Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 7
An Important Entreaty to Islamic Organizations A letter from the Secretary of Anjuman-i-Islamia, Lahore, and a sim- ilar writing of Maulav i Abu Saeed Muhammad Hussain, Secretary of Anjuman-i-Hamdardi Islamia, Lahore, were received and read by this humble one. Their intent was to solicit the signatures of respect- able Muslims and fair-minded Hindus for a petition drawing the Government’s attention towards taking measures to improve the stand- ard of education among Muslims, to create jobs for them, and to let the teaching of Urdu remain part of school syllabi. But I regret that I was unable to carry out this service, initially due to my illness and then due to an unavoidable stay in Amritsar. Nonetheless, complying with the injunction [in the hadith] حۃ ي الدین النص [Faith is goodwill], I would like to give my brothers the following counsel, which will be useful to them in spiritual and worldly matters. There is no doubt that the Government will view the precarious state of Muslims with compassion and kind concern. For, how can a government that has shown sympathy in their laws for even cattle and animals be negligent regarding sympathy towards the vast number of its subjects who are dependant on it and live in poverty and misfortune. However, the only duty of my respected brothers is not that when they see the poverty, decadence and lack of moral train- ing of Muslims, to always insist that a memorial should be drafted,