Intro
In 1902, allegedly, MGA said somewhere on April 18, 1902 that as long as an Ahmadi is the imam, it is OK to lead the funeral prayer of a Muslim. However, becoming part of the congregation without an Ahmadi imam is NOT ALLOWED. (See, “Heresy in Islam”, See page 73, 1922).
In 1903, MGA advised Ahmadi’s to refuse the Salaam (greeting of peace) to any level of rejector (mukafir) and those that cuss (galee) at Ahmadiyya (older Urdu edition, Malfuzat-3, page 215, April 24, 1903, Al-Badr, page 1, happened on April-4-1903). Those who are silent, they are the rejectors (mukafir). MGA also said don’t eat with them, buying and selling with them is allowed. Do not perform funeral prayers for them! Read about the Ahmadiyya Takfir timeline herein (See Bro Imtiaz, Dec-2025, 1:18:37 timestamp).
In 1904, MGA’s son, Mirza Fazl Ahmad died in Montgomery (modern day Sahiwal), Punjab, British India (See Maulvi Muhammad Ali in “Heresy in Islam” [1922], page 83). The body was brought to Qadian and MGA refused to participate in the funeral procession or prayer. The dead body of Mirza Fadl Ahmad was brought to Qadian, he was most likely buried in the old family graveyard.
In 1908, in the village of Bhadiyar (District Amritsar), MGA allegedly told Ahmadi’s that it was OK to lead the funeral prayer of a Muslim who was silent on MGA (See Al-Badr of May-13-1909, via “Heresy in Islam”, page 74, 1922)
In 1915, via the Al-Fazl of May-6. Qadiani-Ahmadi’s advised their flock to not pray in the funeral prayers of a Muslim who didn’t accept MGA (See “Heresy in Islam”, page 76-77, 1922).
In 1915 (Dec, at the annual Jalsa), the 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa, Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud tells Ahmadi’s to avoid joining the congregation for a dead Muslim who didn’t accept MGA. Even if a young child dies, per Ahmadiyya, he is the religion of his parents, and thus, Ahmadi’s shouldn’t join that congregation either. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa, Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud gives the examples of children of Hindu’s and Christians. The 2nd Qadiani-Ahmadi Khalifa, Mirza Basheer ud Din Mahmud says that even if a person believes MGA to be true, but delays his bait, and he dies in this condition, do not join the congregation of the funeral prayer. (See Anwar-i Khilafat, page 93 of original edition; underlining is ours, See pages 150–151. See original Urdu text below from the book Anwar-i Khilafat[Urdu 3]).
In 1941, Maulvi Muhammad Ali wrote, “Qadianio ko Saalis Bun-nay kee Daawut”. Muhammad Ali challenged any Qadiani-Ahmadi on the issue of reading funeral prayers for non-Ahmadi’s.
Mirza Bashir Ahmad wrote a book in reply which was more than 200 pages long, entitled Mas`ala Janaza ki Haqiqat. The standpoint in this book was that when the Promised Messiah wrote that janaza prayers of non-Ahmadis were allowed, he put such conditions on it that such a non-Ahmadi would in effect have to be an Ahmadi! Mirza Bashir Ahmad wrote about these conciliatory statements of the Promised Messiah that:
“The Promised Messiah gave people a bitter pill to swallow which he coated with sugar, but Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Masih 2 has given them the pill directly without sugar coating.”
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