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The Qur'an and Sunnah are the only two sources for the essential beliefs
of those people who call
themselves Muslims.
What are those beliefs? The most important one is that there is no deity
other than Allah. This is the
first half of the attestation of every Muslim, the second half being
that Muhammad is Allah's Prophet.
There are a few other fundamental principles that a Muslim is required
to accept, but further
information is available on this site.
The Ahmadiyya Movement, which originated in the Indian subcontinent
under the patronage of the
British colonialists, espouses beliefs which leave no doubt as to their
apostacy from Islam. Among
their erroneous beliefs is their denial of the finality of Prophethood
of Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allah on him), an article of faith endorsed by the Qur'an
and Hadith reports as well as
the consensus of the Companions and scholars.
The Qur'an states (translation):
"O people! Muhammad has no sons among ye men,
but verily, he is the Messenger of
Allah and the last in the line of Prophets.
And Allah is aware of everything."
(Al-Ahzab:40)
The true Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, observed:
"The tribe of Israel was guided by prophets.
When a prophet passed away, another
succeeded him. But no prophet will come after
me; only caliphs will succeed me."
(Sahih Bukhari)
The Ahmadiyyas are followers of a certain Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian
who lay claim to
prophethood and used fabricated Hadith reports and twisted meanings
of some Qur'anic verses to
support himself. However, the true Prophet of Islam warned of this
danger explicitly,
"The Hour will not come ... until nearly thirty
"dajjals" (liars) appear, each one claiming
to be a messenger from Allah." (Sahih Bukhari,
Sahih Muslim)
Shortly after the death of Prophet Muhammad, a man named Musailama,
a claimant to prophethood,
was fought against together with his followers for their apostacy.
It is worth noting that Musailama
did not deny the prophethood of Muhammad (peace and blessings on him)
and nor did his followers.
It is also worth noting that it was misinformation that led the tribe
of Banu Hunaifa to accept
Musailama's false claims. Nevertheless, the consensus of the companions
was to declare them
apostates and wage a war against them. This is evidence enough to declare
the Ahmadiyyas as
non-Muslims. For a more thorough treatment of this subject consult
this article.
Another example of the Ahmadiyya's rejection of the Qur'an and Sunnah
is their contention that
Jesus died, and that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was an incarnation of Jesus.
In fact, according to the
1985 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be not
only Jesus but Prophet
Muhammad, the Mahdi, and the Hindu god Krishna. It suffices to refer
back to the essence of Islam
which is the Uniqueness of God: any concept of man becoming god, worse
yet a Hindu god who is
one out of many, is false according to the Qur'an. On this, Islam is
uncomprising, hence this error of
the Ahmadiyyas is the foremost indication of their exit from Islam.
Finally, the Ahmadiyyas also
rejected jihad, a tactic which was designed to eliminate Muslim resistance
to British colonialist rule.