Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Planted By The British? — Page 26
Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Planted by the British? 26 beneficence by the British. The Sikhs had weakened this family by repeatedly attacking it and sometimes forcing it into exile. This family lived in exile for many years due to the Sikhs. Eventually, under the British government, when public peace and order prevailed, this family found it possible to return to Qadian and settle there once again. So that was the act of beneficence on account of which the Promised Messiah as described that family as ' khud k a shta pauda ' [of the British]. There is no truth in the mistaken view that they received any reward for the services which they rendered to the Government. At any rate, let me tell you what 'reward' they did get. There is a well known book, entitled The Punjab Chiefs , compiled by Sir Lepel Griffin and Colonel Messey, revised by Mr. (later Sir) Henry Craik (1910), which is regarded as an authentic historical record. It contains the following mention of the family of the Promised Messiah as and how the British acted towards them: 'At the time of annexation the j a g i rs of the family were resumed but a pension of Rs. 700 was granted to Ghul a m Murta da and his brothers and they retained their property rights in Qadian and the neighbouring villages. ' Although it is not mentioned in this excerpt, yet in fact this pension was gradually reduced and eventually terminated. So, that was ' khud k a shta pauda of the British' and its relationship with the