Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 186
186 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH Englishman why he did so. Therefore, when a nation is in power its poor also get some honour. In America, when liquor was banned, the ships of some foreign countries secretly supplied it. Once a British ship carrying liquor came to the notice of the Americans, and they chased it. In the meantime it went three miles away from the shore of America, and sailed without any fear. The American ships signaled it to stop, threatening an attack in case of non- compliance. The ship raised its flag and threw light on it. The purpose was to display its national identity to make them desist from attacking. When the Americans saw the British flag, they went back thinking that if they attacked it, war would break out between America and England. When a nation gets power then the persons of its lower rank also gain honour in certain matters. Many Hindu friends have told me that when they go out and mention that they have come from Qadian, people show great hospitality to them, merely because they belong to Qadian. When a person from Arabia arrives in India, we Indians honour him greatly, whereas he may have no importance in his own country. Look at our own Jam a ‘at. As Allah, the Almighty has blessed our Jam a ‘at with Khilafat, the entire Community benefits from it. If an Ahmadi is slightly harmed anywhere, the whole world comes to know of it. Similarly if the people are in need of some assistance they come to Qadian, and most of their