Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at and Independence of Kashmir and Palestine — Page 21
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 21 ] the same condition and that they were to serve their coun- try and the nation. Looking at such selfless services of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at, some God fearing non-Ahmad i people felt it too and they testified [about the sacrifices of Ahmad i s during that time]. We have their testimonies with us. One H ak i m Ahmad D i n, President Jam a ‘at-ul-Mash a ’ikh Sialkot wrote in his magazine Q a ’id-e-A‘ z am —January 1949: Currently out of all the Muslim organisations, the Qadian i sect of Ahmad i Jam a ‘at is number one. They have been organised from the beginning, are punc- tual in prayers and fasting etc. Their missionaries are successful not only here but outside in foreign coun- tries as well. They played a major role in the success of Muslim League for the creation of Pakistan. In Jih a d-e-Kashmir the kind of sincere and whole- hearted participation shown by Ahmad i Jam a ‘at along the side of Kashmir’s Muj a hid i n and the sacri- fices shown by this Jam a ‘at cannot be observed, in our opinion, in any other Muslim Jam a ‘at that has shown such kind of courage and steadfastness. We are thank- ful to the Ahmad i elders in all of these matters and pray that God Almighty may bless them with greater capacity to help their country, nation and religion. Additionally, at that time the Chief of the armed forces of Pakistan praised Furq a n Force in eloquent words and issued a certificate to the members of Furq a n Battalion in