Intro
MGA knew of Munshi Maulawi Ghulam Qadir Sahib Fasih since he was born in 1860 in Sialkot. Since MGA was also in Sialkot (roughly 1860-1868) and working for the British Government in the courts. Munshi Maulawi Ghulam Qadir Sahib Fasih was the younger brother of Sheikh Noor Muhammad (1837-1930)(father of Allama Iqbal). MGA allegedly lived in the house of Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din)(MGA called him the Chief of Sialkot). Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said that he was in Sialkot 7-8 years (See ROR of Nov-1904), and some time before the publishing of the Barahin (see Lecture Sialkot, page-60). Thus, MGA was in Sialkot from 1860-1868. After MGA died, this was changed to 1864-1868 (see Seeratul Mahdi, 1923( Vol. 2, p. 178). However, it was changed again soon thereafter. MGA moved from this house eventually and moved to “Kashmiri Mohalla”, this is the same neighborhood wherein Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti was born. In 2018, the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Pakistan tried to build a museum in one of these houses and failed. Syed Mir Hassan was also around and was MGA’s friend in Sialkot in this era (1860–1868). Mir Hamid Shah of Sialkot alleges that MGA would listen to commentary of the Quran at the house of Sheikh Noor Muhammad in Sialkot. Thus, MGA lived in the same neighborhood that Iqbal grew up in (Iqbal Manzil).
in the 1880’s, he was a fast friend of Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti, he also owned the Punjab Press (in Sialkot) and was used by MGA to print his books and etc. He was there in 1891 at the Delhi masjid with MGA, he was there at the 1st and 2nd Annual Jalsa.
Fasih was named President of the debate with Athim (1893), however, he left Ahmadiyya (See the Seeratul Mahdi quote) after MGA went to Dera Baba Nanak and was trying to prove that Baba Nanak was a Muslim (1895). The proof that he left Ahmadiyya is simply because he wasn’t named in the famous list 313 of Ahmadi’s in 1896-1897 via Anjam-E-Athim (See Dard also).
In 1912, he died, aged 52 (See “Indian genre fiction : pasts and future histories” by Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay; Aakriti Mandhwani; Anwesha Maity published in 2019).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1860
He was born in Sialkot (See “Indian genre fiction : pasts and future histories” by Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay; Aakriti Mandhwani; Anwesha Maity published in 2019).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1875-1877
At age 15-16 he matriculated from the Scotch Mission High School (See “Indian genre fiction : pasts and future histories” by Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay; Aakriti Mandhwani; Anwesha Maity published in 2019).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1877-1878
He starts his own printing press business called the Punjab Press (See “Indian genre fiction : pasts and future histories” by Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay; Aakriti Mandhwani; Anwesha Maity published in 2019). He then launched his career as a writer, mostly novels.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1891, Oct
He was one of the 12 disciples of MGA during this debate with Nadhir Hussain of Delhi (also spelled Nazhir Hussain or Nadhir Hussain or Nazhir Hussain) at the Jamia Masjid in Delhi. MGA was forced to leave via horse drawn carriage and under British-military escort. His twelve disciples formed a ring round him. The Superintendent of police arrived with a force of constables and opened a way for him through the crowd. He suggested that MGA should get into his carriage and drive home under police escort. So MGA got into the carriage with Maulawi Abdul Karim, and the rest of the party walked home on foot–Sayyid Amir Ali Shah, Ghulam Qadir Fasih, Muhammad Khan of Kapurthala, Hakim Fadl Din of Bhera, Pir Sirajul Haq, and six others.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1891, Dec
MGA writes in “Asmani Faisala” (see page 76) how Munshi Maulawi Ghulam Qadir Sahib (Fasih) is selling copies of MGA’s books:
““””We have in stock some copies of the book Fath-e- Islam and Taudih-e-Maram, at one rupee each, and also some copies of the book Izala-e-Auham, at 3 rupees each. Postal charges are not included. Gentlemen who desire to buy these books should place an order addressed to the writer of this book at Qadian, District Gurdaspur, or acquire them from Mir Nasir Nawab Sahib, draughtsman, Canals Department, Patyala, or from Maulawi Ghulam Qadir Fasih Sahib, owner of the Punjab Press, Sialkot”””””
_______________________________________________________________________________________________1892, December 27th
At the second annual Ahmadi Jalsa, a committee, consisting of the following persons,
was also set up for the purpose of getting converts. Maulawi Nur-ud-Din (President), Munshi Ghulam Qadir Fasih of Sialkot (vice-president), Maulawi Abdul Karim (vice-president), Mirza Khuda Bakhsh (secretary), and Sh. Rahmatullah of Gujrat. The meetings were held at MGA’s house and at Khan Muhammad Ali Khan’s place. Many had come to Qadian on foot and most of
them had to sleep on the ground. About 50 persons joined the fold.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1893
Reference Jang-e-Muqaddas p.211 and “Saboot Hazir Hain” by Muhammad Mateen Khalid p.495
He was involved in the lead-up to the debate with Athim, he was one of the President’s of the debate, the other was the famous Dr. Clark (see Dard). MGA’s books, “Shahadatul Quran”, “TUHFA-E-BAGHDAD” and “KARAMATUS-SADIQIN” are published from the Punjab Press of Sialkot, which is owned by Ghulam Qadir Fasih (See Dard).
When MGA failed in his death prophecy vs. Athim, 3 of his followers left Ahmadiyya. The list and reference is posted. This is also confirmed in Kitab ul Barriya (1897).
The list:
1. Mr. Munshi Ghulam Qadir Fasih, working at the Municipal Committee Sialkot (he was an Ahmadi) was named as President of the Debate (See Jung-e-Muqaddas, online english edition, pages 3 and 107).
2. Mirza Muhammad Yusuf, Secretary of the Debate
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1894, February
MGA’s books “Hamamatul Bushra” and “ANWARUL-ISLAM” are published from the Punjab Press of Sialkot, which is owned by Ghulam Qadir Fasih (See Dard). There were never any books published ever again.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1895-Feb
He worked with MGA and his team of writers on the “Arabic, the mother of all languages”, however, the book wasn’t published until 1922 (See Dard) and Fasih’s name is not mentioned in it at all.
1895-Sep
He traveled with MGA to see the Chola of Baba Nanak (see Dard).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1896
He quits Ahmadiyya (See the Seeratul Mahdi quote). The proof that he left Ahmadiyya is simply because he wasn’t named in the famous list 313 of Ahmadi’s in 1896-1897 via Anjam-E-Athim (See Dard also).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1912
He died at age 52 (See “Indian genre fiction : pasts and future histories” by Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay; Aakriti Mandhwani; Anwesha Maity published in 2019).
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1923
MIRZA AND MUNSHI GHULAM QADIR FASIH SIALKOTI
SEERATUL MAHDI PART-III PAGE 681
“”””(755) stated to me by Dr. Mir Muhammad Ismail Sahib that Munshi Ghulam Qadir Fasih Sialkoti paid allegiance to Hazrat sb soon after his claim of masih maoud. He shows great zeal and selflessness in the beginning. So Hazrat sb has mentioned him in his book IZALA AUHAM. He was a fast friend of hazrat Molvi Abdul Karim sb. He did not hobble at the time of Athim’s shock, nor he reeled on the issue of nikah of Muhammadi Begum. How did he hobble was strange. He did hobble when Hazrat sb went to see chola sahib at Dera Baba Nanak Batala and after that he intended to write book SAT BACHAN. At this stage Munshi Ghulam Qadir said what kind of Mashi is this that he is wasting his time in such non sense activities just to prove that Baba Nanak was a Muslim. This is not a deed to be done by a person calibre of masih so he quit and never returned here till his death. This humble author says Munshi sahib was an english speaking educated and learned man and was president in the Debate with Athim from our side. But unfortunately he got knocked down.””””
The scan work
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1943
He is mentioned in the ROR of May-1943 in terms of the debate with Athim.
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Links and Related Essays
https://wiki.qern.org/mirza-ghulam-ahmad/contemporaries/allama-muhammad-iqbal
After Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s lost the debate with Athim, 3 of his followers left Ahmadiyya
Who is Sheikh Noor Muhammad (1837-1930)(father of Allama Iqbal) – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
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