[This
is the second and final part of the official response issued by Dr. E. Thahir
Sahib of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, Kerala (India) in the aftermath of the
Friday sermon of the present Ahmadiyya Khalifa Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib on
the subject of Khilafat and Mujaddidiyat. The first part
appeared on July 11, 2011 and can be accessed here].
After
stating that “each Khalifa is a Mujaddid during his era”, Mirza
Masroor Ahmad Sahib says: “If God so wills, He can give the
status of Mujaddid to a Khalifa of the time at the turn of a century, and
enable him to declare this”.
So, now
he says that at the turn of a century “If Allah so wills” a Mujaddid is raised.
Even then, the assembly of the faithful will elect a Khalifa first and then,
Allah will have no choice other than to ask the so-elected Khalifa to declare
himself as Mujaddid! Why is it that there is no proclamation of Mujaddidiyat
from Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib in spite of his being ‘qualified’ in terms of
the time? He further states: “Being a Mujaddid does not
alter the station of Khilafat; the status of Khilafat comes before that of a
Mujaddid”.
Hadhrat
Ahmad (as) says in every century Mujaddidin will come to revive the faith. Now,
Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib states that the assembly- elected Khulafa has more
importance than the divinely sent Mujaddidin. He also stated that every
Ahmadiyya Khalifa is also a Mujaddid only to clarify later that “if Allah so
wills” at the turn of a century. In short, the divine office of Mujaddidiyat is
exclusively reserved for Ahmadiyya Khulafa and nobody outside this circle
including common Ahmadis can be Mujaddidin in future.
Ahmadis
usually employ two arguments to oppose the coming of Mujaddidin: Khilafat is on
the precept of Nubuwwat and there is no need for “Tayammum” when water is at
hand. But then, can the water be utilized even when it is muddy and impure? Has
Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib any claim to Nubuwwat? Is he a recipient of divine
revelations? If there is nothing, is the “water” pure or impure?
The fact
is that the stream of spiritual truth always flowed through the divinely raised
Mujaddidin. The history of assembly elected/selected Khulafa is riddled with
shades and shadows. The undercurrents of spiritual uncertainties are stamped on
them. Hadhrat Usman (ra) was caught by his beard. Muawiya, who did not take
Bai’at at the hands of Hadhrat Ali (ra), was also elected Khalifa. Hadhrat Ayesha (ra) herself led the battle against Hadhrat Ali (ra).
During
the time of the election of the Fourth Khalifa in the Ahmadiyya Jamaat, another
candidate from the Mirza family was abducted from the place of election and his
followers later formed their own “Green Ahmadiyya” sect. All
these are dark chapters from the history of assembly-elected Khulafa. On the
other hand, the history of Mujaddidin is entirely shaped by spiritually
awakened souls. No wonder, AM Muhammad Salim Sahib, editor of the Sathyadoothan, who
examined the success of divinely- appointed Mujaddidin and the decline of man-elected Khilafat on the basis of
historical evidence had this to say:
“When
Khilafat turned to materialism, people rushed to Islam through Mujaddidin”. (Sathyadoothan, December
2008, p.32).
“Belief
and good deeds are the pre-conditions for a model Khilafat system. When they
are broken, Khilafat becomes merely a power –centric ruling system or a mere
organized community”. (Sathyadoothan, December 2008,
p.31).
“Can a
Mujaddid come?”
Whoever raised this question in their quest for truth is
being labeled as insincere and even as hypocrites and mischief makers and what
not. What is the psychology behind this anxiety that keeps the Jamaat
leadership off- balance? The power and authority of the Ahmadiyya Khilafat is
centered on a single individual and any potential threat to this order has to
be frowned upon. The strategy is to keep the organized community of believers
under the permanent shadow of a Shirk- worship of the Khalifa who is unquestioningly
elevated as “divinely appointed”, regardless of whether he is a recipient of
divine favours and revelations.
About
the ‘shadow’ of Hadhrat Ahmad (as), Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib states: “In
short, after the departure of “Khatamul Khulafa” - who is also the “Mujaddid of
the Last Millennium”- Mujaddidiyat will appear in the form of his shadows. The
institution of Khilafat is his real mirror image and reflection”.
The
Khalifa says Ahmadiyya Khilafat is the real reflection of Hadhrat Ahmad (as).
But then, what is the record of the Ahmadiyya Khilafat when it asserts that it
is the second manifestation of Divine Power? It was under this
Khilafat system that missionaries were given specific targets to convert people
into Ahmadiyyat. In contemptuous disregard of all scruples of propriety,
honesty and legitimacy, officials scrambled to tell what the chief wanted to
hear.
And
then, out- of- the-world Bai’at figures were brandished by the chief with scant
regard for facts and prudence. The Khulafa have no qualms about traveling
across the world with a battalion of staff and coterie displaying pomp and
riches extracted out of the hapless common Ahmadis. If someone asks about
Mujaddidiyat, they threaten them into submission through Friday sermons. Now,
can these leaders and officials, even if you call them ‘Khalifa’ and
‘Nizam-e-Jamaat’ be the mirror images of the Promised Massih (as)?
Real
Reflection and the Lunar-Solar Eclipse
Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) of Qadian was certainly not just the Mujaddid of the 14th century.
He was also the Imam Mahdi and Massih and the Khalifatullah. As a
testimonial of his message and divine mission, there was a solar and lunar
eclipse in the month of Ramadan. Just like Hadhrat Ahmad (as) initially claimed
to be the Mujaddid, Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Sahib (atba) of Mauritius also
claimed to be the Mujaddid of the new century. Later
on, he claimed that he is not only the Mujaddid of the 15th century
but also the Muhyi-ud-din, Khalifatullah, Al Massih Al Maoud and Amir’ul
Mu’mineen. In the Friday Sermon of March 25, 2011, he has brought to
the attention of the world a fact of extraordinary interest to seekers after
truth: there was indeed a solar and lunar eclipse in November 2003 as an
enduring testimonial to the claims of Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Sahib (atba). In the
same sermon, he also predicted that in this very age, there shall be a repeat
of the heavenly phenomenon- the splitting of the moon
into two. “Such phenomenon (as) has happened in the times of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (sa) and in my times also, such sign shall be witnessed by my
friends and foes alike as a proof of my truthfulness as the Chosen Messenger of
Allah of this era, the second Muhammad (sa) whose advent has been prophesised
in the Holy Quran in Chapter 62. This prophecy (moon splitting) shall be
physical and spiritual, both literal and metaphorical”.
Has the present Ahmadiyya Khalifa any revelatory claims such as stated above by Munir Ahmad
Sahib? Has the Khalifa anything to do with the heavenly phenomenon in Mauritius?
The prophecy regarding being “the mirror image and reflection” is fulfilled in
whom? Is it on the Ahmadiyya Khilafat and the Khulafa? “There are signs
for those who reflect” [Holy Qur’an].