Reception
Within the mainstream Muslim community, the book is seen as containing nothing which could be labelled as inciting hatred or causing violence. To them the book is a history of the Ahmadis, and a critique of the views of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani. To adherents of Ahmadiyya, however, sees the book as inciting hatred against community members.
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