Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at and Muslims of India — Page 32
Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama'at and the Muslims of India [ 32 ] This was the role of Jam a ‘at-e-Isl a m i, w hich is the biggest enemy of Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at. Second to this is Majlis-e-A h r a r, which has been imposed upon our unfor- tunate Government. What was the role of A h r a r at the time when this Muslim State [Pakistan] was being created? What were the ulema of A h r a r saying at the time when the Muslims were engaged in a national struggle against the Hindus and a fierce battle was being fought for the survival of the Muslims? I present a few sample extracts. Am i r-e- Shariyyah, ‘At a ’Ullah Sh a h Bukh a r i writes: You are afraid of the Hindus as if they will eat us up. [There is no need to be afraid, nor is there a need for a separate country. ] Listen! How can one who cannot eat a chicken leg, eat you up? The Hindus must be scared, as they are weaker than you. They are only in six provinces and you are on all sides of the border. If Bh a’ i Parmanund expresses fear, then he would be justified. ( Ra ’i sul-A h r a r , p. 205) Again, he says: Sub ha nall a h ! [All glory to Allah] They say that Hin- dus will eat us up. A Muslim eats up a full camel, a whole buffalo! How can the Hindu who cannot eat a sparrow, eat him up? ( Tarjam a n-ul-Isl a m , Lahore, September 22, 1961, p. 12: Speech by Sayed ‘At a ’Ullah Sh a h Bukh a r i , delivered in Abbottabad.