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DEVOUT RESPECT FOR PURE HINDUISM:. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was possibly the only Muslim divine of his age who acknowledged the holy status of all Hindu prophets and admitted the sacredness of the pure and unadulterated Hindu scriptures in strict accordance with the Quranic declaration to the effect that ‘there is not a people to whom a warner has not been sent. '30. In his message of peace to the entire world in general and the people of the Indian sub continent in particular, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad declared: 'Our belief is that spiritual leaders who lived on this earth and who were accepted by millions of people or who won the respect of a large proportion of humanity and were held in esteem for a very long period were, one and all true prophets of God. These considerations alone suffice as evidence of their truthfulness. Had they not been sent by. God, they would have not found acceptance with so many people since God never grants to others, the honour which He reserves for. His chosen ones. If an imposter sits on the seat of an elect, he is soon brought to naught. It is on this principle that we regard the Vedas to be from God and believe the Rishis to be holy and sacred personages. '31. CONTEMPT SHOWN TOWARDS. INNOVATION. The contempt which Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad showed when referring to Hinduism, or for that matter any other religion, was not directed towards the faith itself but towards such innovation as had crept into the practice of the faith in stark contradiction to the original teachings of the Divine scriptures. 32. Referring to the innovation found in modern Hinduism, he stated: 'As we have already stated, we cannot believe these to be the 30. Al Quran: 35. 25 31. Paigham e Sulah: pg 22/23 39 32. Lecture Sialkot: pg 1/3