Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia The Jamestown Case Study The value of the Jamestown incident is not whether every claim in the article was correct. Reasonable people can disagree about journalistic conclusions. What makes the episode important is that we can compare an external…
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Beyond Music: What an Old Abdullah Hashem Forum Thread Reveals About Authority and Critical Thinking
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia https://web.archive.org/web/20111021082053/http://hashemstudios-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=5066 By Miguel Hayworth At first glance, a 2011 forum discussion about whether music is permissible in Islam appears insignificant. Compared to the grand themes of prophecy, end-times events, world politics, and divine leadership that dominate much of the…
Why Abdullah Hashem’s Early Videos Matter: How The Arrived Trained Viewers to Stop Thinking Critically
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia Introduction Many people first encountered Abdullah Hashem through The Arrivals that can be seen on Youtube, (https://www.youtube.com/@TheArrivedSeries/videos) The Arrived, HashemsFilms, or related productions years before the creation of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL). At the time,…
FROM THE ARRIVALS TO THE GOAL OF THE WISE
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia Tracing the Development of Abdullah Hashem’s Worldview from Conspiracy Activism to Religious Authority (2011–2022) Introduction One of the recurring claims made by defenders of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) is that the movement represents a completely…
FROM ONLINE FOLLOWERSHIP TO PHYSICAL GATHERING:
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia THE “GET JOE OUT OF AMERICA” CAMPAIGN AND THE EARLY CONSOLIDATION OF THE HASHEM STUDIOS MOVEMENT (2011) Introduction Archived material from the Hashem Studios Board provides a rare insight into how the early Yamani movement functioned before the formation…
From The Promised Hujjatullah Al-Yamani to The Goal of the Wise: Tracing the Development of AROPL Theology
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia Introduction One of the most common claims made by supporters of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) is that The Goal of the Wise (2022) represents a unique revelation for the modern age. According to this narrative,…
FROM MUTASHABEHAT TO THE GOAL OF THE WISE
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia How the Hashem Studios Archives (2011) Reveal the Foundations of Abdullah Hashem’s Later Theology Primary Source Archived Hashem Studios Forum: https://web.archive.org/web/20120104144341/http://hashemstudios-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=4432 Forum title: “Mutashabehaat Questions and Answers : 81,66,67” Posted by user Zolfigarr on 29 May 2011. This document…
The Green Tree, Hidden Knowledge, and the Centralization of Authority
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia How Ahmad al-Hassan Reinterprets the Qur’an to Elevate the Qa’im Above Traditional Religious Authority Archive Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20120104154417/http://hashemstudios-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=4444 Introduction One of the recurring features of Ahmad al-Hassan’s writings is his method of reinterpreting Qur’anic passages that have historically been understood in…
The Holy Spirit, Hidden Knowledge, and Exclusive Authority
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia How Ahmad al-Hassan’s Teaching on the Holy Spirit Laid the Foundations for a High-Control Movement Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20120104174415/http://hashemstudios-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=4677 Introduction Question 118 of Mutashabihat appears at first glance to be a theological discussion about the Holy Spirit. However, a careful reading reveals…
Temporary Marriage, “New Knowledge,” and the Centralization of Authority
Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, Jan. 1, 2025 By AimanAbir18plus – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia What an Early Ahmad al-Hassan Forum Discussion Reveals About the Development of a High-Control Movement Archive Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20120103113036/http://hashemstudios-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=4708 Introduction The archived Hashem Studios discussion entitled “Temporary Marriage (Mut’a) – By Imam Ahmad Al Hassan a.s” appears at first to be…