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Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, perished while protecting the flag of Islam during the battle at Muta, the leader of the. Ahmadiyya Muslim Movement advised the Muslims: 'The significance of religious rites and ceremonies should not be under estimated and Muslims all over the world should rise against this atrocious act. They should forget their differences and unite in the defence of their holy shrines. If the Zionists realise that the ingrained love of Muslims for their religious rites and ceremonies is so deep that their young and old would be prepared to lay down their lives for the protection of their sacred places, they would not dare attempt the destruction of Muslim shrines and the entire Muslim world would be so inspired that no one would be able to pose any threat to it. ' '109. Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad offered the services of the entire. Ahmadiyya Community towards this common goal and declared: 'If called upon, we the Ahmadis will respond with eagerness to participate in the Quranic Jihad which is not only permissible but also commanded by Islam. '110. THE ALLEGATION OF AHMADI MUSLIMS. IN ISRAELI FORCES. To incite popular feeling against the Ahmadiyya Community and estrange its membership, some hostile authors also accuse the. Community of active participation in Israel's military forces. 111. This charge is allegedly based upon a report in a Pakistani newspaper, the Nawa e Waqt of Lahore dated 29th September, 1975. 111. Whatever be the merits of this baseless allegation, its publication by the Pakistani media did create quite a stir in the anti Ahmadiyya circles in Pakistan. The then Government of Pakistan commissioned an 109. Ibid 110. Ibid 111. Bannauri, Sayed Mohammed Yousaf: From Rabwah to Tel-Aviv 112. Ibid 65