The Nehru Report and Muslim Rights — Page 178
[ 178 ] are enemies of India. But can any sensible man deny the wisdom of enlisting the sympathy of people from the enemy's camp? I, on my part, consider the British people as our friends, and it is my firm belief that the future of Great Britain and Islam will be daily linked closer. But I ask of those who consider the British as their enemies what greater success can there be than to win over people from the enemy· s side to our own ? It is the soundest and wisest tactics of war, and the person who neglects such tactics spells his own failure. Before concluding I once again warn the Mussalmans, that it is a very critical moment in their history. Dark clouds are thickening on the horizon. The time is ready to deal them with another blow. Once more the founda tions on which they had placed their greatest reliance, and the props that supported the structure of their edifice, are shaking. The men whom they considered as their own champions have joined the enemy's side a. nd are pre paring to give them battle. The wisdom and intelligence of the community have been again put to the test. God has intended to see whether and to what extent we have benefited by our past misfortunes and bygone experi ences. ft is now the moment for us to be wide-awake and on the alert. Instead of falling a prey to the spell of powerful writ_y-igs and eloquent words, it is time we should make use of our eyes and our ears, our intellect, and our hearts-those inestimable gifts of the All Beneficent Pro vidence. We should resolutely stand up, and refuse to put on the robes of dishonour offered to us. God had made the Mussalmans an honoured people, but alas ! they have encompassed their own disgrace. It is now up to them to cast off this disgrace and clutch at their ancestral robe of honour.