The Holy Quran clearly forbids the use of force for the spread of the faith and directs its propagation through its inherent qualities and the good e… - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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The Holy Quran clearly forbids the use of force for the spread of the faith and directs its propagation through its inherent qualities and the good example of the Muslims. Do not be misled by the notion that in the beginning the Muslims were commanded to take up the sword. That sword was not taken up for the spread of the faith, but in self-defence against the enemies of Islam and for the purpose of establishing peace and security. It was no part of the purpose of taking it up to have recourse to coercion in the matter of faith".

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About Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

(13 February 1835 – 26 May 1908) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Movement in . He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised and —which is the metaphorical second-coming of (mathīl-iʿIsā), in fulfillment of Islam's latter day prophecies, as well as the (centennial reviver) of the 14th . "I do not need the Ottoman Sultanate, nor am I inclined to meet their consuls. There is only one Sultan for me and He is the One who presides over the Heaven and the Earth."

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Native Name: مرزا غلام احمد‎
Alternative Names: Not A Prophet
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The method of establishing perfect spiritual relationship with God that the Holy Quran teaches us is Islam, meaning devoting one's whole life to the cause of God and being occupied with the supplications which we have been taught in . This is the essence of Islam. Complete surrender to God and the supplication taught in Surah Fatihah are the only methods of meeting God and drinking the water of true salvation.

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