Ahmadis and the Aryas of Qadian — Page 8
8 midst of Prayer. There was also the fear that some from my community would be incited, but praise be to God that all were forbearing. How strange that he chose this filthy and foul term to refer to this community. Perhaps he remem - bered the Niyoga of his own religion 1. At the time a civil servant from Batala, a Deputy Inspector, was also present. Thus, when the abuse of the Arya exceeded all bounds, the hearts of the honourable Muslims were greatly aggrieved. If this community was a nation of savages, it would be enough for all the Aryas of Qadian. But their morals are worthy of praise, that despite a contemptible Arya exces - sively abusing them they showed such patience as if they are the dead who do not speak and they remembered the teaching which is oft-repeated that one ought to be for - bearing towards one’s enemies. When the Prayer came to an end, I found that 1 In light of the Arya religion, Niyoga is a religious injunction by which a chaste Arya wife, despite having a living husband and despite the fact that she herself has not been divorced, can share the bed of another man purely for the purpose of conceiving and can remain engaged in this practice until she has given birth to eleven males who have issued forth from the sperm of another man. Such a woman, according to religious doctrine, is considered holy and such an offspring is consid - ered the salvation and liberator from hell of the mother and so-called father. (Author)