From: gt7242a@prism.gatech.EDU (KHAN,RAHEEL)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: MULLAHS BURN QURAN AND DESCERATE MOSQUE IN DACCA
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:41:53 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology



    In his article Nadeem Malik writes:

>	MULLAH LED DESCERATE AHMADI MUSLIM MISSION HOUSE
>		AND BURN MANY QURANS IN BANGLADESH
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    I wonder why!

>On 29th October 1992, a mob led by Pakistani and Saudi Arabian Mullahs stormed
>the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission House in Dacca, Bangladesh. The following is a letter
>to the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh (copy send to the Prime Minister) from
>the Amir of the Swiss Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat protesting against this incident:

		--------------------------------------------

>Your Excellencey,

>Disturbing reports of some unlawful events in Dacca have reached us, the Ahmadiyya
>Muslim Community of Switzerland,  and which has caused us and Ahmadi Muslims all 
>over the world great anxiety and distress. I wish to bring these matters to your
>Excellency's notice and to express the deep concern and outrage that we feel.

>On October 29th, 1992 the Mission House (Head Quarters) of the Jamat-e-Ahmadiyya
>(Ahmadiyya Movement) in Dacca, Bangladesh, was attacked by a mob. 
>They were led by fanatical Mullahs of the type
>that are more usually found in  Pakistan. This mob destroyed the Mission House --
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

     Of course any Muslim (who is not confused) agrees that Ahmadis are not 
     Muslim.  It is expected that Ahmadis will try to whip up the fear of
     "fanatical mullahs" in the effort to confuse "simple-minded" (ignorant)
     Muslims.  Do they hope to enter the mainstream of Islam by employing
     such  devious tactics?  I pray to God that Muslims not be confused
     by their evil shcemes.

>they burnt down the library, printing press, doors, windows, the exhibition room
>and, the worst of all, they even burnt many copies of the Holy Quran! Fourteen

     This is a matter of utmost urgency!  I have had the opptunity to flip-
     through the "Qur'an" that Ahmadis are trying to spread thoughout the 
     world.  They know that trying to raise doubts about the authenticacy 
     of the Arabic is futile so they are doing the next best thing:  they 
     "interpret" the Qur'an to suit their needs.  For example they explain
     the phrase "Khatam-un-Nabiyyeen" (Seal of the Prophets) mentioned in the
     Qur'an in such a way that their claim that Mirza Gulam Ahmed was a
     prophet after Muhammad(SAAWS) doesnot seem absurd.  The ordinary reader,
     who is not aware of the Ahmadiyya claims is likely to become very 
     confused about these statements!  This is why I have seen that the target
     of their efforts are primarly new Muslims and Muslims who don not read 
     Arabic.  Wa'Allah, Muslims face a grave danger  because of this new "Qur'an"
     that the Ahmadis preach.
     
>Ahmadi Muslims were also attacked by the mob and some were seriously injured and
>hospitalised.

>We are sure that your Excellency will appreciate the gravity of the situation. Such
>inhuman acts as those just described are bad enough in any situation, but
>when it is done in the name of Islam and in the name of our beloved holy
>Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), then it becomes a slur on his name and upon Islam.


     As if distorting the manifestations (Ayat) of Allah (SWT) was not a 
     crime!  Surely Allah knows that they lie, and surely He will protect
     protect His religion from "innovators"!

>No self-respecting Muslim can remain unmoved and not feel
>a deep sense of shock and dismay at the depth to which these so-called modern day
>`defenders of Islam' have sunk. 

     The have yet not "sunk to the depth" that Abu-Bakr and the rest of the 
     companions sunk to when they declared Jihad against the false prophets
     and their followers, during the wars of apostacy!  What kind of Muslims
     would we be if we did not defend our religion from the evil machinations 
     of Ahmadis.  

>I am sure that your Excellency is aware of the huge impact that Jamat-e-Ahmadiyya
> has had in the world in the recent past. We are not unfamiliar with such savage 
>attacks to our properties, lives and families. The events of November 29th in Dacca
>is an all too familiar episode in which Ahmadi Muslims have had to suffer for the
>past century. In this respect we would like to offer some advise to your Excellency,
>in sincere humility, because we feel that it would be of great benefit to your
>country.

>It seems that the Mullah led mob that attacked the Mission House have a very
>close affinity with the worst Mullahs in Pakistan and they are following
>a similar path of action that their counterparts in Pakistan have enacted in
>recent years. The Mullahs in Pakistan spread propaganda and dis-information
                   ^^^^^^^
      See the deviousness of these people?  They attack Mullahs in Pakistan,
      not the ordinary Muslims who want no share of the burden of their lies
      on the day of Judgement.  We will be asked on the day of Judgment 
      about what we were doing while Islam was being made a sport of!

>against the Ahmadiyya Movement there by instilling fear and hatred against the
>Jamat in Pakistan. In this climate they then engaged in a terror campaign
>against Ahmadi Muslims all over Pakistan. This included looting, arson, injury
>and murder.  They also intimidated the Government of Pakistan into formally
>declaring Ahmadi Muslims as non-Muslims. This is undoubtedly their aim
>in Bangladesh too.

     Ahmadis are non-muslim by the consensus (Ijma') of Scholars and Muslims
     all over the world.  It is just Pakistan's misfortune that Ahmadiyya 
     happens to have its root in Pakitan, and that is why Pakistanis have 
     had to take the lead in uncovering it.

>If Bangladesh were to yield to the threats of these Mullahs it would be
>a terrible mistake for Bangladesh. In the end only Bangladeshis would suffer
>and you and the rest of the Government of Bangladesh would be responsible. 
>History bares ample testimony to the fact that Allah always supports the
>righteous even against seemingly impossible odds -- this is the testimony 
>of the Holy Quran also. Jamat-e-Ahmadiyya has always been blessed by Allah

     Indeed it is.  And the Qur'an also declares that it will remain unmolested
     till the end of time.  

>and it has always bounced back sooner or later, stronger than before. 

>The faith in peoples hearts is the sole prerogative of Allah. No
>individual or any government has any right to define
>a persons faith -- ``There is no compulsion in faith'' (Sura Al-Baqara; Quran)
>says Allah. So who can say anything against this!

     Yes, you have a right to believe in what you want.  And the same Ayah 
     also says that "the right direction is henceforth distinct from the
     wrong direction"!  So believe in what you will but give us a right to 
     safeguard our religion from youf evil.  

>We strongly urge your Excellency not to be influenced by these Mullahs
>who pose as scholars of Islam. If the follies of these Mullahs are entertained
>and accepted even once, then they will snatch the reigns of power from your
>hands and you and your government will be made to bow before them at their pleasure.
>They will ultimately destroy Bangladesh in the same way that
>they are destroying Pakistan. It is our sincere belief that your Excellency
>will certainly understand and share with us the deep sense of shock and outrage 
>that these Mullahs have caused to all self-respecting Muslims
>the world over. We are confident that your Excellency will not hesitate to
>condemn their unprincipled behaviour and that you will never yield to
>their threats and intimidations under any circumstances.


-- 
KHAN,RAHEEL
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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