Social And Religious Impacts of the Propagation of Ahmedism and its Counter by Movement of Khatam -E- Nubuwat in Pakisan

Abstract

The fundamental belief of the finality of the prophet (ختم نبوت) is a unanimous belief of Islam. Since fourteen and half centuries Muslims unanimously have considered it a basic belief of Islam and Muslims has been in strong unity with this sole belief, while in subcontinent the biggest conspiracy against the finality of prophet hood was arisen  by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed in the last of nineteenth century of claiming falsely for prophecy. That produced so dangerous consequences against Muslim society as well Islamic social and character structure of Muslim Ummah. Further, those impacts resulted into dreadful conditions to Muslim Ummah by breaking the unity and propagating very blasphemous believes and preaching a new model of life entirely in the contrast of Quran and Hadith. Similarly Ahmedism and its planters desired that  as in the days of holy prophet PBUH falsely claimants of prophecy desired to disintegrate Muslims unity,  so the claimant of prophecy in subcontinent in last of 19^th century could break the unity of the Muslim Ummah. A unity of Muslims was a probable challenge for colonial powers in subcontinent. So facing this British government decided of breaking that unity by planting false prophet from Muslim community as well as getting the declaration of the cancellation of holy war from him, which was a challenge for the British government militarily as well as politically in their future objectives. Then he began to manipulate those verses of holy Quran regarding the obligation of holy war and spread with dubious commentary in the Muslim society. British government was sure feeling that objective of the British government could easily be realized only with the help of  Mirza Ghulam Ahmed by empting the Muslims from the spirit of jihad and producing new sect among them. So dividing Muslim unity and generating new conflicts among them Mirza Ghulam Ahmed started his tactics by gradually feeling the need for changing the meaning of verses of (جهاد) and declared the cancellation of holy war publically. British rulers in subcontinent had kept long experience of facing holy war as a challenge in their colonial targets. Because, entire Muslims of subcontinent were united on the finality of prophet and holy Quran as a eternal as well as unchangeable message of God. And no one can change it due to the finality of prophet. So Ghulam Ahmed for the manipulation of holy Quran he needed to vanish the belief of finality of prophet. That created a very catastrophic impact on Muslim society. Conspirators observed that the ultimate strength of Muslim community was hidden in the sprite of highly beloved ness of last prophet and his path of life (سنت).so complying this he planned how to empty the sprite of Jihad and high altitude of love with holy prophet PBUH from Muslims. Mirza   had reached at the point that unless he end strong relationship of Muslims with holy prophet Muhammad PBUH or make so for dubious the obligation of Jihad in the ideology of Muslims by raising some baseless objections on Jihad verses of holy Quran British could not succeed in their ultimate objectives.. Consequently analyzing his dubious activities and its dangerous effects on the society Muslim scholars of the subcontinent started questioning his role and finally declaring Mirza's behavior as a false and deceiver of Muslims (ڪذاب) upon the solid and valid proofs. So his entire conspiracy was based upon dividing Muslim of the subcontinent ideologically and socially and breaking the unity. By producing such fundamental divide in Muslim society they could always not unite against external rulers in the strong obedience of Holy Prophet SA by fighting Holy war against British. Consequently Muslims tried to counter his propagation in the subcontinent politically, socially by awakening Muslims and preserving the ideological and social unity of the Muslims spreading true commentaries of holy Quraan and Hadith regarding the finality of prophet. Those struggles were compiled then as huge literature of Khatam Nubawat by many scholars and saints continuously as well as challenging it on the forum of judiciary in different courts of Pakistan and beyond to prove this false.