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from adorning themselves in fine ruital robes and feigning piety, they possessed no vestige of spiritual piety. They coveted prestige in the eyes of their Roman masters and indulged in all sorts of intrigues. They had become well versed and they were ingenious in the art of sycophancy through which they managed to acquire high positions. . Some even contrived to carve out subservient principalities and ruled over their brethren as petty kings. They hankered after mundane gains and were devoid of real honour which could only be acquired through walking in the ways of God and by following faithfully, the commandments of the Torah. Instead, they were immersed in gaining earthly benefits and for this purpose, they even undertook long and hazardous journeys to pay homage to the emperors in Rome. '95. Could this be, if one may ask, an evidence of the alleged academic assistance rendered to the Ahmadis by the Jews? Do the opponents of Hazrat. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad sincerely believe that the Jews could have equipped the Ahmadis with such arguments against themselves which displayed extreme contempt of their ancestors and ancesteral leaders?. The Jews, like the Hindus, one needs to stress, are a nation of exceptional nationalists. They have always considered themselves to be a chosen race and that such contempt should be shown by them against themselves would be totally inconceivable. . The anti Ahmadiyya author's allegation to the effect that the 'Jews equipped the Ahmadis with self manufactured documents against the accepted principles and fundamentals of Islam' remains unsubstantiated too since not a single piece of evidence has ever been presented by its critics. Had there been any such alleged document, then the hostile publications would have capitalised on its availablity and presented it in evidence. . The mere fact that none has ever been made public demands that the validity of this allegation be disregarded. . THE ANTI ZIONIST STANCE OF THE AHMADIS. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Movement has, throughout its history, 95. Ibid: pg 25/26 60