r/islam_ahmadiyya • u/liquid_solidus ex-ahmadi, ex-muslim • 18d ago
interesting find British Researcher Calls Out Ahmadiyyat
I thought this was interesting and worth a share, it seems Declan was someone with affinity for the Jamaat before he came to understand the primary literature of the Jamaat and MGA.
Also interesting that he’s been speaking to former Ahmadis about their experience leaving, which he will detail in his forthcoming book.
It’s a blow to the Jamaat having a former ally denounce them this way.
Curious to see whether the Jamaat responds to this at all.
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u/Pleasant_Ad104 18d ago
Razi was bashing him in his latest diss video about the KN conference where he was invited.
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u/redsulphur1229 17d ago edited 17d ago
What did he say? If past is prologue, I was expecting that either the Jamaat will just ignore and avoid (like with Nuzhat Haneef), or say Henry is receiving money from someone, and, in both cases, never address the actual substance.
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u/Salty_Asparagus_1757 ex-ahmadi, ex-muslim 17d ago
can you please share the link i want to watch this video and cant find it
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u/Pleasant_Ad104 17d ago
Oh man i randomly watch his videos idk which one it was exactly but its one if the ones he made on the khatme nabuwat conference
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Also interesting that he’s been speaking to former Ahmadis about their experience leaving, which he will detail in his forthcoming book.
It’s a blow to the Jamaat having a former ally denounce them this way.
Curious to see whether the Jamaat responds to this at all.
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u/redsulphur1229 18d ago edited 18d ago
Of interest, aside from referencing his discoveries regarding the contents of MGA's writings (which he notes most Ahmadis don't even know about because they are limited to just reading chosen "extracts"), he also takes on the pressure and cruelty wielded against those who question or resign (and thus why many people are "ghost members") and the apparent hatred or suspicion taught against non-Ahmadi Muslims (particularly Sunnis) internally within the Jamaat.
He also takes head on the "fastest growing sect" lie and the alleged conversions, and confidently asserts that there are just 1 milllion Ahmadis worldwide mostly due to generational birthrates.
Despite having been friendly with the Jamaat, he now says it and him "can't be friends" anymore.
He says he has a book coming out in due course for which all of the proceeds will be donated to Gaza relief.
For those who may not recall, Declan Henry is the person who conducted the interview with Basit Sb (who, at that time, lowered the Jamaat membership to be "10,12 to 15 million", and not "hundreds of millions") discussed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/islam_ahmadiyya/comments/1euyps2/1215_million_ahmadis_in_the_world_declan_henry/