from Qadian in India's Punjab. Agreed, his followers hold him in high esteem and even call him a quasi-messiah and accord a sort of a prophethood to him, but is it a felony or blasphemy? Don't they consider Muhammad to be a Prophet? They do. Don't they believe in Allah? They do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Also: Ahmadis in Pakistan: It's Pitiable That In These Modern Times, Only The Muslims Are Embroiled In Internecine Sectarian Conflicts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does the addition of an alternative guide in the form of Ghulam Ahmad become such a monumental crime that all Ahmadis are excommunicated and persecuted? Ahmadi thought emphasizes the belief that Islam is the final dispensation for humanity as revealed to Muhammad and the necessity of restoring it to its true intent and pristine form, which had been lost through the centuries. Its adherents consider Ahmad to have appeared as the Mahdi—bearing the qualities of Jesus in accordance with their reading of scriptural prophecies—to revitalize Islam and set in motion its moral system that would bring about lasting peace. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also Read: Pakistan Abases its Ahmadi Citizens, yet Again ------------------------------------------------------------------------- They believe that upon divine guidance he purged Islam of foreign accretions in belief and practice by championing what is, in their view, Islam's original precepts as practised by Muhammad and the early Muslim community. Ahmadis thus view themselves as leading the propagation and renaissance of Islam. Islam lacks inclusiveness and is extremely incestuous - (used about a group of people and their relationships with each other) too close; not open to anyone outside the group; not used here in a sexual context/ It's now a sociological term for being too clannish; you can Google or refer to any standard lexicon for the alternative connotation of the word 'incestuous'). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Also Read: What Should Be The Attitude Of Mainstream Sunni Muslims Towards Ahmadiyya Muslims In The Light Of The Quran? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Muslims mustn't forget that their greatest modern scientist and Nobel laureate Professor Dr Abdus Salam was an Ahmadi from Pakistan and the spiritual founder of Pakistan, Dr Muhammad Iqbal was also a closet Ahmadi or at least, genuinely sympathised with them. Both are venerable names among the Muslims of India and Pakistan. So, don't follow the asinine Muslims of Pakistan and stop condemning Ahmadis in India. ---- A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several languages including Persian. URL: https://newageislam.com/islam-spiritualism/emulate-pakistanis-condemning-ahmadis-india-/d/130315 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism