Intro
Per Ahmadiyya sources only, he was born in Bhera, Pakistan on January 11, 1872(which was in British India at that time), which is roughly 100 miles from modern day Rabwah, he died in Rabwah on January 13, 1957 at age 85. Muhammad Sadiq was a student (and his maternal nephew) of Noorudin in Jammu (roughly 1880–1890). Per Ahmadiyya sources, he was dropped off by his father (Mufti Inaytullah Qureshi Usmani) for religious training in the 1880’s, his father died before 1889, his mother, Faiz Bibi, joined Ahmadiyyat between 1896 and 1897, per Ahmadiyya sources only. Per the order of Noorudin, he visited Qadian in later 1890 and signed the Bait form, however, he might have also been present at Ludhiana for the first bait in 1889, since so many lies have been told about this entire event. He would go back and forth, from his job in Jammu to Qadian quite frequently. In a specific story, it is reported that on a trip to Amritsar, which seems to be most likely in late 1891, Munshi Zafar Ahmad reports that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was leave at night and go and attend the local opera-house and thus enjoy this aspect of western culture. Further, Munshi Zafar Ahmad seems to have went and told on Mufti Muhammad Sadiq to MGA. MGA replied that it wasnt a big deal that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq frequented these places, since MGA himself also frequented them in his past life, or when he was also the same age as Mufti Muhammad Sadiq (Sadiq was roughly 19 years old). This is a summary of what I understood from this report. Further, MGA lived a life of open pleasure, at his brothers wedding in roughly 1850, MGA’s father hired 22 dancing girls. MGA was allowed to be alone with men and women and normally they gave him many favors, like massages and other touching. Mahmud Ahmad quickly picked up on all of these behaviors and thus ran around Qadian with reckless abandonment.
He was never a Mufti, this title was given to him by MGA and other Ahmadi’s, who also seem to have called his father a Mufti, which is also wrong. He was a private secretary of MGA from 1891 to 1905. From 1905 to 1914, he was the editor of the Al-Badr newspaper, until it was forcibly shut down by the government. By 1916, he had a wife and 4 kids at Qadian (see the details in the below).
From 1917 to 1920 he was a missionary out of the UK and during WW-1. He lied endlessly about getting white people to convert to Ahmadiyya and mostly women. The Aug-Sep-1919 edition of the ROR reports that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq presented a memoranda on Indian Reforms, in his memoranda, he lied and claimed there were 700,000 Ahmadi’s in the world. Which was basically the Ahmadiyya position on these new laws and etc. It also reports that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was supposed to be sent to West Africa, a man named Mr. Pedro paved for the voyage. The Oct-Nov-1919 edition of the ROR tells us he is in London and giving lectures. The Dec-1919 edition of the ROR tells the world that Mufti Muhammad Sadiq has been ordered by the Khalifa to go the USA. Also, in 1919, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq had secret sex with his house maid Ethel Bassett, then fled the country and never returned.
In Feb of 1920, when he arrived in the USA, the immigration authorities sent a letter of inquiry to Qadian and found out that the Mufti was married with 4 kids. In the 1920’s, they also began to call him as Dr., however, we have proved that he had posted fake degrees while he was in America, just in an attempt to fulfill a prophecy of MGA wherein it was stated Mufti Muhammad Sadiq would get degrees.
From March to June-1920 the Mufti was working out of New York. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq alleges that a woman named Mrs. S.W. Sobolewski (aka Fatima Mustafa) is the first ever woman to convert to Ahmadiyya in the USA (Moslem Sunrise, July-1921, see page 13), he claims that she converted during his time in New York.
Mufti Muhammad Sadiq arrived in NY (from Philadelphia) in early 1920 and began interacting with the American Mohammedan Society and the Al-Bayan, البيان [The Explanation] newspaper. He was desperately trying to become their Imam. It didn’t work out. In June of 1920, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq travelled from New York to Detroit as he targeted the Muslim Community therein. The Al-Bayan reported his visit in its edition of 26 June, 1920. On June 14, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq arrived in Detroit and was given a good reception, the Muslims of Detroit had no idea what #Qadianism was nor did they know that MGA claimed to be a prophet. By July-1920, he was back in NY.
By August-Sep 1920, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq arrived in Chicago and began working. The ROR of Oct-1920 reports that Muftree Muhammad Sadiq has converted 40 American’s thus far. It also reports that Sadiq moved from New York to Chicago recently. He seems to have lived and worked in Chicago from Aug-Sep 1920 until Feb 1921.
In May of 1921 (via Al Fazl, 19 May 1921 and the Detroit News), Mufti Sadiq has successfully converted a white woman to Ahmadiyya, her name is Ella May Garber (also known as Mrs. EM Garber, or Siddiqatun Nisa Rahatullah. She is allegedly preparing to travel to India and become a female missionary for the Ahmadiyya Movement. This is part of Mufti Muhammad Sadiq and other Ahmadi editors lied about white converts to Ahmadiyya from Europe and America. She is mentioned again in the Moslem Sunrise of Oct-1921, she is alleged to be giving lectures in NY.
In June of 1921, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq returned to Highland Park and led the Eid prayer at the new mosque. The sermon delivered by Hussain Karoub, the brother of Muhammad Karoub. The Eid celebration continued after the Eid prayer as a parade was arranged on Victor Ave. In July of 1921, he launched the Moslem Sunrise Newspaper from this new mosque at 74 Victor Ave, Highland Park, Michigan. He seems to have gotten funding from Muhammad Karoub. Karroub was a wealthy Real Estate mogul and seemed to have been collaborating with Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, this would prove to be disastrous. Karoub and his wife are mentioned on page 16 of the July-1921 edition of the Moslem Sunrise.
In the same month, he also visited Fort Wayne, Indiana and Bremen, Indiana upon the invitation of Mr and Mrs Michael Abraham. The Bremen Enquirer reported his visit on the front page of its 28 July 1921 issue, under the heading: “First Missionary of Moslems to US Visits in Bremen”.
From Aug-1921 to April 1922, he remained in Highland Park. Mufti Sadiq was soon run out of Detroit.
In May 1922 he travelled to Chicago and once again made it the mission’s centre. The first Ahmadiyya mission-house/temple in America was built in Chicago on 4448 Wabash Avenue. The July-1922 edition of the Moslem Sunrise states the same, permanent quarters of our [Ahmadiyya] Mission have now been established in Chicago where I have bought a large house – a part of which with necessary alterations has been fixed up into a Mosque and the rest decorated and furnished as the Mission House and the office of The Moslem Sunrise. This building owned by the Ahmadia Movement is situated on Wabash Ave. and 45th Street, Northwest Corner. We appreciate the pains taken by our dear Brother Muhammed Yaqub (Mr Andrew Jacob) – carpenter, in making the Mehrab and the Gumbad (Arch and Dome) of the Mosque.
His 2nd wife was in the USA, Edith Hoffman, whom he left and fled to India after arrest warrants were issued, since Edith was already married to another man.
In 1924, he returned to Qadian.
In 1926, he published a Zikr-e-Habib, which was a biography on the life and times of his master, MGA, this seems to be the first edition, the second edition was published later, the original is obviously missing. In this book, he officially changed the year of birth of MGA to 1835. He also told how MGA also frequented “opera-houses” and etc. in British India. MGA was even shown as willing to favor rich people over poor people. Mufti Muhammad even lied about the conversion of Mr. Wragge to Ahmadiyya, which never happened. MGA would give Mufti Muhammad Sadiq drugs without explaining what was in them. This book is also spelled as Dhikr-e-Habib in the 2009 online edition of Tadhkirah. This book also mentions his correspondence with Alexander Russel Webb. The Al-Hakam team translated pages 1-31 online, check it out herein. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq famously told the world that MGA called his God “Kala” and “Kalu”, which means black (See page 183)(and page 230 of a different edition).
His 3rd wife was the famous dutch woman, Hidayt Budd (1929). It’s unknown if they had any children. He moved to Rabwah in 1948 and died about 10 years later.
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