The Qadian Diary

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad

Page 107 of 158

The Qadian Diary — Page 107

Letters, Correspondence, and Articles 93 on 3rd October 1947. More than four thousand persons took part in the attack. I saw the attacks. Made on Mohalla Darul-Rahmat and Mohalla Ghumaran. The looters were carrying away property worth thousands of rupees. (Sd. )…………. (Sikh) of………. . dated 15th October 1947. Statement of. . . . . . . . . (Indian Christian) resident of Qadian The attack on Mohalla Darul-Rahmat, Mohalla Darul-Futooh and Mohalla Ghumaran was made by Sikhs of the neighbouring villages, viz. , Rampur, Rajada, Nathpur, Cheema, Kotla, Dalla, Dhanne, etc. Most of the attackers were Sikhs and some were sweepers—Mazhabi Sikhs. We saw 40 to 50 dead bodies in Mohalla Darul-Rahmat and 20 to 22 dead in the (Noor) Hospital area and 20 to 22 in Ghumaran Street (all Muslims)………… Hindus and Sikhs took away their dead bodies themselves. (Sd )………. . (Indian Christian). In spite of the above quoted impartial or rather anti-partial evi- dence (which is only a part of the total evidence in our possession) it is a pity that the topmost leader of the Indian Union—Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and the Area Commander of Jullundur, Major General Thimayya, should claim that there had been no attack on Qadian. It appears we should now look to God alone for succour and indeed He alone is the Helper.