Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Planted By The British? — Page 31
Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Planted by the British? 31 must pay special attention to the next portion. It seems that when they wrote the foregoing account they had some scruples of conscience and wondered what their Muslim readership would think when they would read this? What would be the future of this Nadwah institution, and what objectives would it pursue in the light of the fact that its foundation was laid by a British Governor? So, in order to rationalize it, they stated something outrageous, and minced no words about it! 'The ulama have stated that the podium of the Masjid-e-Nabaw i [i. e. , The Holy Prophet’s Mosque, at Medina] was also built by a Na sra n i [sic. Christian]' 28 So, according to their belief, since a Christian built the podium of Masjid-e-Nabaw i , what difference did it make if another Christian laid the foundation of their Nadwah institution! But they still had to concede that: 'At any rate, this famed religious institution of learning owes its existence to a British gentleman. ' 29 A ' Khud K a shta Pauda ' Announces Itself Do you see now, how a ' khud k a shta pauda ' [of the British] introduces itself ? And how explicitly it says: I am the ' khud k a shta pauda ' [of the British]. Nadwatul 28 Op. Cit , An-nadwah , Dec 1908, P:4. [Publisher] 29 An-Nadwah , Dec1908, P:4. [Publisher]