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The Light Islam As: the Lahore PEACEFUL Ahmadiyya TOLERANT Movement & Islamic Review RATIONAL for Over INSPIRING Seventy-Five Years • July – August 1999 • “Call to the path of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with people in the best manner.” (The Holy Quran 16:125) • • Exponent of Presents Islam and The Light Islam as: the Lahore PEACEFUL Ahmadiyya TOLERANT Movement & Islamic Review RATIONAL for over INSPIRING seventy-five years • July – August 1999 • Published on the World-Wide Web at: http://www.muslim.org Vol. 76 CONTENTS No. 4 Dignity of Mankind Speech at Convention in Columbus, July/August 1999 by the Editor. ......................................................................... 3 New entrant into Movement writes of his experiences of joining Islam Letter from New Mexico, by Salih Abdur Rahman. ....................................................... 6 Request from Russia about Russian Quran Letter from St. Petersburg. .................................................... 7 Death of Jesus – 7 Views of Ulama of India and Pakistan, by Maulana Hafiz Sher Muhammad. ..................................... 7 Life of Lord Headley...........................................................11 New quotation about finality of prophethood Qadianis omit translation of crucial words. ...................... 14 Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam Lahore Inc., U.S.A. 1315 Kingsgate Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43221– 1504, U.S.A. 2 THE LIGHT JULY – AUGUST 1999 The Light was founded in 1921 as the organ of the AHMADIYYA About ourselves ANJUMAN ISHA‘AT ISLAM (AhmadiyyaAn Apology Association for the propagation Weof Islam) regret of the Lahore, delay inPakistan. the publication The Islamic of ourReview May-June was published and July-August in Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam Lahore issues,England due from to 1913 some for urgent over 50 proof-reading years, and in thework. U.S.A. These from have 1980 now to been has branches in the following countries: published,1991. The presentto be followed periodical shortly represents by the the September-October beliefs of the world-wide issue. U.S.A. Australia branches of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam, Lahore. U.K. Canada Holland Fiji ISSN: 1060–4596 Indonesia Germany Editor: Dr. Zahid Aziz. Format and Design: The Editor. Suriname India Trinidad Poland Circulation: Mrs. Samina Sahukhan, Dr. Noman I. Malik. Guyana South Africa The Movement has members and Articles, letters and all enquiries should be sent to: supporters in many other countries as well. In Berlin, it has a large historical mosque ‘The Light’, 1315 Kingsgate Road, Columbus, Ohio 43221–1504 constructed in the mid-1920s. U.S.A. Phone: 614 – 457 8504 Fax: 614 – 457 4455 Achievements: E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] The Anjuman has produced extensive literature on Islam, originally in English and WWW: http://www.muslim.org Urdu, including translations of the Holy Quran with commentaries. These books are being translated into other languages, such as Beliefs and aims French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, The main object of the A.A.I.I.L. is to present the true, original Dutch and Polish. message of Islam to the whole world — Islam as it is found in the Holy The Anjuman has run several Muslim Quran and the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, obscured today by missions around the world, including the first grave misconceptions and wrong popular notions. ever in Western Europe. Islam seeks to attract the hearts and minds of people towards the The Movement’s unique contribution to truth, by means of reasoning, good moral example, and the natural Islamic thought is summed up on the left. beauty of its principles. It neither aspires to gain political power, nor History: allows the use of force in support of the faith. 1889: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (d. 1908), our Founder, arose to the Ahmadiyya Movement. remind the world that Islam is: 1901: Movement given name Ahmadiyya International: It recognizes prophets being raised among all after Holy Prophet Muhammad’s other nations and requires Muslims to believe in them all. Truth and famous name Ahmad. goodness can be found in all religions. God treats all human 1905: Hazrat Mirza appoints central body beings equally justly, regardless of race, nationality or religion. (Anjuman) to manage the Movement. Peaceful: Allows use of force only in unavoidable self-defence. 1908: Death of Hazrat Mirza. Succeeded by Teaches Muslims to live peacefully under any rule which Maulana Nur-ud-Din as Head. accords them freedom of religion. 1914: Death of Maulana Nur-ud-Din. Tolerant: Gives full freedom to everyone to hold and practise any Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam creed or religion. Requires us to tolerate differences of belief founded at Lahore as continuation of the and opinion. original Anjuman. Maulana Muhammad Rational: In all matters, it urges use of human reason and Ali elected as Head. knowledge. Blind following is condemned and independence of 1951: Death of Maulana Muhammad Ali thought is granted. after fifty years of glorious service to Inspiring: Worship is not a ritual, but provides living contact with the cause of Islam. Maulana Sadr-ud- Din (d. 1981) becomes Head. a Living God, Who answers prayers and speaks to His righteous servants even today as in the past. 1981–1996: Dr. Saeed Ahmad Khan, an eminent medical doctor and religious Non-sectarian: Every person professing Islam by the words L scholar, led the Movement, at a time of ilha ill-Allh, Mu­ammad-ur rasÔl-ullh (There is no god but intense persecution. Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) is a Muslim. 1996: Prof. Dr. Asghar Hameed, a A Muslim cannot be expelled from Islam by anyone. distinguished retired University Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad taught that no prophet, old or new, Professor of Mathematics, and learned is to arise after the Holy Prophet Muhammad. However, Mujaddids Islamic scholar, elected Head. will be raised by God to revive and rekindle the light of Islam. THE LIGHT JULY – AUGUST 1999 3 His favours complete, outwardly and in- Dignity of Mankind wardly?” (31:20) So God has dignified mankind by giving it the power Speech at Convention in Columbus to rule the physical world, i.e. outwardly, and his own July 1999 self, i.e. inwardly. Human beings have, especially in the last century or so, developed very greatly their by Zahid Aziz, Editor, The Light power over the physical world by means of acquiring physical knowledge, but they have neglected to be able to rule over their own desires, emotions and I wish to discuss the teachings of Islam regarding the passions. How dignified man looks when you see his place and status of human beings, and also of the magnificent achievements and feats of the conquest of individual, in this world. There are many ideologies nature, and how disgraced and humiliated he looks which regard the human being as merely a cog in a when you see his failure to control his own desires! machine, and his purpose is just to serve a particular But the Quran says that God has granted man His system of society or type of state. The individual as favour inwardly as well, that is, the spiritual guidance well as groups of people are simply subservient to that with which to conquer himself. ideology and its institutions. Even in what is claimed to be a free society, people feel as if they don’t count Human beings given power of reason as individuals, what they do or do not do is of little Another way in which mankind has been dignified is consequence. Given the impression of Islam which the giving to human beings of their senses and prevails generally, most people would believe that this understanding. The Quran refers to this repeatedly: religion too is one of these ideologies which has little regard for the human being and reduces its followers “He gave you ears and eyes and hearts; little it to the position of just serving the interests of the is that you give thanks!” (32:9) system. “Thanking” here means to use your senses to acquire Mankind’s position knowledge and to use your mind to draw conclusions from it. The Quran emphasises that human beings On the contrary, Islam teaches that mankind, as well must use their senses and reason to understand things, as the individual, holds a very high position indeed. including matters of religious belief. Blind belief and According to the Holy Quran, when God created man, following are condemned in the Quran. Those who He said: don’t use these faculties are referred to as cattle, and “I am going to make in the earth a khalifa.” indeed as going astray even more: (2:30) “They have hearts wherewith they understand that is to say, a ruler or empowered authority from not, and they have eyes wherewith they see God. As khalifa, mankind can acquire power over not, and they have ears wherewith they hear physical nature, and in the spiritual domain human not. They are as cattle, nay, they are more beings can acquire a semblance of those great, good astray.” (7:179) and noble qualities which are the attributes of God. Belief is something which should enter into your So the potential given to mankind, and the goal set heart on the basis of your observation and knowledge. for it, is the highest imaginable. It is said in the The Quran describes believers as those who: Quran that God has breathed into every human being, at the time of his creation, His own Divine spirit “remember Allah while standing or sitting or (32:9). This gives each person the capability of lying, and reflect on the creation of the attaining nearness to God. heavens and the earth: Our Lord, You have not created this in vain.” (3:191) Again, the Quran repeatedly says that everything in this world has been made subservient to man, for It is by reflecting on the creation of the universe that his advantage and benefit: things on the earth, in the one is meant to discover that there is a purpose in sea, in the sky, etc.
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