Fazl-e-Umar — Page 330
Fazle Umar 330 cooked up another deadly plot in 1953. This time the situation was much more dan- gerous than the one in 1934. There were widespread demonstrations and anti-Ahmadiyya riots throughout West Pakistan, leading to an almost complete breakdown of law and order. The enemies held political rallies, street marches, and published inflammatory articles in the newspapers. Murder, grievous hurt, arson and large-scale destruction of business and property were let loose against the members of the Community. The ruling party in the province of Punjab also joined hands with the militants. When the situation of the Community reached a life and death point, Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] announced: “God Almighty has established the Ahmadiyya Community. If these people win then we admit we were on the wrong path, but if we are on the right path, then they will assuredly fail”. (Al-Fazl, February 15th, 1953). The leading troublemakers were the Ahrar and the ulema (learned scholars), who had consistently opposed the creation of Pakistan. Maulana Abu Ala Maudoodi, the founder of the Jama’at-e-Islami, became their voice. The Ahrar who had no political career in Pakistan because of their anti-Pakistan stance during partition, tried to use this issue to seek some political standing in the newly established Muslim state by exploiting people’s religious feelings, a fact that was later established by a court of inquiry set up jointly under Justice Mr. Muhammad Munir and Justice Mr. M. R. Kayani to investigate the causes of the disturbances. This enquiry was published as the Munir report. Yet again, the Grace and Mercy of Allah enabled the Community to weather the storm. The situation changed so dramatically and suddenly that this mischief also fizzled out. The ringleaders were humiliated. Those who had intended to wipe out the