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{{Infobox book
| name = Qadiani Problem
| title_orig = '''Qadiani Problem'''
| author = [[Abul Ala Maududi]]
| country = [[Pakistan]]
| language = [[Urdu language|Urdu]] & [[English language|English]]
| genre = [[Non-fiction]]
| publisher = Islamic Publications
| release_date = 1953
}}

'''Qadiani Problem''' is a book written by [[Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi]].<ref name="full-text">{{cite book|last1=Abul Ala|first1=Maududi|title=The Qadiani Problem (full text)|date=1953| url= http://www.quranenglish.com/new/Books/04%20The%20Qadiani%20Problem.pdf|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> It was first published in 1953.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://herald.dawn.com/news/1398687|title=The early champions of anti-Ahmadi cause|first=Manan Ahmed|last=Asif|date=18 October 2018|website=Herald Magazine}}</ref> The term "[[Qadiani]]" is a religious slur which refers to members of the [[Ahmadiyya Community|Ahmadiyya]] branch of Islam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hardliners-call-for-deaths-of-surrey-muslims-2112268.html|title=Hardliners call for deaths of Surrey Muslims|work=The Independent|date=21 October 2010|access-date=22 October 2010}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
The book deals with some of the interpretations of [[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad]] who claimed to be a prophet. It discusses the [[finality of prophethood]], the claimed prophethood of Ahmad, and its consequences in Muslim society. It also mentions the status of the Ahmadiyya Community and the political plans which Maududi associated with them.
In one of the appendices of the book, a discussion has been given which is claimed to have occurred between [[Allama Iqbal]] and [[Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru]] . In this discussion Allama Iqbal is said to have expressed his views regarding followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and have rationalized his view that followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad be given a status of a different religious community in India.

== Reception ==
A comprehensive rebuttal was published by the [[Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad|second Ahmadiyya leader]] at the time because the book was considered to be hate speech by the Ahmadiyya branch of Islam.<ref>[http://www.alislam.org/urdu/au/?j=24 انوارالعلوم (مرزا بشیرالدین محمود احمد)]</ref>

== Legacy ==
In 1953, Maududi and his [[Jamat e Islami]] party participated in a campaign against the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan, joined by traditionalist [[ulama]] who wanted Ahmadi Muslims designated as non-Muslims. Ahmadis such as [[Muhammad Zafarullah Khan]] sacked from all high level government positions, and intermarriage between Ahmadi Muslims and other Muslims prohibited.<ref name="Ruthven-330-1">{{cite book |last1=Ruthven |first1=Malise |date=2000|title=Islam in the World |edition=2nd |publisher=Penguin |pages=330–1}}</ref> The campaign generated [[Lahore riots of 1953|riots in Lahore]], leading to the deaths of at least 2000 Ahmadis, and selective declaration of [[martial law]].<ref name=globalsec>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/ji.htm Jamaat-e-Islami], [http://www.globalsecurity.org/ GlobalSecurity.org]. Retrieved 1 July 2007.</ref>

Maududi was arrested by the military deployment headed by Lieutenant General [[Azam Khan (general)|Azam Khan]] and sentenced to death for his part in the agitation.<ref name="Ruthven-332-3"/><ref>Leonard Binder: ''Religion and politics in Pakistan'', p. 263. University of California Press, 1961.</ref> However, the anti-Ahmadi campaign enjoyed much popular support,<ref name="adams-110-popular">{{cite book|author1=Adams, Charles J.|editor1-last=Esposito|editor1-first=John L.|title=Voices of Resurgent Islam|date=1983|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=110|chapter=Maududi and the Islamic State|quote=... the agitation demanded that the Ahmadiyah be declared a minority and that Chawdhri Zafrullah Khan, prominent Ahmadi, be removed from his post as Foreign minister. Virtually all the religious parties supported these demands as did the majority of the general public.}}</ref> and strong public pressure ultimately convinced the government to release him after two years of imprisonment.<ref name="Ruthven-332-3">{{cite book|last1=Ruthven|first1=Malise|title=Islam in the World|date=2000|publisher=Penguin|pages=332–3|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=famous>{{cite web|url=http://www.famousmuslims.com/Maududi.htm|title=Abul Ala Maududi- famousmuslims.com|work=famousmuslims.com}}</ref> According to [[Vali Nasr]], Maududi's unapologetic and impassive stance after being sentenced, ignoring advice to ask for clemency, had an "immense" effect on his supporters.<ref name="SVRN1996: 139"/> It was seen as a "victory of Islam over un-Islam", proof of his leadership and staunch faith.<ref name="SVRN1996: 139">Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr: ''Mawdudi and the Making of Islamic Revivalism'', p. 139. Oxford University Press, 1996.</ref>

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==References==
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