True Conception of the Ahmadiyya Movement
by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Summary
In this book, the author discusses the origins of the Ahmadiyya Movement and the role of its Founder, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, in restoring the original beauty of Islam and enthusing the members of his Movement with the inspiration to peacefully spread Islam through propagation work. It also dispels several accusations against the Movement and its Founder.
Publication Information
This book was originally published in Urdu as Chapter 4 of the book ‘Tahrik Ahmadiyya’ in December 1931. It was later published in English in ‘The Ahmadiyya Movement’ (English translation of ‘Tahrik Ahmadiyya’) in 1966. The first USA edition (with revisions) was published in 1996.
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Table of Contents:
- Publisher’s Note
- Ahmadiyyat is not a Separate Religion
- It is not even a Sect in the General Sense of the Term
- Attitude towards Jurisprudential Problems
- A Movement for Islam
- Death of Jesus Christ
- Significance of the Claims
- Visions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad Come True
- Ahmadiyyat is the only Interpretation of these Visions
- Ahmadiyyat is a True Interpretation of Islam
- Distinguishing Features of the Ahmadiyya Movement
- The Second Distinction: Islam is not Spread by Sword
- Ahmadiyyat and the Killing of Apostates
- Ahmadiyyat and Jihad
- The Third Distinction: The Quran must be given Precedence over Everything Else
- Glory of the Quran Manifested
- The Fourth Distinction: Islam is an Intellectual and Scientific Religion
- New Light about Interpreting the Quran
- The Fifth Distinction: Revival of Islamic Brotherhood
- The Sixth Distinction: The Door of Ijtihad is Open
- The Seventh Distinction: Unity among Muslims
- The Eighth Distinction: The Significance of Paradise and Hell Properly Explained
- The Ninth Distinction: Theory of Abrogation Rejected
- The Tenth Distinction: Faith in the Dominance of Islam
- Appendix 1: Was the Doctrine of Jihad Abrogated by the Founder?
- Appendix 2: Did the Founder make Slanderous Attack on Jesus and his Mother?
- Appendix 3: The Use of Strong Language against the ‘Ulama’