In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Preface

A perfect example of the cruel treatment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at by the government of Pakistan is the White Paper. This document, published by the government of Paki stan under the title Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam, was written in support of the Federal ordinance dated April 26, 1984.

By publishing the White Paper, this ‘Islamic Republic’ has set aside all Islamic values and has done away with many basic human rights including religious social freedoms of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at. Using the White Paper as a crutch, the government of Pakistan claims the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at compel it to impose restrictions upon the Ahmadi Muslims.

As far as the allegations and accusations made in the White Paper are concerned, they are a repetition of the same baseless allegations and accusations that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at has responded to in the past on the basis of the Holy Qur’an and the Ahadith.

Since much of our literature is currently being confiscated by the government of Pakistan, sincere seekers of truth may have difficulty finding the answers. This series of Friday sermons present the response laid out by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta), the then Imam of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, to these allegations.

This response to the White Paper was first published in Urdu in 1985, and the English translation is now being published for the first time. This sermon was delivered on March 15, 1985 at the Fazl Mosque, London, and deals with the services rendered by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at for the Palestinian Muslims.

The translation of this Friday sermon was done by Mubashir Ahmad and later revised by Mansur Shah and Matiullah Dard. The translation team headed by Munawar A. Sa‘eed, under the direction of Wakalat-e-Tasnif London, finalized this series of Friday sermons for publication. May Allah bless them all. Amin.

Please note that in referencing the Holy Qur’an, we have counted ‘In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful’ as the first verse of the Chapter in which it appears.

We pray to God that this message will reach all people who have a genuine desire to study these issues. May Allah the Almighty make this a source of guidance for them. Amin.

Munir-ud-Din Shams
Additional Wakilut-Tasnif
London, UK, April 2006