Anti-Ahmadis claim that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) is a Kafir for declaring Jihad of the Sword against the British as Unislamic. They also claim that he is a British agent. With this argument, these people have declared all their scholars as British agent and Kafir. In this article, we will show not only the Sunni scholars declaring Jihad against British as Haram, but also going many steps further in proving their loyalty and servitude to the British Empire.

Jihad against British Haram

Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi

“Jihad is not obligatory for us, the Muslims of India, on the basis of the Qur’an. He who holds that it is obligatory is an opponent to the Muslims and intends to harm them!”

[al-Mahajjat al-Mu’tamana, p. 208]

Ashraf Ali Thanvi al-Deobandi

“If Allah gave us government then we will keep the British as our subjects but with utmost comfort and peace because they kept us in peace.”

[Malfoozat Hakeem-ul-Ummat, vol. 6, p. 102]

Rashid Ahmad Gangohi al-Deobandi

“The Deobandis, as described above, used the services of officials in supporting their management of the school. They made sure that they conformed in every way to a posture of loyalty.

Rashid Ahmad, for this reason, refused to accept a grant of 5,000 rupees a year from the Shah of Afghanistan for fear that a political link might be suspected.

And the school celebrated ceremonial occasions like coronations with appropriate pomp, and observed times of crises, like Queen Victoria’s last illness, with fitting prayers and messages.”

[Islamic Revival in British India, p. 154]

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

“Since the Muslims were living in peace they could, in no case, come out for Jihad against the Government.”

[Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind, p. 8]

Ottomon Khalifa, Sultan Abdul Majeed

“Rather in 1857, an order was taken from Sultan Abdul Majeed, in his capacity as a Caliph, that Muslims must not fight the British and must obey them.”

[Naqsh-e-Hayat, vol. 2, pg. 631]

Maulvi Muhammad Husayn Batalwi

Some of our Muslim brothers believe that the present misfortunes of the followers of Islam cannot be removed without the sword. It is no use acquiring worldly education. However, looking at the present condition of the Muslims, this belief appears improbable.”

“Brethren! the age of the sword is no more. Now instead of the sword it is necessary to wield the pen. How can the sword come into the hands of the Muslims when they have no hands. They have no national identity or existence. In such a useless and weak condition, to consider them as a nation is to exceed the imagination of Shaikh Chilli (a proverbial, comical figure in Urdu fiction).”

[Isha’at-as-Sunnah, vol. vi, no. 12, December 1883, p. 364]
[Book Link]

“In terms of the true meaning of jihad, Sayyid Nazir Husain of Delhi did not consider the 1857 rebellion to be Islamic legal jihad. He thought it to be faithlessness, breach of covenant, and mischief, and declared it to be a sin to take part or help in it.”

[Isha’at-as-Sunnah, vol. vi, no. 10, December 1883, p. 288]

In our Ahle-Hadith Madhab, the ruler under which we live under in peace, doing jihad is haram

[Isha’at-as-Sunnah, vol. 10, no 25, page 36]
[Book Link]
[Computerized Urdu]

ہندوستان کے تمام طبقات رعایا سے صرف یہی ایک فرقہ اہلحدیث (؟) ہے۔ جو اس سلطنت کے زیر سایہ رہنے کو بلحاظ امن و آزادی، اسلامی سلطنتوں کے زیر سایہ رہنے سے بھی بہتر جانتا ہے، کیونکہ اس فرقہ کو بجز اس سلطنت کے کسی اور سلطنت میں (اسلامی کیوں نہ ہو ) پوری آزادی حاصل نہیں ۔

Among all the subjects of India, the Ahl-al-hadith are the only sect of Muslims (?) who know living under the shadow of this empire in terms of peace and freedom is better than living under the shadow of Islamic empires, because this sect does not have full freedom in any other empire (even if it is Islamic) except in this empire.

[Isha’at-as-Sunnah, vol. 9, no. 19, 194-195]
[Computerized Urdu]

This makes sense as there was extreme bad blood between the Ahnaaf and the Ahle Hadith in India. For example, if an Ahle Hadith did Rafa Yadain in a Hanafi Mosque he could be beaten and kicked out of the mosque. Ahmad Raza Khan, who defended traditional Hanafi Orthodoxy, in India said that Wahabis are not only Kafir but also Wajib ul Qatl and that they are followers of Satan.

“The King of Turkey is a Muslim King but so far as law and order and administration are concerned (leaving aside the religious aspect) the British Government is also of no less pride for us, the Muslims more so for the people who are known as Ahl-i-Hadees, this Government is of a greater pride for peace and freedom of conscience (as compared with Turkey, Iran and Khurasan)”

[Ishatus-Sunnah, vol. VI, Shumara 10, p. 292]
[Book Link]

Maulana Muhammad Hussain Batalawi severely condemned the 1857 mutineers who rebelled against the British. He writes:

“Uninformed Muslims should examine this implication and bear it in mind, and not consider fighting with every rival faith on account of its unbelief to be legal jihad. To fight with peaceful or covenanted people most definitely cannot be legal jihad, whether national or religious, but is rebellion and sedition. The Muslims who took part in the 1857 rebellion were serious sinners, and according to the Quran and Hadith they were rebels, mischief makers and wicked *(BAGHI Aur BAD KIRDAR). Most of the ordinary people among them were like beasts. Those known as the prominent and the Ulama were unacquainted with true faith, or lacking in understanding. Knowledgable Ulema did not participate in the rebellion nor did they sign the Fatawa for Jihad.”

[Al-Iqtisad fi masa’il al-Jihad, P. 49 – Rebels are Beasts]

“To fight against this government [i.e. British rule of India] or to aid those who fight against it, even though they
be one’s Muslim brothers, is clear treachery and haram.”

[Al-Iqtisad fi masa’il al-jihad, p. 49]

Maulvi Muhammad Hussain Batalvi sent his said ruling in relation to Jihad against the British:

Moulvi Mahomed Hossein, one of the leading and most influential Mowahideens of Lahore, when asked to give his opinion as to whether it was lawful to take up arms against the British, replied that a religious war against the British Government, or any other Government which allowed perfect freedom in religious mat ters, so far from being countenanced by the Mahomedan Law of jehad, was opposed to the doctrines of Islam. In proof of his assertion, he compiled a treatise entitled ‘ Jehad,’ in which he most ably and conclusively demonstrated that jehad against a Government like the British was unlawful and equal to a rebellion against a lawful king, and those who took any part in such a war deserved to be treated as rebels.

[Interpertation of Wahabiya, pg 105-106]

Battalvi lies that he does not believe in the Mahdi and Messiah that fights the non-Muslims using the sword. As per him, Mahdi will only use heavenly signs in support of his claim as the Bukhari has the hadith that the war will be abolished at the time of the Messiah.

This contradicts the “Sunni” view which claims that the Mahdi and Messiah will have armies and fight governments using the sword and kill all disbelievers. No non-Muslim will be left alive until they are done with their mission. Everyone will either accept Islam or will be killed.

He could not put forth this belief in front of the government, so he lied to the public and wrote lengthy articles in his magazine and the English Magazine, like below:

“It is also untrue to say that the belief in the coming of Masih and Mahdi is dangerous, for the learned Muhammadans do not believe that the Promised Masih and Mahdi will propagate Islam by the sword. According to Sahih Bukhari, a book unanimously believed to be an authority by Sunnis, the promised Masih will put an end to all fighting and will propagate Islam simply by means of heavenly signs and spiritual powers. Imam Mahdi will also come at the same time and there shall be no bloodshed and no Jehad. Islam will be spread by peaceful methods. I have written a lengthy article on the subject and it is about to be published shortly, so I need not go into details here, but I may declare it most emphatically that the Muhammedan belief in the coming of Masih and Mahdi does in no way constitute a danger to the country’s peace.”

[Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) – 19 July 1907]

Maulana Sayyid Nadhir Hussain of Delhi – Founder of Ahle Hadith in India

Maulana Sayyid Nadhir Hussain of Delhi (1805-1902) was a very prominent and influential Salafi (Ahlul Hadith) scholar in British India. Today’s Ahlul Hadith of the Indian subcontinent look up to him as a very important scholarly figure. He was the highest Ahl-i hadith theologian.He made it explicitly clear that Jihad against the British government was prohibited:

پس جب کہ شرط جہاد کی اس دیار میں معدوم ہوئی، تو جہاد کرنا یہاں سبب ہلاکت اور معصیت کا ہوگا۔

“Since the criterion of Jihad is absent from this land, to conduct Jihad here would be a means of destruction and a sin.”

[Fatawa Naziriya; v. 3, p. 275]

Nazir Husayn Delawi says this after putting four conditions of Jihad and says that there is no reason to do. Jihad in British India. Here is more context.

“Shaikh al-Kul Maulana Syed Muhammad Nazeer Hussain Muhaddis Dehlavi (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: ‘So I say that in this era, none of these four conditions are present — so why would Jihad take place? It absolutely will not take place…’”

[Fatawa Nazeeriya, vol: 3, pg: 284]

ہندوستان میں اس وقت انگریزی حکومت ہے وہاں ہر مذہب والا آزادی کے ساتھ اپنے شعار مذہب کے ادا کرنے کا مجاز ہے۔ کوئی مسلمان نہ جمعہ سے روکا جاتا ہے نہ جماعت سے اور یہاں اسلامی سرزمین اور مسلمانوں کی حکومت میں ہم لوگ طواف کعبہ اور جمعہ و جماعت سے مجبور ہیں۔

At present there is British rule in India where every religious person is allowed to freely practice the tenets of their faith. No Muslim is barred from Jummah or Jamaat, yet in this Islamic land and under a Muslim government, we are prevented from Tawaaf e Kaaba and Jummah and Jamaat.

We are but helpless to say that the English Government is God’s Mercy (Khuda Ki Rehmat) for Muslims of Hindustan.

[Al Hayat Baad Al Mamat, p. 91]

It is noted about him by Muhammad Husayn Batalvi:

“In terms of the true meaning of jihad, Sayyid Nazir Husain of Delhi did not consider the1857 rebellion to be Islamic legal jihad. He thought it to be faithlessness, breach of covenant, and mischief, and declared it to be a sin to take part or help in it.”

[Ishatus-Sunna, vol. vi, no. 10, October 1883, p. 288]

“Maulavi Nuzir Husein is a leading Moulavi in Dehli who in difficult times has proved his loyalty to the British Government and in his pilgrimage to Mecca Thope any British Officer whose help or protection he may need will afford it to him as he most fully deserves it.”

(Signed) J.D.Tremlett BCS. Commissioner & Sup Delhi Division.

AUGUST 10, 1883.

[Ishatus Sunnah, vol. 6, no. 10, pg. 294]
[Al Hayat Baad Al Mamat, pg. 83]

Maulvi Nawab Sideeq Hasan Khan Bhopali – Co-founder of Ahle Hadith in India

He was an eminent Ahl-i hadith religious scholar as well as a political leader. In his book Tarjuman-i Wahhabiyyat, he wrote:

“No Muslim subject of India and the Indian states bears malice towards this great power….This book has been written to inform the British government that no Muslim subject of India and the Indian states
bears malice towards this great power.”

[Edition published in Lahore, 1895, Tarjuman-i Wahhabiyyat, p. 6]

عیسائی لوگ ہو جا دینگے تمام ہوا مضمون احادیث وغیرہ کا ان حدیثوں سے یہ بات معلوم ہوئی کہ اگر چہ حکومت اسلام کی ضعیف ہو جاوے یا جاتی رہی لکن بالکل مسلمان دنیا سے نہیں مٹین کے یہانتک کہ قیامت آجاوے اور طول و عرض دولت عیسائیوں کا بہت ہوگا اور یہ لوگ سب پر غالب اور حاکم ہو جا وینگے چنانچہ مطابق او سکے دیکھا سنا ہوجا اس دیکھا جاتا ہے پیس نکر کرنا اون لوگون کا جو اپنے حکم مذہبی سے جاہل ہیں اس امر مین کے سکوت برٹش سٹ جیا وے اور بیہ امن و امان جو آج حاصل ہے فساد کے پردہ میں جہاد کا نام لیکر اوٹھا دیا جا رے سخت نادانی و بیوقوفی کی بات ہے بہلا ان نا عاقبت اندیشون کا ہا ہوگایا اویس سید صادق کا فرمایا ہوا جسکا کہا ہوا آج ہم آنکھوں سے دیکھہ رہے ہیں۔

“Christians will dominate everywhere — this is the essence of the discussion based on Hadith. From these Hadiths, it is understood that even if Islamic rule becomes weak or disappears, Muslims will never be completely wiped out from the world until the Day of Judgment. The dominion and expanse of Christian power will be vast, and they will become dominant and rulers over all. This is exactly what we are seeing and hearing today. To incite unrest under the guise of Jihad during this peaceful and secure time — when British rule has brought stability — is sheer ignorance and foolishness. What has become of those shortsighted people? It is just as Syed Sadiq had said, and we are witnessing his words come true before our eyes.”

[Tarjuman-i Wahhabiyyat, p. 10]

“During the mutiny [of 1857], some rajas and so-called nawabs and men of means interfered in the peace and calm of India under the name of jihad, and they fanned the flames of battle till their disorder and hostility reached such a level that women and children, who cannot be killed under any law, were thoughtlessly slaughtered. … If anyone lets loose such mischief today, he would also be the same kind of trouble-maker, and from beginning to end he would stain the name of Islam.”

[Tarjaman e Wahabiyyah pages 22-26]

“In the treacherous era, those people who fought against the British government and broke their oath – that was not jihad, it was depravity.”

[Tarjaman e Wahabiyyah pages 54]

“No sect in our research is more benevolent, peace-loving, desirous of the comfort and tranquility of the public, and appreciative of a fair government than the group that calls itself Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Hadith (People of the Sunnah and Hadith), and it is not a Muqallid of any particular Madhab”

[Tarjaman e Wahabiyyah pages 58]

The Nawab of Bhopal also declared that whosoever acted against the British Raj in India, he:

One who is insincere and violates his promises is, according to his own religion, looked upon as having committed a great sin; and to what punishment is such a man to be ultimately doomed will be perfectly known on the Day of Judgment. In short, such a man is a loser in this as well as in the world to come. When the laws of Mahomed enjoin the fulfilment of our promises during the whole term of a treaty, it is incumbent upon every native Prince or Chief to observe the same till the period of its close, and faithfully carry it out without a thought of violating it.

[Interpreter of Wahabism page 39]

” The current number of the Ishaatus-sunnat contains a long leading article under the heading ‘ Wahabis,’ attempting to prove that the Wahabis of India (who in the article under notice are styled as Mowahideens) are as good and loyal subjects of the Queen as any other section of the Mahomedan community. The article in question commences by stating that the name ‘ Wahabi ‘ is regarded by the Mowahideens in the same light as that of bidati, that is> superstitious, by the Sunnis. The reasons why they regard it so are many. In the first place the word whatever be its meaning from a religious and literary point of view has long been associated with disloyalty, as the Sunnis have long laboured to impress on the rulers of the country, that Mowahideens of India, like the Wahabis of Hazara and other frontier tribes, are the enemies of order and peace, and that they hold it lawful to make jehad, or religious war, against the British Government. That the Mowahideens have cleared themselves of this most malicious and serious charge, is evident from the fact that, in 1875 Moulvi Mahomed Hossein, one of the leading and most influential Mowahideens of Lahore, when asked to give his opinion as to whether it was lawful to take up arms against the British, replied that a religious war against the British Government, or any other Government which allowed perfect freedom in religious mat ters, so far from being countenanced by the Mahomedan Law of jehad, was opposed to the doctrines of Islam. In proof of his assertion, he compiled a treatise entitled ‘ Jehad,’ in which he most ably and conclusively demonstrated that jehad against a Government like the British was unlawful and equal to a rebellion against a lawful king, and those who took any part in such a war deserved to be treated as rebels. This pamphlet he caused to be circulated among a large number of the most learned Maulvis of the Punjab and other provinces, for the purpose of eliciting their opinions on the subject and ascertaining whether the quotations made by him in support of his statements were from competent authorities or otherwise. All Maulvis, among whom the treatise in question was circulated, unanimously testified to their entire concurrence with the opinions of Maulvi Mahomed Hossein and declared his authorities to be unimpeachably trustworthy, putting down their signatures and seals on the pamphlet as a mark of concurrence with its contents.

[Khan, Nawab Siddiq Hasan. Interpreter of Wahabism, p.105-106]

“No wise, experienced, and discerning man can for a moment believe that the learned will justify jihad against the British Government, in the present state of India or think that the conditions for it exist; except those Mullas who have had no perfect knowledge of their religion and no correct information.”

[interpreter of Wahabism, p.21,86]

48 References from Tarjaman e Wahabiyyah can be found at this Link where Nawab Sideeq Hasan Khan calls the rebels “stupid”, that jihad against the British is haram, that the British give religious Freedom, and that the rebels were creators of fasad and traitors and tried to ruin the peace established by the British – The full book can be read at this link

Shah Ismail Shaheed Delawi (RH) – Respected by Deobandis, Ahle Hadith, and Ahmadis

He was the deputy of Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi, and died in a battle against the Sikhs. It is written about him:

“A man asked, ‘Why do you not give a pronouncement of jihad against the British?’ He replied: In no way is it obligatory to fight jihad against them. Firstly, we are their subjects. Secondly, they do not interfere in our performance of our religious duties. We have every kind of
freedom under their rule. In fact, if someone attacks them, Muslims must fight the attacker and let not their government be harmed a whit.” ()

[Hayyat Tayyiba, biography on Shah Ismail Shaheed by Mirza Hairat of Delhi, pg 462]

It should be remembered that Mirza Hairat of Delhi was an opponent of Promised Messiah AS and would mock him.

“This was the reason why Maulavi Ismail of Delhi, who knew the Quran and Hadith, and acted upon them, did not fight in his country India against the British, under whose peace and protection he lived, nor did he fight the states of this country. Outside this country, he fought the Sikhs who interfered in the religious practices of the Muslims, prohibiting the loud sounding of the Azan.”

[Al-Iqtisad fi masa’il al-jihad, by Maulavi Muhammad Husain Batalvi, published 1876, pp. 49–50]

Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Batalvi also writes:

Maulana Isma’eel Shaheed waged Jehad against the Sikhs on account of their intervention in the religion of Islam. He composed that particular sermon to motivate others for Jehad. He neither declared Jehad against the British Government, nor does this sermon contain any explicit, or inplicit, reference to waging Jehad against this Government. As a matter of fact, he did not consider it legitimate to wage Jehad against this Government.”

[Isha’at-us-Sunnah, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 11 dated 1886]

A leading follower of the famous Maulavi Muhammad Ismail Shaheed, he wrote:

“War is not jihad. War is called qital, and it only arises now and then. Jihad is to strive to proclaim the word of God, and this goes on for a long period. It is only your misconception that you term qital as jihad.”

[Swaaneh Ahmadi, by Maulvi Muhammad Ja’afar Thanesari, p. 108]

More references for Maulana Shah Ismail Delawi RH

Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi (d. 1831) – Respected by Ahle Hadith, Deobandis, and Ahmadis

He was a Muslim military and religious leader who fought against Sikh rule in the North West of India, and is regarded as a mujaddid of the thirteenth century Hijrah. It is recorded about him:

When he was going forth to conduct jihad against the Sikhs, a man asked him: ‘Why do you go so far to fight jihad against the Sikhs, when the British are ruling the country and they are deniers of Islam. Conduct jihad against them in every house and wrest India from them; millions of people will support and help you’

The British Government—although a disbeliever in Islam—does not treat the Muslims with any cruelty or high-handedness, nor does it prevent them from attending to their religious obligations or observing the obligatory acts of worship. I preach and propagate (the Faith) in their kingdom but they never impede or oppose it. Rather, if someone commits any excess against us, they are ready to punish him. Our real task is the propagation of Tauheed—the Unity of God—and the renaissance of the Sunnah—precepts—of the Chief of all the Messengers—which we perform without let or hindrance in this country. So why should we wage a Jehad against the British Government and, contrary to the principles of our Faith, needlessly shed blood on either side.”

[Swaaneh Ahmadi, by Maulvi Muhammad Ja’afar Thanesari, p. 71]

“The British government has granted Muslims the freedom to fulfill their religious duties.”

[Swaaneh Ahmadi, by Maulvi Muhammad Ja’afar Thanesari, p. 115]

Those who did Rebellion against British were Mushrik/Sinners/Animal

“No one has heard even to the present day that a Muwahhid (monotheist) obedient to the ordinances of Mahomed, the Koran and the Hadis, has ever violated his promise, been faithless or intent upoen violence and rebellion. All those who proved troublesome to, and rebellious against, the British officials were mukallids of the Hanafia church, and not the followers of the Hadis.”

[Interpreter of Wahabism, p.41]

Scholars getting paid by British

“The agricultural land that Allah Almighty has granted me through the government is 4 Murabba (100 acres) in size.”

[Ishaatus Sunnah, vol. 19, no. 1, 1902]

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1) Syed Ahmad Barelvi Angraiz Dost Ya Angraiz Dushman By Inayat Ullah Chishti Chakralavi – Article

There is a famous Anti-Ahmadiyya book circulated on the internet. It is titled: “An Unequivocal Clarification – Exposing the Qadiyani Ahmadiyya Sect“¹. The author was a renowned Sunni scholar and the Imam of the Masjid Haram in Mecca. The book is filled with blatant lies and absolute filth about Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS).

In this article, we will expose many of the lies from this book.

Author’s Introduction

I will post the introduction of the author as written in the book itself.

This should be enough to show that no matter the ‘high’ caliber of these so-called ‘scholars’, they are no different than the ignorant laymen on social media.

He is the scholar and Imām, Shaykh Abū ‘Abdillāh Muḥammad bin ‘Abdillāh as-Subayyil b.
He was born in 1345 AH (1924 CE), and he passed away in 1434 AH (2012 CE).

» HIS POSITIONS:
• Imām and Khaṭīb at Masjid al-Ḥarām in Makkah
• Member of the Permanent Committee of Scholars
• Member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy
• President of General Affairs in Masjid al-Ḥarām and Masjid an-Nabawī in Madīnah.

» HIS DA’WAH EFFORTS:
Shaykh Muḥammad as-Subayyil authored numerous works and had many great efforts in da’wah, visiting more than 50 countries to teach and spread Islām, such that many people accepted Islām by way of Allāh and then though his da’wah and gentleness.

» HIS SCHOLARS:
Shaykh Muḥammad as-Subayyil studied with a number of scholars, among them:
• Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azīz as-Subayyil (his brother), the judge of Bekeriyah
• Shaykh ‘Abdullāh as-Subayyil (his father)
• Shaykh Muḥammad bin Muqbil al-Muqbil, the judge of Bekeriyah
• Shaykh ‘Abdullāh bin Ḥumayd

» HIS STUDENTS:
Shaykh Muḥammad as-Subayyil had many students, among them:
• Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Luhaydān
• Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān
• Shaykh Muqbil bin Hādī al-Wādi’ī

Blatant Lies

In this section, we will only list the very blatant lies mentioned in the book

Death on toilet

The Indian newspaper also published a piece on the death of Ghulām Aḥmad. They stated that, when Ghulām Aḥmad al-Qādiyānī—the false prophet—was stricken with cholera, there was filth exiting from his mouth prior to his death. And he died while sitting on the toilet, defecating in the bathroom.

[Pg 11232321]

This is a blatant lie without any citation. No newspaper has this and there is no proof of this anywhere.

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) died exactly like the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), surrounded by his family, in remembrance of Allah and after prophesying his own death. Full article can be read here.

Death after hitting on the bed

The next lie he makes up is that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) dies because he hit his head on the bed post. So what is true? He died because he hit on the bed post or that he died on the toilet? This ignorant Mawlavi can’t even make up his mind.

When he stopped vomiting, he wanted to lie down, but he fell down on the bed and hit his head against the wooden bedpost and died.
Reference: Mirzā Bashīr ad-Dīn. Biography of the Mahdī, 1/11, narration #12.

[Pg 11232321]

He quotes a reference but no such reference exists in the book, Seeratul Mahdi that says Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (AS) died after hitting his head on the bed post. Full article can be read here again which contains the narrations from the same book.

Deny Virgin Birth of Isa (AS)

» THEY DENY THAT JESUS  WAS BORN WITHOUT A FATHER
They deny that Jesus (‘Īsā) was born from a mother without a father. They say that he has a father; thus, they accuse Allāh of lying in His statement:

Verily, the likeness of Jesus with Allāh is the likeness of Ādam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: “Be!” and he was.
[Sūrah Āli ‘Imrān 3:59]

[Pg 11232321]

This is again a blatant lie and no reference from any book of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) is quoted. Ahmad (AS) has numerous times mentioned that Isa (AS) was born without a father. Full article with references can be read here.

Deny Miracles of Prophets

» THEY REJECT THE MIRACLES OF THE PROPHETS
They reject the miracles of the prophets, even though these miracles are narrated through reports with numerous chains of narration; and they are stated in several places in the Qur’ān, such as in the stories of Ṣāliḥ, Moses (Mūsā), Jesus, and Muḥammad.

[Pg 14]

Another lie and again without any reference or citation.

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) never denied any miracle of any prophets. On the contrary, he showed numerous miracles throughout his life, like healing the sick, death prophecy of many individuals, miracles through acceptance of dua and many more. These can be read under the section of our website called, Sign of Messiah.

Ahmad (AS) even challenged his enemies that they can throw him into a live burning hell fire and God would save him like he saved Ibrahim (AS).

Abrogated Jihad

» THEY CLAIM THAT JIHĀD HAS BEEN ABROGATED
They claim that jihād has been abrogated, even though the Qur’ān, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the scholars [all agree] that it remains.

[Pg 14]

No citation or reference again!

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) never claimed that Jihad is abrogated. He even rejected the theory of abrogation (Naskh Mansukh) that Sunnis believe in. They believe that there commandments and verses in Quran that are abrogated (are useless) and can never be used for legal rulings or otherwise. Full article here.

Get Money from British and British Spies

» THEY HAVE ANIMOSITY & ENMITY TOWARDS THE MUSLIMS
Their enmity towards the Muslims is immense while they have allegiance towards the non-Muslims, especially Britain, from whom they receive large amounts of money to disseminate their false beliefs. For this reason, you will rarely find a country that England has colonized except that the Ahmadiyya have centers and preachers within it. They even established a center in Israel, where they are given complete support and assistance such that they publish a monthly magazine there called Al-Bushra. All of this—and other matters, as well, which will be mentioned during this analysis—proves that they have evil intentions against the Muslims, and their destructive principles clearly oppose the religion of Islām and contradict the foundations and principles of this religion.

[Pg 14]

Again no citation or reference. What is wrong with this ‘scholar’? Why can’t he ever provide any proof of his claim?

This is absolutely absurd. Ahmadi Muslims are probably the only group of Muslims who never receives monetary favors from any country or any other group. Unlike the Sunni Muslims who get government funding from the British government and other governments around the world. This has been the case since the British were in India. Just one example is the famous Salafi Sunni Green Lane Masjid in UK receiving multi million dollar donation from the government.²Birminghammail.co.uk]³

Lastly, Arab Sunnis converted to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community settled in Palestine, long before the Sunnis lost it to the Zionists. Just like many Sunni Muslims, they have been living in the Palestine since decades. Claiming that Ahmadis get any special favors from Israel is completely absurd, that too without citing any source.

No Miracles from Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS)?

His followers answered his call and believed in him without any evidence or clear proof from him; rather, they followed
him simply because he appealed to them. They complied with his wishes without scrutinizing his statements or examining his claim. If they’d had any knowledge about the rules of the religion, the verses from the Qur’ān, and the miracles of the prophets and messengers, they would have never accepted his fallacious claim; they would have never accepted his fabrication. Surely, it is a must that prophets bring miracles and evidence to substantiate their prophethood, miracles that will necessitate the people to believe in them [because they can do] things man is not able to do.

If only these Qādiyānis would have requested their alleged prophet to perform any such miracle so they would have proof of his truthfulness.

[Pg 23]

I am tired of repeating but again, he cites no proof or a reference.

I have already mentioned the numerous miracles of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS). These can be read under the section of our website called, Sign of Messiah.

The rest is childish tantrums saying people believe in him without evidence and so on. Unlike the ‘Giant scholar’ of Sunnis, we will stay academic.

Qadian greater than Mecca and Madina?

» GHULĀM AḤMAD CLAIMED THAT HIS HOMELAND OF QADIAN IS GREATER THAN MAKKAH & MADĪNAH
He said: “Verily, the Noble Qur’ān mentions the names of three towns with reverence and veneration: Makkah, Madīnah,
and Qadian.”11

He said: “Verily, Qadian is the Mother of Towns; whoever cuts it off will be cut and shredded. Thus, fear lest you be cut and shredded. The fruits of Makkah and Madīnah have ceased, but the fruits of Qadian continue to be fresh.”12

—-

11 Notes on Dispelling Illusions, p. 34
12 The Reality of Dreams, p. 46

[Pg 34]

Finally, he gave some references to his lies.

The first reference does not say Qadian is greater than Mecca and Medina. Rather, it is placed third, after Mecca and Medina. Moreover, the statement is from Kashf (vision) of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS). Read more here.

The second reference is not from any book of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS). There is no book named The Reality of Dreams by Ahmad (AS).

There are many more lies and misquotes in the book but it will be added to this article over a period of time.

References

A common lie spread by the anti-Ahmadis is that Ahmadiyya Islam was created by the British Empire, who supposedly appointed Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (AS) as their agent. In this article, we will show how absurd and illogical this claim truly is.

Everyone is a British Agent

Before we respond to this allegation, it is crucial to mention that this allegation isn’t exclusively spammed against Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS). Rather, it is the habit of the non-Ahmadi Muslims that they label everyone they disagree with as a British Agent.

Ahmad Raza Khan, the founder of Barelvi sect is labelled a British agent and it’s all a mere google search away.

Similarly, Ashraf Ali Thanvi, the founder of Deobandi sect has the same allegations about him.

The Salafi (Ahl-e-Hadith / Wahhabi) sect is also called a “Brainchild of British Intelligence agency”.¹

Ahmad (AS) is an Anti-British Rebel

Modern-day critics claim that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was a British agent sent to divide Muslims. Ironically, his contemporaries said the exact opposite. They accused him of secretly planning a rebellion against Christians and British rule. Sunni Muslims, Salafis, and Christian clergy of that era made formal complaints about Ahmad (AS), warning the British government of his “danger.”

Muhammad Hussain Batalvi (Salafi/Sunni Scholar)

Batalvi, the leader of the Ahl-e-Hadith sect and a vocal opponent of the Promised Messiah (AS), collaborated with Christians and other groups to spread lies about him. Consider these two examples:

“His deception is proved by the fact that in his heart he considers it lawful to put an end to the authority of a non-Muslim government and to plunder its belongings Therefore, it would not be proper on the part of the Government to rely on him and it would be necessary to be aware of him, otherwise such harm might be suffered at the hands of this Mahdi of Qadian as was experienced at the hands of the Sudanese Mahdi.”

[Ishaat-us-Sunnah, vol. 16, pg. 168]

Similarly, in an English & Christian magazine, he writes:

What is really dangerous is the course chalked out, for instance, by the Mirza for him- self. He claims to be both, Masin aud Mabdi, and this he does without possessing any heavenly signs. The dangerous character of such a claim will become app rent when the number of the Mirza’s followers will in- crease to an unmanageable extent. Their present number, under the existing conditions and disabilities, can hardly prove danger us but that is no proof against the strong presumption that they are likely to bee me a source of trouble in the future. The doings of the Mahdi of the Soudan and the amount of trouble he gave to the world are not forgotten yet. The movement set on foot by th Mirza in India does not in its essence much difer to my mind from that of the Mahdi of the Soudan.

What I should like to add in that connection is that the Mirza on page 601 of his book the Dafi-ul Uaswas writes:- “When a man disobeys God, the Real Master (God) confiscates his property and takes away his life if be chooses to punish him for his dis- obedience and this he does either through a prophet or direct.” When such are the preachings of the Mirza and when he considers the British Government guilty of disobeying God, also when he openly invites the Government to follow his religion under the threat of heavenly vengeance, who can shut bis eyes against the conclusion? In th light of the above fact the meaning and the worth of the Mirza’s “exhortations” about the unlawfulness of Jehad against the Government cannot for a moineut remain concealed. In fact such “exhortations” cannot deceive the Government and cannot credit the Mirza with good faith unless, of course, the Mirza openly declares that he relinquishes all claims to Masihism and Mahdism and he forsakes the views he has been holding on the subject. It is really strange that such a large number of Muhammadans should become disloyal by simply believing in the coming, in the future, of Masih and Mahdi, while a handful of the followers of the Mirza should remain loyal even after believing the Mirza to be the promised

Masih and Mahdi

[The Civil and Military Gazette, Friday, July 19, 1907]

Padri Imaddudin (Christian Missionary)

He was a Christian missionary who was also a staunch enemy of the Promised Messiah (AS). In a book that he writes against Ahmad (AS), Imaddudin lies:

“And the Messiah is claiming that he wants a large group of Muslims to become his followers, and he is looking for an opportunity to disrupt the peace in India and ruin many homes.

Don’t you think that the imaginary Imam Mahdi is present in Sudan, now the imaginary Messiah should arise from India and the two should unite to punish the infidels.”

[Tauzin ul-Aqwal, pg. 5]

Qazi Fazal Ahmad (Sunni Scholar)

A Muslim scholar writes

مگر افسوس منظور نہ ہوئی ورنہ ضرور تھا غدر کر کے پادریوں کو قتل کرتے اور صلیب کو توڑتے اور اپنے دعوے کی تصدیق میں مسلمانوں پر بھی زور ڈالتے۔

یوں تو مرزا صاحب کہتے ہیں کہ ہم گورنمنٹ کے بڑے خیر خواہ ہیں۔ ہمارے باپ نے گھوڑے دیئے آدمی دیئے ، مگر جب پادری لوگ جو گورنمنٹ حال کے ہم مذہب پیر و مرشد اور بزرگ عیسائی ہیں۔ ان کو دجال مقڑ کیا گیا ہے۔ اور ان کو قتل کیلئے آپ مسیح موجود بنتے ہیں تو پھر گورنمنٹ کی خیر خواہی کیسی ؟ کیا گورنمنٹ کے پیر ومرشد کا دشمن گورنمنٹ کا دوست ہوگا۔ ہر گز نہیں کیا گورنمنٹ کے بزرگ فرقہ کا دشمن اور قاتل گورنمنٹ کا دشمن اور قاتل نہیں ؟ ضرور ہے۔ ضرور ہے۔ مگر افسوس تو اتنا ہے کہ مرزا صاحب کے پاس ایک لاکھ فوج نہیں۔ ورنہ مرزا صاحب کے ہاتھ دیکھتے اور یہ بھی یادر ہے کہ جس وقت مرزا صاحب کے پاس پانچ ہزار سپاہی بھی ہو گئے۔ اسی روز انہوں نے اپنے الہام کم من فئتہ الخ کے مطابق ضرور جنگ کرتا ہے۔ اور فتح کی خوشی کے ارادہ پر اپنے الہام کے پورے اور سچا ہونے پر زور دیتا ہے خواہ کسی موت سے مرین۔ مگر مجھے یہ امید موہوم ہی معلوم ہوتی ہے۔ اب تو میرے خیال میں چیونٹی کو پر لگ گئے ہیں۔ اوور وقت قریب آگیا ہے۔ فقط

But unfortunately it was not successful, otherwise he(Mirza Ghulam Ahmad) would have certainly rebelled and killed the missionaries, destroyed the cross, and forced the Muslims too to accept their claim.

Mirza Sahib says that I am a well-wisher of the government. My father gave horses and men. But the Christian missionaries, who are co-religionists, spiritual leader and elders of the current government…he labels them Dajjal. And to have them murdered, he calls himself the Messiah, then how can he claim to be the well-wisher of the government? Can an enemy of the government’s spiritual leader and elders be a friend of the government? Never! Is not an enemy and murderer of the senior members of the government also an enemy and murderer of the government itself? Of course! Of course! But the regret is that Mirza Sahib does not have an army of one hundred thousand. Otherwise, you would see Mirza Sahib take action. And remember, when Mirza Sahib has even five thousand troops, that very day in accordance with his revelation “کم من فئتہ الخ” he would fight and would be so confident of victory that he would insist on the truth of his revelation even if it meant dying. But this hope seems unfounded to me.

[Kalma Fazal-e-Rahmani, pg. 274-276]

Within this same page, he writes in the footnote that when Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) claims that his father gave 50 horses to the government during the rebellion of 1857, that was a lie. Why? Fazal Ahmad claims that if his father did give, then why does he not do it himself? Why does he not help the government now?

The Civil Military Gazette, Lahore (Christian)

This Christian magazine wrote an article lying that the Promised Messiah (AS) is a rebel in secrecy. Once he has enough followers, he will indeed prove to be a danger to the government. Ahmad (AS) replied to these lies and explained the Islamic stance on rebellion.

In the reply to the clarifications of Ahmad (AS), the Gazette continues to lie even more but with a new logic:

“…ignores the real point at issue: which is, that he has attacked, and is attacking, not the British Government, and its officials, but Christianity and its missionaries, and in such a manner as is likely to cause very bitter and dangerous feelings in the minds of his followers against the religion of their rulers and its exponents. In the very pamphlet, which he issues as an apology for himself he repeats the epithet for Christian missionaries that The Muhammadan protested against-Dajjal (an Arabic word signifying sorcerer or perverter of the truth). The Maulvi on to say goes that the Christianity of the present day is, “ridiculous,” and “is the outcome of human wickedness.” The pamphlet contains an admission to the effect that the Maulvi had declared in some of his books that he was the promised Messiah (Christ). It will be seen, therefore, that it is scarcely an exaggeration to call the man, even from his own description of himself, “dangerous.””

[Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) – 19 February 1895]

The opposing claims from different eras demonstrate that Ahmad’s (AS) critics have no consistent truth, only contradictions.

Sunni funding from British & non Muslims

Why did these scholars report Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) to the British? Simple: to gain favor. They were receiving grants and financial aid from the British government.

Muhammad Hussain Batalvi (Salafi/Sunni Scholar)

Batalvi mentions the financial benefits he got from the British government. Let’s take a look at his own words:

The agricultural land that Allah Almighty has granted me through the government is 4 Murabba (100 acres) in size.

[Ishaatus Sunnah, vol. 19, no. 1, 1902]

Similarly, Nadwatul Ulema and Darul Uloom Deoband were financially helped by the British government. This is the reason, all Sunni scholars of British India were in favor of the British government and deemed Jihad against them as Haram.

Moreover, ‘Sunni’ mosques still receive huge amounts of funding from Kafir government like UK, USA and Canada. Green Lane Masjid in UK received 2.2 million pounds of funding from the government.²

Is Jihad abrogated?

When anti-Ahmadis realize their own scholars never called Mirza Sahib a British agent, they switch tactics and claim he “abrogated Jihad”—a supposed act of Kufr.

Firstly, it is the belief of the ‘Sunnis’ that multiple Quranic commandments are abrogated! As per them, anywhere between 5-500 verses are abrogated. This means that the verses exist in Quran but they are actually useless. They cannot be quoted as proof in Aqeedah (Beliefs) nor Fiqh (Jurisprudence).³

Secondly, it is also the belief of the ‘Sunnis’ that more verses of the Holy Quran will be abrogated by Isa (AS) on his 2nd coming. Rather than following Quran and Hadith, he will abrogate multiple other commandments like Jizyah, and other verses pertaining to religious freedom. They believe that Isa (AS) will give only 2 options to non Muslim (women, old etc) – convert to Islam or die by the sword.⁴ It is ironic that these people would dare raise allegations on Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS).

Lastly, it is the belief of Ahmadis that NO verse in the Quran is abrogated. Not even a dot in the Quran can be abrogated. It is the final word of God. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) mentioned the same throughout his life.

“We believe that whosoever subtracts the smallest particle from the law of Islam, or adds to it, or lays the foundation of neglecting obligations and indifference towards them, is without faith and is turned away from Islam.”

[Ruhani Khazain, vol. 14, pg. 323]

He even answers the allegation of people lying that he has abrogated Jihad.

Muslims criticize me and allege that the one fault in my mission is that I have abrogated Jihad. Alas, these ignoramuses are simply unaware of the true significance of Jihad. […] Indeed, the hallmark of the arrival of the Promised Messiah was that ‘He would Abolish religious war.’ The proof of the authenticity of the Promised Messiah is that he would not wage religious wars. The reason is because today the opponents too have stopped waging religious wars.

‘Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged.’ [22:40] .

[Lecture Ludhiana pg. 33/36]

For more such references, visit this article.

Agent because claimed rebelling against British is Haram?

When the “abrogated Jihad” claim fails, the next lie is that Mirza Sahib was a British agent because he called rebellion Haram. By that logic, all Sunni scholars were British agents too—because they unanimously declared rebellion Haram!

Firstly, If that is the criteria for being a British Agent, then all the ‘Sunni’ scholars are also British agent. ‘Sunni’ scholars from all different sects (Hanafi, Barelvi, Deobandi, Salafi etc) deemed it Haram to rebel against the British government because they provided full religious freedom to the Indian Muslims.

Sunni Scholars: Jihad against British Haram

Muhammad Hussain Batalvi (Salafi/Sunni Scholar)

In our Ahle-Hadith Madhab, the ruler under which we live under in peace, doing jihad is haram.

[Isha’at-as-Sunnah, vol. 10, no. 25, pg. 36]

The Muslims who took part in the 1857 rebellion were serious sinners, and according to the Quran and Hadith they were rebels, mischief makers and wicked.

[Al-Iqtisad fi masa’il al-Jihad, pg. 49]

To fight against this government [i.e. British rule of India] or to aid those who fight against it, even though they be one’s Muslim brothers, is clear treachery and haram.

[Al-Iqtisad fi masa’il al-jihad, p. 49]

Syed Nazeer Husain Dehlawi (Salafi/Sunni Scholar)

پس جب کہ شرط جہاد کی اس دیار میں معدوم ہوئی، تو جہاد کرنا یہاں سبب ہلاکت اور معصیت کا ہوگا۔

Since the criterion of Jihad is absent from this land, to conduct Jihad here would be a means of destruction and a sin.” [Fatawa Naziriya, v. 3, p. 275]

Maulvi Nawab Sideeq Hasan Khan Bhopali (Salafi/Sunni Scholar)

Be concerned about those people who are ignorant of their religious teachings, in that they wish to efface the British government, and to end the current peace and tranquility by disorder under the name of jihad. This is sheer stupidity and foolishness.

[Tarjuman-i Wahhabiyyat, p. 10]

For a list of all references from Muslim scholars prohibiting Jihad against the British government, please visit this article.

Lastly, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) only mentioned the what Islam says regarding rebellion. Islam does not allow Muslims to rebel against a government after giving their oaths of loyalty, especially when the government is protecting and ensuring the religious freedom of the Muslims. Under the rule of the British government, Muslims had complete religious freedom to pray, fast, do dawah (tabligh) and even refute Christianity, the religion of the British officials.

This is why Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) declared that the Jihad of today is to respond to the attacks of non-Muslims in a way they attack. Since non-Muslims were attacking Islam intellectually, the response should be similar. Until of course, Allah brings about other conditions in the world.

The Jihad of this age is to strive in upholding the word of Islam, to refute the objections of the opponents, to propagate the excellences of the Islamic faith, and to proclaim the truth of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, throughout the world. This is Jihad till God Almighty brings about other conditions in the world.

[Al-Badr 14th August 1903]]

Praised the British Government = Agent?

When all else fails, anti-Ahmadis claim Ahmad (AS) was an agent because he praised the British. But praising someone does not make one their agent—unless you’re intellectually dishonest.

But we understand that there are such people around us that posses such weak intellectual capabilities. So for them, we will only show references of their own Ulema who not only declared Jihad against the British Haram but also said statements like:

• Rebels against the British are not Muslims but Mushrikun (polytheists)
• British government is “God’s Mercy” upon us
• British government is a pride for us, more than the Ottoman Khilafat.
• British India is better than all the Muslim countries like Ottoman Khilafat, Iran, Sudan etc

Read about these in this article.

Why praise the British government?

This last section is for the honest researchers who have nothing to do with the lies exposed above. Some people ask why did Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) praise the British so much? It makes sense that he highlighted the good aspects of the government once or twice but there are many more such references of him praising. These are the reasons:

1) Heartfelt gratitude

Ahmad (AS) praised the government to fulfill the commandment mentioned in the ahadith.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who does not thank the people is not thankful to Allah.

[Sunan Abi Dawud 4811]

British government saved the Muslims in India, specifically Punjab and western provinces, from the extreme persecution of the Sikhs. Sikhs had banned Azan (Muslim call to prayer), prayers and destroyed many mosques. Muslims had absolutely no religious freedom during their rule. Thus, it is the duty of every Muslim extend their gratitude to those who have helped them.

This is why the Promised Messiah (AS) states:

Many who lived under Sikh rule are still with us today. They should come forward and tell others about the circumstances of Islam and the Muslims at that time. The adhan [Call for Prayer], which is a mandatory tenet of Islam, was considered a crime. No one who called the adhan could survive the hatchets and spears of the Sikhs. Did God err in freeing the Muslims from the Sikhs’ transgressions and in delivering them to the sanctuary of British rule? As soon as this government took power, the Muslims of Punjab were, for all practical purposes, granted their faith anew.

[British Government and Jihad, pg. 15]

2) Mission of Messiah

Another reason for mentioning the religious freedom of the British government was to correct the beliefs of the Muslims, which is the job of the Messiah. He had to remind the Muslims to leave the idea of rebellion and Jihad against a government that provides them religious freedom and who saved them from the persecution of the Sikhs. He had to consistently remind Muslims that it is unislamic and against the Quran and Hadith to rebel against one’s government.

This government protects the lives and property of Muslims and safeguards them from the attacks of every oppressor. I did not do this work out of fear of the government, nor in the hope of any reward from it, but solely in accordance with the command of Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

[Ruhani Khazain, vol. 8, pg. 40-41, Nurul Haqq, Part 1]

3) Response to the Rebel Mahdi Allegation

One more reason that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) mentioned his belief about being loyal to the government was because all his enemies, non-Muslims, Hindus, Christians and even Sunni Muslims, were reporting him to the government and writing false agenda pieces in media by labelling him an Anti-British rebel.

Alot of the statements in the books of the Promised Messiah (AS) are merely a response to such allegations. It was his duty to dispel any false information about him in newspapers, books and government reports. We have already mentioned these allegations in detail in the section above.

Often the enemies and self-interested people who harbor enmity and opposition towards every new sect, convey false reports to the government and trouble the government with mischievous and fruitless activities. Since the government is not omniscient, it is possible that the government authorities may develop some suspicion or lean towards suspicion due to the frequency of such false informers.

Therefore, I am writing down a few necessary points for the information of the high government authorities:

[Ruhani Khazain, vol. 13, pg. 337, Ishtahar, 24 Feburary 1894]

…he continued to convey to the Government his unfounded views that I was secretly a rebel and was more dangerous than even the Sudanese Mahdi.

[The True Nature of the Mahdi, pg. 17]

Wanted the favor of the Government?

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) never got any favors from the government, nor does the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community get any till this day. Our community is run solely on the contributions of the Ahmadi Muslims alone. No government, nor an outside entity donates to us, nor do we seek their donations.

In this section, we will put a final nail in the coffin for this allegation. If Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) wanted any favor from the British government or if he wanted to appease them, he would not have used such harsh facts in regards to them and their spiritual fathers (the Christian clergy). These statements are way harsher than the statements of any of the scholars who were living in British India. These so-called hypocrite scholars were known to butter the government with sweet words.

Christian Clergy is Dajjal

If the Promised Messiah (AS) wanted to appease the government, he wouldn’t label the missionaries and spiritual fathers of the same government and their people as Dajjal. Dajjal is the name of Satan himself, and the biggest fitna (trial) that would unfold in the latter days.

Dajjal in fact is none other than the people known as Christian missionaries and European philosophers. They act like the two jaws of the Promised Dajjal with which he devours people’s faith like a python. 

[Kitab-ul-Bariyyah, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 13, pp. 252-253, footnote]

British Government is Gog Magog

He also called the government to be Gog and Magog, another fitna of the latter days.

The first sign of the Latter Days will be the dominance of Gog and Magog, i.e. the influence of Russia and the British.

[Testimony of the Holy Quran, pg. 38]

فإن يأجوج ومأجوج هم النصارى من الروس والأقوام البرطانية

کیونکہ یا جوج ماجوج سے مراد وہ نصاریٰ ہیں جو روس اور برطانیہ قوموں سے ہیں

Because Gog and Magog refer to those Christians who are from the nations of Russia and Britain.

[Ruhani Khazain, vol. 7, pg. 210]
[Hamamatul Bushra, Urdu Translation, pg. 74]

Christian Missionaries worship Satan

In response to the Shirk of Christians and the fitna of the Dajjal (Christian missionaries), Promised Messiah (AS) mentioned how they don’t worship God but Satan because the Christians are doing the opposite of what God has commanded.

The Christian clergies, however, have thrown the truth behind their backs, and whatever they have compiled is mere fabrication. All their efforts are focused on destroying Islam and erasing the signs of the greatest of human beings, our master, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafasas. Having set traps of idolatry, they invite people towards the blazing fire and abyss, claiming that the Messiah has combined in himself the mysteries of [both] Godhead and mortality. They only worship Satan. Those from the Muslims of this country who have accepted their religion and apostatised from the religion of our Master, the Best of Mankind, may peace and blessings of God be upon him, number around eighty-thousand.

[The Ocean of Light, pg. 12-13]

Queen is in Darkness of Man-worship

Promised Messiah (AS) also wrote to the Queen of British Empire and invited her to Islam. In the same book, he mentions the severity of the sin she is indulged in and claims that she is in the ‘darkness of man-worship’.

If Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) wanted the favor from the government, why would he say such bitter truths? He should have acted the same way as the scholars of the time, who would use sweet words to gain favor of the government.

Jesus, the Messiah, is truly one of the very beloved and pious servants of God and is one of those who are the chosen people of God whom God purifies with His own Hand and keeps them under the shadow of His light. He is not God as has been conjectured, but has close relations with God and is among the perfect ones of which there are only a few.

Almighty God! As Thy Wisdom and Providence has been pleased to put us under the rule of our blessed Empress enabling us to lead lives of peace and prosperity, we pray to Thee that our ruler may in return be saved from all evils and dangers as Thine is the kingdom, glory and power. Believing in Thy unlimited powers we earnestly ask Thee, All-Powerful Lord, to grant us one more prayer that our benefactress the Empress, before leaving this world, may probe her way out of the darkness of man-worship with the light of la-ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah. [There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet]. Do Almighty God as we desire, and grant us this humble prayer of ours as Thy will alone governs all minds. Amen!

[A Gift for the Queen, pg. 19 & 49]

Praised Kufr of British Government?

Lastly, some may ask that if Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) only wanted to praise the specific actions of the British government, he should have called them out on the Kufr they did as well?

That is correct. The Promised Messiah (AS) actually did that. He called their clergy Dajjal, their government Gog Magog and labelled them the biggest fitna since the creation Adam (AS). If that does not convince anyone, here is the direct quote of Ahmad (AS):

As for your repeated mention of the British government, it is absolutely true that we are grateful to the British government and are its well-wishers and will remain so as long as we live. However, we do not consider this government immune from error, nor do we consider its laws to be based on scholarly research.

[The Light of the Holy Quran, pg. 76]

There are many such instances but for brevity, we will leave it as is.

Conclusion

This allegation has been comprehensively refuted from all angles. Anti-Ahmadis rely on personal attacks—not evidence from Quran or Hadith. Just like non-Muslims attacked the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), they now attack Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS).

1. Such allegations are made regarding many Muslim scholars
2. Contemporary enemies of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) didn’t call him British agent but an anti-British rebel.
   • Anti-Ahmadis aren’t even consistent with their allegations.
3. He (AS) didn’t abrogate Jihad.
4. He (AS) only praised the religious freedom provided by the British government, not their atrocities or short comings.
5. He (AS) never got any favors from the British government but the ‘Sunni’ scholars did.

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