Mr. M.A. Jinnah rejects demands
to declare Ahmadis as non-Muslims
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On 23 May 1944 the Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah gave
his views at a press conference during his visit to Kashmir, stating
that Ahmadis are Muslims and entitled to join the Muslim Conference
organisation which consisted of Muslims. We quote below from the
Urdu book Tahrik Huriyyat Kashmir (History of Independence
Movements in Kashmir), volume 2, 1936 - 1945, page 291:
Newspaper correspondents asked him a question about
Mirzais, that they are not being allowed to join the
Muslim Conference because they are considered as non-Muslims. What
is your opinion about this? Mr. Jinnah replied: Who am I to
declare a person as non-Muslim who calls himself a Muslim?
A footnote in the book at this point explains the background to the question:
At the revival of the Muslim Conference, its constitution
had been made flexible so that no Ahmadi could become a member of
the Conference.
See scanned pages from this book. Read
statement on oath by a Lahore Ahmadi journalist present at this
Press Conference.
Shown below is an image of the signed
letter by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah accepting the
invitation to attend this Press Conference:
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