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The Four False Prophets, Part IV: Musaylimah al-Kaddhab

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The Four False Prophets: Musaylimah Al-Kaddhab
Al-Aswad Al-’Ansi Tulayhah al-Azdi Sajjah bint al-Harith Musaylimah al-Kaddhab

This is the last installment in a series of articles on four of the early false prophets from the time of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم and Abu Bakr رضى الله عنه. In it, we will discuss their rise, opposition by the Muslims, and eventual defeat.

I hope this one will be the most interesting and intense…
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The Four False Prophets, Part III: Sajjah bint Harith

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The Four False Prophets
Al-Aswad Al-’Ansi Tulayhah al-Azdi Sajjah bint al-Harith Musaylimah al-Kaddhab

This is the third installment in a series of articles on four of the early false prophets from the time of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم and Abu Bakr رضى الله عنه. In it, we will discuss their rise, opposition by the Muslims, and eventual defeat.

Sajjah bint Harith was from a Christian Iraqi tribe named Taghlib. She was beautiful, a master of oratory, poetry, ability to game prophecies (ie, phrasing prophecies in such a way that they always come true). Coincidentally, her tribe held a prophecy of a woman who would become a prophetess. When she heard about the death of the Prophet Ahmad صلى الله عليه و سلم and the rise of other false prophets, she decided to use her skills and claim the prophethood foretold in the prophecy of Banu Taghlib. She join forces with Tulayhah al-Azdi, Musaylimah al-Kaddhab and Malik bin Nuwayrah, an apostate.
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Ahmadiyya and Ribaa

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It is common knowledge that Ribaa (usury) is haraam in Islam. Allah says in the Qur’an,

[3.130] O you who have believed, do not consume usury, doubled and multiplied, but fear Allah that you may be successful.
[4:161] And [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it, and their consuming of the people’s wealth unjustly. And we have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.
[30:39] And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of people will not increase with Allah. But what you give in zakah, desiring the countenance of Allah – those are the multipliers.
[2:275] Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, “Trade is [just] like interest.” But Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allah . But whoever returns to [dealing in interest or usury] – those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.

In fact, Ribaa is the only thing that Allah سبحانه و تعلى and his Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم declare war on in the entire Qur’an:

[2:278-279] O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers. And if you do not, then be informed of a war [against you] from Allah and His Messenger. But if you repent, you may have your principal – [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged.

The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said,
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) cursed the one who accepted usury, the one who paid it, the witness to it, and the one who recorded it. (Sunan of Abu Dawood, Hadith 3327)

The Ahmadiyya community on the other hand, an organisation whose founder claimed to be the reviver of Islam, an organisation that sees itself as the saved sect of Islam, has no qualms in accepting interest. The following table was taken from the website of the Charity Commission that shows the interest income of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association United Kingdom in 2010:

(Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2010, p. 10)

Bank interest income in 2009:(Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2009, p. 9)

Bank interest income in 2008:(Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2008, p. 9)

The justification given by the Jamaat:(Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2009, p. 15)

How can that serve as justification? While the income from interest may be small compared to the overall income, it’s the principle that counts. Allah سبحانه و تعلى clearly forbids interest but according to the Ahmadiyya Community receiving interest payments is acceptable if it’s used for the propagation of Islam. Now, ordinary Ahmadis have to ask themselves: If that was permissible, would Allah سبحانه و تعلى not have given the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم permission to charge interest in order to help with the wars that the Muslims had to fight? Funds were desperately needed yet Allah سبحانه و تعلى never gave permission to charge interest.

Furthermore we have Lord Tariq Ahmad and leaders of the Ahmadiyya Community allowing the use of interest based mortgages (@ 34:00):

Funny enough, Mirza Masroor, the leader of the Ahmadiyya Cult, himself preaches openly against interest, keeping ordinary Ahmadis in the dark about the Jamaat’s own dealings. They know that most Ahmadis will not question the Jamaat and will not bother looking up the financial statements of the Jamaat. Mirza Masroor devoted a whole Friday sermon on this topic:

“Huzur said usury/interest can result in horrendous consequences, rendering well-off people bankrupt and destroying their family life in the process. (…)
Someone once asked the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) about borrowing money on interest due to being in a vulnerable position. He responded that Allah arranges for one who relies and puts his/her trust in Allah and that usury/interest was as much of a sin as adultery, theft etc. (…)
Islam allows the eating of the flesh of swine in extreme cases (2:174); however usury/interest is not permissible under any circumstances as the Qur’an states in Surah Al Baqarah (2:279).”

This is another case of Ahmadiyya hypocrisy. Telling their people one thing while practicing the exact opposite. Ahmadis should question their leadership about this. How can they justify receiving interest for the propagation of Islam when Allah سبحانه و تعلى clearly forbids interest. Why does your Khalifa not practice what he preaches?

Many banks in the UK (such as Lloyds TSB or HSBC) offer Islamic business accounts. The Jamaat could have used any of those banks and avoid receiving interest payments. There is really no excuse left for the Jamaat to justify its bank interest income.

Is Ahmadiyya really the true Islam? Evidence, as shown above, speaks to the contrary.

The author reverted from Ahmadiyya to Islam in 2010

The Four False Prophets, Part II: Tulayhah al-Azdi

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The Four False Prophets
Al-Aswad Al-’Ansi Tulayhah al-Azdi Sajjah bint al-Harith Musaylimah al-Kaddhab

This is the second installment in a series of articles on four of the early false prophets from the time of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم and Abu Bakr رضى الله عنه. In it, we will discuss their rise, opposition by the Muslims, and eventual defeat.

The next false prophet was Tulayhah al-Azdi from the tribe of Banu Assad near Iraq. Earlier in his life, he had accepted Islam without being called to do so, so he would brag to the Prophet Ahmad صلى الله عليه و سلم, as if he was doing Allah a favor. In response to this, Allah revealed:
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The Four False Prophets, Part I: Al-Aswad al-’Ansi

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The Four False Prophets
Al-Aswad Al-’Ansi Tulayhah al-Azdi Sajjah bint al-Harith Musaylimah al-Kaddhab

This is the first installment in a series of articles on four of the early false prophets from the time of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم and Abu Bakr رضى الله عنه. In it, we will discuss their rise, opposition by the Muslims, and eventual defeat.

During the 12th year after the Hijrah, Al-Aswad al-’Ansi (الاسود العنسي) from ‘Ans, Yemen claimed to be a prophet. He started his movement slow and secretly, but later grew to engulf all of ‘Ans. At the time, Yemen was ruled by Persian Muslims, notably Shahr bin Badhaan, whose father Badhaan had accepted Islam after receiving a letter from the Prophet Ahmad صلى الله عليه و سلم. But Al-Aswad’s forces attacked the Muslims, killed Shahr, and his forcefully married his Shahr’s wife Azaad.
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Some Terminology Changes

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I’ve noticed some terminology differences between Islam and the Ahmadiyya religion.

Term

In Islam

In Ahmadiyya
Ahmad A name referring to the Prophet Muhammad  صلى الله عليه و سلم. Ahmad means ‘one who is intensely praised’. Refers to Mirza Ghulam
Sahaba Those followers of Muhammad  صلى الله عليه و سلم who met him while they were Muslims and died upon that state Followers of Mirza Ghulam
The First Five Khalifahs Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, ‘Ali and Hasan Hakeem Noor-ud-deen, Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen, Mirza Nasir, Mirza Tahir and Mirza Masroor
Khalifah Successor to the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم Successor to Mirza Ghulam
The Two Holy Cities Makkah and Madinah Qadian and Rabwah
Messiah Refers to ‘Esa bin Maryam Refers to Mirza Ghulam
Holy Graveyard Jannat al-Baq’i in Madinah Heavenly Graveyard in Qadian (requires payment to get in)

Any more?

Just something to think about…

What if the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم came to you?

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Its very easy for us to verbally testify that if the noble messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم came to us an told us something of the faith, we would accept it. But is that always the case?

You might have noticed the poll asking what would you do if the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم came to you and said “I am the Seal of the Prophets, there is no prophet after him.” In short, this poll was meant to reveal whether one sees Islam through the lens of Ahmadiyya or Ahmadyya through the lens of Islam.

To the question, here are the four answers:
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Preparing for The Last 10 Nights by Sh. Yasir Qadhi with special guest Imam Zaid Shakir

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Let us know what you think of the talk!

And for the record, one of these speakers can be labeled as “Ahl al-Hadith” and the other would be labeled as “Deobandi” or “Barelvi”. If you can’t guess which one is which, I’m not going to tell you :-)

Mujaddid Alf Thani and Finality of Prophethood

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Lately I found an Ahmadi site insinuating that Mujaddid Alf Thani, Imam Rabbani Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi (d. 1034 A.H.) believed in continuity of prophethood for the followers of the Holy Prophet, may Allah bless him.

They misuse a couple of lines from one of his Maktubat (letters).

The text in question:

In his letter # 301 addressed to his son, Maulana Amanullah he says:

پس حصول کمالات نبوّت مر تابعان را بطریق تبیعت و وراثت بعد از بعثت ختم الرسل علیه وعلی آلہ وعلی جمیع الانبیاء والرسل الصلوات والتحیات منافی خاتمیت او نیست علیه و علی آلہ الصلوۃ وسلام فلا تکن من الممترین

“So for the followers to attain the wonders of prophethood (kamalat nubuwwat) by way of following and inheritance after the coming of the Last Prophet –on him and his followers and all the prophets be the peace and salutations- is not in contradiction to his finality. So be not of those who doubt.”

The trick:

Ahmadi leaders resort to the age old deceit of isolating the text from the context and abusing it in translation. As given above it actually reads حصول کمالات نبوّت which means “to attain wonders of prophethood” and they make it “The rising of prophethood.” Anyone with elementary knowledge of Persian and even Urdu will catch this trick.

Putting text into the context:

Here I give the translation of what the learned Shaykh said before coming to the text in question.

“Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. After the praises (due to Allah) and the salutations (due to the Holy Prophet). My son, Amanullah ought to know, Prophethood (nubuwwah) is about closeness to Allah which does not have even a remote connection to the idea of “zill”. It ascends to Almighty Allah and descends towards the creation. This closeness in essence belongs to the Prophets –on them be the peace and blessings- and this rank (mansab) is exclusive to those godly men –may the peace and blessings be upon them. And the Leader of Mankind (i.e. the Holy Prophet) –on him be the peace and salutations- is the final seal of this rank. After his descent ‘Eisa will follow the shar’iah of Khatam al-Rusul –on them both be the peace and salutations. The point here is that followers also have their share. And by the way of inheritance the followers also find their share from the wisdom, gnosis and wonders of this station (‘uloom o ma’arif wa kamalaat aan maqam).

So for the followers to attain the wonders of prophethood (kamalat nubuwwat) by way of following and inheritance after the coming of the Last Prophet –on him and his followers and all the prophets be the peace and salutations- is not in contradiction to his finality. So be not of those who doubt.”

After this Imam Rabbani discusses how one may find his share from this blessed inheritance. And towards the end of the letter he writes;

“One must know that attaining to this blessing is direct for the prophets –on them be the peace and blessings. And for the companions (sahaba) of the prophets who attain this wealth though inheritance and following it is through the prophets –on them be the peace and blessings. Those who received this wealth after the prophets and their companions are rare although it is possible that someone else may also be blessed with this wealth through inheritance or by having followed.

I think this wealth was available to the earliest tabi’in, and was given to the senior taba’ tabi’in too. Thereafter this wealth became extinct till it came to the second millennium after the Holy Prophet –on him and his followers be the peace and blessings. Even now this wealth has become visible through following and succession. And the last of the times have been made akin to the earliest days.”

(See Maktubat Imam Rabbani, Hakikat Ketabevi, Istanbul, 1977 Maktub # 301 pp. 636-639)

Important points from the above:

Now the text put into context shows us;

1- The rank (mansab) of Prophethood is exclusive to prophets and it was sealed by the Holy Prophet –may Allah bless him.

2- Some of the followers of the prophets do however find share from the wonders, wisdom and gnosis of prophethood.

3- The wonders, wisdom and gnosis of prophethood were attained by the companions of the prophets too and we know none of the companion is considered a prophet by anyone including Ahmadis.

4- Earliest tabi’in and even the senior taba’ tabi’in did also receive this wealth and certainly none of them was a prophet.

5- To Imam Rabbani even in his time i.e. beginning of the second millennium, some people were blessed with this wealth.

Conclusion:

Clearly it implies a manifest difference between “rank” (mansab) of prophethood and the “share from the wonders, wisdom and gnosis” of prophethood. Trying to achieve its ignoble end, the Ahmadiyya religious elite deliberately confuses the two to fool common-place Ahmadis and deceive the Muslims.

If it is taken to mean prophethood then it would imply that companions, tabi’in, taba’ tabi’in and even later people were also prophets. The absurdity of which is too evident to require any elucidation. And certainly it was never the intent of the learned Imam who was only showing that even though after the Holy Prophet –may Allah bless him- one cannot rise to the rank of prophets he can achieve certain blessings of the status by following and by the way of spiritual inheritance.

I believe it’s the time the common Ahmadis must exercise their right to question Murabbis and Jamaat leaders about such intellectual foul play and lies. And also ponder as to what cost they pay by following these people? Think!

Indeed Allah knows the best!

Fiqh of Ramadan

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And excellent talk on the Fiqh (Islamic legal rulings) of Ramadan by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi.

Topics:

  1. Why are there many different days we start Ramadan and have ‘Eid? Is this even a bad thing?
  2. What breaks your fasting?
  3. What happens if you start eating early or stop too late?
  4. What about getting an injection/shot?
  5. What happens if you accidently eat or drink while fasting?
  6. People who are excluded from fasting;
  7. The spirituality of fasting;
  8. Open Q/A!

How is this related to Ahmadiyya? Simple. To give Ahmadis a glimpse of Islamic scholarship. Enjoy!

(Yes, I realize its a little late. My Bad.)