Question :
Recently, an Islamic group called the (Ahmadiyya) has emerged, and we notice that it has started to spread among the people in Jordan. This group is misguided, distorts the religion, and I have not found any response to this group from the scholars. We must all stand against them in the media and raise awareness so that people do not fall into their disbelief.
The Answer :
All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our Master, the Messenger of Allah.
The Ahmadiyya sect, also known as Qadianism, is one of the misguided, heretical sects that originated in India. It introduced some heretical beliefs and gathered followers based on these ideas. Its founder is Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (1839-1908), who is named after Qadian, a village in Punjab, India. Some of the heretical beliefs held by this sect include the claim of prophethood for Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the belief in reincarnation, the denial of some of the obligations of Islam, and many other issues.
Therefore, the decisions of the well-known Islamic Fiqh Academies have ruled that this sect is Kafir and not considered part of the Muslim sects. No scholar has opposed this ruling.
In the decision of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, No. (4), which is found in the "Academy Journal" (1/109), the following was stated:
"What Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed about prophethood, messengership, and the descent of revelation upon him is a clear denial of what is firmly established in the religion by necessity and absolute certainty, which is the finality of prophethood with our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and that no revelation descends upon anyone after him. This claim by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad renders him and all those who agree with him as apostates, outside the fold of Islam."
The statement in the decision made by the Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League, Resolution No. (3), reads:
"The Council unanimously decided: The Qadiani belief, also known as Ahmadiyya, is considered a belief completely outside of Islam, and its adherents are apostates who have renounced Islam. Their outward display of Islam is merely for the purpose of deception and trickery. The Fiqh Council declares that it is the duty of Muslims—governments, scholars, writers, intellectuals, and preachers—to combat this misguided sect and its followers wherever they are in the world."
However, we would like to emphasize here that the ruling of kufr (disbelief) on the beliefs of this group does not imply the takfir (declaring disbelief) of all the individuals who belong to it. Takfir of individuals is a judicial ruling, and it is the role of the judge to look into it. We are only discussing the beliefs and ideas, not the individuals or specific people. And Allah The Almighty knows best.
