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A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 17 ] in the forefront of the movement, had a certain position among the pro-Congress scholars, which involved a deep relationship with the A h r a ri maulav i s. A z a d writes: Critical moments do not come for commanding minds everyday. But when they come, they become true tests for them. It was one such moment when we heard about the Khilafat revolution for the first time. That was the time to test how far we had developed the ability to think on our own. To what extent have we learnt to think and analyse the fine points of such things. To what extent have we developed the ability not to lose sight of our plan of action because of the mistakes of our friends and the mockery of our ene- mies? It was necessary that those among us who pos- sessed the ability to think and act wisely should have acted with caution and prudence and kept both their hearts and their tongues in check. (ed. Ghul a m Ras u l Mehr, Tabarruk a t-e- A z a d , p. 238) But then he writes with great regret: But one can stumble due to hastiness and undue free- dom to act. It is a French saying that a bullet that has been fired will not return from its half-way mark no matter how much you try. We have to say with regret that the bullet was fired, and we have nothing to gain from it. ( Ibid. )