Wikipedia's first sentence called it “written and published in 1895 by mirza ghulam ahmad founder of the ahmadiyya muslim community”. Today it says “written and published in 1895 by mirza ghulam ahmad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Religious book Author: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908)”. It now reads “Book by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Author: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908)”.
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The Criterion for Religions (Book) English rendering of Mi‘yarul Madhahib (Urdu 1895) The book, the Criterion of Religions , was written and published in 1895 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community .1Ahmad believed that Islam was a living faith and the only faith by following which man could establish contact with his Creator and enter into communion with Him. The teachings contained in the Holy Quran and the Law promulgated by Islam were designed to raise man to moral, intellectual and spiritual perfection. Comparing Islam with other religions, Ahmad writes: "Islam's understanding of God is very simple and clear, and is in keeping with human nature. Even if the books of all other religions were to disappear along with all of their teachings and concepts, God, towards Whom the Holy Quran leads, would still be clearly reflected in the mirror of the laws of nature, and His Might and Wisdom, shall be found glowing in every particle." (page 30) This English Edition was Published in 2007, by: Islam International Publications Ltd . The Criterion for Religions, by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1895)2
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Religious book Author: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) The Criterion for Religions , the English rendering of Mi‘yarul Madhahib , was written and published in 1895 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . The Criterion for Religions .
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Book by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Author: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) The Criterion for Religions , the English rendering of Mi‘yarul Madhahib , was written and published in 1895 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . The Criterion for Religions .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “written and published in 1895 by mirza ghulam ahmad founder of the ahmadiyya muslim community”. Today it says “written and published in 1895 by mirza ghulam ahmad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Religious book Author: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908)”. It now reads “Book by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Author: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908)”. Read the current article and compare.
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written and published in 1895 by mirza ghulam ahmad founder of the ahmadiyya muslim community
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written and published in 1895 by mirza ghulam ahmad
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