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November 2017 The Light 8 pen, reducing pluralism to a handful of low-circulation publications. Dozens of journalists have been imprisoned without trial, turning Turkey into the world’s biggest prison for media personnel. Islamaphobia an opportunity. It is my view that Islamaphobia can be a positive for all of the Muslims in the UK, in that it allows us to present the true picture of Islam through publications, interviews on television and a general dissemination of information to nullify the gross misrepresentation of Islam. It is also an immense opportunity for the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, and though our numbers are small, the wealth of material we have is large. Articles written by us explaining our view must be published in the mainstream press and media so that the message reaches a much larger audience than it does at the moment. For instance, our friends in Harrogate are fully aware of the Ahmadiyya Movement not only from ourselves but also from BBC Radio 4, which had recently discussed the discrimination against Ahmadis in Pakistan. Of course, some of the media here is biased. But we do have freedom of speech and expression. We must support the press freedom despite some of the press being prejudiced. Since in my view, some of the freedoms are being often eroded in the name of national security, and this has resulted in Parliament adopting the most extreme surveillance legislation in UK history, with insufficient protection mechanisms for whistle blowers, journalists, and their sources, posing a serious threat to investigative journalism. Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement’s role It is obvious that as time progresses, the Ahmadiyya view of Islam is being adopted though not in name, but this is of no concern to me or should be of concern to anyone in the Movement since the overreaching principle should be the propagation of the message. However, what must be done is that we make available all the material within the Jamaat. (Go To Contents) I Shall Love All Mankind. Why the Prophet Muhammad (s) is an Integral Part of a Muslim’s Testimony of Faith – Kalima Shahada by Ebrahim Muhamed, October 2017 (Note: All emphases depicted in Quranic references herein are author’s) “Allah bears witness that there is no god but He, and (so do) the angels and those possessed of knowledge, maintaining justice. There is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.” 3:18 “Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the prophets. And Allah is ever Knower of all things.” 33:40 “Say: O mankind, surely I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, of Him, Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Ummi Prophet who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him so that you may be guided aright.” 7:158 as time progresses, the Ahmadiyya view of Islam is being adopted The Kalima Shahada or Testimony of Faith is what a person declares when he or she enters the fold of Islam. This testimony consists of the following statement made with absolute sincerity: Ashhaddu an la ilaha ill-allahu wa ashhaddu anna Muhammadar Rasulullah – which means ‘I bear witness that there is no God besides Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.’ This statement, although it does do not appear as one in the Holy Quran, contains the very basic theme of the Holy Quran and that is the absolute Oneness of Almighty Allah and the Messengership of the Holy Prophet (s) which can be seen from just a few verses to this effect quoted above. It is on this undercurrent theme that the Kalima Shahada of a Muslim is formulated. In the first verse of the Holy Quran quoted above ( 3:18) Almighty Allah declares that He and His angels bear witness to His Oneness
November 2017 The Light 9 and then adds “and those possessed of knowledge.” This last part introduces the human element that tells us that only through true knowledge can we testify with certainty to the Unity of Almighty Allah. This true knowledge does not come from faulty, secular-based knowledge, but the knowledge that comes to us through Divine revelation granted to the Messengers of Allah. In the case of the Muslims it no doubt refers to the knowledge brought by the angel Gabriel to the heart of the Holy Prophet, Muhammad (s), the Messenger of Allah and Seal of the Prophets after whom no prophet, new or old will appear. This knowledge is contained and preserved in the Holy Quran, the only true guide for all of the humanity. There is a new argument emerging in certain sectors of the community. It professes that because the Holy Quran only mentions “witnessing the unity of Allah”, shahidallaa, in verse 3:18 above. It says nothing about Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. They conclude that the name of Muhammad (s) should not be included in the Muslim’s Kalima Shahada as this, they allege, would be bordering on shirk (i.e. putting up partners with Allah). This assertion, however, is based on sheer ignorance of the Holy Quran. To read verses of the Holy Quran in isolation, without judicious cross-reference to other pertinent verses, and then form opinions based on it is extremely foolish and unwise because it leads to the error of judgment. In fact, the very same chapter 3, Sura Al Imran has an entire section (9) dealing with the ‘Covenants of the Prophets’ that has a bearing on the shahada of the Nabi (s), and I quote from it: “And when Allah made a covenant through the prophets: Certainly what I have given you of Book and Wisdom — then a Messenger comes to you verifying that which is with you, you shall believe in him, and you shall aid him. He said: Do you affirm and accept My compact in this (matter)? They said: We do affirm. He said: Then bear witness, and I (too) am of the bearers of witness with you.” 3:81 Here mention is made of a covenant that was made with the people by Almighty Allah “through the prophets” that when the Messenger appears then they must believe in him and aid him. Having been asked to affirm this commitment that was requested of them, the Holy Quran states: “They said: We do affirm. He (the Prophet) said: Then bear witness (ashaddu), and I (too) am of the bearers of witness with you.” The ‘bearing of witness’, ashaddu, here relates to the witnessing that Muhammad (s) is indeed the fulfilment of the advent of that final Messenger of Allah prophesied in their scriptures 1 and thus it became incumbent on them to believe in him and to aid him. This concludes the second portion of our shahada (testimony of faith) – Muhammad ur Rasululah – Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. In the very next verse, 3:82, those who reject or oppose this testimony are thus warned: “Whoever then turns back after this, these are the transgressors” 3:82 This verse is prophetical, as the Holy Quran shows that there were those who accepted this kalima shahada, but turned to disbelief afterwards: “How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their believing, and (after) they had borne witness (shahidu) that the Messenger was true, and clear arguments had come to them? And Allah guides not the unjust people.” 3:86 This verse, without a doubt, proves that at the time of its revelation there already existed a shahada which included testimony to the truth of the Messenger of Allah. The verse clearly states that there were people who turned to disbelief after they ‘bore witness’ (shahidu) of the truth of the Messenger of Allah. This goes to show that here shahidu anna rasula haqq i.e. bear ‘witness that the Messenger was true’ was part of the shahada of the very 1 “Whoever will not hearken unto My words which he shall speak in my name, I will require of him.” – (Deut 18:19); “He will guide you unto all truth; for he will not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear that he I Shall Love All Mankind. shall speak.” – (John 16:13). For more detail of prophesies of the advent of Muhammad (s), please refer to Muhammad in the World Scriptures – by Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi
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