Intro
This is the second part of my series on the “substitution-theory”, which comes directly from Todd Lawson’s book on the topic. Feel free to read the first entry here.
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Intro
Ahmadis have avoided this Tafsir for years and years, its available online at altafsir.com, it was also quoted in Todd Lawson’s famous research work on 4:157. Ahmadis will continue to ignore this tafsir, since it contradicts everything that Ahmadis believe in. I have written a brief introduction on this Tafsir and its history here, feel free to read that first. Todd Lawson seems to ascribe this Tafsir by Ibn Abbas to Al-Kalbi (died in 146/763), who was nonetheless a very early commentator on the Quran (see Lawson, page 45). Whatever the authenticity of this book is….it proves that from the earliest records of Islamic-writings, Muslims always believed in the “Substitution-theory”, however, they didn’t properly connect it with 5:111-115.
Ibn Abbas on 4:157–159
157″””(And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah Jesus son of Mary, Allah’s messenger) Allah destroyed their man Tatianos. (They slew him not nor crucified, but it appeared so unto them) Allah made Tatianos look like Jesus and so they killed him instead of him; (and lo! those who disagree concerning it) concerning his killing (are in doubt thereof) in doubt about his killing; (they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture) not even conjecture; (they slew him not for certain) i.e. certainly they did not kill him,””””
158″””(But Allah took him up unto Himself) in heaven. (Allah was ever Mighty) in His vengeance against His enemies, (Wise) by granting triumph to his friends: He saved His Prophet and destroyed their man.”””
159″””(There is not one of the People of the Scripture) the Jews and Christians (but will believe in him) in Jesus, that he was not a sorcerer, Allah, His son or His partner (before his death) after the soul of Jesus expires, that is after he comes down again and then dies after every single Jew in their time, (and on the Day of Resurrection he) Jesus (will be a witness against them) through delivery of the message.
Ibn Abbas on 3:55
((And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing) saving (thee of those who disbelieve) in you (and am setting those who follow you) follow your Religion (above those who disbelieve) with strong argument and triumph (until the Day of Resurrection) then I shall make you to die after descent; it is also said this means: I shall make your heart die to the love of the life of this world. (Then unto Me ye will (all) return) after death, (and I shall judge between you as to that wherein) in religion (ye used to differ) to argue.
Ibn Abbas on 5:117
(I spake unto them) in the life of this world (only that which Thou commandedst me, (saying): Worship Allah) declare Allah’s divine Oneness and obey Him, (my Lord and your Lord) He is my Lord and yours. (I was a witness of them) by conveying the message (while I dwelt among them, and when Thou tookest me) when you raised from amongst them (Thou wast the Watcher over them) You were the Protector and Witness of them. (Thou art Witness over all things) of what I said and what they said.
Continue reading “The “Tanwir al-miqbas” Tafsir and the “substitution-theory of Esa (As)””
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4:157–4:159 vaguely describes how Esa (as) was never even put on any cross….however, allah never revealed the exact method of escape. Todd Lawson’s book, “christ and the Crucifixtion gives many early references which confirm that Muslims always believed that Esa (as) was never even on the cross. Further, all of the mujadids of the past endorsed the idea that Esa (as) was never “hung” on any cross. Sir Syed was the first Muslim who ever began to assert that Esa (as) was on the cross and in the state of swoon….obviously, MGA and Noorudin copied their mentor, i.e. Sir Syed and began selling the same idea.
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Mirza Tahir Ahmad was an evil mullah. He urged Ahmadis to be ready to die with a smile on their face. He loved the alleged-persecution. He knew that this non-profit corporation needed to make more money, so he purposely got Ahmadiyya declared non-Muslim in 1974, and then purposely got Ord-XX passed and then like a coward, he fled the country, then lied about those details. Nonetheless, in this video, Mirza Tahir Ahmad is celebrating the fanaticism of Ahmadis. He should have been urging Ahmadis to obey the law, instead, he wanted Ahmadis to be ready to give their life for this non-profit-corporation.
Audio speech from 6-10-88
In this audio speech, Mirza Tahir Ahmad challenged the entire world to a Mubahila. Mirza Tahir Ahmad went crazy, he wanted a fight, he wanted all of his critics to die violently.
Intro
Noorudin was very close to MGA, in fact, they lived in the same house for many years, (1893–1914). When Nooruddin did eventually get his own house in Qadian (1914, a few weeks before he died), he still didn’t live very far away, and he had unlimited access to the mansion of MGA.
Since 1893, Noorudin, and 2 of his wives lived in MGA’s mansion at Qadian, over 50 people were living there and in closed-quarters.
We have a story from 1912, via “”Mirqatul yaqeen fi hayat e Nooruddin”” (1912) by Akbar Shah Khan of Najibabad (In 1904, during MGA’s life, “Nur ud Din” was published, this book seems to be an extension that). In this story, the Khalifa, Maulvi Noorudin tells the world that MGA’s widow has been repeatedly trying to give herself in marriage to Nooruddin, in fact, Nooruddin claims that “bivi-sahiba” (Nusrat Jehan) has called herself the LAUNDI of Noorudin, and she has repeated this 20 times. The scan and a full translation and transliteration is posted in the below.
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Tensions in Ahmadiyya were bubbling since 1909, things were getting pretty bad, the educated section of the community was already leaning towards Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din, Muhammad Ali and many doctors and rich people. In 1911, Khwaja Kamaluddin directly wrote an essay refuting Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud Ahmad on Takfir towards non-Ahmadi Muslims. In August of 1912, Khawaja Kamal ud Din traveled to London and started the Ahmadiyya mission at the Woking mosque. He stayed until November of 1914. After being back in India for a few days and finding about the details of the split, on December 24th of 1914, Khwaja Kamaluddin wrote the first ever book on the split in the Ahmadiyya Movement, “The Causes of Internal Dissensions in the Ahmadiyya Movement”, By Khwaja Kamaluddin, Dec-1914.
The poorer section of the community, the Ahmadi mullahs and a few others were clinging to Mahmud Ahmad and the family of MGA. Noorudin was on his death bed, his leg was amputated and he was never the same.
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In 1914, Hafiz Bashir Ahmad Misri was born in Qadian in 1914.
In the 1920’s, his father was Sheikh Abdur Rehman Misri, who was a high-ranking Qadiani-Ahmadi-Imam in those days, in fact, he would sometimes serve as in-charge of Qadian when the Khalifa would be out of town.
In 1932-1936, Bashir Ahmad Misri tells the world that when was 18 (1932) he was invited into the Khalifa’s inner circle of sex with boys and drugs. Bashir Ahmad Misri is living with the stigma of knowing that the Mirza family was fake and fraudulent. We are unsure when he told his father about the homosexual/pedophilia filled life of the Khalifa.
In 1936, he was the Ahmadi who accused Mahmud Ahmad of sex crimes in Qadian in the 1936-37.
In 1937, Bashir Ahmad Misri and his friends (Fakhr ud Din Multani was murdered, he died a few days later) were attacked in broad day light in Qadian on Saturday, 08-07-1937, around 4:30 pm at the time of Asr prayers. This led to his family asking for government and Muslim (the Ahrar’s) protection from the Mirza family. They seem to have moved to Lahore in late 1937.
In 1938, Bashir Ahmad Misri obtained his B.A. in Arabic from the Government College University, Lahore in 1938.
In 1940, his father (Sheikh Abdur Rehman Misri) was hired as an Imam for the Lahori-Ahmadi’s. However, Bashir Ahmad Misri joined Sunni-Islam in 1940 and moved to East Africa, wherein he seems to have worked as a teacher.
In 1941, The ROR of Feb-1941 mentions the Misri Party and they objected to the luxurious life of the 2nd Khalifa.
From 1940 to 1961, he converts to Sunni Islam and moves to Africa to work. During his 20 years stay in East Africa, he was the Headmaster of the largest Secondary school there, and also held secretarial and presidential posts on religious, social and educational organizations among African, Asian and European communities.
In 1964, he became the Imam of the Woking Mosque.
In 1968 (Jan), the struggle to its conversion to Sunni Muslims started in January 1968 by setting a Woking Mosque Regeneration Committee ,comprising Khalid Hussain Qamar (Woking), Moulana Habibur Rehman UK Islamic Mission ( Manchester), Allama Khalid Mehmood (executive director Manchester Mosque), Editor of Faran Magezine (Leicester), and Gondal( Reading). The committee wished to see High Commissioner of Pakistan , who was officially President of Registered Trust responsible for affairs of the Mosque, but all in vain for nine months. The state of the Mosque was miserable as there was no place for abolution, or taharat. There were no five times prayer established in the Mosque. Only on Sundays the Imam use to deliver a sermon to non Muslim visitors over a cup of tea. The Islamic Review magazine was regularly published from Shah Jehan Mosque as the only Muslim Organ under Editorship of Moulana Majeed Ahmad and Imam Hafiz BASHIR Ahmad Misri. Khalid Hussain Qamar started Quran Nazira lessons to 80 children of Sunni Muslims of Woking voluntarily with kind permission of the Imam in January 1968.
In 1968, (Jul) his plan was in motion, he organized the local Muslim’s and wrestled control of the mosque from the Lahori-Ahmadi’s to the local Muslim scholars. He them left and went on a tour.
In 1968 (Nov), because of this permission, the Ahmadiyyah Movement terminated Hafiz Bashir Ahmed as Imam. Hafiz BASHIR Ahmad Misri, while leaving for Uganda authorised Khalid Hussain Qamar for arranging Traveeh Prayer during Ramadan first time ever in the history of the Mosque. Khalid Hussain Qamar (Woking), Chaudhary BASHIR Ahmad(Woking), and Raja Muhammad Asghar (Woking) availed this opportunity to install a new Imam for leading Traveeh Prayer while Hafiz BASHIR Ahmed Misri moved to Uganda as terminated Imam. Forceful capture of Mosque’s Residence and Mosque itself for prayers during Ramadan 1968 was beginning of Sunni Era of usage of the Mosque. That reached as blowing news to staff of Pakistan High Commissioner. Col Nazir Ahmed Dence Attachee and Haroon High Commissioner shown their concern about this possession. After one week of consistent request of the High Commissioner, Khalid Hussain Qamar along with local Muslims asked Col Nazir to visit them in the Mosque to resolve the issue. Woking Muslims presented the case that Mosque is to be natural worshipping place for local Muslims and therefore should be run along the wishes of local Muslims. Col Nazir agreed and requested the audience, let the High Commissioner offer them list of possible next Imams for their choice and High Commissioner could restore the official responsibility. So the First ever Sunni Imam (an employee of High Commissioner) Khawaja Qamar-Ud-Din took the charge as First Sunni Imam in December 1968. Since then the Mosque is in possession of Sunni Muslims.
In 1979, his father (Sheikh Abdur Rehman Misri) died as a Lahori-Ahmadi in Pakistan.
In 1987, he wrote “Islamic Concern for Animals” (Compassion in World Farming Trust, 1987).
In 1989, Bashir Ahmad Misri then responded to Mirza Tahir Ahmad’s global Mubahila challenge in 1989 and wrote about his youth in Qadian. He also wrote “Animals in Islam” (Compassion in World Farming Trust, 1989).
In 1992, he died.
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This is just another strange story from one of the earliest biographies on Ahmadiyya founders. This quotation is from the biography which Noorudin dictated, it was titled as “”Mirqatul yaqeen fi hayat e Nooruddin”” (1912) by Akbar Shah Khan of Najibabad before his death. In 1904, during MGA’s life, “Nur ud Din” was published, this book seems to be an extension that. This story is from the era wherein Noorudin was in Rampur. Rampur at that time was an independent princely state and now it is a part of UP state of India, Noorudin was there from age 27-30 (roughly 1867–1870, See the book by Zaf Khan, page 11. He was apparently open to men falling in love with other men, he even facilitated one-such encounter. Further, Noorudin and the other english biography on Noorudin’s life seems to have purposely left out this important story. This contradicts Ahmadiyya on homosexuality problem in 2020. This is the same book wherein it is recorded that the widow of MGA (nusrat jehan) claimed to be the prostitute (laundi) of the newly elected Khalifa.
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MGA was always under police protection. However, sometimes, his critics would come to Qadian to confront him, Lekh Ram did this back in the mid-1880’s. In this case, Maulvi Sanaullah came to Qadian, and MGA avoided him. In the below, we have a letter from from Abu al-Wafa Sanaullah. dated 10th January 1903 to MGA.
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