The Riots of 1953 — Page 68
68 A. The land was purchased by the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya, Rabwah and it is its property. The Anjuman has the right to deal with it in any way it likes. Some non-Ahmadis made a request for the purchase of some of the land. The Anjuman said it had no objection to having good neighbours. Q. Did any non-Ahmadi purchase the land? A. I am told that one non-Ahmadi did so, but I have no personal knowledge of it. Q. Where were you during the disturbances? A. At Rabwah. Q. Did any incidents like those in Lahore take place in Rabwah? A. No. Q. Have you been repeatedly saying to the members of your community that their original home is Qadian and that eventually they will go back there? A. Every Muslim should desire to get back his homeland. Q. Is there a Juma’at-i-Ahmadiyya in India? A. Yes. Q. What was the attitude of the founder of the Ahmadiyya community towards the British Government? A. I have already said that, according to the teachings of Islam, one has to be loyal to the Government of the country in which he lives, subject of course to the qualifications that I have already mentioned. Q. Is it a fact that when Baghdad fell to the British there were celebrations in Qadian? A. It is entirely wrong. Q. Would, in an Islamic State of your conception, a non-Ahmadi be eligible to hold the post of the head of the State? A. Yes, in a State like Pakistan, Egypt, etc. Q. Assuming that Pakistan is not a religious State, will it, accord-