The British Interests in India and Their Real Guardians — Page 38
[ 38 ] persecution of those belong ing to the ummah of Muhammad sa will not cause them any pain, even if they were abused by laws the like of Manu Shaster for the non- Hindus. Sayyad ‘A ta ullah Bukh a r i even presented the numbers of what he believed were of the Muslims in the non-Muslim countries. The judges said sarcastically that although those were not official numbers… but they do indicate the enormous number of Muslims living under the domain of non-Muslim powers. The horrible treatment they would receive would be the consequence of the maltreatment of non-Muslims in the Muslim countries. But Sayyad ‘A ta ullah Bukh ari was least concerned about it. His response in the court was:. . . the-remaining 64 crores [12] —the figure is his own—“should think out their own destiny. ” ( Ibid. , p. 299) Please note the callous disregard of the speaker to the possi- ble torture and persecution of millions of Muslims by the non-Muslim governments as a consequence of their self- proclaimed right to persecute. Opponents of Ahmad i s in Collusion with Hindus Now listen to the rules of Manu which Maulav i Maud u d i , ‘A ta ullah Bukh a ri and Ha mid Bad ayuni would not mind 12. One crore is equal to ten million in Indian currency.