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books and pamphlets which have been attributed to [Hazrat Mirza]. Ghulam Ahmad. '¹º. However, such allegations have been put to rest by some acknowledged authorities of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's time. Mirza. Hairat Dehlvi, the editor of Curzon Gazette was personally acquianted with Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian and Hazrat Maulana. Nuruddin. After the death of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian,. Mirza Hairat Dehlvi stated: 'Those who are not acquainted with [Hazrat Maulana] Nuruddin, the first Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Community, mistakenly assume that [Hazrat] Maulana Nuruddin was of a great service to him [Hazrat. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad]. But we can affirm from our personal acquaintance that [Hazrat Maulana] Hakim Nuruddin [who happened to be an exceptional scholar within his own right] could not write even a few lines compared to the deceased [Hazrat] Mirza. Saheb. "¹. Does one need any further evidence of the false nature of this allegation by the Sheikh ul Fibber, Ehsan Ellah Zaheer? Or does one need to remind the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community that such allegations as made by him against Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad have previously been made against our beloved lord and master, Hazrat. Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, by his adversaries too. Have the Christian adversaries of Islam not insinuated that, God forbid: 'The empire of Islam was not so much Muhammed's [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] as his friend and helper Abu Bekr's [upon whom be peace]. If Muhammed [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him], with [God forbid] his shifty character, was the mind and imagination of Islam, Abu Bekr [upon whom be peace] was its conscience and its will. Whenever Muhammed [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] wavered Abu Bekr sustained him. '12 10. Zaheer, E. E: Qadiyaniat. An Analytical Survey: pg 232 11. Curzon Gazette: 1st June, 1908 12. Wells, H. G: The Short Story of the World: pg 165 375