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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh
This statement is being issued on the 07th of April 2016 and supersedes all previous statements on the subject.
We begin with stating our general agreement with the "Position Statement" of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) issued on their website on the 6th of April 2016 and reiterate:
We unequivocally condemn the murder of Asad Shah and affirm the right of Ahmadis to their freedom of belief and reject any attacks on their property or persons. We subscribe to pluralism and peaceful coexistence and acknowledge the rights of all to believe as they choose without coercion, fear and intimidation.
It should be noted that similar to Christians, followers of Judaism and other faith, Muslim scholars also have the right to define the boundaries of normative Islam and reached a consensus on this issue.
Muslims have subscribed to the creed that Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the final Messenger of God for over 1400 years, uninterrupted. It is also an agreed upon tenet of both Sunni and Shia doctrines.
This global consensus was reconfirmed by the Muslim World League in their April 1974 (Makkah) meeting. Muslim Scholars from all over the world, and all schools of thought, unanimously agreed upon the position that (due to irreconcilable differences in creed) “Qadianees or Ahmadees are outside the fold of Islam”. This has been subsequently confirmed in later resolutions. This scholarly consensus involved detailed research into the the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya and it's compatibility with normative Islam.
We (as British Muslims) affirm this fundamental creed of normative Islam. Alongside this we maintain respect for the right to have beliefs that differ from our position.
Thank You.
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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