Perseverance — Page 75
Part II – My Life as a Muslim 75 physically fight. Someone saw this and reported it to Khal ī fat-ul- Mas ī h. I began to explain this story to Khal ī fat-ul-Mas ī h and he said, “Beating a person is not allowed. ” He stated that I should have gone to U m ū r-e-Amma and made my complaint there. They would have gone to the tonga driver to resolve the issue. Huzoor ra said that the tonga driver would go back to Chiniot and complain about the treatment meted to him and possibly start a disturbance against the Ahmadis. If he went back to Chiniot stating that he took a passenger to Rabwah, where they refused to pay him his fare and then they physically beat him, this would stir up controversy and give ammunition to the bigoted mullahs to start a procession against Ahmadis. ______ Huzoor ra was en route to the mosque. I asked him what the Islamic conception of self-defense was. Hazrat S a hib said that self-defense is not an Arabic word. I said yes, I know, but what is the Islamic conception of this word. Hazrat said that on some occasions let them beat you. Self- defense is that you should not let anyone assault you. In the mosque Hazrat S a hib noticed a boy saying his prayers. The boy was not conducting himself in the proper manner. Huzoor ra asked, “Who was this boy?” He was told that the boy was working in the Office of Tehr ī k-e- Jad ī d. Hazrat S a hib ra asked, “From where did he come. Is he from our side? [i. e. , is he an Ahmadi?] The Office should give a test to these workers in religion. They should know something about their religion if they are to be given any work here. ”