Praying In Ahmadiyya Mosque
I have never had the opportunity to go inside an Ahmadiya mosque, but in my knowledge Ahmadiya prayer is not any different than our prayer, and they make the prayer to the same God that we pray to. What do you think might be wrong in praying in their mosque, especially if other mosques are too far away from you?
Asslamualikum Iftikhar sb. Your concerns are genuine and it’s better that we discuss them out together as a community. In that regard, I would like to add a few things in response to your pros and cons. All of this on the premise that we agree there is nothing wrong from a religious standpoint on praying in Ahmediya Mosque. According to my knowledge and experience, Ahmediya community is more tolerant than our regular Muslim community. I think its your own community that you should be worried about more than Ahmediya. It’s better if you take you close friends and family in confidence first in order to avoid any unexpected reaction from them at some later point. You shouldn’t be afraid of getting persuaded by their arguments, you should be aware of Quranic perspective on finality of prophethood. It’s better to refer to Quran for guidance so that you should be confident about what’s Quran’s perspective about this issue. And we should be open to listen to any argument, whether it be from Ahmediya people or any other sect of Muslims for that matter. God has given us aqal and Quran, we can use them both to see any argument’s viability. In my experience, if you’re a true seeker of truth, with time, God paves way for you to reach to the truth as long as you don’t let any bias and prejudice influence your search for truth. When you study Quran by considering it as a Mizan & Furqan of religion, it will purge out everything non-consistent with its message. It is also better to acquaint your children with the Quran & Sunnah, and basic tenets of how to understand them. And when you feel the time is right, try to make them rationally and reasonably understand as to why you think Ahmediya’s understanding is wrong and present your arguments logically. For Quranic perspective on finality of prophethood and the underlying arguments, please refer to the following thread. Discussion 4625
Thank you for the continued discourse and your valuable time and effort to all. For now I understand that it is ok to pray in any mosque belonging to any sect including Ahmadiyyah Mosque because they say they are muslims. Further reasons include: 1. Haq-e-Takfeer is with either prophet or Allah 2. Actions of Sahabah were bound by rule of ‘Itmam e Hujjah’ 3. Mosques are for Allah and Allah only 4. Joining any congregation salah is permissible I would invite any further points you may thing is worth exploring to establish the premise. ‘ Dos and Don’ts’ might be the next logical avenue to venture into.