Since time immemorial, it has been the way of the cowards that they shut down those they cannot answer. This is what Pakistani government does with Ahmadi Muslims. They have banned our literature, our events and even publication of our material for our Ahmadi Muslims.

On February 11th, 2026, they have now banned our website WhiteMinaret as well.

The Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama’ah is one of the most censored Islamic communities in the world. When our critics cannot win against us in open debates and discussions, they take a different approach. They ban our websites, books, and educational materials to prevent their audiences from hearing our arguments.

This widespread censorship creates a surprising situation. When non-Ahmadi Muslims debate with us for the first time, they are often shocked. They discover that what they’ve been told about us doesn’t match reality.

Our opponents may ban us in Pakistan, but they cannot ban us everywhere. Our message continues to reach people around the world who are willing to listen.

The document that was emailed to us is attached:

Deobandis, just like other ‘Sunnis’ fabricate lies against Ahmadi Muslims by claiming that we deny that Muhammad (SAW) is Khatam an-Nabiyyin or that we don’t consider the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to be the last prophet. Their only reason for lying about us is to hide the fact that their scholars have said exactly what they are alleging against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS).

Prophethood has ended

Qari Muhammad Tayyab is the grandson of Qasim Nanotwi. Qasim Nanotwi is the founder of the Deobandi sect. Qasim Nanotwi has made numerous statements where he claims that Khatam an-Nabiyyin DOES NOT mean the ‘the last Prophet’, rather, it is the understanding of the common people. In this article, we will show his grandson confirming the same belief. Note, that Qari Muhammad Tayyab is called ‘Hakeem al-Islam’ by the Deobandis which means ‘The Wise scholar of Islam’.

The Manifestations of the Light of Prophethood

When the Muhaddithīn come, the light of my Prophethood will manifest through them. When the Fuqahā come—Abu Hanifah, Malik, al-Shāfiʿī (rahimahumullah)—my light will shine through all of them; they will have no light of their own. When the noble Sufis appear—Junayd, Shiblī, Bayazid Bastami, etc.—their beings will carry no light except the light of my Prophethood.

From some, the light of my knowledge will appear; from others, the light of my character; from others still, the light of my zuhd and contentment. All of them will manifest my light, and my one Prophethood will be sufficient until the Day of Judgment. New mirrors will keep appearing, and that same light will keep radiating; the world will continue to be illuminated.
There is no need for a new prophethood, because all degrees of Prophethood have been perfected and completed in me. To interpret Khatam-un-Nabiyyīn as “the door of Prophethood is shut” is to mislead people. Its true meaning is the perfection and completion of Prophethood, not the severance of Prophethood or the spread of darkness.

Do not fall into the deception that Khatm-e-Nubuwwat means qataʿ-e-nubuwwat. It means kamāl-e-nubuwwat and takmīl-e-nubuwwat. O Prophet ﷺ, you are the Khatam—meaning that the ranks and stages of Prophethood end with you. After you, every reformer, muhaddith, imam, saint, martyr, and mujahid will carry only one light: your light. They are vessels, and from each vessel the perfection of your Prophethood will shine.

It is as if Allah created such a Being that from his blessings the earlier ones became Prophets, and the later ones became Saints. Sainthood and Prophethood both emanate from the same source. The Prophets of the past benefited from your Prophethood, and those who come after continue to become saints, reformers, and muhaddathīn through the perfections granted to you.

[Khutbat-e-Hakeem al-Islam, vol. 1, pg. 124]

This is just part of the sermon of Qari Muhammad Tayyab. Everyone can read the complete sermon and other statements where he expands on the same exact topic. Here is one video for the benefit of the Urdu speakers. It has English subtitles for non-Urdu speakers.

Conclusion

This leads to many questions.

1. Why are Deobandis takfiring Ahmadi Muslims when their leading scholars are publicly claiming that Khatme Nabuwat DOES NOT mean ‘termination of prophethood’?
2. Why are they not takfiring their ulema or why are their modern day ulema not takfiring their own founders? Why the hypocrisy?
3. Why are the rest of the ‘Sunnis’ silent on this issue when they are the loudest voices against Ahmadi Muslims?
4. Where are the ‘Khatme Nabuwat’ gangs who lynch non-Muslims and Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan? How are they protecting ‘Khatme Nabuwat’ when they are literally teaming up with those who are claiming Muhammad (SAW) is NOT the last prophet?

No one from amongst the ‘Sunnis’ will ever be able to answer these questions!

The Holy Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) of Qadian, articulated in his writings a deep sense of anguish, resolute conviction, and firm reliance upon Divine support. In addressing the scholars and notables of the Muslim ummah at the time, he issued earnest warnings couched in powerful and moving language. He (AS) repeatedly warned the Muslim ulema about the danger of resisting the Divine will, stressing that opposing a messenger of God is, in reality, opposing God Himself. He made it clear that no prayers or supplications, no matter how many or how intense, could ever harm one who is truly sent and supported by the Almighty.

The full warning and fiery challenge of Ahmad (AS) to the Ulema is listed below with references:

“The world does not know me, but He knows me Who has sent me. Those who wish my destruction are mistaken and extremely unfortunate. I am the tree which has been planted by the Lord God with His own hands…..

O People! You must understand this for sure that I am accompanied by that Hand which shall remain faithful to me till the end of time. If your men and your women, and your young and your old, and your insignificant ones and your notables: all committed themselves to praying for my destruction—so much so that your noses get withered and wasted away due to your endless prostrations, and your hands become numb, even then God will most certainly not accept your prayers, and He will not relent until His will is done. Even if I do not have a single human being with me, the angels of God will be on my side. And if you withhold your testimony, the stone will well nigh testify for me. Therefore, do not wrong your souls. God leaves nothing unresolved. I consider as accursed a life which is tainted with falsehood and lies, and which, out of the fear of the creatures of God, evades to comply with Divine imperatives. It is certainly impossible for me to show any slackness—even if the Sun moved from one side and the Earth from the other to crush me between them—in carrying out the duty which God Almighty has at the moment entrusted to me, and for which Alone He has sent me. What is man? A mere worm and nothing more than a clot! How then can I, for the sake of this lowly creature, fail to abide by what the Self-Subsistent Being has commanded. Just as God decided between His prophets and those who rejected them, so shall He decide now. There is a time for the prophets to come and a time to depart: do mark it for sure, that I have neither made a seasonless appearance, nor shall my exit be unseasonable. Don’t fight God. It is not for you to destroy me!“

_{[Mahzarnama (The Memorandum), 1974 National Assembly of Pakistan, p. 193-194] [Tohfa Golarviyyah, Ruhani Khizain Vol.17, pp.49-50]}

_{This challenge is also recorded in similar wording in the following reference: [Ruhani Khazain, vol. 17, pg. 400]}

• Hear Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid (RH) read this challenge passionately in this powerful audio clip: [YouTube | An Excerpt From The Book Tohfa-e-Golraviya (Urdu)]

“In the sheer name of God, I remind my opposing divines and their ilk that abuse and invective is not the way of gentlemen. If in your warped thinking, you insist on this misdemeanour, so be it. If you must take me as an impostor, you have also the option to assemble in your mosques and pray against me individually or in congregation. Were I an impostor, those prayers will certainly be answered. For the matter of that you always pray against me.

But do remember! Even if the profusion of your prayers were to lacerate your tongues, if you rub out your noses in prostration and your eyelids rot on account of tears, your eyelashes fall, your eyesight gets impaired because of excessive crying, and your mind becomes blank to end up in melancholy—even then those prayers shall not be heard, because I am from God…. No one can die on this earth unless his death is ordained in the heaven. My soul is blessed with the same truth which was bestowed on Hadhrat Ibrahim, on whom be peace. I have an Ibrahim-like affinity with God. No one knows my secret but my God. My opponents are fortuitously engaged in self-destruction: I am not the plant which can be uprooted by their hands…. O, God! Do Thou have mercy on this ummah. Amen!“

_{[Mahzarnama (The Memorandum), 1974 National Assembly of Pakistan, p. 193-194] [Arba’een, Ruhani Khizain Vol.17, p.471-472]}

1974: A Nation’s Rejection

Despite the earnest warning of Hazrat Ahmad (as), the leaders of the Muslim ummah chose hostility over reflection. On September 7^th 1974, the National Assembly of Pakistan declared Ahmadis as apostates (Murtad) and outside the fold of Islam. For 50+ years since that day, they have been officially considered Non-Muslims – not by God’s scripture or Hadith, but by a constitutional amendment. This decision shows that it was driven by political motives and pressure from the ulema, who have historically opposed the truthful one and sought to challenge God. Some of the news headlines from that time are listed below:

Path Against God’s Messenger ﷺ and Its Consequences

Excommunicating an entire community that identified as Muslims demonstrated the very arrogance and opposition against which Hazrat Ahmad (as) had warned. In fact, this act directly contradicted the guidance of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), who stated that there would be one true heavenly jama‘ah on one side in the latter days, and 72 hell-bound sects on the other (click here to see the Hadith).

Instead of seeking God’s verdict through humble prayer and sincere inquiry, Pakistan’s National Assembly issued a man-made judgment – effectively trying to uproot the tree God Himself had planted. From that day onward, Pakistan has fuelled hatred, discrimination, and brutalities against Ahmadis, thereby inviting the wrath of God by opposing His Messenger – as the country regresses every single day politically, socially, and economically. In opposing the tree planted by the Almighty, they have placed themselves on a path where lasting success and the status of true Muslims remain beyond reach.

May Allah the Almighty guide the Muslim Ummah, especially the Muslims of Pakistan, to recognize and accept the Imam of the Age. Amin.

Some Muslims allege that since Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (AS) lied that the following hadith exists in Bukhari, he cannot be a Messiah sent by Allah.

…those ahadith of Şahih al-Bukhāri foretelling the appearance of Khulafa’ in the Latter Days, especially that khalifah about whom it is recorded in Şahih al-Bukhari that, for him, a voice will descend from heaven: هذا خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ الْمَهْدِي [This is God’s Khalifah, the Guided One]. Now consider the status and credibility of this hadith-which is recorded in the most authentic of books after the Book of Allah. On the other hand, the hadith that has been presented by the critic has been criticized by the ulema on many grounds and its authenticity has been questioned.

[Testimony of the Holy Quran, pg. 66]

In this article, we will show how this argument declares all the prophets of Allah as false.

Refutation

Can Prophets make mistakes?

Anti-Ahmadis showcase their ignorance of basic Islamic principles with these allegations. This allegation on Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) is actually an allegation on the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) as he too made humanly mistakes in day to day matters. If an accidental misquoting of a hadith to a different book makes one a false Messiah, then same must be said about the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), and other Prophets of Allah.

Adam (AS)

وَلَقَدۡ عَہِدۡنَاۤ اِلٰۤی اٰدَمَ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ فَنَسِیَ وَلَمۡ نَجِدۡ لَہٗ عَزۡمًا

And verily, We had made a covenant with Adam beforehand, but he forgot, and We found in him no determination to disobey.

[Quran 20:115]

Muhammad (SAW)

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ : لَا أَدْرِي زَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ ، قِيلَ لَهُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ ، قَالَ : وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ قَالُوا : صَلَّيْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، فَثَنَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ ، قَالَ : إِنَّهُ لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ لَنَبَّأْتُكُمْ بِهِ ، وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ ، فَإِذَا نَسِيتُ فَذَكِّرُونِي ، وَإِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَتَحَرَّى الصَّوَابَ ، فَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمْ ، ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ .

Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet prayed (and the sub-narrator Ibrahim said, I do not know whether he prayed more or less than usual ), and when he had finished the prayers he was asked, O Allah’s Apostle! Has there been any change in the prayers? He said, What is it?’ The people said, You have prayed so much and so much. So the Prophet bent his legs, faced the Qibla and performed two prostration’s (of Sahu) and finished his prayers with Taslim (by turning his face to right and left saying: ‘As-Salamu `Alaikum- Warahmat-ullah’). When he turned his face to us he said, If there had been anything changed in the prayer, surely I would have informed you but I am a human being like you and liable to forget like you. So if I forget remind me and if anyone of you is doubtful about his prayer, he should follow what he thinks to be correct and complete his prayer accordingly and finish it and do two prostrations (of Sahu).

[Sahih al-Bukhari 401]

Ahmad (AS): No Mahdi in Bukhari

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) has already mentioned in multiple books that Mahdi is not mentioned in Bukhari and Muslim.

• Izala Auham (1891): No Mahdi
• Testimony of the Holy Quran (1893): “This is God’s Khalifah, the Guided One”
• Haqiqatul Mahdi (1899): No Mahdi

This clearly shows that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) has mistakenly attributed the hadith to Bukhari and such humanly mistakes are normal for even the prophets to do.

Sunni Scholars attribute the same narration to Bukhari

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) mistakenly attributed the hadith to Bukhari, just like many other scholars of Islam had done the same. It is possible that all of them quoted this hadith from Kanzul Ummal or another scholarly book which had a similar mistake.

Qari Muhammad Tayyab, son of Qasim Nanotvi, who is the founder of the Deobandi sect says:

مہدی علیہ السلام کے بارے میں کچھ علامتیں آئی ہیں ۔ مثلاً یہ کہ مہدی علیہ السلام کا مکہ مکرمہ میں ظہور ہو گا۔ اور یہ حدیث صحیح بخاری شریف میں موجود ہے کہ غیب سے آواز آئے گی اور وہ آواز یہ ہوگی ۔ هَذَا خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ الْمَهْدِي فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَأَطِيعُوهُ ۔ یعنی یہ اللہ کے خلیفہ مہدی ہیں ان کی بات مانو اور ان کی اطاعت کرو ۔

There are some signs regarding the Mahdi, peace be upon him. For example, that the Mahdi, peace be upon him, will appear in Mecca. And this hadith is present in Sahih Bukhari Sharif that a voice will come from the unseen, and that voice will be: ‘This is Allah’s Caliph, the Mahdi, so follow him and obey him.‘ Meaning, this is Allah’s Caliph, the Mahdi – listen to him and obey him.

[Majalis i Hakeem ul Islam]

What is the source of this Hadith?

Lastly, this hadith is a famous narration found in multiple ahadith book. It is not made up by the Promised Messiah (AS).

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ الْعَدْلُ، ثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، ثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، أَنْبَأَ خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الرَّايَاتِ السُّودَ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ قِبَلِ خُرَاسَانَ فَأْتُوهَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا، فَإِنَّ فِيهَا خَلِيفَةَ اللَّهِ الْمَهْدِيَّ» هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ، وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ “

Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When you see that an army carrying black flags has emerged from the direction of Khorasan, then you must join them because in that army is the Caliph of Allah, Mahdi.

** This Hadith is Sahih (authentic) according to the criteria of Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) and Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him), but the two Sheikhs (may Allah have mercy on them) did not narrate it.

[Mustadrak Al Hakim 8531]

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّفَّارُ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَرُومَةَ، ثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، ثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَقْتَتِلُ عِنْدَ كَنْزِكُمْ ثَلَاثَةٌ كُلُّهُمُ ابْنُ خَلِيفَةَ، ثُمَّ لَا يَصِيرُ إِلَى وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ، ثُمَّ تَطْلُعُ الرَّايَاتُ السُّودُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ فَيُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ قِتَالًا لَمْ يُقَاتِلْهُ قَوْمٌ – ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ – إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَبَايِعُوهُ وَلَوْ حَبْوًا عَلَى الثَّلْجِ، فَإِنَّهُ خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ الْمَهْدِيُّ» هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ “” [التعليق – من تلخيص الذهبي] 8432 – على شرط البخاري ومسلم

Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Three people, all of them sons of Caliphs, will fight over your treasure, but none of them will acquire it. Then, black banners will emerge from the east, and they will fight you in a way that no nation has ever fought before.” He (the Prophet) mentioned some other things then said: “When you see him (the one with the black banners), pledge allegiance to him, even if you have to crawl over ice on your buttocks, for he is the Mahdi, the Caliph of Allah.“

**This hadith is sahih (authentic) according to the criteria of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but the two Sheikhs (Abu Bakr and Umar) did not narrate it.**

[Mustadrak Al Hakim 8432]

Conclusion

• The hadith was misattributed to Sahih Bukhari by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS).
• Such mistakes are not uncommon for even the Prophets of Allah. Muhammad (SAW), and other prophets also made humanly mistakes in their life
• If such mistakes prove that Ahmad (AS) is a false Messiah, then one has to declare all prophets of Allah as false too. Nauzubillah.
• The hadith exists in many books of ahadith and graded as authentic by numerous scholars (Ibn Kathir etc)
• A few other Muslim scholars have misattributed this hadith to Bukhari as well

Some anti-Ahmadis, such as Nuzhat Haneef and Adnan Rashid, allege that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (AS) had a bad character because he was uncivil when mocking the Christians.

But the mockery must remain within bounds of civility and also must be fair.

They show this picture as “Proof”

The claim is, look, how Mirza Ghulam Ahmad drew up this picture of Dowie, meanwhile his own picture is there.

Refutation

First of all, if we go to the original edition, we see how bogus this claim really is

Original Edition has a Drawing of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad AS

The claims that these images are a caricature of Dowie is extremely laughable at best.. The original edition of the same book quoted by Adnan) also has a sketch of Masih Mau’ud ASWill anti-Ahmadis claim he drew a caricature of himself?

*Note: The page numbers are different because Ruhani Khazain compilation came after, and in the lifetime of Promised Messiah AS there was no such compilation called “Ruhani Khazain”, where multiple books can be in a singular volume

Why the need of sketches?

Photocopiers as we have today were not available and did not come into existence until the 1960’s onwards. Reproducing images was difficult and tedious – sketches, drawings etc were common : https://www.npr.org/2013/10/23/239241106/happy-birthday-copy-machine-happy-birthday-copy-machine

An Actual Caricature of Dowie

Definition of Caricature

A caricature is a painting, or more usually drawing, of a person or thing in which the features and form have been distorted and exaggerated in order to mock or satirise the subject.

Here is one historical caricature of Dowie:

Sketches were taken from Newspapers

Promised Messiah AS himself has denoted in his books that he has taken images from newspapers and published them (He didn’t draw them).

اور وہ یہ ہے جس کو ہم نے عیسائیوں کی شائع کردہ تصویروں سے لیا ہے۔

…and which was taken from the pictures published by the Christians.’

[Ruhani Khazain, vol. 11, pg. 35]

Each sketch in the book of the Promised Messiah AS was from the newspapers:

Example 1:

Example 2:

Some more images of Dowie:

Sanaullah Amritsari’s caricature of Jesus!

In fact it is @MrAdnanRashid and @Farid_0v ‘s scholar, Ahle Hadith

Sanaullah Amritsari who made a caricature of ISA AS

Above the image is the words of Jesus from the Bible “Eli Eli Lama Sabacthani – O God why hast thou forsaken me

Conclusion

According to the absurd conclusion of the Anti-Ahmadis, Promised Messiah AS drew a caricature of Dowie but also of himself. Clearly, these ignorants do not even know what the meaning of the word caricature is. Sketches of an images which are accurate can not be deemed as a caricature as by definition a caricature has exaggerated features.

Promised Messiah AS didn’t draw these pictures; rather these were sketched by an artist/scribe based on newspaper photos.

An Anti-Ahmadi by the name of ReasonOnFaith alleged that Ahmadiyya Jama’at fabricated Malfuzat to add the Mubahala challenge to Pigott, 60 years after the death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (AS).

Let’s enjoy the absolute ignorance of this ‘intellectual’.

Malfoozat: The compilation made in 1960 of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s statements, written down over half a century after Mirza Ghulam Ahmad had already died. Generally speaking, entries are not traced back to any contemporaneous written records.

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Perhaps the reason for the missing mubahila reference is that much of the mubahila apologetic comes to us from passages in Malfoozat—a compilation of books not published until the 1960s—and even then, only in Urdu.⁹ As a result, many apologists in the Jama’at for whom English is their main language, wouldn’t have even known about this innovative line of apologetic.

Of course, if a mubahila was proposed to Pigott back in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s own lifetime, you’d think we’d at least have one article defending the prophecy on those grounds in say, 1908, 1909 or 1910.¹⁰

Ahmadi Muslim readers are encouraged to look for such an article from the period. Try the Review of Religions archives from both the Qadian and Lahore branches of Ahmadiyya Islam. Did you find a candidate article? If so, does it provide authenticated evidence from before Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s own death, that a mubahila was issued? If not, why did we have to wait until the 1960s for this evidence to surface? Food for thought.

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There are countless sensational claims like this, alleging that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community fabricates new references to counter the attacks of its opponents. For the sake of brevity and to spare the little dignity left for the anti-Ahmadis, we will leave it at that.

Refutation

Malfuzat – A fabrication of the 1960s?

Malfuzat is a collection of all the oral sayings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) that were published in Al-Hakam and Al-Badr newspaper, during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah (AS). This is literally mentioned in the preface of every volume of Malfuzat.

In the preparation of this most recent typeset edition, the original sources from Al-Hakam and Al-Badr Qadian were studied and every effort was made to include any spoken words of the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace

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Every single reference in Malfuzat has the reference of the corresponding Al-Hakam and Al-Badr newspaper’s date and year. Here is 1 simple example from English Malfuzat.

Similarly, Urdu Malfuzat has the exact same references with each narration from Promised Messiah (AS). It is absurd to claim that Ahmadis invented the references and attributed them to Ahmad (AS) to answer the critics.

Pigott Mubahala in Al-Hakam?

After knowing the absolute ignorance of the Anti-Ahmadi, we will now show proof of the reference from Al-Hakam where the Promised messiah (AS) sends a challenge of Mubahala to Pigott.

We should definitely send a letter to Piggott. If he competes, it will have a massive influence and people will also pay attention.

Mufti Sahib said that a letter has already been written.

The Promised Messiah (as) said: In comparison to US [Dowie], we are much more connected with Britain. If he accepts this competition and this is properly documented, we hope that Allah will show a sign.”

The original scan for this particular passage in Malfuzat, vol. 2, p. 439 is found in Al-Badr, Nov 7, 1902, p. 14.

Conclusion

Almost every non-Ahmadi who attacks the Jama’at or the Promised Messiah (AS) displays the same level of ignorance. They do not engage in objective research or genuine learning; rather, their sole motive is to satisfy their ego and push a personal agenda.

Unfortunately, despite repeatedly reminding ReasonOnFaith, the article on his website remains unchanged even after three years. This only reinforces that their attacks on the community are not based on truth or sincerity. May Allah guide every enemy of Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya. Ameen.

Some anti-Ahmadis allege that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (AS) had a bad character because he was uncivil when mocking the Christians. This was mentioned by an Anti-Ahmadi by the name of Nuzhat Haneef:

But the mockery must remain within bounds of civility and also must be fair.

Refutation

This allegation shows how low the intellectual level of these people are. Literally right before the image, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) writes:

اور وہ یہ ہے جس کو ہم نے عیسائیوں کی شائع کردہ تصویروں سے لیا ہے۔

…and which was taken from the pictures published by the Christians.’

[Ruhani Khazain, vol. 11, pg. 35]

To prove that Isa (AS) is alive, Anti-Ahmadis dig far and wide. In the previous article, we showed how they did a blasphemous Tahrif (editing) in the manuscript of a hadith book to add the word, min as-Sama (from the heaven).

In this article, we will show how they finally managed to get a narration from Musnad al-Bazzar (Arabic: مسند البزار):

٩٦٤٢- حَدَّثَنا علي بن المنذر , حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن فضيل , عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ , قال: سمعت من أبي القاسم الصادق المصدوق يقول يخرج الأعور الدجال مسيح الضلالة قبل المشرق في زمن اختلاف من الناس وفرقة فيبلغ ما شاء الله أن يبلغ من الأرض في أربعين يوما الله أعلم ما مقدارها؟ فيلقى المؤمنون شدة شديدة، ثم ينزل عيسى بن مريم صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ من السماء فيقوم الناس فإذا رفع رأسه من ركعته قال: سمع الله لمن حمده قتل الله الدجال وظهر المؤمنون فأحلف أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أبا القاسم الصادق المصدوق صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قال: إنه لحق وأما قريب فكل ما هو آت قريب.

9642 – Ali ibn al-Mundhir narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Fudayl narrated to us, from ‘Asim ibn Kulayb, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

“I heard from Abu al-Qasim, the Truthful, the Confirmed [Prophet Muhammad ﷺ], saying: ‘The one-eyed Dajjal (Antichrist), the messiah of misguidance, will emerge from the East during a time of disagreement and division among people. He will reach whatever Allah wills him to reach of the earth in forty days – Allah knows best their duration. The believers will face severe hardship. Then Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him, will descend from the heaven. When people stand [for prayer] and he raises his head from his bow (ruku’), he will say: “Allah hears those who praise Him,” [and then] Allah will kill the Dajjal and the believers will prevail.’

I swear that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu al-Qasim, the Truthful, the Confirmed ﷺ, said: ‘Indeed, this is the truth. As for [it being] near, everything that is coming is near.'”

[Musnad al-Bazzar 9642]

Refutation

Addition of Narrator

When we examine hadith literature about the descent (nuzul) of Isa (AS), we find numerous narrations mentioning his “descent” but none of the versions have the words “from the heavens” (min as-samaa) – until we encounter this particular narration in Musnad al-Bazzar.

Interestingly, this same version of the hadith with very similar chain and exact wording is found in many ahadith book like Sahih Ibn Hibban but DOES NOT have the words “from the heavens” (min as-samaa).

Sahih Ibn Hibban

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ عُمَرَ* قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ أُحَدِّثُكُمْ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصَّادِقِ الْمَصْدُوقِ حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الصَّادِقُ الْمَصْدُوقُ «إِنَّ الْأَعْوَرَ الدَّجَّالَ مَسِيحَ الضَّلَالَةِ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ فِي زَمَانِ اخْتِلَافٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَفُرْقَةٍ فَيَبْلُغُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ مَا مِقْدَارُهَا اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ مَا مِقْدَارُهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَيُنَزِّلُ اللَّهُ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ فَيَؤُمُّهُمْ فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ الدَّجَّالَ وَأَظْهَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ»

Asim ibn Kulayb, on the authority of his father, who said, I heard Abu Hurayrah say, I narrate to you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah, the Truthful, the Believed.

The Messenger of Allah, the Truthful, the Believed said: “The one-eyed Dajjal, the false messiah, will emerge from the direction of the east during a time of difference and division among the people. He will reach whatever point on earth Allah wills in forty days—Allah knows best their length—Allah knows best their length—twice. And Allah will send down Isa, son of Mary, and he will lead them in prayer. When he raises his head from the bowing position [in prayer], he will say, ‘Allah has heard the one who praises Him. Allah has killed the Dajjal and given victory to the believers.’”

[Sahih Ibn Hibban 6812]

It proves that these words are an addition of the 1 or 2 different narrators in Musnad al-Bazzar. Here are the chains for both narration to easily visualize.

              Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
                       |
               Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه)
                       |
                    Kulayb
                       |
               Asim ibn Kulayb
                      |
            ┌─────────┴──────────┐
            |                    |
    [Musnad al-Bazzar]    [Ibn Hibban]
            |                    |
    Muhammad ibn Fudayl     Diff narrator
            |                    |
    Ali ibn al-Mundhir      Diff narrator
            |                    |
    ✅ Has Heaven         ❌ NO Heaven

As you can notice, there are 2 different narrators after Asim bin Kulayb. If the words ‘from the heavens’ were said by the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), then either Abu Huraira (RA), Kulaib, or Asim bin Kulayb would have mentioned it.

Since they did not, it is assumed that the words are an addition of either of the 2 narrators, or an addition by al-Bazzar while writing.

Musnad Ishaq ibn Rahwayh

This narration is also found in another hadith collection from very early Islam. Abu Yaqub Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn Mukhallad ibn Ibrahim al-Hanthali al-Marwazi, known as Ibn Rahawayh (d. 238 AH) collected this narration in his Musnad and does not contain the words ‘Samaa’ either.

أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، نا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، نا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ،: كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ: فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: أَأَنْتَ الْقَائِلُ تُصَلِّي مَعَ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ: يَا أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ إِنِّي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنْ سَيُكَذِّبُونِي وَلَا يَمْنَعُنِي ذَلِكَ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّادِقُ الْمَصْدُوقُ أَنَّ الدَّجَّالَ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فِي حِينِ فُرْقَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيَبْلُغُ كُلَّ مَبْلَغٍ فِي أَرْبَعَينَ يَوْمًا فَيُزِلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ أَزَلًا شَدِيدًا، وَتَأْخُذُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِيهِ شِدَّةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ، فَينْزِلُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ أَهْلَكَ اللَّهُ الدَّجَّالَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ، فَأَمَّا قَوْلِي إِنَّهُ حَقٌّ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَمَّا قَوْلِي: إِنِّي أَطْمَعُ أَنْ أُدْرِكَ ذَلِكَ فَلَعَلِّي أَنْ أُدْرِكَهُ عَلَى مَا يُرَى مِنْ بَيَاضِ شَعْرِي وَرِقَّةِ جِلْدِي وَقَدْحِ مَوْلِدِي فَيَرْحَمُنِي اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فَأُدْرِكُهُ فَأُصَلِّي مَعَهُ، ارْجِعْ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ فَأَخْبِرَهُمْ بِمَا أَخْبَرَكَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: أَيْنَ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: فَأَخَذَ حَصًى مِنْ مَسْجِدٍ، فَقَالَ: مِنْ هَاهُنَا وَأَعَادَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَ مِنْ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ، هُوَ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُبَدَّلَ، يَجْعَلُهُ اللَّهُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ

Al-Makhzumi informed us, Abd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad narrated to us, Asim ibn Kulayb narrated to us, my father told me, he said: I was sitting with Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque of Kufa when a man came to him and said: “Are you the one who claims you will pray with Jesus son of Mary?”

He said: “O people of Iraq, I know that you will deny me, but that will not prevent me from narrating what I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), the truthful and trustworthy, told us that the Dajjal will emerge from the East during a time of division among people, and he will reach every place in forty days. The believers will be greatly disturbed by him, and severe hardship will befall the believers because of him. Then Jesus son of Mary will descend and lead them in prayer. When he raises his head from bowing, Allah will destroy the Dajjal and those with him.

As for my saying that this is true – the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said it, and it is the truth. As for my saying that I hope to witness this – perhaps I will witness it despite what you see of the whiteness of my hair, the thinness of my skin, and my advanced age, so Allah may have mercy on me and I will witness it and pray with him. Go back to your family and tell them what Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) has told you.”

The man said: “Where will this happen?” He took some pebbles from the mosque and said: “From here.” The man repeated his question to him, so he said: “Do you want me to say from the mosque of Kufa? He will emerge from the earth before it is transformed – Allah will place him wherever He wills.”

[Musnad Ishaq ibn Rahwayh 262]

Addition of publishers

Another possibility is that these words were not part of the manuscripts of the Musnad al-Bazzar but were added during the official publication of this book. Here is the description of the book by the famous Shamela.ws website and as you can see, it was published very recently; a 100 years after the death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (AS).

الكتاب: مسند البزار المنشور باسم البحر الزخار
المؤلف: أبو بكر أحمد بن عمرو بن عبد الخالق بن خلاد بن عبيد الله العتكي المعروف بالبزار (ت ٢٩٢ هـ)
المحقق: محفوظ الرحمن زين الله (جـ ١ – ٩)، عادل بن سعد (جـ ١٠ – ١٧)، صبري عبد الخالق الشافعي (جـ ١٨)
الناشر: مكتبة العلوم والحكم – المدينة المنورة
الطبعة: الأولى، (بدأت ١٩٨٨ م، وانتهت ٢٠٠٩ م)
عدد الأجزاء: ١٨
تنبيه: ترقيم أحاديث الجزء (١٨) غير متسلسل مع بقية الكتاب، وإنما جعل له المحقق ترقيما مستقلا
[ترقيم الكتاب موافق للمطبوع]

Book: Musnad al-Bazzar, published as al-Bahr al-Zakhkhar
Author: Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Amr ibn Abd al-Khaliq ibn Khallad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Utaki, known as al-Bazzar (d. 292 AH)
Editor: Mahfuz al-Rahman Zayn Allah (volumes 1-9), Adil ibn Sa’d (volumes 10-17), Sabri Abd al-Khaliq al-Shafi’i (volume 18)
Publisher: Maktabat al-Ulum wa al-Hikam – Madinah al-Munawwarah
Edition: First (began 1988 CE, completed 2009 CE)
Number of volumes: 18
Note: The hadith numbering in volume 18 is not sequential with the rest of the book; rather, the editor gave it independent numbering. [The book numbering corresponds to the printed edition]

Conclusion

In conclusion, the words ‘samaa’ are an addition of a narrator or a mistake during publication of the book. As multiple ahadith books with similar Isnad (chain of narrators) do not contain these words.

Moreover, some of the scholars who quote al-Bazzar’s narration, do not always quote the words ‘samaa’ in it.

Finally, it is extremely entertaining to watch these guys scour through ahadith books to find 1 anomaly that aren’t even the words of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Anti-Ahmadis cannot edit the Holy Quran as Allah has promised to protect it so they do what they can. They photoshop words into AhadithTahrif in the Hadith | Imam Bayhaqi’s Narration | Minas Samaa and not so surprisingly, into the books of Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya as well. In this example, they have added a filthy sentence in the book, Seerat-ul-Mahdi by Mirza Bashir Ahmad (RA).

میں نے دیکھا کہ آپ کے منہ سے گو نکل رہا تھا اور گو کے ساتھ خون بھی شامل تھا

I saw that feces was coming out of his [Mirza] mouth, and with the feces there was also blood.

[Seerat ul-Mahdi]

Refutation

This line is edited and does not exist in this edition nor any edition of Seeratul Mahdi. This is why the Anti-Ahmadis show only a portion of the page. They will never show a full page ever, nor give page number.

As seen in the video/GIF below, they have cut the page into 2 parts, added their own line in the middle, and stitched everything together. It can be noticed by their bad editing because the right margins go from straight lines to not-so-straight.

Even the grammar of the sentence is off. It’s not ‘go’ but ‘goo’ and it’s a Punjabi word, not Urdu.

Conclusion

This behavior of ‘Sunnis’ is exactly like the Jews as described in the Holy Quran.

فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ يَكْتُبُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَـٰذَا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَشْتَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ثَمَنًۭا قَلِيلًۭا ۖ فَوَيْلٌۭ لَّهُم مِّمَّا كَتَبَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَوَيْلٌۭ لَّهُم مِّمَّا يَكْسِبُونَ

Woe, therefore, to those who write the book with their own hands, and then say, ‘This is from Allah,’ that they may take for it a paltry price. Woe, then, to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn.

[Quran 2:79]

Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (RH) (d. 241H) is one of the greatest scholars of Islamic history. He is the founder of the Hanbali school of thought and is widely known as 1 of the 4 most prominent Imams of Sunni Islam. More importantly though, Imam Ahmad (RH) is a shining example of steadfastness in faith during times of severe trials. He lived through the infamous Mihnat Khalaq al-Qur’an: a period when the ruling authorities (Abbasid Caliphate) tried to force the belief that the Qur’an was created, a clear deviation from the truth.

During this time, the majority of people, including judges, muftis, and even the caliph and his followers, sided with falsehood under pressure. Imam Ahmad (RH) stood alone, refusing to compromise on the truth, and his small group of followers remained steadfast with him.

This was the reality: Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (RH) himself was the Jama’ah, together with his small band of loyal followers, while the so-called ‘majority’ had fallen into misguidance.

The Reality of Modern Sunni Islam

Sunni muslims today claim to be part of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah, often boasting of being a large, unified community. They proudly say that because they are the majority, they are upon the Haqq. However, these Non-Ahmadis choose to live in blissful ignorance as countless sects exist within Sunni Islam – all of whom constantly accuse one another of deviation and openly declare takfir.

Where is the unity in this? There is no single Imam guiding them with authority, no central leadership, and no consensus even on core issues of faith. The Qur’an itself makes clear that the majority is not a measure of truth [Quran 6:117], and Prophet (ﷺ) prophesied that in the latter days the majority would be misguided, not guided. So how can mere numbers be used as proof of being the Jama’ah? How can this be called Jama’ah?

Scholars Affirm: Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Alone Was the Jama’ah

Both Imam Ad-Dhahabi (RH) and Ibn al-Qayyim (RH) explicitly affirm in the following statements that Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (RH) and his small band of followers were the true Jama’ah. These statements by two of the most renowned scholars in Islamic history make it clear: the Jama’ah is not determined by the majority. Being part of the true Jama’ah does not mean being part of the largest group; it means following the truth, even if only a few remain steadfast.

Imam Ad-Dhahabi (RH) (d. 748H)

“All the people deviated during the time (Mihnat Khalaq al Qur’ãn) of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal except for a small group, they were the Jammah, at that time the Judges, Muftis, the Caliph and his followers were all deviant and Imãm Ahmad alone was the Jamã’ah.”

_{[إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين, p. 389]}

Ibn Al-Qayyim (RH) (d. 751H)

“All the people went astray during the time of Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, except for a few individuals; thus, they were the Jamāʿah (the main body of the Muslims), while the judges, the Muftīs, the Khalīfah, and his followers were the ones who deviated and Imām Aḥmad alone was the Jamāʿah.”

_{‏[ 4/399 معلومات للذين يكتبون نيابة عن رب العالمين]}

True Jama’ah as Explained by the Sahaba

Abdullah Ibn Mas’ūd رضي الله عنهما (d. 32 AH), one of the closest and most knowledgeable companions of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, repeatedly emphasized in various accounts that true Jama’ah is not determined by the majority:

Abdullah Ibn Mas’ūd رضي الله عنهما said:

“The Jamā’ah is (whatever agrees with) the Book and the Sunnah, even if you are alone.”

In another narration:

“The Jamā’ah is the people of the truth, even if you are alone.”

_{[al-Faqīh wa’l-Mutafaqqih, Dār Ibn al-Jawzī edition, p. 303]}

ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd said,

“The Jamāʿah is whoever obeys Allāh, even if they are a single person.”

_{[Aitaqad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah, p. 181]}

Ibn al-Qayyim reported: Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

“The united community is that which adheres to the truth, even if you are alone.”

Nuaym ibn Hammad said,

“If the community becomes corrupted, you must adhere to its practice before it became corrupt. Even if you are alone, you by yourself would be the united community.”

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‘Amr ibn Maymun reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

“Verily, the majority of groups have left the united community. The united community is only the one that conforms to the obedience of Allah, even if you are by yourself.”

_{[Sharḥ Uṣūl I’tiqād Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamā’ah 160]}

True Jama’ah in the Words of the Scholars

Ibn Al-Qayyim (RH) (d. 751H)

Ibn al-Qayyim (RH) is again on record saying that you can be upon the truth even if the entire ummah is against you or opposes you, therefore, you should not be fooled by the majority:

“Do not be deceived by the large number of this kind of people, for thousands upon thousands of them are not equal to one person of knowledge. And a single scholar is equal to the whole earth full of them. Know that consensus, proof, and the true majority is the scholar who possesses the truth—even if he is alone, even if the people of the whole world oppose him. […] Then I accompanied after him the most knowledgeable of people, ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd, and I heard him say: “Hold fast to the community (al-jamāʿah), for indeed the Hand of Allah is with the community.” […] He said: “O ʿAmr ibn Maymūn, I used to think you were among the most knowledgeable people of this village. Do you know what the community (al-jamāʿah) is?” I said: “No.” He said: “The majority of people have in fact separated from the community. The community is whatever agrees with the truth—even if you are alone.” In another wording: He struck my thigh and said: “Woe to you! The majority of people have separated from the community, and the community is that which accords with obedience to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.” And Nuʿaym ibn Ḥammād said: “If the community becomes corrupt, then hold to what the community was upon before they became corrupt—even if you are alone, for you are then the community.” Both al-Bayhaqī and others narrated this.“

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Muhammad Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab (RH) (d. 1206H)

Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab (RH) also stated will return to being “strange,” upheld only by a few. He particularly warned against relying on the large number of people or their consensus as a proof of truth, noting that such reasoning was used by the disbelievers of the past to reject the messengers:

[…] the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Companions described it before it occurred, warned people against it, and informed that none would adhere to the religion except one after another, and that Islam would become strange as it began. You have known that when ‘Amr ibn ‘Abasah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early days of Islam: “Who is with you in this?” He said: “A free man and a slave,” meaning Abu Bakr and Bilal. So if Islam returns as it began, how ignorant is one who argues based on the multitude of people and their consensus, and similar arguments, when faced with doubts that are great in the eyes of their adherents but insignificant before Allah and those of knowledge among His creation, as Allah says: “Rather, they say like what the former peoples said” [Al-Mu’minun: 81]. I know of no argument you use except that Allah has mentioned in His Book that the disbelievers used it to deny the messengers, such as the consensus of people, obedience to the elite, and other such things.

_{[Al-Durar Al-Saniyyah, vol 1, pg. 41]}

Sunni Claims of Majority ≠ True Jama’ah

The above statements of scholars and Sahaba completely dismantles the claim made by many Sunnis today that “we are the majority, therefore we are the Jama’ah.” If size and numbers truly defined truth, then the corrupt Khilāfah of Imam Ahmad’s (RH) time, backed by scholars, judges, and the masses of the time, would have been the true Jama’ah. Yet history tells us the exact opposite: a single Imam and a handful of followers held the truth, while the majority was astray. Unfortunately, this is the sad reality – most reject the Imam of the age, only to recognize him when it is too late.

True Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

The example of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (RH) shows that true Jama’ah can be small, rejected by most, and steadfastly loyal to the truth. This is exactly the reality of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community today, founded by the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) in 1889.

A single Imam, Mirza Masroor Ahmad (ABA) – 5th successor of Messiah and Mahdi, leads the Jama’ah today. Followers remain loyal to him, despite widespread opposition around the world. Ahmadis around the world adhere to the Qur’an and Sunnah, just as Imam Ahmad (RH) and his small group exemplified centuries ago during the time of a monarchial caliphate.

Hazrat Khalīfatul Masīh I, Maulānā Ḥakīm Maulwi Nūrudīn (RA ) states:

“In this age, there is no Ahlus-Sunnah wa’l-Jama’ah on the face of the earth except [for] the Aḥmadīyyah. The Jama’ah will only be the one with an Imām. If we were to line up our opponent Muslims in one row, would they be able to have one Imām? Absolutely Not! [However], yes, it is the unique characteristic of the Aḥmadīyyah Jama’ah that it has an Imām. Thus, at this time, except for Ahmadis no one [else] is from Ahlus-Sunnah wa’l-Jama’ah.“

_{[Al Hakam, Feb 21, 1910, pg. 3]}

In a forthcoming article, we will take a deeper look at how renowned scholars have defined Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘ah — and demonstrate, with references from scholars and Jama‘at literature, how Jama‘at Al-Ahmadiyya uniquely fulfills this title.

Conclusion

• Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (RH) and his small group of followers were the real Jama’ah, while the majority were in deviation.
• True Jama’ah is NOT determined by the majority. Sunni belief that majority equals Jama’ah has been refuted by both the Sahaba and Scholars.
• Sahaba and Scholars taught that true Jama’ah is defined by steadfastness to the truth, not numbers.
• The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community exemplifies the real Jama’ah today: faithfulness, loyalty, and guidance from a true Imam are what define Jama’ah, not size, popularity, or majority opinion.

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