The Outset of Dissension in Islam

Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad

Jun 2013 · Islam International Publications Ltd

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This is a lecture delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad(ra), second Successor of the Promised Messiah(as). The primary purpose of this lecture was to provide a correct and accurate historical account of the conflicts which arose most prominently during the Khilafat of Hazrat Uthman(ra).

In this lecture, Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad(ra)has shed light on the life of Hazrat Uthman(ra), his piety and righteousness, and his status in the eyes of the Holy Prophet(sa). Moreover, he has expounded upon the virtues of the companions of the Holy Prophet(sa) and has explained how conflicts actually arose in the early period of Islam. Moreover, he has refuted various allegations levelled against the person of Hazrat Uthman(ra) and his companions.

The lecture is an academic masterpiece of scholarship and explains the events of the era of the third Khilafat in a manner that no other historian has been able to match, be it Muslim or non-Muslim; all this is done in an an eloquent, academic, yet simple manner, in the form of an interesting narrative.

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About the author

Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad (1889-1965) was second successor to the Promised Messiah(as), and Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was a son of the Promised Messiah(as), the tiding of whose birth, extraordinary qualities and achievements was given to the Promised Messiah(as) in the form of a grand Divine prophecy that was published prior to his birth.

Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad was a renowned scholar, both in terms of secular and religious knowledge. His ten-volume commentary of the Holy 5uran is a treasure trove for seekers of divine knowledge. Likewise, he was an orator with unmatched eloquence who kept his audience spellbound for hours on end.