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I think what Simple_Person is trying to say is that you should treat each person on a case by case basis. One can firmly state the Ahmadiyaah movement is unislamic and challenge any/all innovations made by this group, but also not disparage the people who claim to follow it if we don't see them doing something unislamic. It could be that a person identifies as Ahmadiyaah because of family/tradition, but has never done anything that goes against the Quran or sunnah. I have an acquaintance whose family is Ahmadiyaah, but as far as I know I've never seen him do something that sunnis would disapprove of. I guess one could say he's an Ahmadiyaah in name only but his actions are that of a sunni (as far as I know).
Like shias that I've talked to, who brought up the subject of sects, I make it clear that I don't place muslims into sub categories. If a person says they're muslim then I consider them muslim. If I were to see them do something that isn't in accordance with the quran or sunnah but hear them claim that it is in accordance, I would question/discuss the matter with them. Ask them what their justification for doing said acts are. Though this never happened, I'm speaking hypothetically as eventhough I met people who said they're from different sects I've never seen them do anything "different."
ALHAMDULILLAH, this really brings joy to my heart that somebody understands my point of view.
brother as a potentially new muslim it is important that you understand the correct branding of such groups like ahmadiyyahs; contrary to what my brother simple-person says [ i think he is a new muslim too hence is more liberal minded] it is important to brand them as non-muslims; scholars even go as far as to say if we do not brand kufr [desbelief] as desbelief then we ourselves become kaafir hence there has to be a clear cut recognition and acknowledgement of non-muslims when we get to know of them!
Ahmadiyaahs are kaafirs brother and you should shout it out from the top of your lungs!!!! [metaphorically ofcourse as you dont want to disturb your neighbours with shouts! :Emoji47:]
Brother i am not a "liberal" Muslim although i am a new Muslim compared to many brothers and sisters here. However i try to find different perspectives, without going in to innovation or crossing the lines of Islam. This perspective of mine i can even backup with a solid argument.
As brother [MENTION=33553]Bosanac[/MENTION] said handle each person individually to their own case. Among other people there are Muslims, they TRULY believe in Allah and Islam, however for fear of their lives for example some refrain saying they are Muslims and practice out in the open. In case of the Yazidi's for example, i dare to say that it is even a mercy of Allah for the ones among them that have acknowledged that the religion of their ancestors is a false religion and Islam is the true religion. And thus Allah made their community go all around. In other words many have gone abroad and the ones among them finally can come out in the open saying they are Muslims without fear for their lives. So could i have said to this individual that in his heart believed in Allah and His messenger? You are a kafir? Or not even with words, but with my own heart saying he is a kafir, while his heart already had accepted Islam? Absolutely not. This perspective that i try to adopt, makes me go easy on people and get rid of judgement of people. All what is left is judgement according to my fitrah(human nature) or in other words see action(s) that i despise and judge those actions as wrong.
Among sunni Muslims there are munafiq(hypocrites), however we do not know which are the hypocrites. The question is a hypocrite a Muslim? Absolutely not as we all know. However it is not known to us, so we refrain from branding somebody a hypocrite. Some hypocrites are clear as all their actions show actions of for example a person who goes against Islamic teachings. Some are so hidden, we cannot see they are hypocrites, yet they are STILL hypocrites. So also among other people being other sects of Islam or Christians, or Hindu's or whatever, there might exist Muslims. That is why i now a days see not Muslims, Christians, Jews..you name it. All i see are
Honest people and dishonest people. The honest people for sure Allah will guide them if the truth is shown to them as i have faith in my Rab that He will save those servants of His. This will be even as clear as day light who are the honest and who are dishonest people with the arrival of dajjal.
So there is more to this than what meets the eye and i hope that what i have said here, can give you something to ponder about and try to see from my perspective. I do want you to give feedback on this perspective as right now i have no argument against this perspective, but love to have criticism against this argument so i can "tweak" it to some extend or even abolish it completely if it is wrong.