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[ 44 ] th ei r na t ion al ch ar a c ter. ( Ne w sp ap e r Vak i l , Amritsar, June 1908; Newspaper Millat , Lahore. January 7, 1911) Assault Upon Christianity Through Ahmadiyyat So today, I remind the Muslims of Pakistan and the Muslims of the entire world of this expectation of Maul- a n a Abul Kalam Azad. I remind you that he was one of your great leaders who expected of you and expressed his hope openly that if you have the sense of honour and dig- nity for Islam, and if the spirit of helping Islam is alive in your bodies, you will remain obliged to admit the valu- able service of Islam performed by Hadrat Mirz a Sahib [The Promised Messiah as ]. As long as this spirit is alive your tongues will be compelled to acknowledge that the service Hadrat Mirz a Sahib rendered in the defence of Islam is not to be seen anywhere else. As long as your national character is filled with the passion to defend the honour of Islam, you will be forced to admit as stated by Maul a n a Abul Kalam Azad, that Hadrat Mirz a Sahib, and no one else, fought the truly successful fight against Christianity on behalf of Islam. He did so by staying on the front line of Islam. He was among those champions of Islam who went ahead of everyone else in attacking the enemies of Islam.