The Qadian Diary — Page 19
19 10 October 1947 Masjid Aqsa comes under attack for a second time. On this occa- sion, four explosives are thrown into the mosque, two of which go off and damage the courtyard. One of the explosives which, thankfully fails to discharge, lands close to the final resting place of the father of the founder of the movement. 12 October 1947 A Buick vehicle belonging to Mirza Rashid Ahmad is impounded. Earlier, another private vehicle belonging to Malik Umar Ali BA is also taken away. Similarly, two 3-tonne trucks belonging to the community are also confiscated. The authorities also take possession of a number of other vehicles under the pretext that the government is in need of them. 14 October 1947 The head of the Ahmadiyya Community instructs Mirza Aziz Ahmad, who is the local amir of Qadian at this time to leave for Lahore. He is escorted by Colonel Dr Ata Ullah. Maulawi Jalal-ud- Din Shams, a former imam of the London Mosque is appointed as the local amir for Qadian in his place. 15 October 1947 The authorities seal the printing press of the Ahmadiyya Commu- nity, which produces the community’s daily newsletter, the Alfazl , and the private library of the previous head of the community. The latter, which now serves as the central library of the community contains up to 30,000 volumes mostly of Arabic and Farsi books, many of which are rare and valuable. The principle purpose of this