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observation. Whenever he goes out to preach, public safety is threatened. He possesses in him all elements which when put together make him a dangerous potential centre. "72. BRITISH ASPIRATIONS. AND MEANS TO AN END. The suspicion which Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian generated in the hearts and minds of the British people was not without cause. During their reign in India, the British believed that the consolidation and preservation of their empire in the sub continent rested upon the active propagation and successful establishment of the. Christian Church in British India7³ and hence the Imperial government itself took keen interest in the propagation of the Christian faith in every corner of the Dominion74 since every new convert to Christianity was believed to be a fresh link towards the strengthening of the Raj. 75. However, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's mission dealt a heavy blow to the aims and aspirations of the the colonial government and its agents, the ecclesiastical institutions in India. He not only branded the agents of the Imperial government, the Christian missionaries as the. Dajaal prophesied by our beloved lord and master, Hazrat Muhammed. Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him but also actively preached and propagated against their professed doctrines and dogmas and held the entire realm of their teachings in extreme contempt, a fact which is not denied by his critics. " 76. ACTIVE PREACHING AGAINST CHRISTIANITY. The foundation of the Christian faith revolves around a belief in. Christ's assumed death on the accursed cross and his subsequent 72. February, 1894 73. Lord Lawrence's Life: Vol 2. pg 313 74. Palmerstone, Vicount Henry John Temple, Prime Minister of Britain & Sir Charles. Wood, Secretary for State for India: Quoted by R. Clarke: The Mission: pg 47 & 234 75. Wood, Sir Charles, Secretary for State for India: R. Clarke: The Mission: pg 234 76. Izala Auham: pg 366 77. Cambridge Muslim News: Extra Issue: December 11, 1987: No 20 52