| Views of
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad |
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Our opponents claim that Lahore Ahmadis are kafir
because they reject the virgin birth of Jesus, and that
they believe that he was conceived by Mary in wedlock
through her husband. This Section shows that Hazrat Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad himself believed in the virgin birth, and
therefore this argument cannot be used against him. As
regards the Lahore Ahmadiyya view, it must be pointed out
that belief in the virgin birth of Jesus is by no means a
fundamental of the Islamic faith, nor is it conclusively
proven from the Holy Quran. It is shown here that Hazrat Mirza gave his
followers freedom to deduce from the Quran that Jesus had
a father. He told enquirers that his own belief on this
issue was purely personal, based on following the
majority Muslim view, rather than on any specific Divine
guidance.
The Section then gives
detailed arguments from the Quran and Hadith to show the
grounds for believing that Jesus had a father. It goes on
to quote the views of many Muslim scholars who either did
not accept the virgin birth, or considered it permissible
in Islam to reject this belief. Then the opinions held by
prominent followers of Hazrat Mirza are given, also
showing that it is by no means essential to believe in
the virgin birth. At the end, the Lahore Ahmadiyya
position is set out as given by Maulana Muhammad Ali:
Whichever view of the birth of Jesus a person takes, it
does not affect his faith or practice of Islam in any
way.
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