Muqaam-e-Ibrat | Urdu
Name of the book : Muqaam-e-Ibrat (A Lesson)
Language : Urdu
Author : AAIIL India (J&K)
Publisher : Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at-e-Islam (Lahore) India – J&K
Glimpse : An eye-opening analysis of the decline of religious leadership. It uses Prophetic traditions and historical fatwas to document sectarian conflicts and mutual excommunication within the Muslim Ummah, advocating for faith over sectarianism.
Language : Urdu
Author : AAIIL India (J&K)
Publisher : Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at-e-Islam (Lahore) India – J&K
Glimpse : An eye-opening analysis of the decline of religious leadership. It uses Prophetic traditions and historical fatwas to document sectarian conflicts and mutual excommunication within the Muslim Ummah, advocating for faith over sectarianism.
Description
📘 Book Description
Muqaam-e-Ibrat (A Lesson) is a profound theological and historical work published by the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at-e-Islam (Lahore) Hind in 2001. Subtitled Present-day Scholars in the Mirror of Prophetic Traditions, the book serves as a critical reflection on the contemporary state of the Muslim world and its religious leadership. It opens by citing Ahadith that warn of a time when Islam will remain only in name and mosques will be populated but devoid of guidance, highlighting the role of scholars in this predicted religious decay.
The book provides a detailed and unsettling archive of mutual excommunication (takfir) between various sects, including Shias, Sunnis, Deobandis, Barelvis, and the Ahl-e-Hadith. By documenting how prominent religious leaders have historically declared each other “kafir,” the work exposes what it calls a “double standard of justice” regarding theological criticism and sectarian bias.
Central to its message is a defense of the Ahmadiyya (Lahore) position, specifically reaffirming Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s belief in the Finality of Prophethood to counter sectarian misrepresentations. Ultimately, “Muqaam-e-Ibrat” is an urgent call for the Ummah to move past the “fitna” of sectarian arrogance and return to the essential, unifying values of piety and devotion.
