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23 reflected in some measure in the Government of India Act of 1935. 25. In 1930 an unfortunate incident occurred in Kissa Khani Bazar in Peshawar when many innocent Muslims were shot dead. The Head of the Community helped them in every way. The activities of the Ahmadiyya Community in the Kashmir Movement in the year 1931-32 have already been referred to. Suffice it here to say that on that occasion for over two years the Community concentrated its best attention on helping sincerely the downtrodden Muslims of Kashmir. The latter were being prosecuted in hundreds and had absolutely no means to defend themselves. Dozens of Ahmadi lawyers volunteered themselves to render legal assistance. For the inquiry Commission which was presided over by Mr. Middleton I. C. S. to investigate the cause of the disturbances Ahmadi lawyers collected all the necessary material and also represented the Muslim case before that Commission. In connection with the Glancy Commission also responsible leaders of the Community assisted the Kashmiri Muslims in formulating their demands and presenting them before it. But for the help rendered by the Community the Muslim case would have gone by default. The Kashmir awakening which followed the incidents of the year 1931 can be almost fully attributed to what the Ahmadiyya Community was able to do on that occasion. In 1946 there were disturbances in Bengal and Bihar in which Muslims suffered heavily. The Community offered a sum of Rs. 15,000/- which was duly acknowledged by the Qaid- i-Azam. The Community spent another sum of Rs. 10,000/- for providing medical aid, etc. The Community also sent workers to render personal help to those in distress. 26. These instances throw some light on the fact that the Ahmadiyya Community has always been anxious to help the Muslim cause with all its resources. The activities of the Com-