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The Plague – Episode Six

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The last episode is regarding the actual prophecy of the plague by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. I will keep this short and simple, insha’Allah.

When did Mirza Ghulam Ahmad specifically announce the prophecy of the plague?

February 6, 1898
(A) Today, Sunday February 6, 1898, I saw in a dream that God’s angels were planting black trees in different parts of the Punjab. Those trees were very ugly, black in colour, terrifying and of small size. I asked some of those who were planting them: What kind of trees are these? They answered: These are trees of the plague which is about to spread in the country. It remained unclear to me whether it was said that the plague would spread during the coming winter or the winter after, but it was a terrible sight which I saw. [Announcement of Plague, February 6, 1898, Majmu‘ah Ishtiharat, vol. 3, p. 5, Ayyamus-Sulah, p. 121, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 4, p. 361] (Tadhkirah, 2009 Edition, Page 407/408)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Tadhkirah.pdf

This dream culminated in his announcement of the plague on the 6th of February 1898. However some may argue that ‘revelation’ prior to this informed him of this calamity, the earliest is dated November 1897.

November 1897
al-Hakam reports that: Hudur Hujjatul-Islam [The Promised Messiahas] saw in a dream that plague had invaded Qadian. But he was given to understand that this would only mean itching. [Mentioning the dream] he said: Qadian will be safeguarded and protected against the disastrous plague, but perhaps itching might spread here (Tadhkirah, 2009 Edition, Page 403)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Tadhkirah.pdf

We can accept either one, though the announcement in February 1898 would be the most accurate as this is when he actually claims he received the prophecy. To remove any ambiguity, refer to the U.S Magazine for children, Al-Hilal, Issue 2 for 2002.

The Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, had prophesied the spread of a plague on February 26, 1898 on the basis of one of his dreams. (Al-Hilal, Page 25, Issue 2, 2002)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/alhilal/H2002-2.pdf

The final piece of evidence regarding this, so there is no confusion, is from ‘Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth’ by Mirza Tahir Ahmad.

In February 1898, Hazrat Ahmad received revelations about an impending plague, and he immediately published this important warning through newspapers and pamphlets to the world at large. (Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth, Page 637)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/RRKT.pdf

There is no doubt that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed he received revelation from God to the effect that plague would consume the land in the year 1898. Why is it important to locate the exact date? Well as you have read from previous episodes, we are all aware that Hong Kong was inflicted with plague in 1894, so let us proceed with the assumption that he was referring to India and India only . Here is a revelation for all Ahmadis, the British Government, who as we all know occupied India at the time, issued precautionary measures regarding the plague as shown below:

No. 1345.- Notification.- In exercise of the powers conferred by the Notification of the Government of India No. 302, dated 4th February 1897, the Hon’able the Lieutenant-Governor, being satisfied that the Punjab is threatened with an outbreak of a dangerous epidemic, namely bubonic plague, and that the ordinary provisions of the law are insufficient for the purpose of preventing such outbreak, is pleased to prescribe the following Regulations for the inspection of persons traveling by railway and the segregation of persons suspected of being infected with bubonic plague, and for other matters under sub-section (1) and sub clause (l) of sub-section (2) of Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, in supersession of the Regulations published with Notification No, 146, dated the 12th of February 1897, as amended by Notification No. 634, dated the 8th of April 1897:- (The Punjab Record (1898), Volume 32, Page 76)

Direct Link: http://www.archive.org/details/punjabrecord02courgoog

The above information from official records of the Government verify that they knew a year prior to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad about the bubonic plague. How can one even label his announcement a ‘prophecy’? How have you fallen for this grand ‘prophecy’? How did his god Yalesh not know that the Government were issuing warnings a year before his ‘prophet’? Quite clearly Government officials were busy issuing precautions on how to prevent this epidemic from spreading. Yet Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claims he foresaw this event before it arrived? His God told him to warn people before it arrived? This man was a liar, a dishonest insincere con-man yet you raise his status higher than the Prophets of Allah (SWT)?

Ahmadis, reevaluate your belief in this man, why turn a blind eye to this? As Allah (SWT) is my witness, we are not here to brag and take pride in showing how we’re right and you’re wrong, this is not our intention. We couldn’t care less about it, all we want for you to do is to investigate the information we present with an open mind and heart. If we have made mistakes we will happily hold our hands up and admit to our mistakes. On the other hand you should have the courage to assess the information we have provided with an open mind. We don’t do this out of boredom or for bragging rights. We genuinely cannot understand, if one was to investigate Ahmadiyya, how s/he can continue to follow the creed of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and his movement. Come back to the Ummah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

With this, I bring to a close the issue of the plague. I hope everyone has benefited from this six part episode and if anything I have said is correct, useful or helps anyone whether Ahmadi or not then it is from the blessing of Allah (SWT). If there are any mistakes, then they are mine and I apologise. I hope Allah (SWT) helps those Ahmadis whom have rejected Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in their heart but feel as though they are trapped, may Allah (SWT) give them strength and make it easy for them. Thank you to everyone at thecult.info for bearing with these episodes as I know they are many other topics to blog about…

May Allah (SWT) guide the Ahmadis back to Islam. All praise is due to Allah (SWT).

The Plague – Episode Five

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The fifth episode explores yet another deception, this time regarding protection from the plague. The plague is a deadly disease caused by bacteria usually started by other disease outbreaks in rodents. It is more often than not carried by rats and spreads to humans through fleas who contract it from rodents such as rats. In 1855 a large pandemic of plague struck China and spread to India through the ocean trade killing up to 15 million people worldwide. Two different sources seem to have resulted in the spread of this deadly disease. The first as mentioned was primarily bubonic, carried around the world through trade, transporting infected persons, rats and cargoes harbouring fleas. The second was primarily pneumonic in character with a strong person to person contagion. In 1894 the bubonic plague spread from Hong Kong to India and as the calamity spread throughout India, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad took this opportunity to announce that this was a sign of his truthfulness from God.

“In this age, God’s commandment from heaven has shaken the earth with the plague so that it should be a sign for His Messiah.” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 1, Page 160)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/books/essence1/Essence-1.pdf

He then moved on to counsel people on how to avoid this calamity. It was the next obvious and logical step to take to further his claim and take advantage of the terrible situation. He declared that the plague shall not disappear until he is accepted as the prophet and messenger of God or as a minimum, the defamation towards him by his opponents should stop. This particular aspect was explored in episode four. In addition to this, he claimed the town in which he resided, Qadian, will be protected from the plague because of his presence.

“Allah has willed not to remove this pestilence until and unless people do away with the thoughts lurking in their hearts. In other words, until they accept the Prophet and Messenger of God, the plague shall not go away. And the All-Powerful God shall protect Qadian against the ravages of the plague, in order to show you that it was spared only because a Messenger of God was present in it.” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 95)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has made two prophecies in the quote presented above. The first is that until the people accept him, the plague will not go away, this was dealt with in episode four. The second is that Allah (SWT) will protect Qadian from this calamity. I will explore the latter in this episode which he reiterates below as a sign for all nations to heed.

“…as long as the plague stays in the world, even if it were to persist for seventy years, God Almighty will always protect Qadian from its ravages, because it is the seat of His Messenger. This is a sign for all nations.” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 97)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

This alleged revelation of protection did not hold weight for long as Mirza Ghulam Ahmad himself confesses.  The quote presented below is his admission that the plague was raging in Qadian in contradiction to his boast that because of his presence, Qadian would be protected by God.

“At a time when Qadian was afflicted with the plague my son Sharif Ahmad appeared to be suffering from very high fever like typhoid… plague was raging in Qadian.” (Tadhkirah, 2004 Edition, Page 592)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Tadhkirah.pdf

How would he now counter this? He had to think of another deceptive claim in order to restore the balance of faith in his self proclaimed status as the saviour. The contradiction is clear cut yet some people fall in to his devious misgivings and counter claims. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad defies the alleged revelation that Qadian will be protected to a more elusive claim as evidenced in the subsequent quote.

“Since God Almighty knew that the plague would break out in this country on a large scale, and even Qadian would not remain completely immune from it, He had, therefore, already revealed to me twenty three years ago that anyone who would enter this mosque and this house, with sincerity and faith, would be saved from the plague. In the same context, He also said to me… I shall safeguard all those who dwell in thy house from death by the plague, with the exception of those who are arrogant and think highly of themselves. And I shall particularly safeguard thee.” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 105)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

God Almighty knew that the plague would breakout in Qadian? Indeed Allah (SWT) is All-Knowing but what about the God of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad? How could he say God knew the plague would consume Qadian when the same God assured him that Qadian would be protected from the plague? The prior revelation is refuted by the spread of the plague in Qadian; however, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad then reinvents his claim and restricts it to his house. He obviously learnt his lesson from his earlier admission as he now adds a qualification to his claim just in case someone should die as a result of the plague. Thus he is protected should an individual die as he could merely claim that the individual was arrogant within his heart and as a result, no one could refute the alleged arrogance he would make claim to. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad even goes on to compare his house to Noah’s Ark:

“God has assured me that He would safeguard all those who dwell in my house. My house will then be like Noah’s Ark, whoever enters it will be saved.” (Tadhkirah, 2004 Edition, Page 878)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Tadhkirah.pdf

However, if any sign of infection was displayed by anyone residing in his so called ‘Noah’s Ark’ he would resort to removing them from the alleged safe haven. What did he fear? Did he have no faith in the assurance God allegedly gave him? He claimed whoever entered his house would supposedly be saved so how do his followers explain the letter which he sent to his son-in-law in reference to this matter.

“I received your letter in today’s mail. So far, by the grace and blessings of Allah everything is fine in our house and in your house. Ghousan (an elderly woman) is afflicted by fever; she has been expelled from the house. But in my opinion, she is not afflicted by plague; she is expelled as a precaution. And Master Muhammad Din is afflicted with fever and there is growth of gland, he has also been expelled. Even on our side, there is intensity in plague but less than previously.  I wrote before that in this village, often those kids who are weak or ill are dying… Last night a lady guest who came from Delhi, caught fever… I pray day and night and sometimes I supplicate with such intensity that I feel ill and think that only a few minutes are left in my life and serious signs start to appear.” (Maktoobat, Volume 5, Page 115)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Maktoobat_20080720MM.pdf

This should leave no doubt of his falsehood and how he switched claims and acted accordingly when the heat was on. He first claimed that Qadian would be protected by Allah (SWT) what happened when it actually afflicted Qadian? He altered his initial claim to a more elusive claim in that those who reside in his house would be safe so long as they comprise no arrogance in their heart, something which couldn’t be proved. What did he do once those who inhabited his house illustrated any signs of affliction?  He chose to hurl them from his alleged safe house. If his house was safe from the plague then why is he throwing people out as a precaution? This is mockery in the name of Allah (SWT). An example of his charade is quoted for you below. Notice how upon being exposed he changes his position or reinterprets his original stance.

“This means that God protected the village of Qadian from the plague in order to manifest the true standing of this Intercessor. And you can see that it has indeed been immune to the plague for the last five, six years.” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 102)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

“This revelation means that some people will die of the plague in Qadian also. This would not be contrary to the revelation… which has been translated as sheltering.” (Tadhkirah, 2004 Edition, Page 838)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Tadhkirah.pdf

He jumped from protected to sheltering, what was his stance before anyone died? He claims above that Qadian has been protected as proof of the true standing of God and that it has been immune to the plague for the past five to six years which implies it would continue to be protected from the plague. However, when this was no longer the case, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad then claimed that what was actually meant was that people would be sheltered and thus some people would die, but what did he say before anyone died in addition to claiming that Qadian would be protected?

“…he was given to understand that this would only mean itching… Qadian will be safeguarded against the plague, but perhaps itching might spread…” (Tadhkirah, 2004 Edition, Page 380)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Tadhkirah.pdf

Is this meant to be joke? From Qadian will be protected he moves his claims to a safer stance in that if Qadian is afflicted it will only be the spread of itching as opposed to death, and then when Qadian was afflicted and people died he moved to a shady standpoint in that God meant he would only shelter Qadian and that people were bound to die. To end this episode, everyone should consider the following words of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1907:

“I supplicated for the spread of plague. Thus that supplication was granted and plague spread in the whole country.” (Roohani Khazain, Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Volume 22, Page 235)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/urdu/rkold/rk-22-80.pdf

As a result he boasted:

“God has also informed me that the number of my followers will be augmented through the plague and the number of other Muslims will thereby be reduced…” (Tadhkirah, 2004 Edition, Page 653)

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad considered the plague a punishment from God:

“…God Almighty says: …We never send an extraordinary punishment upon a people until We have sent a Messenger to fully convey Our message… Is it not an extraordinary calamity with which you have been afflicted for some years now? The afflictions… The plague and earthquake…” (Divine Manifestations – Page 11)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/DivineManifestations.pdf

Now I ask you sincerely, to end this episode, contrast the words of the Messenger of Allah (SWT), Muhammad (SAW) to the above by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

Sahih Bukhari
Volume 7, Book 71, Number 628:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Apostle said, “(Death from) plague is martyrdom for every Muslim.”

May Allah (SWT) guide the Ahmadis back to Islam. All praise is due to Allah (SWT).

The Plague – Episode Four

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The forth episode is regarding the remedy of the plague. This is not the ‘divine’ medicine that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad received from ‘Yalesh’ but the opportunity he saw to take advantage of the suffering of people.

“But, instead of showing any sign of repentance, they continued to abuse me and published announcements full of foul language against me. The result is the plague you are witnessing now…” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 94)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

“The message that God revealed to me for removing this disease is that people should wholeheartedly accept me as the Promised Messiah.” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 95)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

“The plague has visited the world because the Promised Messiah, who is from God, has not only been rejected, but has also been tormented. Plots have been hatched to kill him, and he has been called a disbeliever and Dajjal…” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 96/97)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

There are many more examples where he reiterates and emphasises this point. For clarity, his claim is that the plague has occurred because people have rejected and reviled him and the only remedy to prevent and eliminate this disease is to accept him or in the least to desist from abusing and using foul language against him.

However, in accordance with the above limitations, the plague should be continuing to this day. The abuse has not stopped and did not stop even up to the day he died and a very small percentage accepted his claim. The following quotes from his own books detail that he was still being abused even after making his requests and ‘remedy’.

“…they mock at the one who has been sent by Him for the reform of mankind. This mocking and abuse have exceeded all bounds…. (…1905).” (Tadhkirah, 2004 Edition, Page 507)

The following quote has been taken from Haqiqut-ul-Wahi which was written on 15th May 1907. He continues to talk about the abuse directed towards him, bear in mind that he died a year later.

“Maulavi Ghulam Dastgir of Kasur had similarly crossed all limits in hurling abuses at me. He had procured from Mecca edicts of disbelief against me and would invoke curses upon me day in and day out. ‘The curse of Allah be upon the liars’ was his routine invocation…” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 163/164)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

Yet more evidence from the same book evidencing further abuse:

“About me it said: ‘This man is selfish, self-conceived, depraved and a sinner; that is why he sees dirty and unholy dreams…Mirza of Qadian is an immoral fame seeker, and a glutton…A wretched, one who shirks work to earn a living, and a past master at cunning, deception and lying…We will surely expose his shenanigans, and we do hope to succeed in our plans…Mirza is an impostor and a liar. Members of the Mirza’i community are evil-doers and rogues.’ In short, every single issue of their paper has been full of filthy abuse. (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 207)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

This abuse obviously didn’t stop even after his death and as a matter of fact, the more that people learned or heard about his claim, the more he was labeled Dajjal (The Anti-Christ) and cursed. How can he then claim that in the least, if he is not to be accepted, the abuse should stop and the plague would then disappear? It is fair to say that the majority of people only knew of him after his demise especially in the age of television and the internet and along with this came more abuse. Therefore in accordance with his claim, the plague should not have stopped. The subsequent remedy he puts forth is accepting him as the Messiah sent by God, however this did not happen. Observe the exaggerated claim he has made below in the year 1904 in Sialkot.

“…some people came to their senses and, in a short time, about two hundred thousand people pledged allegiance at my hand and this process is ongoing.” (Lecture Sialkot, Page 57)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/LectureSialkot.pdf

He has made, what would seem like an unverifiable claim above. However in 1918, an author by name of H.A. Walter wrote a book entitled ‘The Religious Life of India – The Ahmadiya Movement’. In this book the author consults the census of 1911 which specifically details the amount of adherents to the movement of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. The author too states that in 1900 the members of the community were, at their own request, entered under the name ‘Ahmadiyya’ in the official census list of the Government of India, as a distinct Muhammadan sect. For this reason the figures representing the sect in the census of 1911 cannot be said to be erroneous. A scan of the book which consults the census and lists the total members is given below:

“…the Government of India Census of 1911 where, in the section on the Panjab (Vol. XIV, Part 2), the statistics of the movement are given as follows: Males, 10,116; Females, 8,579; total, 18,695… Dr. H. D. Griswold stated that in his opinion 50,000 would be a liberal estimate of the numerical strength of the Ahmadiya movement at that time. Allowing for a considerable increase in the six years that have since elapsed, it is safe to say that at the very most there are not more than 70,000 followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad at the present time.” (The Ahmadiya Movement, Page 112)

Direct Link: http://www.archive.org/details/ahmadiyamovement00walt

The report written in 1918, citing the census of 1911, numbers the followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad at a meagre 18,695. Compare this to the statement he made in 1904 claiming that 200,000 people had pledged their allegiance to him. This not only proves that he lied but falsifies his claim about the plague. He stated that the single remedy for cessation of the plague would be to accept him as the Promised Messiah. Undoubtedly, this did not happen as by the year 1912 he only had 18,695 adherents. The author then generously states that an estimate for 1918 would be no more than 70,000 and this is in comparison to a figure of 500,000 given in 1908 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as can be seen on the second line of the link above on page 112. This therefore proves he is a liar and establishes his failed remedy in that the only way the plague will withdraw is if he is accepted. Additionally, the 2001 Pakistan Government statistics have Ahmadis as 0.22% of the population.

96.28% of the Pakistani population are Muslims, 1.85% Hindus, 1.59% Christians, and 0.22% Ahmadis (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division, No. SD. PER.E (53)/99-449, Islamabad, 16 July 2001). (Thematic Chronology of Mass Violence in Pakistan, 1947-2007 by Lionel Baixas, Tuesday 24 June 2008, Page 16)

Direct Link: http://www.massviolence.org/IMG/article_PDF/Thematic-Chronology-of-Mass-Violence-in-Pakistan-1947-2007.pdf

“…there is absolutely no remedy against it except that His Messiah be accepted wholeheartedly and in all sincerity. This is a sure remedy. But a lesser remedy is that people must refrain from rejecting him, and must hold their tongues from uttering profanities against him, and must realize his true status.” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 100)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

If this was the only remedy then why has the plague ceased? He is being reviled more now than during his lifetime, this proves yet another phony prophecy. Many people know of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in this day and age in comparison to his own time. Many people who hear of his claim label him as a forerunner to the Anti-Christ and one of the false claimants to prophethood as foretold by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and as a result, curse him.

“…plague raced north and west through to the rural parts of the Bombay Presidency and on into the Punjab…The third plague pandemic… disappeared by the 1940s…” (Plague Ports, Page 51)

Direct Link: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qw1M_3amPcQC&pg=PP1&dq

May Allah (SWT) guide the Ahmadis back to Islam. All praise is due to Allah (SWT).

The Plague – Episode Three

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For the third episode in the series, observe the following quote:

“…And just as it happened at the time of Noah that a period of calm was granted after many people had been killed, the same shall happen now…that is… calamities shall recede.” (Divine Manifestations, Page 8 )

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/DivineManifestations.pdf

This is yet another false prophecy as there have been many calamities since the death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Some major incidents have been listed below:

Worldwide
1918 – 1920 – The Avian Flu
It is often referred to as the Spanish flu which took place in 1918, 10 years after the death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. It was an influenza pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world. It is estimated that anywhere from 20 to 100 million people were killed worldwide, or the approximate equivalent of one third of the population of Europe, more than double the number killed in World War I.

1960 – ‘El Tor’ Cholera
El Tor is a causative agent of cholera which spread through Asia in 1963 and then into the Middle East, Africa and Europe. From North Africa it spread into Italy by 1973.

1981 – HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus
This deadly disease could lead to AIDS which is a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. No cure has been found to eliminate this disease. The HIV infection in humans is now regarded as pandemic. As of January 2006, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognised on December 1st, 1981.

Asia
1931 – Flood – China
It is generally considered the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded, and almost certainly the deadliest of the 20th century and in China. The human casualties are estimated from lows of 400,000 to highs of 3.7 million to 4 million.

1970 – Bhola Cyclone – Bangladesh
This was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India’s West Bengal on November 12th, 1970. It was the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times. Up to 500,000 people lost their lives in the storm.

1974 – Smallpox – India
This is regarded as one of the worst smallpox epidemics of 20th century.

1976 – Tangshan Earthquake – China
This disaster took place on July 28th, 1976 and is believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll. The number of deaths are said to be around 240,000 to 255,000. A further 164,000 people were recorded as being severely injured.

2002 – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) – China
This was a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS corona virus. There were 8,096 known infected cases and 774 deaths (a case-fatality rate of 9.6%).

2004 – Tsunami – Indonesia
It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, killing more than 225,000 people.

2010 – Floods – Pakistan
We are still feeling this presently and I am sure I do not need to remind people about the devastating effect this has had on the people of Pakistan.

Africa
2001 – Cholera – Nigeria
An outbreak of cholera in northern Nigeria led to the loss of up to 400 lives.

2003 – Plague – Algeria
An outbreak of plague occurred in the region of Oran, Algeria, from June to July 2003. Algeria had not reported this disease for 50 years.

2007 – Ebola – Congo
Prior to this, the last major Ebola outbreak struck in Kikwit in 1995, killing 245 people.

South America
1985 – Volcanic Eruption – Colombia
The eruption in Nevado Del Ruizel killed up to 23,000 people.

2000 – Dengue Fever – Various
During the summer of 2000, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua underwent outbreaks of dengue fever that also included cases of DHF and deaths.

North America
1952 – Poliomyelitis – U.S.A.
In the United States, the 1952 polio epidemic became the worst outbreak in the nation’s history. Of nearly 58,000 cases reported that year 3,145 died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis. In 1977 there were 254,000 persons living in the United States who had been paralysed by polio.

2009 – Swine Flu – Mexico
Mexican officials stated that since March 2009, there have been over 1300 reported cases and put the death toll at 83.

Europe
1908 – Earthquake – Italy
The Messina earthquake took up to 200,000 lives on December 28th, 1908 in Sicily and southern Italy.

1918 – Typhus – Russia
Typhus is any of several similar diseases caused by Rickettsiae which is an obligate parasite and cannot survive for long outside living cells. Typhus should not be confused with typhoid fever which is a completely different disease. During World War I typhus caused more than three million deaths in Russia out of 20–30 million cases.

1972 – Smallpox – Yugoslavia
The outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia was the last major outbreak of smallpox in Europe. The epidemic was efficiently and ruthlessly contained by enforced quarantine and mass vaccination. The 1982 film Variola Vera is based on the event.

2003 – Heat Wave – Western Europe
The 2003 European heat wave was one of the hottest summers on record in Europe, especially in France. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in Southern Europe. More than 52,000 Europeans died as a result of the heat wave.

Evidently, his claim that a period of calm would materialise after the plague and it would resemble the period of calm after the flood in the time of Hazrat Nuh (AS) was clearly false. Many calamities emerged after the plague and barely 100 years have passed since Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

May Allah (SWT) guide the Ahmadis back to Islam. All praise is due to Allah (SWT).

The Plague – Episode Two

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Let us commence, inshaAllah, with the second episode of the plague with the following quote:

“Since the Punjab is closest to the residence of the Promised Messiah, and the Punjabis are the first to be addressed by him, that is why the Punjab has been the first to suffer from this epidemic.” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 104)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

Punjab was the first to be afflicted with the plague? This is obviously not true as it broke out in Hong Kong from where it spread to India. Even in India it did not strike Punjab first and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad knows this himself:

“I have heard that when the plague broke out in Bombay…” (The Essence Of Islam, Volume 5, Page 92)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Essence-5.pdf

Even history testifies to this fact as the quote below from the ‘Plague Ports’ makes it perfectly clear that Bombay had been struck by this pandemic before Punjab.

“…bubonic plague found it easy to make its way from Canton to Hong Kong in 1894… The city of Bombay… was next to be visited by bubonic plague” (Plague Ports, Page 15)

Direct Link: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qw1M_3amPcQC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false

“…plague raced north and west through to the rural parts of the Bombay Presidency and on into the Punjab…” (Plague Ports, Page 51)

Direct Link: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qw1M_3amPcQC&pg=PP1&dq

The image in the link below has been produced from the 1911 census of India for anyone disputing the location of Bombay and Punjab as one and the same. They are two distinct districts as illustrated by the map below.

“Map showing the area, density and population of the main political divisions.” (Census Reports, 1911)

Direct Link: http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/old_report/Census_1911.html

Quite clearly the plague did not strike Punjab first but broke out in Hong Kong in 1894. If Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was not referring to the whole world then even within India the plague epidemic broke out in the colonial port city of Bombay in September 1896 and spread from there to other parts of the country. Its initial impact was limited to port cities, particularly Bombay, but later also Pune, Calcutta and Karachi. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad simply deceived illiterate villagers by stating Punjab was struck with the plague first. To justify his lie he states that Punjab was first to hear his claims and reject them, thus the plague appeared in Punjab first. Based on such logic within the Punjab, Qadian should have been the first to suffer. In any case, it has been evidently proven that this is not true, the Punjab district was not the first to be hit by the plague. Ahmadis, I must ask if this is not deception then what is?

The Holy Qu’ran – 003.161 – Al-e-Imran (3) Ayah (161)
And it is not attributable to a prophet that he should act dishonestly and he who acts dishonestly shall bring that in respect of which he has acted dishonestly on the day of resurrection; then shall every soul be paid back fully what it has earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.

May Allah (SWT) guide the Ahmadis back to Islam. All praise is due to Allah (SWT).

The Plague – Episode One

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The issue of the plague and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is one which displays the egotistical nature of man as well the cunning psyche of a opportunist con man. I have thus decided one blog entry would be overwhelming as there are so many inconsistencies with this episode in the life of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. I will therefore make some simple observations in each episode in no particular logical order. Thus let us begin, inshaAllah, with the following quote:

“Another prophecy was that the plague would rage as an epidemic at the time to such an extent that seven out of ten people would die. Now has this sign appeared or has it not?” (Lecture Ludhiana, Page 61)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/ludhiana/LectureLudhiana.pdf

Is he talking about seven out of ten people in the world would die or seven out of ten people in India would die? Regardless, the following is written by Myron J. Echenberg:

“Between plague’s arrival in 1896 & 1921, an estimated 12 million Indians lost their lives, compared with 3 million in the rest of the world combined.” (Plague Ports, Page 51)

Direct Link: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qw1M_3amPcQC&pg=PP1&dq

Below are the figures for the population of India and the world in 1920-21:

“Population of India:
Year – 1921
Population – 251,321,213”
(Gandhian Perspectives On Population And Development by A.K. Sharma, Page 32)

Direct Link: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=H-O42ZDX5GUC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false

The above table states that the population of India in 1921 was 251.3 million. According to David Lucas below, the world population was approximately 2 billion in 1920.

“The population of the world was two billion (2,000,000,000) around 1920” (World Population Growth by David Lucas, Chapter 3, Page 1)

Direct Link: http://adsri.anu.edu.au/pubs/BAPS/BAPSChap3.pdf

The World
The world population in 1920 was 2 billion, thus if his prophecy of “seven out of ten people would die as a result of the plague” was accurate and duly fulfilled then accordingly, approximately, 1.4 billion people should have died worldwide as a result of the plague. However an estimated 15 million people died by 1921 throughout the world and thus his prophecy has failed if he indeed was referring to the whole world.

India
The population for India in 1921 was 251,321,213, thus if his prophecy of “seven out of ten people would die as a result of the plague” was accurate and duly fulfilled then accordingly, approximately 175,924,849 people should have died in India alone. However, an estimated 12 million people died as a result of the plague and thus his prophecy has failed on both counts, i.e. if he was referring to the entire world or if he was referring only to India. At this point I would like to remind you that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said:

“Another prophecy was that the plague would rage as an epidemic at the time to such an extent that seven out of ten people would die. Now has this sign appeared or has it not?” (Lecture Ludhiana, Page 61)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/ludhiana/LectureLudhiana.pdf

The answer to his question is, “it has not” and therefore without a shadow of doubt, the prophecy of “seven out of ten” has failed.

May Allah (SWT) guide the Ahmadis back to Islam. All praise is due to Allah (SWT).

Ahmadiyya and Nationalism

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As an ex-Ahmadi I was always naïve to the organization that I paid 6.25% of my earnings to.  I never once questioned the dynamic of the organization in terms of loyalty to european colonialism or the lack of drive to emancipate the oppressed.  The exodus which led me out of Ahmadiyyat was based on the belief system as well as the character of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian.  Not once did I realize that loyalty to those who crave natural resources was in fact a prerequisite of membership for this business/religion.  After much research, I realized that Ahmadiyyat modeled it’s own economic aspirations in parallel to British Colonialism.  In this quest, MGAQ distorted Quranic verses to fit his business endeavor and disguised it as the revival of the deen through colonial supported prophethood.  Here is what MGAQ wrote on the subject in question:

“The Holy Qur’an commands, ‘Obey Allah and obey His Prophet and obey those in authority among you.’ Believers are to obey those in authority, besides God and His Prophet. To say that ‘those in authority’ does not include a non-Muslim Government would be a manifest error. For, a government-or authority-whose ordinances are in accordance with the Shariah (that is, they are not in conflict with it) is ‘authority from among you.’ Those who are not against us are amongst us. The Qur’an, therefore, is unequivocal on the point. Obedience to governmental authority is one of its imperatives.” (Works and Speeches, Vol. (i), p. 261)

Just recently, an individual by the name of Naseem Mahdi, who is an Ahmadi, made some statements on FOX news to the effect that Muslims needed to stand up and denounce terrorism and in turn support the country in which they lived.  In the same breath he announced that this was a directive of the Quran and the Sunnah.  He was asking all Muslims who live in the USA to support the US foreign policy without question or concern, he wanted Ahmadis to know that he considered it an Islamic directive to support the USA in their foreign policy.  All this stems from the yearnings of MGAQ over 100 years ago.  MGAQ wanted to support the British in any shape or form, this was not a queer perspective that Naseem was presenting, in fact it was the rhetoric that the Islamic world had condemned over 100 years ago. 

MGAQ argued from Chapter 4 verse 60 (in the Ahmadi numbering system).  MGAQ contended that this verse had global appeal inasmuch as it explains that a good Muslim will obey any ruler who is above them in any circumstance and in any country, more specifically British India.  This policy was irregardless if the ruler was just or not, MGAQ presented it as a standing policy of support.  MGAQ didnt care that european colonialism was killing the innocent and stealing gold and diamonds.   This was not part of his formula of faith. 

The Ahmadis have purposely not used the biggest piece of the puzzle in terms of understanding Chapter 4:60.  There is a hadith in the traditions of Imam Bukhari that explains the context of this verse. 

Here it is:

Bukhari

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 108:

Narrated Ibn Abbas:

The Verse: “Obey Allah and Obey the Apostle and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority.” (4.59) was revealed in connection with ‘Abdullah bin Hudhafa bin Qais bin ‘Adi’ when the Prophet appointed him as the commander of a Sariyya (army detachment).

This hadith explains that this verse is conditional inasmuch as it means that if a Muslim is a soldier he should obey the orders of his respective captain or seargent or whoever is in charge over him.  It must be remembered that 99.9% of young Muslim men were in the military in those days, military service was mandatory in the classical period of Islam as well as almost every culture in the earth.  The Ahmadis have distorted this verse (as well as many others) in an attempt to be loyal to the Europeans and receive a kick-back.  It bothers me so much that any “so-called” Muslim would be willing to distort the word of Allah to fit his or her economic needs. 

I then found a paper written by Mirza Bashir Ahmad which was written in the early 1960’s.  In this paper he argued that Ahmadis can kill Ahmadis for the sake of their respective country.  He elaborated on his father’s fascination with connecting their family business/religion with the country that they were in.  Mirza Bashir Ahmad and his brothers considered it essential to the life of Ahmadiyyat that all members of this cult should support the country in which they live.  As Ahmadis spread to different parts of the globe it became essential for the growth and life of Ahmadiyyat to support any and all countries that it was doing business in. 

Here is the quote:

“One imaginary situation is often posed. Two countries, both with Ahmadi populations, go to war, Ahmadis in the two countries profess loyalty to their respective Governments. What are Ahmadis going to do in such a contingency? Will they still side with their respective Governments and engage in mutual killing? The question is not a new one. Neither for us, nor for the rest of the world. Our answer has always been this: Yes, even in such a contingency, Ahmadis will remain loyal to their respective Governments. This belief of ours is not of our making. It is a belief taught by God and explained by His Prophet. It is a belief we cannot alter or dilute. If loyalty to their respective Governments results in the killing of Ahmadis by Ahmadis, well that is there and, there is nothing more to be said or done. It is but a consequence, an obligation entailed by our religious belief. Principles have priority over persons. Persons may be sacrificed for the sake of principles, not principles for the sake of persons. Such mutual killing will be forgiven by the Wise and Merciful God of the Qur’an. It will be the result of His own teaching, of conditions, over which we have no control.”  (The Question of Divided Loyalty Some Parallels from History by Mirza Bashir Ahmad) http://www.alislam.org/jihad/loyality.html

Firstly, the Mirza brothers encouraged Ahmadis to kill one another.  That is just an unbelievable factoid that rips at the fabric of brotherhood in terms of the teachings of Islam.  Here is a hypothetical question: If Mirza Mahmud Ahmad was enlisted in the Indian army and Mirza Bashir Ahmad (his brother) was enlisted in the Pak army. If they met on the battlefield would they try to kill each other for the sake of their country?  I seriously doubt it.  These rules don’t apply to the “royal family”, only the subjects.  It is sickening to read this type of foreign policy.  It is even sickening to see how the Mirza brothers don’t care if Ahmadis begin to start killing Ahmadis.  All they care is that their business investment in all countries continues to thrive. 

After researching the many theories that Ahmadis present as they argue for nationalism, I decided to research this idea myself.  My research results showed that generally Islam is one nation and one culture, a Muslim should never attack another Muslim under normal circumstances.  A Muslim fighting another Muslim should never be encouraged.  This type of lifestyle is frowned upon by the theoretical position of the Quran and Hadith. 

When the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah came to pass.  Allah informed Muhammad (saw) and the other Muslims that it was Allah who had in fact stopped the Muslims from going to war with the Quraysh.  The reason that Allah had stopped the Muslims from engaging in battle with the Quraysh was because Allah did not want Muslims to kill Muslims.  Here are the words of Allah, from alislam.org:

 [48:26] It is they who disbelieved and hindered you from the Sacred Mosque and the offering which was prevented from reaching its place of sacrifice. And had it not been for believing men and believing women whom you knew not and whom you might have trampled down so that harm might have come to you on their account unknowingly, He would have permitted you to fight, but He did not do so that He might admit into His mercy whom He will. If they had been separated from the disbelievers, We would have surely punished those of them who disbelieved with a grievous punishment.

The words of Allah clearly shows that Allah is concerned with Muslims killing Muslims, and Allah even caused the Muslims to turn away from Mecca, just because Allah feared that some innocent Muslims who were living in Mecca might be killed. 

Please be advised that Allah never said that the Muslims of Mecca must support the Quraysh in their battle against Islam.  Allah never authorized Muslims to fight Muslims for the sake of nationalism.  Mirza Bashir Ahmad studied the Quran his entire life, but it seems that he totally missed this point.  I am at a loss for words in terms of how it is possible for someone to read the word of Allah and yet encourage Muslims to kill Muslims. 

The Ahmadis are very keen to point towards Jihad and announce that Jihad is conditional, as if this is some type of new discovery.  In fact, almost every injunction in the Quran has conditions that are attached to it.  A very brief conditional injunction is the eating of swine.  Muslims cannot eat swine, unless there is nothing else to eat.  Similarily, a Muslim must Fast during the month of Ramadhan, unless they have some illnesess that prevent them from doing so, like diabetes. 

The verse that the Ahmadis reference here is conditional.  There are other Quranic verses that must be taken into consideration when understanding this particular verse (4:60).  Here they are:

3:74 “And obey none but him who follows your religion;’ — Say, ‘Surely, the true guidance, the guidance of Allah, is that one may be given the like of that which has been given to you’ — ‘or they would dispute with you before your Lord.’ Say, ‘All bounty is in the hand of Allah. He gives it to whomsoever He pleases. And Allah is Bountiful, All-Knowing.”

3:101 “O ye who believe! if you obey any party of those who have been given the Book, they will turn you again into disbelievers after you have believed.”

3:150 “O ye who believe! if you obey those who have disbelieved, they will cause you to turn back on your heels, and you will become losers.”

6:117  “And if thou obey the majority of those on earth, they will lead thee astray from Allah’s way. They follow nothing but mere conjecture, and they do nothing but lie.”

In conclusion, it is obvious that the Ahmadis have taken 4:60 totally out of context.  If a person studies the entire body of the Quran he will quickly learn that a Muslim should never kill another Muslim.  The verses that I presented in conjunction with 4:60 as well as the authentic hadith lead me to understand that 4:60 is highly conditional.  The first condition is that this is a military order and it was used to remind the soliders that they MUST obey those in-charge over them, we all know how Muhammad (Saw) had lost some teeth towards the end of the Battle of Uhud and the reason was that some soldiers failed to obey the orders of those above them, this verse in Surah Nisa was revealed just after this battle and is a reflection of the military society that Islam was born into.  This is main context of this verse. 

Secondarily, a Muslim must live in an Islamic nation that is just and is Islamic in every way shape or form and has a positive aqeedah.   Allah would never authorize any Muslim to fight with those who plunder and persecute the weak.  Allah would never authorize any Muslim to support a regime that has historically killed innocent men and women for the sake of gold and trade.  Allah would never allow any Muslim to work together with those had a hand in raping innocent women and killing their babies. 

I end this paper with a Hadith that explains Muslim vs. Muslim combat.

Sahih Bukhari

Volume 5, Book 59, Number 354:

Narrated ‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Adi bin Al-Khiyar:

That Al-Miqdad bin ‘Amr Al-Kindi, who was an ally of Bani Zuhra and one of those who fought the battle of Badr together with Allah’s Apostle told him that he said to Allah’s Apostle, “Suppose I met one of the infidels and we fought, and he struck one of my hands with his sword and cut it off and then took refuge in a tree and said, “I surrender to Allah (i.e. I have become a Muslim),’ could I kill him, O Allah’s Apostle, after he had said this?” Allah’s Apostle said, “You should not kill him.” Al-Miqdad said, “O Allah’s Apostle! But he had cut off one of my two hands, and then he had uttered those words?” Allah’s Apostle replied, “You should not kill him, for if you kill him, he would be in your position where you had been before killing him, and you would be in his position where he had been before uttering those words.”

The Last Avatar

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In one of the many claims made by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, he declares himself the ‘Hindu avatar‘ awaited by the adherents of Hindusim. However, there seems to be an inconsistency in his claim. This particular contradiction highlights his understanding or as some may more accurately argue, deception, of the word ‘last’. He made the following claim in the year 1900.

“There is a prophecy in Hindu scriptures that in the latter days an Avatar would appear, who will possess the qualities of Krishna and will be his reflection. It has been conveyed to me that I am that person”. (Tadhkirah, 2009 Edition – Page 486)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Tadhkirah.pdf

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was adamant that he was the awaited avatar for the Hindus. Many Ahmadiyya arranged events hold up banners reading, ‘Krishna has arrived’ a misconception in itself, pushing forth the belief that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad came to guide the Hindus as stated below in 1904.

“…my advent in the present age is not for the reformation of the Muslims alone, but I have come to reform the people of all the three religions: Muslims, Christians and Hindus. Just as God has appointed me the Promised Messiah for the Muslims and Christians, so am I the Avatar for the Hindus”. (Lecture Sialkot, Page – 38/39)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/LectureSialkot.pdf

However, if he was the awaited avatar for the religion of Hinduism as he claims then how do Ahmadis reconcile this with the following statement?

“…Nanak undoubtedly came as a blessing to the Hindus. He was, as it were, the last Avatar of the Hindu religion”. (A Message Of Peace, Page – 6)

Direct Link: http://aaiil.org/text/books/mga/msgpeace/messagepeacepaighamsulh1993.pdf

Guru Nanak was born in the year 1469CE, approximately 370 years before Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. He died in the year 1539CE at the age of 69 and is the founder of Sikhism. The above translation is taken from the Lahori branch of Ahmadiyya, the Qadiani branch have translated the above as “the last bearer of a message from God for Hinduism” which in effect has the same undertone as declaring Guru Nanak the last avatar for the Hindu religion. The Qadiani translation is some what of a mystery as the Urdu transliteration (thanks to brother Zia Ahmad) reads “...aur yoon shamjo whoa Hindu mazhab ka akhri avatar tha. Jis nay is nafrat ko dur karna chaha tha jo Islam kay mutalq Hindion kay dilon mein thee” (Roohani Khazain, Paigham-i-Sulh, Volume 23, Page 446) which quite clearly translates as “…he was like last avatar of Hinduism”. It is quite strange that the Qadiani branch have translated this differently leaving out the word ‘avatar’ altogether. This book, as stated in the introduction of both versions, is the last written work of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

Conclusion
If Guru Nanak is the “last bearer of a message from God for Hinduism” and thus “the last avatar of the Hindu religion” then where does that leave Mirza Ghulam Ahmad? Prior to declaring Guru Nanak the last avatar of the Hindu religion, he himself declared that he was the avatar for the Hindus. It is almost as if the word ‘last’ has lost all meaning in Ahmadiyya. You cannot help but contrast how Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in the early stages of his life believed as all Muslims believe that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is the last of the Prophets but then went on to declare that he is a Prophet himself abolishing his earlier belief and destroying all meaning of the word ‘last’ as he does in a less cunning manner with this claim. The Hindu religion is awaiting the return of their tenth and last avatar (who is in actual fact referred to as ‘Kalki‘ not ‘Krishna‘, a completely different entity) and if as per Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Guru Nanak is that ‘last avatar‘ then he diminishes his own claim of being the awaited Hindu avatar himself.

The blind argument that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad declared Guru Nanak to be the last avatar prior to claiming that he himself was an avatar is effortlessly refuted. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed he was an avatar in 1900 prior to declaring Guru Nanak the last avatar in 1908. The movement constantly produces oxymoron’s which a majority of their followers know nothing about, this is just another example. In conclusion, the question remains, who is the last avatar? Is it Mirza Ghulam Ahmad or is it Guru Nanak? Either answer would contradict the belief of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad yet in Ahmadiyya the answer can only be one of the two.

May Allah (SWT) guide the Ahmadis back to Islam. All praise is due to Allah (SWT).

Queen Victoria – A Muslimah?

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Alexandrina Victoria (1819-1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from the 20th of June 1837, and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from the 1st of May 1876, until her death. She became the Queen at the tender age of 18 and her reign lasted 63 years and 7 months making her the longest reigning British monarch. The time of her reign is known as the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific and military progress within the United Kingdom. She died from declining health on the 22nd of January 1901, succeeded by Edward VII.

Queen Victoria had many titles included in her name and after the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the Government of India was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown and in 1877 Victoria became ‘Empress of India’ under the Royal Titles Act. She was also known as ‘Defender of the Faith’ due to her position as head of the Church of England, and she was also known as the ‘Supreme Governor of the Church of England’.

However, despite her clear allegiance to Christianity and her position as head of the Church of England, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was of the following belief:

“The honourable Queen, of whom we are the members of her country, chooses Islam in her heart rather than any other religion. I even heard more than this but I don’t want to mention it. However, the conclusion is that she is generous and Allah (SWT) has put the love of Islam in her heart and she wishes that Islam would spread in her country.” (Roohani Khazain, Hamama-tul-Bushra, Volume 7, Page 229/300)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/urdu/rk/rk-7-21.pdf

The above statement by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad from ‘Hamama-tul-Bushra’ was made in 1894 and he unequivocally claims that Queen Victoria is a Muslimah. However, on the occasion of the ‘Diamond Jubilee’ to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad wrote a letter entitled ‘Tohfai Qaisariyya’, translated as ‘A Present to the Queen’. This letter which took the form of a book concluded with a prayer offered for the Queen. This prayer was published in Urdu, Punjabi, Persian, Arabic and English at the end of the book.

“…we earnestly ask Thee all powerful Lord to grant us one more prayer that our benefactoress the Empress, before leaving this world, may probe her way out of the darkness of man-worship…” (Rohaani Khazain, Volume 12, Tauhfa Qaisiria, Page 299)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/urdu/rk/rk-12-37.pdf

There is a glaring inconsistency within this letter which is dated 23rd June 1897. In this letter Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is asking for one more prayer to the effect that the Queen, prior to her demise, leaves the falsehood of Christianity. However, just three years preceding this prayer/letter Mirza Ghulam Ahmad explicitly declared that this had been achieved as the Queen “chooses Islam in her heart rather than any other religion”. If that were true then how could he accuse her of being in the “darkness of man-worship”? Quite clearly Mirza Ghulam Ahmad had forgotten about his previous statement whereby his God allegedly told him that the Queen was a Muslimah. Is this something you would expect from one who claims he is divinely guided?

To serve as a reminder, he also had the following ‘revelation’:

I shall accept all your prayers but not in the matter of your collaterals. (Tadhkirah, 2009 Edition, Page 33)

Direct Link: http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Tadhkirah.pdf

Aside from the clear contradiction, was this prayer accepted? Did Queen Victoria become Muslim? Queen Victoria was at no point a Muslimah and Allah (SWT) knows best. She personally had the following inscribed above the mausoleum of her final resting place:

‘Farewell best beloved, here at last I shall rest with thee, with thee in Christ I shall rise again’. (The Official Website of the British Monarchy)

Direct Link: http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensoftheUnitedKingdom/TheHanoverians/Victoria.aspx

In addition to this, the Queen had the following desire before her demise:

Years later, when Canon (later Dean) Farrar served the Queen as chaplain, he visited her when she was sick. She had been reading a leaflet on the return of Christ and said, “Chaplain, what do you think about the return of Christ?” It is not known what the chaplain answered, but when he left he said, “Your Majesty, why have you asked me that?” “Oh,” she said, “I wish that He returns while I am still alive, because nothing would give me more joy than to pass on the crown of Great Britain and India to Him with my own hands.” In her youth, with most of her life still ahead of her, she crowned Jesus King of Kings and Lord or Lords; and then much later, in her latter years, with grey hair and with the many sorrows that she had borne, she wanted to give Him every crown that God had given her. When you grow older you might have less strength, but you have got more that makes you happy and more that you can share.

by Ernest A. Francis
Translated from the German: “Königin Viktoria”
Source: ‘The Pentecostal Testimony’, December 1980

I think we can all agree that at no point did Queen Victoria hand over the Crown to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. He of course made her well aware that he fulfilled the prophecy regarding the return of Hazrat Isa (AS) in his book ‘Tohfai Qaisariyya‘ as well as other numerous letters. One must consider, if she did not proceed to hand over the Crown to him then quite clearly she did not believe he was the second coming of Hazrat Isa (AS), thus she rejected his claim. With this in mind recall that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has stated that “God Almighty has disclosed to me that whoever has been apprised of my advent and does not accept me is not a Muslim and is accountable to God.” Therefore even his initial claim that God told him she is a Muslimah is pure deception even in terms of Ahmadiyya as she does not meet the Ahmadiyya criteria to be considered within the fold of Islam. Moreover, Allah (SWT) caused him to forget his claim that the Queen is a Muslimah and this was exposed three years after his initial claim in that he requested in a prayer that she leave “the darkness of man-worship” though according to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad she was already following Islam. This is not mockery, this is a reminder to Ahmadis to come back to Islam and leave the falsehood of Ahmadiyya.

May Allah (SWT) guide the Ahmadis back to Islam. All praise is due to Allah (SWT).

Happy Birthday to You Mirza Ghulam

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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (died on May 26, 1908 CE) wrote in one of his Arabic writings which were received by revelation:

((My opponents wished my death; they spread the news everywhere about it, but my Lord gave the good news that I will live for eighty years or more. He also gave me an organization, sons and a shelter)) – RK, vol 19, Mawahib-ur-Rahman, page 21

Now let us try to find out the exact date of birth of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (MGAQ) based on his own writings.

Year 1839 or 1840

MGAQ wrote: ((My birth took place in 1839 or 1840, during the last part of the Sikh period, and in 1857 I was 16 years of age or in my 17th year; my beard and mustache had not yet started)) – Rouhani Khaza’in, vol 13, Kitab ul Bariyyah, page 177

 

Friday, 14th of the Lunar Month

MGAQ wrote: ((This humble one was born on Friday, on the day 14 of the lunar month)) – Rouhani Khaza’in, vol 17, Tuhfa Golravea, page 281

 

 

During Phalguna Hindu Month

A follower of MGAQ, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, wrote ((The Promised Messiah peace be upon him said “my month of birth was Phaagun/Phalguna (a month of the Hindu calendar); it was the day 14 of the lunar month; the day was Friday, and the time was the last part of night”)) – Zikr Habeeb, pages 238 & 239.

The date which satisfies all the above mentioned conditions is:

  • Gregorian Calendar : Friday 1-March-1839 A.D.
  • Islamic Calendar: 14 Dhu’l Hijjah 1254 A.H.
  • Hindu Calendar: Phalguna 16, 1895 V.E.

Online Gregorian-to-Islamic dates conversion

http://www.rabiah.com/convert/convert.php3 OR http://www.islamicfinder.org/Hcal/index.php

Online Gregorian-to-Hindu dates conversion

http://web.meson.org/calendars

Personally, I don’t really trust MGAQ’s claim that he was born on Friday or 14th of the lunar month or during Phalguna. Apparently, MGAQ wanted to claim that his date of birth was somehow special, for Friday is a special day for Muslims, day 14 of the lunar month has a full moon night and Phalguna is a special month in Hindu religion. However, I have done this small research just to expose the lies of the Ahmadiyya leaders who finally claimed that MGAQ’s actual date of birth is 13-Feb-1835 based on his writings.

It is crystal clear that the Ahmadiyya leaders just wanted to push MGAQ’s date of birth far away from 1839/1840 to give him closer age to 75. However, the date 13-Feb-1835 which they suggested didn’t fall in the Hindu month of Phalguna.

Ahmadis claim that 13-Feb-1835 is 1-Phalguna-1891 V.E., while the correct calculation shows that 13-Feb-1835 falls in the previous Hindu month, exactly on 15-Magha-1891 V.E.

Here is the result as per http://web.meson.org/calendars

However, just for the sake of argument, if we’ll accept the Ahmadiyya’s false claim that 15-Magha in the calculations of http://web.meson.org is equivalent to 1-Phalguna, this will still expose their shameful lies. Based on the same Ahmadi’s false assumption, the nearest Friday 15-Megha to the years 1839/1840, 14th of the lunar month is 9-Feb-1838.

Here is the result as per http://web.meson.org/calendars

Moreover, based on the Ahmadi’s false calculations, the date 1-March-1839 can be considered 30-Phalguna-1895 V.E. since they should accept +/- 1 day accuracy for the Hindu lunar date calculations.

I wonder when the Ahmadiyya Cult’s leaders would stop their dirty tactics and their continuous attempts to hide the truth.