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25 publicists will bear out the claim of the Anjuman that Ahmadis have always truly striven to serve Islam and the Muslims and that they have achieved unprecedented success in this sphere. These extracts show that the only Movement which really mattered in pushing forward the cause of Islam in the whole world and coun- teracting anti-Muslim activities is the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. 29. This brief survey of the activities of the Community and their appreciation by the Muslims and non-Muslims in India and abroad is a clear indication of their considered attitude towards the Community. There have been no important deliberations during the period under review wherein in matters of common interest responsible Muslim leaders did not treat the Ahmadiyya Community as a part , and for that matter an important part , of the Muslim Community. The opinion of the Head of the Ahmadiyya Community was respected and followed as being in the best interests of the Muslims of India. Some of the self-same leaders of Pre-partition Muslim India are now pitted against the Community. It could not be on religious grounds, for the views held by the Community are just the same they held when their services were warmly appreciated. The Anjuman is not aware of the fact that these gentlemen were ever unacquainted with the tenets which the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has held for the last 65 years. The previous history of the Community leaves no room for honest doubt that it always actively attached itself with all those activities which were intend to sponsor and espouse the cause of Islam and of Muslims. There will not be found even a single instance where the Community had not treated all those who professed to be Muslims as Muslims in matters of common interest. In fact the Head of the Community always advocated with considerable vehemence that the disunited Muslims will