Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Planted By The British? — Page 16
Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Planted by the British? 16 less a source of pride for us Muslims. And specially, for the people of Ahl-e- H ad i th sect. This [British] regime is far more a source of pride as compared to all the contemporary Muslim governments [Rome, Iran, Khur a s a n] in respect of peace and liberty. ' 16 That’s how these people were expressing themselves not too long ago! He continues: 'In view of this general peace and freedom as well as the excellence of public administration on the part of the British government, the Ahl-e- H ad i th people in India very much cherish this regime, and much prefer to remain its subjects as compared to living under any of the Islamic regimes. ' 17 Our opponents are alleging today that since the Ahmad i es did not like Islamic rule, they lived and blossomed under the British Raj and wished that rule to continue forever. But their own forefathers had declared at that time that they 'much preferred to remain its subjects, compared to living under any of the Islamic regimes. ' Now, you can see for yourself that the foregoing excerpts make absolutely no mention of the fact that they were praising the British government because it saved them from the persecution of the 16 Ish a ‘at-us-Sunnah , No. 10, pp. 292-293. [Publisher] 17 Op. Cit. [Publisher]