Approaching the West — Page 76
A pproaching the West—76 The A ḥ madiyya Muslim Community is a religious body without any political agenda, and fully determined not to politicize their religion. Presently the A ḥ mad ī Muslims are in more than 175 countries. They do not use violence anywhere in the world. As a matter of faith, they do not believe in the use of violence at all. Numerically speaking, they are on the increase and millions are joining in each year. They have always remained loyal to the countries where they live. In Pakistan, where their International Headquarters are located, they have served the country in its best interest, producing internationally famous men like Sir Mu ḥ ammad Ẓ afrull ā Kh ā n who had served the pre- partitioned India as a Member of the Punjab Legislative Council (1926-35), and a Judge of Indian Supreme Court (1941-1947). When Pakistan was created, Sir Ẓ afrull ā Kh ā n was appointed the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan, and later he served as the President of the 16th General Assembly of the UNO, and retired as a Judge and the President of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Another prominent A ḥ mad ī Muslim was Dr. ‘Abdus Sal ā m who was the first Muslim from Pakistan to win the Nobel Prize in Theoretical Physics in 1979. Dr. Sal ā m served the President of Pakistan, Ayub Kh ā n, as his Scientific Advisor. The A ḥ mad ī s have been persistently persecuted in Pakistan over the past several decades, but in response they have always shown full restraint and reason, and have never taken law and order in their hands. The Founder of the A ḥ madiyya Muslim Community, Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad saw that the Muslims were in need of moral reformation, and that the soul of Isl ā m was