1920'S, ON THE STREETS OF THE USA: 'LOOK, JESUS CHRIST HAS COME'

Islam in America: He was denied entry when he first arrived in America but before his return home his services were widely appreciated and recognized by many newspapers.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | Excerpts
Source & Credit: The Review of Religions | Feb., 2007
By Imam Ataul Mujeeb Rashed | London

Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was an exemplary Da’ee Ilallah preacher. He walked on the roads and streets of America, and men and women, attracted by his personality and dress, would stop and say: ‘Look, Jesus Christ has come.’ This comment would usually serve as the starting point for preaching. Mufti Sahib would explain to the audience that he was not Jesus(as) but an ordinary servant of the Promised Messiah(as) [Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, Holy Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community].

Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq successfully established centres of preaching in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago and conveyed the message of true Islam individually as well as collectively. He published articles in newspapers and reached people through advertisements and personal letters. He delivered lectures on Islam far and wide. He started the Journal The Muslim Sunrise in America and the first Ahmadiyya Mosque was constructed in Chicago during his blessed stay.

He was awarded Honorary Doctorate in recognition of his services and a Muslim leader named him ‘Khalid of this New Age.’ He was denied entry when he first arrived in America but before his return home his services were widely appreciated and recognised by many newspapers.

A dedicated caller to faith always remains humble and does not attribute his successes to his knowledge or personal efforts. Hadhrat Mufti Sahib in all humility used to express his gratitude for the blessings of Allah as a true believer and His dedicated servant. He introduced a religious revolution in America and facilitated hundreds of lucky individuals to join Islam. There were tears in his eyes when his ship was about to depart, not because he did not want to leave. He cried in humility before God Almighty as he wrote: ‘I have not been able to do full justice to my assigned duty and I confess my failing in my service.’ (Al-Fazl, October 30, 1923)

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Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq’s life will continue to serve as a beacon of guiding light for young and old in the service of Islam. He was a true pioneer in so many ways and his example will always present a challenge to young men of today who wish to learn how to give precedence to deen (‘religion’) over dunya (‘the material world’) for gaining the pleasure of Allah.



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