With Love to the Muslims of the World — Page 18
18 A H MAD I S ARE P ERSECUTED FOR B ELIEFS WHICH T HEY DO NOT H OLD In fairness, one should grant the opponents of the above - mentioned great servants of Islam the credit of possessing some measure of honesty in their mad antagonism; they attacked these scholars on the basis of what they actually believed and the controversy which ensued was about which of the two opposing views was true according to the Holy Qur’an and the Sunna. Of course the clerics transgressed and showed little understanding or sympathy for others’ point of view and tried to impose their own arbitrary conclusions upon them. But at least they displayed the decency of not attributing to their opponents such beliefs and doctrines as were not professed by them. Alas, the same cannot be said about the contemporary opponents whose sole purpose in life seems to be opposi- tion to Ahmadiyyat by all means—fair or foul. This brings to mind the history of prophets and the treat- ment they received at the hands of their enemies particularly those of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. T RUTH OF H A D RAT M IRZ A G HUL A M A H MAD AS SHOULD BE J UDGED ON THE B ASIS OF THE H OLY Q UR ’ AN There is yet another way to investigate and enquire into the truth or otherwise of the claim of Hadrat Mirz a Ghu- l a m Ahmad that he was appointed by God Himself. One should study the Holy Qur’an regarding such controver- sies and seek light and guidance from the Word of God itself.