Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama‘at and the Palestinian Muslims — Page 12
Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at and the Palestinian Muslims [ 12 ] Farooq, the well known agent of the Colonial powers who was later over-thrown, the muft i of Palestine issued a lengthy fatw a against Chaudhry Z afrull a h Kh a n ra and Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at in an attempt to deprive the Islamic world of their glorious champion. When the fatw a was first published, the memory of the services of Chaudhry Z afrull a h Kh a n ra was still fresh in people’s minds, and the secretary of the Arab League, General ‘Abdur Ra h m a n A‘ zam P a sh a , published a response to the journal that published the fatw a. He writes: I am shocked that you consider the opinion of the muft i about the Q a di ani s and the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Z afrull a h Kh a n, as a valid reli- gious fatw a. He continues: If this fatw a is accepted then the tenets, honour, and future of mankind is at the mercy of the opinions of a minority from amongst the scholars. He continues further: We certainly know that Z afrull a h Kh a n is a Muslim by word and deed. He has been successful in defending the honour of Islam in all parts of the world. He always gave priority to fight on behalf of whatever plan was adopted in the defence of Islam. That is why the masses deeply respect him, and the hearts of Muslims worldwide are brim with feelings