Qadiani Problem

Qadiani Problem is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. It was first published in 1953. The term "Qadiani" is a derogatory term which refers to members of the Ahmadiyya Community.^[1]

Synopsis

The book deals with some of the interpretations of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. It discusses the finality of prophethood, the prophethood of Ahmad, and its consequences in Muslim society. It also mentions the status of the Ahmadiyya Community and its political plans. This book is about Ahmadiyya community who are claimed to be as non Muslim community in the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

In one of the appendices of the book, a discussion between Allama Iqbal and Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru is reproduced, in which Allama Iqbal has expressed his views regarding followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and have rationalized his view that followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad be given a status of a different religious community in India.

Reception

Within much of the Muslim community, the book was seen as containing nothing which could be labelled as inciting hatred or causing violence. To them the book is a history of the Ahmadis, and a critique of the views of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani. Adherents of Ahmadiyya, however, see the book as inciting hatred against its community members.

Legacy

Maududi was given a death sentence by a military court under martial law for writing this book and preaching hatred and persecution of Ahmadiyya Community Members in Pakistan.^[2] This sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. He was later pardoned, without any request from himself.^[3]

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