Intro
The Akhbar-e-‘Am newspaper of Lahore was started in 1870 by a Kashmiri pundit, Mukand Lal. (See “Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia” By Aijaz Ahmad, page 124).
In 1895, MGA quoted (and agreed with this quote) the Akhbar-e-‘Aam in Arya Dharam.
In 1907, via Haqiqatul Wahi, he quoted the Akhbar-e-‘Am of Lahore for an earthquake report in Srinagar, Kashmir (see page 610)(dated 6 March 1907, the Akhbar-e-‘Am of Lahore), rain (Akhbar-e-‘Am of 21 February 1907, page 2)(page 587) and the freezing cold in Lahore, (Akhbar-e-’Am on page 6 of its issue dated 26 February 1907)(page 589).
In 1908, while in Lahore, and only a few days before his death, MGA and his team of writers responded to an article in the Akhbar-e-‘Am, dated, May-23-1908 (See 2018 edition of Tadhkirah, page 444) which alleged that MGA had recently denied his claim of prophethood. In this letter, MGA and his team of writers denied prophethood and accepted it in a weird way.
In 1947, Dard tells us (page 59, ‘”Life of Ahmad”) that MGA read Akhbar-e-‘Am in the latter stage of his life. However, MGA sent letters to the Akhbar-e-‘Am as early as 1885. It should be noted that it is also written as Akhbar-e-‘Aam (See Tadhkirah).
In Nov-2025, at 13:38, Hadi Ali Chaudhary starts barking, he presents MGA’s argument on May-23-1908, this was about MGA’s prophethood. See Maktubat V-5, pages 542-544. Hadi Ali Chaudhary quoted MGA wherein MGA complained about getting accused of claiming some type of law bearing prophethood. MGA claims to have been given ilm ul ghaib (knowledge of the unseen) more than anyone else (See 72:26).
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1870
The Akhbar-e-‘Am newspaper of Lahore was started in 1870 by a Kashmiri pundit, Mukand Lal. (See “Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia” By Aijaz Ahmad, page 124).
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1885
Life-of-Ahmad.pdf
Click to access Life-of-Ahmad.pdf
Per Dard, on May 10th, 1885, one of MGA’s letters were published in the Akhbar-e-‘Am.
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1895
In Arya darham, MGA agreed with the opinion of the Akhbar-e-‘Am and wanted European women to be brought to British-India to service the sexual needs of British soldiers.
MGA specifically quoted the Akhbar-e-‘Am of Nov 5th, 1895, page 72. He mentioned the Kanoon Dikhay (Law of Inspection), he was referring to the recent passing of the Cantonment Act of 1895, which essentially stopped the British government from testing prostitutes for sexual diseases. MGA was wishing (KOSH) that Nikah-muta should be allowed for these soldiers. MGA also said that Nikah-muta was allowed for 3 days by Muhammad (saw). However, after MGA died, Ahmadi editors totally denied that Nikah-muta ever happened.
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1897
Click to access Life-of-Ahmad.pdf
After Lekh Ram was murdered, the Akhbar-e-Am defended MGA (See Dard). They argued that it wasn’t a Muslim who killed Lekh Ram.
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1901
The Akhbar-e-‘Am sided with Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in his famous beef with Pir Mehr Ali Shah (See Dard).
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1906-1907
In Haqiqatul Wahy, MGA quotes The Akhbar-e-‘Am in terms of some recent earthquakes and rains.
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1908
May-23rd
Al-Badr, May-24, 1908, page 7
Prophethood in Islam — www.aaiil.org
See PDF 5/677
“””I never made any claim of messenger-ship in the sense the Mullahs attribute it to me to incite people. Whatever my claim is of being “inspired-one” (mulham) and warner and of being a follower of the Shariah of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), has been the same. There is nothing new in it now”
“Dear Mr. Editor,
In the second line of column I, Akhbar-i ‘Am dated May 23, 1908, it has been ascribed to me that in the meeting (held in Lahore) I had denied a claim to prophethood. The correct position is that in this meeting I only repeated what I have been writing in my books and I now declare it again that it is entirely unfounded that I claim prophethood which tantamounts to total severance from Islam meaning thereby that I am an independent prophet and absolve myself from following the Quran, and introduce a new kalimah (formula of faith) of my own, have a different qiblah and hold the law of Islam as abrogated, and forsake the precept and guidance of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). These allegations are not correct. The claim to such a prophethood is heresy to me. This is not for the first time that I refute these accusations but have been writing time and again that I have no claim to such a prophethood and it is a calumny against me. I call myself a prophet because I have been gifted with divine revelation. I profusely receive His communications. He grants my prayers, manifests for me many Unseen matters and discloses to me knowledge about the events to come. Such secrets are disclosed only to the person who earns exclusive nearness to God. I have been named prophet because of the abundance of these qualities. Thus I am a prophet in consonance with the divine command. If I disclaim this privilege, it will be a sin. I cannot deny that God has named me prophet in a particular sense and I stick to it till I depart from this world. I am not a prophet in the sense that I dissociate myself from Islam or abrogate any of its injunctions. I faithfully submit to the dictates of the Quran in word and spirit. No one can dare to abrogate even a jot or tittle of the Quran. I have thus been called a prophet because, in Arabic and in Hebrew, nabi means a person who, on the basis of divine revelation predicts the future events in abundance. And it is this abundance which counts for this epithet just as possession of a penny does not construe riches. God by His grace has granted me immense knowledge of the Unseen and thousands of signs have been manifested at my hands and His favour still continues. I say it not by way of self-praise but in gratitude to Allah’s grace and His assurance that even if the entire world rises against me, He will come to my rescue and that He will stand by me in trials and tribulations and make me dominant over my foes in every respect. This is why Allah has named me nabi. I alone have been granted abundant knowledge of the sciences of the Unseen and frequency of divine communion and communication in this age. Dreaming is a common human experience. A few people receive revelation (ilham) and even do experience a little and turbid knowledge of the Unseen but these communications are few and far between and disclosure of the Unseen matters is ambiguous and obscure. Reasoning and rationale (aql-i saleem) demand that a person who is granted clear revelation and knowledge of the Unseen, free from impurities and flaws, should not be bracketed with people having common and insignificant experience of this phenomenon and should be called by specific name so as to differentiate them from the rest. Therefore, God has given me a distinctive status in calling me ‘prophet’. This is an award of honour bestowed on me to distinguish me from the rest. I am thus a prophet in this sense as well as a follower (ummati) so that the prophecy of our Master and Guide that the coming Messiah will be a follower as well as a prophet, comes true. Otherwise, how could prophet Jesus about whose second advent people are relying on false hopes and vain aspirations can be a follower (ummati) of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? Would he after descending from heaven, become a Muslim first or would our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), cease to be the Last Prophet (Khatam al-Anbiya)! Peace be on him who follows the guidance!
Lahore
Ghulam Ahmad
May 23, 1908″
God has named me a Prophet in order to bestow a distinction upon me and this is a title of honour bestowed upon me.
[Letter dated May 23, 1908 published in the Akhbar-e-‘Aam of May 26, 1908]
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1940
Dr. Basharat Ahmad, a Lahori-Ahmadi writes that MGA did in fact want European prostitutes to be brought from Europe to fulfill the sexual desires of British soldiers on their bases (See Mujadid-e-Azim, abridged english version.
“”””Protest against the statute prescribing medical examination
The British Government had allowed brothels in the military cantonments to service the needs of British soldiers. In order to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the prostitutes were required to undergo medical examinations periodically. Later, under pressure from the puritanical elements of the British society, the compulsory medical examinations were made illegal. With the change of government in London, a movement was started to restore the medical exams and the London Times wrote several articles in its support. When Hazrat Mirza
learned of this, he published a notice in which he drew the attention of the government to the fact that it was only in Islam that fornication had been declared wrong and sinful under all circumstances. He petitioned the government to find ways to maintain the morals of its soldiers and to stop them from fornicating, but if this could not be done, then the government
should import British prostitutes for the Britons. Indian women should not be used to satisfy the lasciviousness of the British soldiers.””””
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Links and Related Essay’s
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s final words on prophethood, May 23rd, 1908 to the newspaper Akhbar e Aam
“Arya Dharam” or “The Arya Religion” (1895) by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
While MGA was beefing with Pir Mehr Ali Shah, he stopped making prayers 5 times a day
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/2017/04/11/maulana-zafar-ali-khan-vs-mahmud-ahmad-and-miss-rufo/
https://ahmadiyyafactcheckblog.com/?s=Arya+Darham
http://www.reviewofreligions.org/archives/
Book Arya Dharm: What Hazrat Mirza sahib did or did not write in it
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