Message of Peace
English translation of
Paigham Sulh
by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Translated by Zahid Aziz
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Paigham Sulh, or a “Message of Peace”, was written by Hazrat
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in the last two or three days of his life in
May 1908. It is an appeal addressed to the Hindus and Muslims of
India to rid themselves of the mutual hatred, enmity and bigotry
between the two communities by showing respect for the founders and holy personages of each other's
religions. Speaking for Islam, Hazrat Mirza declares that Muslims
can accept, respect and indeed believe in the Hindu scriptures and
their ancient religious sages as having been sent by God, since
the Holy Quran teaches that prophets and books from God came among
every people on earth. Hindus, he proposes, reciprocate by regarding
the Holy Prophet Muhammad as truthful, and by refraining from making
vituperative attacks against him.
Sir C. V. Raman, F.R.S., (d. 1970), Hindu
Indian scientist and Nobel prize winner for Physics in 1930, writes
about this book: “Islam counts amongst its followers many millions
of the people of India, but many more millions join with their Muslim
brethren in venerating the Prophet of Islam and in admiring the
simplicity and reasonableness of his teachings. Islam has stood
in the past for the fraternity of man. In the Ahmadiyya Movement
which, while taking its stand on the teachings of the Prophet, emphasises
the spirit of tolerance, I see a great force for the propagation
of Islam and for the future welfare of India.”
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Contents
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Broad sympathy |
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God of all the worlds |
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Narrow Doctrines limiting God's providence |
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Message of peace |
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Religious differences |
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Guru Nanak |
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My own experience |
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Hindus, Jews and others limit revelation |
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Buddha |
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Adherents of religions attack others' faiths |
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Muslim attitude |
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Proposed agreement for peace |
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Political differences |
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Muslims to show kindness, sympathy and respect |
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Unjustified attacks on Islam |
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Grave warning |
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Holy Prophet appeared at time of universal darkness |
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Reform work of Holy Prophet |
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Charge of Jihad — belied by Prophet's life |
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Persecution of early Muslims |
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Sword or spirit? |
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Previous faiths limited to certain nations |
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Index |
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