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The Light & Islamic Review •ea11 to the path of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with people in the best possible manner. " (Holy Quran 16: 125) Exponent of Presents Islam Islam as: 'tllUIthe Light PEACEFUL IAhore The Ahmadiyya TOLERANT Movement & Islamic Review RATIONAL for over INSPIRING seventy years. May - June 1994 Tributes to Hazrat Mirza Ghu/am Ahmad by eminent Muslim religious leaders and writers. See pages 6-8. Vol. 71 CONTENTS No. 3 3 A brief account of my life -from his book 'Kitab al-Barriyya•. by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. 6 Tributes to the Promised Messiah - by eminent Muslim religious leaders and writers. 8 Prayerand itsacceptance - 'Id al-Fitr Khutba at London Centre, by the Editor. 11 Dr. Iqbal and the Abmadiyya Movement - Part 3: Ahmadiyya views reflected in his writings, by Maulana Hafiz Sher Muhammad. 14 Background to the Abmadiyya Movement - Historical Survey, by Mr. Shahid Aziz. 16 Gems from the Quran, by Mr. Mirza A.R. Baig. 17 Instructions for the Abmadiyya Jama'at - Its objectives and duties of its members, by Maulana Muhammad Ali. * Ahmadiyya Anjuman lsha 'at Islam Lahore Inc. U. S.A. 1315 Kingsgate Road, Columbus, Ohio 43221-1504, U.S.A. www.alahmadiyya.org 2 THE LIGHT ■ MAY - JUNE 1994 The Light was founded in 1922 as the organ of the AHMADIYYA ANJU MAN ISHA. AT ISLAM (Ahmadiyya Association forthe propaga­ About ourselves. tion of Islam) of Lahore, Pakistan. The Islamic Review was pub­ lished in England from I 913 forover 50 years, and in the U.S. A. The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore has branches in the following 1980 to 1991. The present periodical represents the world-wide countries: branches of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at Islam, Lahore. U.S.A. Canada. ISSN: 1060-4596 England. Germany. Editor: Dr. Zahid Aziz. Format & Design: The Editor. Holland. South Africa. Circulation: Mrs. Samina Sahukhan, Dr. Noman I. Malik. India. Indonesia. I Australia. Fiji. Articles, letters and views are welcome, and should be sent to: Trinidad. Guyana. The Editor, 'The Light', 15 Stanley Avenu,:, Wembley, Suriname. I Middlesex, HAO 4JQ. ENGLAND. The Movement has members and supporters in many other countries as For circulation matters, contact U.S.A. address on front cover. well. In Berlin, it has a large historical mosque constructed in the mid-1920s. Beliefs and aims. Achievements: The main object of the A.A.l.l.L. is to present the true, original The Anjuman has produced extensive message of Islam to the whole world - Islam as it is found in the literature on Islam. originally in English Holy Quran and the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, obscured and Urdu. including translations of the today by grave misconceptions and wrong popular notions. Holy Quran with commentaries. These Islam seeks to attract the hearts and minds of people towards books are being translated into other lan­ the truth, by means of reasoning, good moral example, and the guages, such as French. German, Spanish, Russian. Chinese and Japanese. natural beauty of its principles. It neither aspires 10 gain political power, nor allows the use of force in support of tbe faith. The Anjuman has run several Muslim missions around the world, including the Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ( 1835-1908), our Founder, arose first-ever in Western Europe. to remind the world that Islam is: The Movement's unique contribution International: It recognizes prophets being raised among all to Islamic thought is summed up in the nations and requires Muslims to believe in them. Truth and column on the left. goodness can be found in all religions. God treats all human History: beings equally justly, irrespective of race, nationality or 1889: Hauat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad religion. founded the Ahmadiyya Movement. Peaceful: Allows use of force only in unavoidab1e self-defence. 1901: Movement given name Ahmadiyya Teaches Muslims to live peacefully under a:oy rule which after Holy Prophet Muhammad's other accords them freedom of religion. famous name Ahmad. 190S: Hazrat Mirza appoints central body Tolerant: Gives full freedom to everyone to hold and practise (Anjuman) to manage the Movement. any creed or religion. Requires us to tolerate differences of 1908: Death of Hazrat Mirza. Succeeded belief and opinion. by Maulana Nur-ud-Din as Head. Rational: In all matters, it urges use of human reason and 1914: Death of Maulana Nur-ud-Din. knowledge. Blind following is condemned and independence of Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at Islam thought is granted. founded at Lahore to continue the original Anjuman, to preserve Hazrat Inspiring: Worship is not a ritual, but provide! living contact Mirza's real mission. Maulana with a Living God, Who answers prayers and speaks to His Muhammad Ali elected as Head. righteous servants even today as in the past. 1951: Death of Maulana Muhammad Ali after fifty years of glorious service to Non-sectarian: Every person professingIslam by the words IA the cause of Islam. Maulana Sadr-ud­ illlha ill-Allllh, Muhammad-ur rasal Allllh(There is no god but Din (d. 1981) becomes head. Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) is a Muslim. A Muslim cannot be expelled from Islam by anyone. Since 1981 Dr. Saeed Ahmad Khan, an eminent doctor and religious scholar, He also taught that no prophet, old or new, is to arise after the has led the Movement, at a time when it Holy Prophet Muhammad. However, Mujaddids will be raised by faces intense persecution and opposition. God to revive and rekindle the light of the faith of Islam. THE LIGHT ■ MAY - JUNE 1994 3 truthfulnessor falsehood. It is obvious that for this A brief account of my life purpose everyone needs to know a somewhat detailed account of events. Many a time it happens From the book 'Kitab al-Barriyya' that someone starts reading about the events of the life of a famous person in his biography very by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad eagerly and his heart is full of the urge to derive some benefit by learning about all his circum­ (The extract below is taken from the section of this book stances. Then, if it so happens that the biographer in which the Promised Messiah briefly describes the has been content with being very brief and has not events of his life.) presented the life sketch in clear detail, the reader becomes thoroughly disgusted and disheartened, and I have presently received a letter from Haji very often he criticises such a biographer in his Muhammad Ismail Khan Sahib, chief of Datavali, heart. In fact, he has a right to raise such an along with a printed request, in which he has objection because at that time, due to tremendous expressed his intention of compiling a book eagerness, he is like a starving man beforewhom is containing notes about famous personalities of placed a tray of delicious food, but just as he takes India, including Punjab, from all walks of life. For a morsel the tray is removed. this reason, he has asked me also formy biography. I too considered it proper to write something for Hence it is the duty of those esteemed persons general benefit in accordance with his request, and who take up the pen to write biographies that, in to set down in writing for publication in his book order to make their book widely beneficial, popular something of the history of my family, something and well-liked by the people, they should write the about my own life and somewhat about my claim to life-events of famous people in such detail, with be the Messiah and the arguments in support of the patience and magnanimity. and present their life claim. But the requirement of brevity, with which completely in such a manner that its reading he intends to do this work, does not allow sufficient becomes a substitute for meeting. So if such an scope to fulfil this purpose. Hence as far as excellent narrative makes someone spend time necessary, I wish to write this article in some detail. profitably he might also offer prayers for the I hope the respected Khan Sahib, having regard to success of that biographer in the world and the my labour and trouble of a few days, and looking at hereafter. Students of history know very well that the value of the work, will not refrain from this is exactly what has been done by those revered including it completely and fully. scholars who have written the biographies of the outstanding personalities of the nation with good Purpose of biography. intentions and for the public good. It is clear that unless the events of a man's life are Ancestral history. sketched by drawing a full picture, a few brief lines cannot benefit the public, nor can any trustworthy Now the events of my life are as follows. My name result come out of writing them. The real purpose is Ghulam Ahmad, my father's name was Ghulam of biography is that the contemporaries or the future Murtaza, my grandfather's name was Ata Muham­ generations, by pondering over the events of the mad, and my great-grandfather's name was Gul lives of those people, create in themselves some­ Muhammad. And as has been related, our tribe is thing of their morals, courage. righteousness and Mughal Barias.• It transpires from the old piety, knowledge and wisdom, work forthe cause of the faith, service of humanity, or some other I. It was seventeen or eighteen years ago that I came to kind of praiseworthy achievement. Or at least this, know fromrepeated revelations of God the Most High that my forefatherswere of Persian origin.
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