Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 348
348 AHMADIYY AT been published so far. This lends colour to the speculation that the administration does not come out too well in the report. Be that as it may, it is a fact that in the widespread disorders that followed upon the Rabwah incident, as it came to be known, a number of Ahmadis were killed, maimed and injured, and there was large-scale looting and destruction of properties of Ahmadis. In not a single instJ:nce did the police or the civil authorities intervene to extend their protection to the victims of violence, no investigation was made into any of the numerous outrages committed against the persons and properties of the Ahmadis, no one was arrested or tried in respect of any of them, and no compensation was awarded to any Ahmadi for the loss inflicted upon him. There were several instances in which the police openly and actively encouraged the unruly and disorderly elements to do their worst. At Sargodha, during the perpetration of large-scale outrages against the Ahmadis, the then Chief Minister of the Province was present in the town and, though apprised of what was going on, and made aware of it by observing the columns of smoke rising above the gutted buildings, did not stir his little finger to check the co~rse of the outrages. The I same was the attitude of the Deputy Inspector General of police who was also present in the town in attendance upon the Chief Minister. Some of the guardians of law and order explained their inaction and their dereliction of duty as having been imposed upon them by orders from on high. The community again set an example of perfect steadfast- ness under extreme suffering and complete confidence in. God. The bereaved and the afflicted managed to make their way to the Headquarters of the Movement, where the Khali- fatuI Masih applied the healing balm of compassion and love to their lacerated souls and sent them back comforted and consoled. They came with grief stricken, gloomy faces and went back smiling and cheerful. Certain measures of relief and rehabilitation had to be