The Qadian Diary — Page 15
15 to the southwest of the old part of Qadian, and close to Mohalla Darul Sihat. Sikh militias attack the Ahmadi village of Bhaini Bangar, near Darul Barakat and Darul Anwaar. The Indian military is present but do nothing to stop the attack beyond firing several rounds of bullets into the air. The night between 2-3 October echoes with the sound of gunfire. Many men are injured and numerous women are abducted. The entire population of the village is evacuated the next day. During the same night, a bomb is thrown in the central mosque of Qadian, Masjid Aqsa. 4 The Minaratul Masih is situated in the courtyard of the mosque. The explosive is hurled from a nearby Hindu residence. The son of the muezzin is injured in the explo- sion. This attack is yet another reminder that not only is the other side determined to kill Muslims, but is also intent on degrading them, and destroying their property and places of worship. 3 October 1947 This day will forever be remembered as one of the darkest chapters in the history of Qadian, as the ferocity of the disturbances reaches its peak. Violence flares up between eight and nine o' clock in the 4 Amarnath Depot Holders threw an explosive device at Labhu Charandas Barahman’s balcony, which is northeast of the Aqsa mosque. Nasir Ahmad son of the muezzin of the mosque, suffered injuries on his left arm from the resulting explosion. Fortunately, of the four explosives thrown only one managed to detonate. On October 10, at about eight or nine o’clock in the morning, a an explosive device was thrown near the grave of the father of the Promised Messiah as , Mirza Ghulam Murtaza, but failed to explode. No casualties were reported. On the same day during the call to zuhr prayers, eight shots were fired from the house of the goldsmith, Ajagar Singh, at the balcony of Labhu Charandas. A bullet missed the armpit of the muezzin Mian Sirajuddin, but grazed his ear lobe. No casualties were reported. Mian Sirajuddin, thinking he was about to be killed started reciting the shahada. [Publishers]