The British Interests in India and Their Real Guardians — Page 16
[ 16 ] interests of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at, why do you not you help it, because these services are not in support of British interests, but in the interest of Islam. These services are not in the interest of Christianity but in the interest of the Holy Prophet sa and his religion! The point that the maulav i s of today fail to understand was obvious to even a Hindu of yesterday. In this respect, he was more intelligent than these maulav i s. He understood the essence of Ahmadiyyat and the purpose for which it was established. He wrote an editorial against Ahmadiyyat in a Hindu news- paper, from which I have taken an excerpt. The editorial was written to warn Hindus about the Ahmad i s. He told them that Ahmad i s, whom they considered insignificant, were an ever increasing threat for the Hindus. He was an intelligent man and understood the nature of Ahmadiyyat. So after reviewing the past history of Ahmadiyyat and tak- ing into account its impact on the Christian world, he wrote: Look back 30 to 40 years from today when this Jam a ‘at was in its infancy, and see how both Hindus and Muslims considered it insignificant. But the facts tell us that those who ridiculed and mocked it were themselves foolish and unwise. In this respect the Christian missionaries showed great prudence. Ahmad i s had barely put their feet in Europe and America when all the priests prepared to combat them. ( Newspaper Teij , Delhi, July 25, 1927)