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In Aug of 1923, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was wanted by the police of Philadelphia for having sex and impregnating a married woman (the crime of stealing another man’s wife or Bigamy?). The case was filed by Joseph Erazium, who is a Christian Armenian immigrant and owner of a restaurant in Philadelphia. The woman is Edith V. Hoffman (her name was written as Edith Hoffman Erazium Sadiq)(See the Philadelphia Inquirer of Friday, Aug-31, 1923).
Erazium only found Edith V. Hoffman when her name appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer of Wednesday, Aug-22-1923 and it stated that Edith V. Hoffman was married to Dr. Mufti Sadiq. The newspaper even gave the address (3940 Walnut St) where she and her husband Dr. Mufti Sadiq and their 2-week old daughter could be found. They had came to Philadephia from Chicago (most likely to escape the shame). In roughly Aug-8-1923, Mufti Sadiq’s alleged wife Edith Hoffman gave birth to their daughter and named her Noor (Arabic for light). This means that Edith Hoffman got pregnant by Mufti Sadiq in Dec. of 1922 in Chicago (the same month that she got married). This daughter (Noor) was the first ever Ahmadi born in the USA.
Joseph Erazium read the newspaper and immediately went to 3940 Walnut St (a boarding house) and confronted Dr. Mufti Sadiq and Edith Hoffman. Erazium reminded Edith Hoffman that she was still married to him and asked to see her marriage certificate to Dr. Mufti Sadiq, Edith waffled and said it was not available. Erazium immediately went to get his lawyer, however, when he returned to 3940 Walnut St, Dr. Mufti Sadiq and Edith Hoffman (and their baby) were long gone. Erazium spent the whole night searching for them in hotels and etc. and found nothing.
The next day, he went to the local court (Central Station) and filed a case against Edith V. Hoffman for Bigamy and vs. Dr. Mufti Sadiq for stealing his wife. The case was filed and arrest warrants were issued for both Dr. Mufti Sadiq and Edith V. Hoffman by Magistrate Renshaw, he also wanted to investigate the religious activities of Dr. Mufti Sadiq. The Philadelphia Inquirer of Friday, Aug-24, 1923 reports that a case was filed and Edith Hoffman was taken in as a prisoner. Dr. Mufti Sadiq totally disappeared from Philadelphia. The police were actively looking for him. In the Philadelphia Inquirer of Friday, Aug-31-1923, it is reported that Edith Hoffman was arraigned and charged with eloping with Dr. Mufti Sadiq whilst still married to Joseph Erazium. Edith V. Hoffman claims that a lawyer in Chicago told her that she was legally divorced and thus, she married Dr. Mufti Sadiq. Edith V. Hoffman admitted to marrying Erazium in 1921 and says that she left him a few days later and never lived with him ever again. She claims to have married Mufti Muhammad Sadiq in Dec-1922 with islamic rites. On Sep-1-1923 and via the Atlantic City Daily Press, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was on his way out of America and was in Springfield, Massachussets. He seems to have immediately fled the country. Ahmadiyya sources also agree that he lef the USA in Sep-1923 and never returned. His pseudo-wife and child were left.
Joseph Erazium says he married Edith Hoffman (from Altoona, PA) in 1921 in New Orleans. Joseph Erazium claims that he met her during WW-1 when she was working as a Nurse in Turkey (and with the Red Cross). In 1923, Joseph Erazium was living at 6123 Walnut St, Philadelphia, his wife Edith Hoffman also lived with him herein in 1921. She abruptly moved back to her parents home in Altoona in 1921.
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Philadelphia Inquirer of Wednesday, Aug-22-1923
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The Philadelphia Inquirer of Friday, Aug-24, 1923
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The Philadelphia Inquirer of Friday, Aug-31, 1923
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September 1st, 1923, Atlantic City Daily Press
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Links and Related Essay’s
Who is Mufti Muhammad Sadiq (1872-1957)? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
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