The National Security of Indian Muslims — Page 18
[ 18 ] The Sad End of the Emotional Movement There is a book, Musalm ana n-e-Hind k i H ay a t-e-Siy a s i , 8 in which Muhammad Mirz a Dehlv i writes, while expressing sorrow at the failure of this Movement. ‘It was a plan of the Hindus. ’ When just yesterday, the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at was telling you that it was all a plan of the Hindus, you were calling their leader (God forbid) a great betrayer. At that time, you were not ready to hear such things. At that time, the poor Ahmad i s were being punished for say- ing the truth. But when that storm passed, then you your- self started writing that it was a plan of the Hindus. Muhammad Mirz a Dehlv i continues: Hindus were its leaders. The Muslims in this agita- tion were no more than the tool. They used them as long as they wanted to; and, they stopped the agita- tion when they had no need for it. ( Musalm ana n-e- Hind k i H ay a t-e-Siy a s i , by Muhammad Mirz a Dehlv i ) Maul a n a ‘Abdul Maj i d S a lik writes about the end of this Movement in his book, Sar Guzasht , in the following words: Human emotions are very strange. With what great emotions were these sincere and zealous Muslim ready to leave their country while acting on a religious decree. And then, only a few months later, 8. The Political Life of the Muslims of India