# Criticism of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the central figure of Ahmadiya community. Ahmadiya community believe that he is Messaih, Mahdi and deputy prophet of God after Muhammad as he claimed the same during his lifetime. Due to the nature of his claims and teachings, he has been criticized throughout his life and ever since his death by many noted individuals and scholars. His critics have existed in 19th, 20th and 21st century. The initial criticism came from Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and Molana Sanaullah Amritsari while he (Mirza Ghulam Ahmad) was alive. Amritsari held many debates among themselves during their lifetime.

## Critics
### Adulaziz bin Abdullah bin Baz

The Quran and Sunnah confirms that Muhammad is the last prophet of Islam. Ibn Baz criticizes him for his claiming of prophethood.

### Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, the eponymous founder of the Barelvi movement wrote extensively against Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and Ahmadiyya and declared the followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as Kafir. His works include Qadiyani Murtad Par Khudayii Talwaar, al-Mubeen Khatmun Nabiyyeen, Qahrud Dayyan ala Murtadeen bi-Qadiyan, al-Soo Wal Iqaab al-Maseeh al-Kazzab, al-Jurraz al-Dayyani ala al-Murtad al-Qadiyani, Jazaullah aduwah bi-Ibanati Khatmin Nabuwwah.

### Fatwa committee KSA

We examined the religious concepts of Qadyani group which was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadyani who claimed prophethood and being Messaih. Mirza claimed that prophethood never ended on Islamic prophet Muhammad but it continued till date, and he his himself is a prophet and has received more than 10 thousand verses from revelations. All these things are mentioned in his book "Baraheen Ahmadiya" and his booklet "At-Tableeq".
The council also examined sayings of his successor Mirza Bashir ud din Qadyani. We found in his book "Ayinanay Sadaqat" that the Muslim who does not believe in Messaih (Mirza Ghulam Ahmad) whether he knows about him or not, he is a kaffir and out of the fold of Islam.
The Fiqah council announces to all Muslims, Muslim governments, Scholars, Authors that this group and his leader are out of the fold of Islam because of their religious concepts which mainly include finality of Prophethood.

### Government of Pakistan

State Assemblies of Pakistan in 1974 consider him as Non-Muslim and his followers as Non-Muslim minority in Pakistan.

### Muhammad Al-Munajjid

Al Munajjid also criticizes him on his claims like finality of Prophethood and that Jesus didn't die on cross and traveled to Srinagar that the Mirza had beliefs quite dissimilar to the beliefs of common Muslims.

### Muslim World League

The Muslim World League in April 1974 issued the Fatwa considering him and his followers out of the fold of Islam.

### Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani

Islamic prophet Muhammad said: Țhere will be many imposters after me, In Silsilatul Ahadith as Sahiha, the Narration is "Every one will claim to be a prophet, whereas I am the seal of the prophets, threre are no prophets after me". In some other narrations he said: If there would have been prophet after me, it would have been Umar.
Imaam Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaanee Al-‘Aqeedah At-Tahaawiyyah – Sharh wa Ta’leeq (pg. 39-40). The Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) informed his ummah in many ahaadeeth, advising and cautioning them, that there would be many imposters (Dajjaaleen) after him. In some narrations, he (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Everyone will claim to be a prophet, whereas I am the seal of the prophets – there being no prophet after me.” [Reported by Muslim and others; See al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah: no. 1683]
Amongst these imposters was Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Al-Qadiyani who claimed prophethood for himself. He has followers spread throughout India, Germany, England and America. And they have masaajid which they use to misguide the Muslims.

### Ehsan Elahi Zaheer

Ehsan Elahi Zaheer criticised Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadyani for claiming of prophethood, the theory that Jesus survived crucifixion and lived a normal life in Srinagar and his views about Jihad.

### Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen

In the light of Quran and Sunnah, the Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadyani and his followers are out of the pale of Islam because of their religious concepts which are dissimilar to that of common muslims.

### Sanaullah Amritsari

The Ahl-e-Hadith scholar criticized Mirza due to claim of prophethood, messaihship and theory that Jesus mentioned him the prophet after him in 61th chapter of Quran.

## Finality of Prophethood

Mirza Ghulam is criticised for his teachings that go against Islamic sources. Consider the following sources:
   Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things.
   Indeed Messenger-ship and Prophethood have been terminated, so there shall be no Messenger after me, nor a Prophet.
   ...This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion...