Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 236
Trust and Accountability 231 O ye who believe! be strict in observance of justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. … (Surah al-Nis a ’; Ch. 4: V. 136) One cannot envisage a more excellent teaching of justice and benevolence. As a result of this teaching the Holy Prophet sa raised the standard of his Companions to the highest degree. It became a routine with them to disregard blood ties and personal relationships when giving evidence. Numerous incidents can be quoted to support this contention. The influence of his teachings and conduct still exerts itself without cessation, upon his true servants. Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Jam a ‘at in Islam, was most certainly one of them. In this context, the following incident will speak for itself. Mirza Sul ta n Ahmad was the eldest son of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as. He had an independent outlook and did not embrace Ahmadiyyat during the lifetime of his father, but took the oath of allegiance at the hand of his younger brother much later. It was Mirza Sul ta n Ahmad who used to administer the matters of the family estate. On one occasion he accused a Hindu inhabitant of Qadian of taking unlawful possession of a piece of land and erecting a building on it. Mirza Sul ta n Ahmad Sahib requested the court to rule that the construction be demolished. His case, however, had one small flaw in