Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 129
Mahzarnama 129 24 In this edict the British Government is declared to be Ulil Amr ("those in authority") and obedience to the British Government is consequently declared to be obligatory. This fatwa has the signatures of the following ulema: ¾ Mufti Maulvi Muhammad Abdullah Tonki, President Majlis Mustashaar-ul-Ulema, Lahore. ¾ Maulvi Ghulam Muhammad Bagvi, Imam of Shaahi Masjid, and Rukn-e-A'azam, member-in-chief Anjuman-e- Mustashaar-ul-Ulema, Lahore. ¾ Saayyid Maulvi Nazeer Hussain Muhaddith, Dehlvi. ¾ Abul Safaa Maulvi Qazi Meer Ahmad Shah Rizwani Peshawari. ¾ Maulvi Muhammad Ludhianvi. ¾ Maulvi Abu Muhammad Abdullah al-Ansaari, Naazim, Department of Deeniyaat, Madrasa-tul-Uloom, Aligarh. ¾ Maulvi Abdul Hyee Ameenabadi Lakhnavi, Organizer, Darul Uloom Nadva-tul-Ulema, Lucknow. ¾ Mufti Muhammad Abdul Rahim Peshavari. ¾ Maulvi Ghulam Muhammad Hoshiyarpuri, Rukn-e-A'azam, Nadva-tul-Ulema, Lucknow. ¾ Mullah Haafiz Izzat Ullah, resident of Zekhi, District Peshawar. ¾ Abul Haamid Maulvi Abdul Hameed Lakhnavi. ¾ Qaadhi Zafr-ud-Din, resident of Gujranwala. ¾ Abu Sa'eed Maulvi Muhammad Hussain Batalwi. ¾ Mullah Haafiz Haamid Shah, Khateeb of Jaam'e Masjid Mahabat Khan, Peshawar. ¾ Maulvi Abu Muhammad Ghulam Rasool Amritsari. ¾ Maulvi Abdul Rahman ibn Maulvi Ghulam Ali Qusoori 24 Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. (4:60)