Ahmadiyya

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and his followers are lovers of imperialistic hubris, plundering, genocide and destruction. Of course, no right-thinking-GhulamAhmadi (now there’s an oxymoron) could ever admit to such thinking, but it is pervasive. GhulamAhmadism is not about submission to the Will of Allah (Islam). It is about submission to the powers-that-be.

While the British empire were plundering India, causing millions to die, Mirza was kissing Queen Victoria’s plump ass in the most crawling, obsequious, loathsome manner. He was busy raising funds for an army that was killing women and children in the Transvaal concentration camps. He was recording names of Muslims to give over to the incumbent looters. He was writing cupboards of books denouncing Jihad - and yet Allah (swt) is crystal clear about oppression. It is worse than slaughter. The British Empire were guilty of both, but Mirza thought it was fine. No prophet would behave in such an unsightly, treacherous manner. He was the Uncle Tom of the Punjab.

It’s a shame he couldn’t sum it up like a truly great thinker, who despite non-violently opposing oppression and winning (unlike Mirza, who opposed only opposition to oppression) - never claimed prophethood or anything like it. He lived a simple life. Unlike Mirza, he was not obsessed with signs and money. Unllike Mirza, he did something for India.

And how did Gandhi, this truly great thinker sum up his oppressors? When asked about Western civilisation - he responded thus:

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.