The Apostasy of Dr. Abdul Hakim Khan of Patiala

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

نحمده ونصلى على رسوله الكريم

Dr. Abdul Hakim Khan of Patiala was initially a follower of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian. Dr. Abdul Hakim is famous for having made the first English translation of the Holy Qur’an by a Muslim, in 1905. However, Dr. Abdul Hakim began to express un-Islamic ideas as a result of which he was excommunicated from the Ahmadiyyah Jama’at. In fact, the novel doctrine of Dr. Abdul Hakim was such that it constitutes apostasy from Islam.

Regrettably, the anti-Ahmadiyyah mullahs hail Dr. Abdul Hakim for his opposition to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. They claim that Dr. Abdul Hakim accurately predicted, on the basis of his Ilham (divine inspiration) the death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

Dr. Abdul Hakim believed that it is not necessary for a person to accept the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in order to be saved from eternal damnation. According to him, the only criterion for salvation is to believe in Tawhid (the Oneness of God), and acceptance of any prophet, including Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not essential for salvation.

Dr. Abdul Hakim stated:

الغرض تمام قرآن مجید حمد الہی سے گونج رہا ہے اور توحید وتزکیہ نفس کو ہی مدار نجات قرار دیتا ہے نہ کہ محمد پر ایمان لانے کو

“So the entire Qur’an Majid is filled with the praise of God, and has made Tawhid and purification of the soul as the basis for salvation, and not embracing faith in Muhammad”

Reference: Al-Zikr al-Hakim No. 4; p. 12, footnote

*Note: This idea of Dr. Abdul Hakim constitutes apostasy from Islam as it is rejection of one of the fundamental Articles of Faith.

Islam and Iman (Faith) are based on Six Articles of Faith as elucidated in the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah. They are (i) belief in Allah, (ii) belief in His Angels, (iii) belief in His Scriptures, (iv) belief in His Apostles, (v) belief in the Hereafter, and (vii) belief in the Divine Decree.

To reject any one of these Articles of Faith is Kufr that expels a person from the fold of Islam. Consequently, no person can obtain salvation from Hell if he or she rejects belief in any of Allah’s Messengers, especially the Seal of the Prophets and chief among them, Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam).

Furthermore, Dr. Abdul Hakim falsely claims that:

آپ نے یہ کبھی نہیں فرمایا کہ جو یہود و نصاری خدا پرست اور نیک چلن ہیں۔ اگر مجھ کو نہیں مانیں گے تو وہ نجات نہیں پائیں گے۔

آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے کہیں نہیں فرمایا کہ عام دنیا میں جس قدر موحد خدا پرست اور نیک بندے ہیں وہ سب کے جہنمی ہیں۔ جب تک مجھ پر ایمان نہ لائیں۔

“He (the Prophet) never said that if any Jew, Christian, worshiper of God, righteous person does not accept me then he will not attain salvation…The Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) never said anywhere that all of the worshipers of God and righteous people are Jahannami (going to Hell) until and unless they believe in me.”

Reference: Ibid

First of all, let the reader beware that Dr. Abdul Hakim has simply lied upon the Prophet (peace be upon him), who emphatically stated:

وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ ، لَا يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ يَهُودِيٌّ ، وَلَا نَصْرَانِيٌّ ، 

ثُمَّ يَمُوتُ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ ، إِلَّا كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ "

“By the One in Whose Hand is the Soul of Muhammad, not one of this nation, Jew or Christian, will hear of me and will die without having believed in that with which I have been sent, but he will be one of the dwellers of Hell fire.” (Sahih Muslim)

According to the narration of Abi Musa al-Ashari (Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

لا يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ ، وَلا يَهُودِيٌّ ، وَلا نَصْرَانِيٌّ ، وَلا يُؤْمِنُ بِي ، إِلا كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ

“Not one of this nation, Jew or Christian, will hear of me without having believed in me but he will be one of the dwellers of the Hellfire.” (Musnad Abi Dawud al-Tayalisi)

Furthermore, Allah Most High says in the Holy Quran:

Indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger and wish to discriminate between Allah and His Messengers and say, “We believe in some and disbelieve in others,” and wish to adopt a way in between. Those are the disbelievers, truly. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment. (Surah 4: 150 – 151)