Intro
In 1884, in the Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya Vol. 4, page 428 of the online english edition, MGA claims that his revelations to date (1884), are free from satanic interference. He goes a step further and claims that 22:52 of the Quran has an alternate reading (commentary by Ibn Abbas in Bukhari)(it’s actually in Fath-e-Bari, see full ref in below and my interaction with Musleh Shanboor) wherein the translation would be different. MGA’s new translation was as follows: “”Never sent We a Messenger or a Prophet or a Muhaddath before you…….””.
Thus, MGA was asserting that a Muhaddath (a non-prophet like Hazrat Umar [ra])got the same type of revelations (ilham/wahi) as Messengers (Rasul’s) and Prophets (Nabi’s). This seems to be the main argument in BA-1 to 4, this is what Mirza Bashir Ahmad was referring to in Seeratul Mahdi (1923) when he said that MGA didn’t deliver the 300 arguments.
We have found this report (athar) in Ibn Hajar Asqalani’s famous “Fath-u-Bari”, the hadith is authentic (See the full report in the below). However, it should be noted that this hasn’t been found in Tafsir ibn Abbas. Nor did Tafsir Ibn Kathir talk about adding the word “Muhaddath” in 22:52. In conclusion, it seems that Ibn Abbas would read it as such, in terms of a commentary, not a recitation.
here is the translation from Tafsir Fathul Qadir -Imam Al-Shawkani-:
‘Abd ibn Humayd and Ibn al-Anbari in Al-Masahif narrated from ‘Amr ibn Dinar who said: Ibn ‘Abbas used to recite, “And We did not send before you any messenger, nor prophet, nor ‘muhaddath’”.
Ibn Abi Hatim narrated something similar from Sa’d ibn Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, adding that the term “muhaddath” was later abrogated.
He said:
“The ‘muhaddathoon’ (inspired ones) are: the Companion of Ya-Sin, Luqman, the Believer from the family of Pharaoh, and the Companion of Moses.” https://twitter.com/messages/media/1822012072823288202
Additional Notes:
as for adding words….it is not him who added….it is one of 2
1 – it is an abrogated qiraat, as quran was revealed in stages
2 – it is his own tafsir that when he explained, and one of the narrators used the word Ibn Abbas “recited” instead of Ibn Abbas “said”…other narrators recorded Ibn Abbas “said”…..this is not a problem for us as EVEN if it was a qiraat, it is not mutawatir and not acceptable, especially since we don’t have the complete qiraat….we cannot combine words from different Qiraat.
In 1892-1893, MGA and his team of writers quoted 22:52 of the Quran (22:53 in the Kadiani Koran), and argued that as a Muhaddath, MGA was actually a prophet in potential (See, “Ainah Kamalat-e-Islam”, pages 268-269, Online English Edition) and a Muhaddath is near to Allah like a prophet. On page 413 (See, “Ainah Kamalat-e-Islam”, Online English Edition), MGA and his team of writers argue that “satanic interference” is normal and can’t be avoided. MGA and his team quoted 22:52 of the Quran (22:53 in the Kadiani Koran) and alleged that it means that we have not sent any such Messenger or Prophet, whose condition should not have been such that when he wishes for something—meaning when he desired for something upon the prompting of his soul—that Satan would not mix something in it. In other words, when a Messenger or a Prophet seeks something by the promptings of his own soul, Satan mixes something in his desires as well, but then, wahye-matluw—which possesses glory, majesty, and perfect light—removes that interference and makes the Divine will manifest with full clarity. This is an indication to the fact that the thoughts that arise in the heart of a Prophet and whatever
thinking develops in his mind are really all revelations.
In 1892-1893, MGA says that every word of a prophet is wahi and he received wahi in every moment but sometimes Satan messes it up and makes him do an ijtihadi mistake which also counts as Wahi, and thus prophets make mistakes in Wahi (MGA). MGA claims that people see false dreams about him are because of their desires, but then you might ask, then why should we believe in dreams as sign? MGA then says that true dreams are pure and have holy qualities in them and glad tidings (Page 353 of A’ina-e-Kamalat-e-Islam)(See page 414, Online English Edition). On page 275, MGA mentions satanic interference for common Muslims who are doing
Istikharah.
In 1915, this entire line of argumentation was abrogated, since allegedly, MGA claimed prophethood in 1901 and discovered a new type of prophethood (the Ummati Nabi).
In 2024, I emailed Musleh Shanboor about 22:52 of the Quran (22:53 in the Kadiani Koran) and I asked about if MGA’s statements in terms of the qira’at of Ibn-e-‘Abbas’ of the verse was abrogated after 1901. MGA was accusing Ibn Abbas of adding the word “Muhaddath” and called this an accurate reading. Razi tweeted about this too and posted the English edition. The quote is from 1884, Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya Vol. 4, page 428 of the online english edition. Musleh Shanboor said that report that MGA was referring to was removed from the Bukhari, however, it did exist in previous editons and can be found in Fath-e-Bari. Musleh Shanboor didn’t even answer my question. However, the truth is, it is an abrogated qiraat, it is Ibn-e-‘Abbas’ own tafsir that when he explained, and one of the narrators used the word Ibn Abbas “recited” instead of Ibn Abbas “said”…other narrators recorded Ibn Abbas “said”…..this is not a problem for us as EVEN if it was a qiraat, it is not mutawatir and not acceptable, especially since we don’t have the complete qiraat….we cannot combine words from different Qiraat and make it a belief.
In 2026, Bro Imtiaz quoted MGA a saying that 400 prophets had revelations which had satanic interference (2:51:20) from a na-pak-ruh (dirty soul aka satan).
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1884
Barahin-i-Ahmadiyya, online english edition, page 428
“”””Now consider what conclusion follows from this. Does it not prove that the perfect followers among ummat-e-Muhammadiyyah should be more deserving to be mulham-o-muhaddath [the recipients of revelation and discourse] than those people, because according to the explanation of the Holy Quran they [the perfect followers among ummat-e-Muhammadiyyah] are Khairul-Umam? Why do you not ponder over the Holy Quran? And why are you so prone to error in your deliberations? Do you not know that the Sahihain record, about this ummah, the glad tiding of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that like the previous ummahs, many a muhaddath would be raised in this ummah as well? And the word muhaddath—in which the د [dal] is pronounced with a fathah—refers to those who are blessed with divine converse and discourse. You are also aware of Ibn-e-‘Abbas’ qira’at of the verse:
22:52, Mis-translated by MGA as: Never sent We a Messenger or a Prophet or a Muhaddath before you, but when he sought to attain what he aimed at, Satan put obstacles in the way of
what he sought after. But Allah removes the obstacles that are placed by Satan. Then Allah firmly establishes His Signs.
Thus, according to this verse, which Bukhari has also documented, it is established that a muhaddath’s revelations are certain and unequivocal, in which the interference of Satan cannot stand.”””
Other Quranic verses that MGA claimed for himself in 1884
——48:28, 61:09 and 9:32
——-21:107
——-10:16
——17:8
——18:83
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1891
RK, v. 3, p. 439; starts at 5th line from top; Izaalah-e-Auhaam, Part 2, Via Nuzhat Haneef
“”Revelation can be ‘Rahmaanee’ [i.e., from God] as well as ‘Shaytaanee’ [i.e., Satanic]. And when a person, with interference from his own spirit and thought, meditates for [or pays attention to] some matter to be revealed, by way of ‘istekhaarah’ [a special prayer for guidance/help regarding the future] [or in some other way]. Particularly in a state such that when there is a hidden wish in his heart that according to my preference/desire I may learn, by way of revelation, some good or bad statement about someone, then, at that time, Satan interferes in his desire and some statement begins to be uttered by his tongue and, in fact, that is a Satanic statement. And such interference sometime occurs in the revelation of prophets and messengers too but without delay it is removed. It is toward this that Allaah, with His Manifest Glory, pointsin the Noble Quraan: [Arabic text of the first part of Quraan 22:53]. Similarly, it is also stated in the Gospels that Satan, exchanging his appearance with that of radiant angels, visits certain people … “””
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1892-1893
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2020/02/28/aina-e-kamalat-e-islam-quotes-and-background-info/
In 1892-1893, MGA and his team of writers quoted 22:52 of the Quran (22:53 in the Kadiani Koran), and argued that as a Muhaddath, MGA was actually a prophet in potential (See, “Ainah Kamalat-e-Islam”, pages 268-269, Online English Edition) and a Muhaddath is near to Allah like a prophet. On page 413 (See, “Ainah Kamalat-e-Islam”, Online English Edition), MGA and his team of writers argue that “satanic interference” is normal and can’t be avoided. MGA and his team quoted 22:52 of the Quran (22:53 in the Kadiani Koran) and alleged that it means that we have not sent any such Messenger or Prophet, whose condition should not have been such that when he wishes for something—meaning when he desired for something upon the prompting of his soul—that Satan would not mix something in it. In other words, when a Messenger or a Prophet seeks something by the promptings of his own soul, Satan mixes something in his desires as well, but then, wahye-matluw—which possesses glory, majesty, and perfect light—removes that interference and makes the Divine will manifest with full clarity. This is an indication to the fact that the thoughts that arise in the heart of a Prophet and whatever
thinking develops in his mind are really all revelations.
In the reference in the below (Page 353 of A’ina-e-Kamalat-e-Islam), MGA says that ever word of a prophet is wahi and he received wahi in every moment but sometimes Satan messes it up and makes him do an ijtihadi mistake which also counts as Wahi, and thus prophets make mistakes in Wahi (MGA). MGA claims that people see false dreams about him are because of their desires, but then you might ask, then why should we believe in dreams as sign? MGA then says that true dreams are pure and have holy qualities in them and glad tidings.
On page 112 (see the scan in the below), MGA is responding to someone’s question about istikhara and his truth. MGA also claims that people get dreams about him being false because of their desires and that prophets even get satanic revelations due to their desires. MGA says that Jesus (as) had the Holy Spirit with him all the time, yet, he still made false prophecies such as the fig tree prophecy, which he didn’t know was fruitless. MGA also alleges that Muhammad (Saw) also errored in similar situations (naudhobillah).
On page 115 (see the scan in the below), MGA says that some people may get false dreams.
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1894
Hamamat al-Bushrah, Via Muhammad Ali, Prophethood in Islam, 1915
“Prophethood in Islam” by Maulvi Muhammad Ali (1915) – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
p. 81
“And this is proved by the sayings (athar) and practice (Sunnah) of the Messenger of Allah, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that he has said: ‘There used to be persons among those who were before you of the Israelites who were spoken to by God though they were not prophets, and if there are such persons among my followers, ‘Umar is one of them.’ He further said, ‘There used to be muhaddathin in the ummah before you and if such persons are to be found in my ummah, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab is one of them.’ It has been mentioned in Bukhari in context of the Quranic verse, ‘And We never sent a messenger or a prophet before thee but when We desired.’ Ibn ‘Abbas is reported to have added the word muhaddath in this verse i.e., he would read it: ‘and We never sent a messenger or a prophet or a muhaddath’. …”
“I have written in some of my books that the office of tahdith bears a close resemblance to that of prophethood and they differ only in the matter of potentiality and actuality. But my opponents did not understand my statement and asserted that I was a claimant to prophethood. And God knows it well that their assertion is quite false, baseless and devoid of the slightest truth. They have falsified it only to incite the people to takfir, abuses, curses, vilifications, abhorrence, animosity and violence against me, which caused dissension among the believers.”
“I declare in the name of God that I believe in Allah and His Messenger and I also believe that he is Khatam al-Nabiyyin (Seal of the Prophets). I have, however, said that all elements of prophethood are found in a muhaddath in a potential form but not in actuality. Thus a muhaddath is potentially a prophet and had not the door of prophethood been closed, he too would have been a prophet. And on this count it is permissible to say that prophet is a muhaddath, for he possesses, par excellence, all the excellences (kamalat) in their true form. Likewise, it is permissible to say that a muhaddath is a nabi in a potential form and all the excellences of nubuwwah lie hidden and concealed in his office of tahdith, but their manifestation (zuhur) and outward expression (khuruj) are limited because the door of prophethood has been closed. And the Holy Prophet, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), has hinted at this in his saying that ‘had there been a prophet after me it would have been ‘Umar.’ And this was said because ‘Umar was a muhaddath.Thus he pointed out that the seed and substance of prophethood exist in a muhaddath.”
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1897
Siraj-e-Munir
Online English Edition, page 9
The Shining Lamp the Holy Quran Regarding the advent of the Promised Messiah in the latter days – Shahadatul-QuranTestimony of Siraj-e-Munir—The Shining Lamp (alislam.cloud)
“””Have you not read that a Muhaddath [recipient of Divine revelation] is also a Mursal [one sent as a Messenger]? Have you forgotten about the qira’at [reading (of the Quran)]:[wa la Muhaddath]?”””
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1902
Ijaz-e-Ahmadi.pdf (alislam.org)
See page 45
“I’jaz-e-Ahmadi”, book review by #Ahmadiyyfactcheckblog – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
“””Hence, in the case of a Prophet, his claim and teachings can be likened to the eye looking at things from very close and does not err in identifying them correctly. And, the misjudgement on their part regarding certain matters can be likened to the eye that at times makes an error in recognizing the objects lying at some distance. On this very basis, we can say that—since Hadrat ‘Isa as, for the sake of the well-being of the Jews, thought of becoming a king—Satan, as mentioned in the verse,
1اُمْنِيَّتِهٖ فِيْۤ الشَّيْطٰنُ اَلْقَى تَمَنّٰۤى اِذَا اِلَّاۤ
succeeded in deceiving him by putting into his heart a desire for the throne of David. However, as he was close to God and dear to Him, those satanic delusions could not prevail and he soon came to realize that his kingdom was heavenly rather than earthly. In summary, this interpretation of Hadrat Masih turned out to be wrong. The actual revelation was surely true, but he erred in understanding it. It is sad that the extent to which Hadrat ‘Isa erred in his interpretations, the like of it is not to be found among any other Prophet. Perhaps this was also a pre-condition to attaining divinity. However, can we say that, on account of his many wrong interpretations and wrong prophecies, his prophethood became doubtful? Certainly not. The fact of the matter is that the conviction that is instilled in the heart of a Prophet regarding….””
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1902
Apart from this, he also stated on 24th October 1902:
“In the verse of the Quran “And We did not send before you any rasul or any nabi…” [22:52], the words “or any muhaddas” are added in a less well-known reading, and that reading has the status of a sahih hadith. Just as the revelation of a nabi or rasul is protected, so is the wahy of a muhaddas protected, as stated in this verse.” (v. 4, p. 121)
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1917
Muhammad Ali in his famous commentary of the Quran.
Muhammad Ali doesn’t quote MGA, nor does he mention how the divine revelations of a Muhaddath are free from satanic interference. Nor does he mention any alternate reading (qiraat).
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1925
At the 1925 Jalsa at Qadian, the 2nd Khalifa gave speeches wherein he claimed that even Satan would be eventually allowed into heaven (see page 37)(See the full quote in the below).
1926 as “Minhajut Talibeen” (Way of the Seekers)
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Way-of-Seekers.pdf
“””In short, Islamic mysticism is based on hope and fear, hope being the dominant factor. Positive forces are released only by hope. Fear can generate nothing more than negative forces. Since the real purpose of man’s creation is to generate the love of God, that can be done only by hope. Fear can at best ward off sins. Islam seeks to dispel fear. We have seen that the Holy Quran assures us:
My mercy encompasses everything. (7:157).
Then the Holy Prophet (on whom be peace) clarified the position still further. He said that cheering dreams proceed from God and frightening dreams proceed from Satan. Since the impact of dreams on the mind is undeniable, he warned that we should not be afraid of frightening dreams since their source is satanic. This certainly does not mean that every dream of that kind is satanic as Prophets too have such dreams. The idea is that if there is a multiplicity of dreams of this kind, to the total or near total exclusion of hope-inspiring dreams, it should be presumed that they are satanic in nature. Thus the Holy Prophet (on him be peace) sought to remove fear from the hearts of the faithful.”””
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1926
See page 228
Invitation-to-Ahmadiyyat.pdf (alislam.org)
The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi discusses 22:52 herein.
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1939
The ROR of July-1939 has about 10 pages from Mirza Bashir Ahmad’s “Sirat Khatam un Nabiyeen”. This excerpt discusses the famous Satanic verses aka Surah Najm.
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1988 & 2018
English w/ 5 Vol. Commentary – Holy Qur`an Online 3.6 (alislam.org)
Malik Ghulam Farid’s (MGF) famous 5-volume commentary of the Quran.
MGF doesn’t quote MGA, nor does he mention how the divine revelations of a Muhaddath are free from satanic interference. Nor does he mention any alternate reading (qiraat).
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2026
In 2026, Bro Imtiaz quoted MGA a saying that 400 prophets had revelations which had satanic interference (2:51:20) from a na-pak-ruh (dirty soul aka satan).
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The alleged report in Bukhari
Musleh Shanboor sent this to me and alleged that this was removed from Bukhari.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 4740 – Prophetic Commentary on the Qur’an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) – كتاب التفسير – Sunnah.com – Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
In the below, you will see a chapter heading in the Arabic only, this is not found in the English.
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Hajar Asqalani
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari – Wikipedia
Razi on X: “This ignorant individual doesn’t know the difference of Qiraah of Qur’an and those of the sahaba which they had in their copies of the Qur’an and what was transmitted from them Hadrat Ahmad (as) did NOT believe in any abrogation of the Qur’an https://t.co/Blifbrevsk” / X فتح الباري لابن حجر | تراث (turath.io)
Ibn Abbas said: “There is no nabi nor muhaddath,” referring to the verse “And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when he spoke…” Ibn Abbas included the phrase “nor one who is muhaddath.” This was recorded by Sufyan ibn Uyaynah at the end of his collection and by Abdul ibn Humaid through his chain, and its chain of transmission to Ibn Abbas is authentic. The wording from Amr ibn Dinar is: “Ibn Abbas used to recite, ‘And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet nor muhaddath.'”
The reason for specifically mentioning Umar is due to the numerous instances during the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) time where the Quran was revealed in agreement with his views, and he had many correct judgments after the Prophet (peace be upon him).
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https://twitter.com/messages/media/1822012072823288202
‘Abd ibn Humayd and Ibn al-Anbari in Al-Masahif narrated from ‘Amr ibn Dinar who said: Ibn ‘Abbas used to recite, “And We did not send before you any messenger, nor prophet, nor ‘muhaddath’”.
Ibn Abi Hatim narrated something similar from Sa’d ibn Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, adding that the term “muhaddath” was later abrogated.
He said:
“The ‘muhaddathoon’ (inspired ones) are: the Companion of Ya-Sin, Luqman, the Believer from the family of Pharaoh, and the Companion of Moses.”
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Links and Related Essay’s
In 1884, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed that the Quran 48:29 was also revealed to him
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/?s=48%3A29
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2016/11/14/what-is-maseel-e-maseeh-the-like-of-the-messiah/
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2016/10/27/sir-syeds-view-on-esa-as/
http://www.aaiil.org/text/articles/reviewofreligions/raw/reviewreligionsenglish1908.pdf
Who is Mirza Bashir Ahmad? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
فتح الباري لابن حجر | تراث (turath.io)
Sufyan ibn ʽUyaynah – Wikipedia
Altafsir.com -تفسير ايآت القرآن الكريم (73-0-52-22)
QTafsir | How the Shaytan threw some Fal—
The concept of the Ummati-Nabi – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
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