Mirza Qadiani: Killing Blasphemers

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the Name of Allah, the Rahman, the Merciful

الصلاة والسلام عليك يا رسول الله

Prayers and peace upon you, Apostle of Allah

Qadianis of our time, under direction and encouragement of their organization, voice their condemnation and opposition to the mainstream Sunni Islamic narrative that blasphemy against the Holy Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is an egregious crime in which the blasphemer should be killed. This is obviously to gain the sympathy, confidence and partiality of non-Muslims in the West who are entirely critical of the laws in certain Muslims countries, especially Pakistan, in which blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is a death penalty offense. The Qadianis argue that although blasphemy is damned by God, it has no worldly penalty but is in fact a right guaranteed to the people as part of their freedom of religion and conscience. Catastrophically, this view is held by some Muslims too, influenced by modernity and liberalism. In our time, the chief defenders of executing those guilty of blasphemy against the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم are the Ulama and Mashayikh associated with the eminent Sunni Mujaddid, Ala Hadrat, Imam Ahmad Rida Khan رحمة الله عليه

We are the ones who celebrate and take pride in the actions of the ghazi, Ilm Din, and likewise, the ghazi, Mumtaz Hussain Qadiri رحمة الله عليهما who dispatched to Hell the one guilty of blasphemy and the one who publicly defended a blasphemer. Tragically, these two champions of Islam and guardians of the honor of the Holy Prophet were martyred by their respective governments for their noble and courageous acts. Indeed, it was due to the lobbying of the Sunni Barelwi clergy and spiritual leaders that Pakistan made blasphemy against the Prophet a death penalty offense (295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code).

Yet, interestingly, the founder of the Qadiani religion—the false prophet and antichrist Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian—admitted that those who have honor for the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم are committed to killing those who blaspheme against him:

لکھا ہے کہ ایک صحابی نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی توہین اپنی ماں سے سن کر اس کو مار دیا تھا۔ یہ غیرت اور حمیت تھی مسلمانوں کی

“It is written that a Sahabi heard blasphemy against the Apostle of Allah, sall Allahu alaihi wasallam, from his own mother and killed her. This was the jealousy and zeal of the Muslims!” (Malfuzat, v.1, p.159)

Mirza was likely referring to a blind Sahabi رضى الله عنه who killed his concubine, who bore him two sons, with a dagger. Mirza erroneously said she was his mother (one of countless errors by this false prophet). The blessed Sahabi murdered her for her repeated blasphemy against the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and then presented himself in the gathering of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم expecting to be punished for the crime of murder, but the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not punish him, rather said:

أَلاَ اشْهَدُوا أَنَّ دَمَهَا هَدَرٌ

“I testify that [the spilling of] her blood is licit” (Sunan Abi Dawud)

The Hadith is a proof for the mainstream Sunni sentiment that it is virtuous to immediately kill a blasphemer of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم for that is pleasing to Allah Most High and a sign of faith and jealously for God and His Prophet.