The establishment of a heavenly graveyard

One objection that is raised in that the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement instituted a heavenly graveyard (Bahishti Maqbarah) and that he laid it down that whoever contributed one tenth of his property for the purpose of the Movement would enter Paradise and thus he opened the way to Paradise through a financial contribution.It should be clearly grasped that the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, certainly did not prescribe a financial contribution...

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Islam’s Response to Terrorism - Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan

Islam means the religion of peace. A person following Islam will find that he or she is surrounded by noble teachings, the aim of which is to establish peace between man and Allah, the Creator of all; between man and man; and between man and the rest of Allah’s creation. How does such a religion deal with the issue of terrorism? And what does the word terrorist mean? Dictionaries will define a terrorist as one who systematically uses violence and...

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The Question of Divided Loyalty Some Parallels From History

MIRZA BASHIR AHMAD (1893-1963) Translated from Urdu by Professor Mohammad AslamDuring the U. S. Presidential election two contestants were in the field: Nixon and Kennedy. Kennedy being a Catholic, doubts were raised over his loyalty to the role of President. Catholics are followers of the Pope, and strict in their religious affiliation. If U.S. interests demand one thing and the Pope (or Kennedy's own faith) another, what will Kennedy do? Of two...

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Comparative Religious Teachings on WAR AND PEACE

Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad (1889-1965) May God be pleased with him Second Successor to the Promised Messiah, peace be on whom.TEACHINGS OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY ABOUT WAR... The question ... arises - Can it ever be right to fight for a faith? Let us, therefore, turn to this question.The teaching of religion on the subject of war takes different forms... Moses is commanded to enter the land of Canaan by force, to defeat its population...

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Terrorism of the Worst Type

I am conscious of the fact that, strictly speaking, the word 'terrorism' applies to acts of terror, attempts to cause bomb explosions, and so on. But I do not believe that this is the only type of terrorism the world is suffering from. I believe that whenever repressive measures are taken by governments against their own countrymen to still the voice of disagreement, those measures too should be included within the term 'terrorism' and be as strongly...

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Islam and Terrorism

DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND ETHICS OF WAR According to the Islamic Holy Book - the Quran, God has bestowed honour on every individual irrespective of skin colour, race, nationality, etc. Freedom is one of the great favours of God and its deprivation is a great misery. Under the Islamic dispensation, no one can be made a captive without a just cause. Prisoners can only be taken in the event of a regular declared war or battle and not for any other reason...

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"Suspension of Jihad"

One misunderstanding that is being spread abroad is that the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement forbade Jihad to please the British Government and to procure worldly benefits from it. Before we enter upon a refutation of this misleading propaganda it would be helpful to set forth the meaning of the concept of Jihad. The root of the Arabic word Jihad is jahd which connoted endurance of rigorous conditions. Thus Jihad means to strive to the utmost for...

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