so how about this great world which was created by the Al­Mighty Creator from nothing. He has placed countless signs and benefits in it. He is the Originator (Glorified be He) of all that exists. Glorified and Exalted is He! High above the falsehood that the wrongdoers say!

The Creator has explained His Names which befit His Sublime and Divine Being. The Messengers explained His Attributes and Names; they taught and guided people to them. The proofs supported their validity; especially the testimony of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him); the truest and best of all Prophets. Allah sent him with His Great Book and the universal Message in which He explains everything. Then comes the role of the advocates of Masonry who want to make people regress to living like animals, putting everything on equal footing, fighting high moral standards and righteous deeds to make people like beasts which cannot distinguish the truth from falsehood or the good from the bad. This is against what the Messengers (peace be upon them) called for and against what the Glorious Qur'an preaches. It is also against the sound minds and the Fitrah with which Allah created people. Allah (Glorified be He) created the people with the ability to recognize high moral standards, righteous deeds, justice, truth and to hate oppression, aggression and harm.

Allah has created His Servants and has given them the ability to distinguish a father from a son, a brother from a sister, a wife from a husband, even animals can distinguish that.

Likewise, those who advocate pornography and do not see any sin in people doing what they want and allowing themselves to have whatever pleasures or immoralities they desire; they are all atheists and misled people. Allah has abolished this doctrine and explained that He sent the Messengers and revealed the Books to explain His due Rights upon mankind and explain the lawful good things that He permitted and the unlawful evil things that He prohibited. Allah (may He be Exalted and Glorified) commanded His Servants to adhere to the Law the Prophets were sent with and avoid whatever contradicts it.

Allah (Glorified be He) has clarified in the Heavenly Books the details of the lawful and

the unlawful, right and wrong, and good and evil.

Pornographers and freemasons have turned away from all this and cast them behind their backs; they neither adhere to good morals nor sound logic. They refuse to follow what the Messengers came with of guidance, and discrimination between truth and falsehood, guidance and error. Anyone who contemplates the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) and the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace be upon him) and thinks about the conditions of the world, will know that the truth lies in what the Messengers came with such as the explained laws of what Allah has permitted and prohibited. They were sent to distinguish between good and bad, lawful and forbidden according to the Shar` (Law) of Allah in order for societies to be properly established on the right basis of righteousness, guidance and good morals that preserve a person in terms of mentality, religion, property, person, offspring, wife...etc.

No one is entitled to go beyond their limits and attack others. This way, the community will be secure, conditions and manners will be upright, people will be secure and freedom will be achieved for everyone; in taking and giving, selling and purchasing. Every person will then take that which is lawful for them and possess that which is earned by Shar`y (Islamic legal) means, acting upon what benefits and causes harm to no one.

As for those who call for other ideologies such as Qadianiyyah and their like of those who call to follow a new Prophet or a new Messenger, their claim is void and their beliefs are false and misleading, because Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) explained in His Truth­Clarifying Book that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Last of the Prophets. This was reported in the Hadiths Mutawatir (Hadiths reported by a significant number of narrators throughout the chain of narration, whose agreement upon a lie is impossible), and was announced by the previous Prophets. Allah (May He be Exalted) says: Muhammad (ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allâh and the last (end) of the Prophets. But there are naive people who cannot distinguish these claims, miss everything, and do not discriminate between truth

and falsehood, guidance and misguidance.

So, any claim raised will confuse them, because of their lack of knowledge and insight. Therefore, the voice of this man, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and his false claim found its way to these people who followed him and believed in what he said and wrote down in this matter, where he claimed himself to be the last of Prophets and Messengers, which blatantly goes against the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

How can this possibly be accepted? How can people of sound minds, who can read and write, be deceived by such a claim? The falsehood of this claim is crystal­clear. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) has given signs, lessons and admonition, but as Allah (Glorified be He) says: Verily, it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts which are in the breasts that grow blind. Likewise, Bahiyyah, Babiyyah and their like who made false claims, who themselves are astray and deceive the weak­minded people who follow their claims. Their leader claimed that he is a prophet then claimed to be the Lord of all the Worlds!

Despite their glaring falsehood, we find followers, callers and gatherings which circulate their false claims and call to their beliefs. Many of them know the truth and the falsity of their claims, but pretend to support their falsehood because they have some personal interests, so they follow their false way. They are like animals and even worse, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle ­ nay, they are even farther astray from the Path (i.e. even worse than cattle). Allah (Glorified be He) says:

Verily, these people are led astray like the people of Pharoah were misled by Pharoah and the people of Al­Namrud by Al­Namrud.

This helpless person who urinates, defecates, eats, drinks and feels the pain of everything, how could he be a Lord or God? How can this be acceptable to him or to his followers? But the matter as Allah (Exalted be He) says: Verily, it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts which are in the breasts that grow blind. And as Allah (Glorified be He) says: Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: And who is more astray than one who follows his own lusts, without guidance from Allâh?

Likewise, the Antichrist who will come at the end of time and will be followed by a lot of ignorant people, who lack insight, and so will be blind to the falsehood he will circulate and the unusual acts he shall do that will only deceive the people weak in soul and mind.

Every doctrine and every false call finds followers and supporters with no hearts or guidance. As for the way of Salaf (righteous predecessors), it is clearer than the sun in the middle of the day, because it is based on clear proofs, sound evidence and decisive facts for any person of the least discernment who wishes to know the truth. Allah has explained in His Book and in the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that good and success are attained by adhering to the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the way of the Salaf

from the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them) and those who followed them righteously. The callers to the truth can refute the claims of those perverted people by the knowledge they obtain from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him); and by the knowledge they gain through their sound minds, sharp discernment and pure nature on the basis of the guidance learned from the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace be upon him); and by what they have learned about Allah through His creatures that all testify to His Power, Greatness, Exclusive Right of worship and the truthfulness of His Messengers (peace be upon them). We should know that the truth which they preached is the truth found in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) which clarifies the lawful and the prohibited, guidance and misguidance, the Commands of Allah and His prohibitions and what He has informed about Paradise and Hellfire...etc.

As for Resurrection, Paradise, Hell and matters related to the Last Day which those people, Communists and all atheists deny, all these allegations are false and against the decisive proofs.

Their claims are refutable and invalid, because there are countless proofs on the resurrection of the dead and their standing for judgment before the Lord of all the Worlds. All that Allah has created in this world is a witness to the Power of Allah (Exalted be He) and His Exclusive Right to be worshipped. Allah sends down the rain upon the barren land and, by it, revives it after death and causes plants to come forth and every kind of fruit, as He wills.

The One Who caused this plant to grow and granted us all these fruits is Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He), Who sends down this rain and revives the barren land that brings forth plants and fruits. He is the One who will revive the dead and resurrect them from their graves. Everyone will stand before Him (Glorified and Exalted be He) to be asked about all that they did and earned in this world.

In the same way, Allah has created our father Adam of dust and then Allah created his offspring

from a weak fluid which He formed into `Alaqah (clot; a piece of coagulated blood) then into Mudghah (small lump of flesh) then an embryo and finally a full human endowed with hearing, sight, reason, senses and organs. Gradually man grows and becomes a great human being who takes, gives, thinks, learns and produces.

These great proofs indicate the Ability of Allah and the truthfulness of the Messengers and their informing that there, in the Hereafter, will be a gathering before the Lord (Exalted be He) in which the truth shall be upheld and people of righteous deeds shall be rewarded with the best reward, enter Paradise and be saved from Hell and enemies of Allah shall be humiliated and cast into Hellfire forever.

Every rational person can see that there are people who oppress others and people whose rights are usurped and people who cannot protect their property and themselves. The oppressor may die without rendering back the right to its owner, nor the oppressed being treated justly; will this eliminate the rights of the oppressed, the needy and the helpless? No, because the All­Wise, All­Knowing Creator has set a fixed date for justice, which is the Day of Recompense, where an oppressed person who has not been given their full rights in this world shall be avenged and Allah shall punish the oppressor in the way they deserve.

Verily, this world is not the place of reward and punishment, but it is the place of test, trial, work, joy and sorrows. A wronged person may regain their rights in it or it may be postponed to the Day of Judgment for a great wisdom, where Allah shall retaliate against those wrongdoers, as He (Glorified be He) says: Consider not that Allâh is unaware of that which the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong­doers) do, but He gives them respite up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror.

On that Terrible Day, Allah shall treat the oppressed people with justice, give them their rewards and retaliate against those who wronged them. Allah may bring down a quick punishment on the oppressor in this world, as He did with many past nations. Allah may also postpone the defending of the oppressed, the punishing of the oppressor, then the due rights are given

on this Great Day; the Day of Judgment when the eyes will stare in horror; all this is true.

The All­Wise, All­Knowing and Able over everything will not allow the rights of the oppressed to be wasted. Therefore, He has informed us that there will be resurrection, and there will also be retribution and judgment. There are numerous proofs on this from the Qur'an, the Sunnah, the Ijma` (consensus) of people of sound minds and intact nature. They also indicate that there must be retribution and judgment and that resurrection is true, Paradise is true and Hellfire is true. All these truths are stated in Heavenly Books, the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and supported by Ijma` of Muslims.

Certainly, Fitrah and sound mind testify to that, for we witness oppressors and oppressed people who remain undefended, their rights not given back. There must be a Day when they shall be judged and there shall be retribution for everyone for what they did.

We find pious believers, who are rightly guided and strive in the way of good, yet they do not have as much as those who transgressed the Limits of Allah and wronged the people, who ­ in spite of their wrongdoing ­ possess bundles of money, lofty palaces, servants and luxury.

There are many pious people who are deprived of all this. Therefore, there must be a Day on which they will meet their Lord to be given high status, great reward and many bounties for their patience and righteous deeds. They will have great reward, high status, ample good, palaces, servants and countless blessings for the pious work they did. On the other hand, Allah (Exalted be He) shall punish the wrongdoers, who overstepped the boundaries and rejected the truth. Those who are satisfied with the worldly life; deceived by its pleasures and drawn away by its allure; they will receive the punishment they deserve.

They will suffer disgrace and the worst end, because of their transgression, turning away from Allah, overstepping the boundaries of His Law, repaying His favors with ingratitude, oppressing His Servants and their reluctance to show obedience.

Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) shall punish them as they deserve. When a rational person of a sound nature contemplates these matters properly, they will realize that returning to Allah is true and that the claims which the atheists, communists, idol­worshippers and other deniers of the Hereafter and resurrection are of the worst false claims. It will become evident that their claims are groundless and their sayings are false.

Likewise, the preachers of false religions, calls and destructive ideas are all on the same track. But when people of sound minds, precise discernment and pure nature reflect on them, they will realize their falsehood and their fake evidence by measuring them against the Qur'an, the Sunnah and authentic books. Allah (Glorified be He) has created signs and provided the proofs supporting the truth from His Book, the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace be upon him) and the power of discernment He endowed mankind with; in addition to all the creatures which He has created in this universe. All these signs are proofs of His Wisdom and that He is the All­Knowing, the All­Bountiful Creator, having power over everything and the only One Who is worthy of worship ­ without a partner.

It is important for knowledge seekers ­ wherever they are ­ to recite the Book of Allah and to make understanding it and reflection on it one of their paramount concerns, and to devote care to proper recitation and contemplation of its meanings and clear proofs on the truthfulness of what the Messengers conveyed and what is explained in the Qur'an and on the falsehood of the statements made by evil people wherever they are.

Anyone who reflects on the Qur'an seeking guidance, Allah will honor them, give them insight and help them achieve their aim.

Likewise, when a believer reflects on the purified Sunnah and the way the Prophet (peace be upon him) dealt with his enemies in Makkah and Madinah, they will feel the truth and know that the advocates of the truth are victorious and are always tested. Whoever misses victory in this world, shall not miss their reward and compensation in the Hereafter, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh ­ Islâmic Monotheism) in this world's life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth, (i.e. Day of Resurrection) ­ The Day when their excuses will be of no profit to Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong­doers and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh). Theirs will be the curse, and theirs will be the evil abode (i.e. painful torment in Hell­fire).

Allah (Glorified be He) has promised those who work towards the Hereafter with victory in this world and reward in the Hereafter. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: Verily, Allâh will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allâh is All­Strong, All­Mighty.

This is victory to the believers and humiliation to the disbelievers. The believers shall win Paradise, whereas humiliation and sorrow will cover the faces of the disbelievers and their final abode will be Hellfire. Concerning this meaning Allah (Exalted be He) says:

There are many Ayahs to the same effect.

Many wonders are revealed to anyone who reflects on the conditions of the people of knowledge who excelled in this nation and reflected on the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace be upon him) and learned the knowledge which helped them acquire a correct understanding of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from the writings and reported narrations of the Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with them) and Tabi`un (Followers, the generation after the Companions of the Prophet) and those who followed them righteously such as Abu Al­`Abbas ibn Taymiyah (may Allah be merciful to him) and his two students: Ibn Al­Qayyim and Al­Hafiz ibn Kathir and those who were prominent in this field.

Yes, whoever thinks of their conditions and that Allah has granted them understanding of their statements and writings, shall see wonders, learn significant lessons, obtain valuable sciences, approach enlightened hearts and hear clear proofs that will guide anyone who adheres to them to the ways of happiness and uprightness.

This way, they will reach, by the Help of Allah, the sought­after goal and will be fortified by sciences, knowledge and enjoy the tranquility of learning the truth with which Allah sent His Messengers, revealed in His Scriptures and was followed by the Salaf of this nation.

It will become clear that those who disagree with them from the callers to aberrance and error have nothing but casting doubts and some false claims which are of no avail.

We should know that the student of knowledge is the one who distinguishes the truth from falsehood through clear proofs and certain evidence. They read the books of the guided Imams, take from them that which is in conformity with the truth and leaves the weak views and those which are contradictory to the truth. From these prominent Imams is Shaykh Muhammad ibn `Abdul­Wahhab (may Allah be merciful to him) and his supporters during the twelfth centuries who became prominent in this field. They wrote great successful writings and sent letters to people and refuted the opponents. They explained the truth in their messages and compositions based on proofs from the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Shaykh `Abdul­Rahman ibn Qasim (may Allah be merciful to him) gathered many of these writings in His Book which is entitled: (Al­Durar Al­ Sunniyyah Fi Al­Ajwibah Al­Najdiyyah).

Anyone who considers the proofs which Shaykh Muhammad ibn `Abdul­Wahhab (may Allah be merciful to him) and his students wrote, would see the obvious truth, the decisive evidence and clear proofs which show the invalidity of the opponents' views and their doubts and explain the truth with clear evidence.

Although they are late scholars, they were guided to show the truth and explain its proofs. They explained the issues of Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah/ monotheism), refuted idol advocates, grave worshippers and became prominent in this field. They were on the straight path; the way of the Salaf and they depended on clear proofs from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Moreover, they gave much care to the books of Hadith and Tafsir (exegesis of the meanings of the Qur'an)

and became prominent in this field until, through them, Allah made truth prevail, falsehood to be defeated and established the clear evidence by their efforts. He made them spread Islam, uplift the banner of Jihad (striving in the Cause of Allah) and caused blessings and good to gush forth on their hands. The advocates of the truth in all countries who knew their books, the truthfulness of their claims and the soundness of their methodology follow their call and resort to their writing in answering the enemies of Islam everywhere such as the followers of polytheism, heresies and superstitions.

I ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) to guide us to do the things that please Him and to mend our hearts and deeds. I ask Him to make us guided and guiding, righteous and acting for righteousness and to grant us good understanding of religion. I also ask Him (Glorified and Exalted be He) to make His religion victorious, to make His Word uppermost, and set right the conditions of Muslims everywhere. I ask Him to make their rulers pious, guided and guiding. I ask Him to help them rule by Shari`ah and appeal to its judgment, and guide them to every good, and uphold the truth through them, for He is the Most Generous, All­Bountiful. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions!