Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 332
332 but praiseworthy. Mischievous and criminal-minded people started to look for ways to act on this Fatwa to appease their self - ish and carnal desires. Ahmadis were being turned out of their homes and dismissed from work. Their properties were being forcefully usurped. Many Ahmadis found themselves with no choice but to migrate, and the only place they could migrate to was Qadian. This also increased the expenses of hospitality. The Community now numbered about two thousand and each mem - ber was the target of hostility. It was amazing indeed that a couple of thousand people, who were in constant fear for their lives and honour and property, and were engrossed in religious debate day and night, should still be able to provide enough money for the propagation of Islam throughout the world, for the hospitality of visitors who came to Qadian for learning, and for the require - ments of their brothers who had migrated to Qadian because of persecution. Hundreds of people had their meals twice a day at the guest- house of the Community and various provisions had to be made for the poor and needy. Because of the increasing numbers of migrants, every home had become a guest house. Every room in the Promised Messiah’s as own home accommodated visitors or migrant families. The financial burden was far beyond human capacity to bear. Every morning and every evening brought with it new challenges and new responsibilities, but the Divine promise ‘Is not Allah sufficient unto His servant?’ carried away all troubles. The clouds that seemed to threaten the very founda - tion of the Community would soon bring welcome rain and each drop would echo God’s promise: ‘Is not Allah sufficient unto His servant?’