Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at and Independence of Kashmir and Palestine — Page 19
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 19 ] enemy at its own expense. Afterwards, this battalion was recognised by the government for its meritorious deeds. This battalion included young members who were the only sons of their mothers. When Hadrat Mu s le h -e-Mau‘ u d ra announced the armed struggle for the liberation of Kashmir, some of the Ahmad i s living in villages thought that it was an ordinary scheme and that it would not matter if one did not partici- pate in it. They thought that if it were a religious scheme or a question of Jam a ‘at [Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at] ser- vices then they would be ready but in the matter of Kash- mir there were other Muslims who could fight for it. But Hadrat Mu s le h -e-Mau‘ u d ra was very concerned when no one put forward their names from the villages. He sent a message, and the person delivering the message told the vil- lagers that they could not imagine how concerned Hadrat Mu s le h -e-Mau‘ u d ra was about Kashmir. He added: ‘I have brought the message of H u du r saying: Get up and offer your sacrifices for the Islamic World. ’ The person who car- ried the message at that time said that a lady stood up and said: ‘I am astonished and filled with shame to see that message of the Khalifah is before you [people of the village] and you are not moving; I have got one son and I offer him with the prayers that God Almighty should grant him mar- tyrdom, and I should not see his face again. ’ This is the sense of honour that was being shown by the Ahmad i