Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 139
H A D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD A S 139 demeanour has never engaged in any such activity. To the contrary, however much well-intentioned support to a government is suitable for scholars and monks to the extent of their capabilities, he has never refrained from providing it. The sword of scholars is their pen and the weapon of the monks is prayer. The writer has never refrained from using these weapons in well-intentioned support of this government. As he has expounded many times in his writings, 1 ٭ he has also clearly written in this 1. ٭ The following is the original text of the author taken from Part 3 and Part 4 of the said book, and presented here in abridged form. In the opening page of Part 3 he says: The matters which are required of the Muslims for their own betterment—through their own effort and resolve—will become clear upon reflection and deliberation without need of further statements or explanations. However, of these there is one matter which needs to be mentioned, on which the favour and consid - eration of the British government depends, and that is to clearly impress upon the mind of the Government that the Muslims of India are its loyal subjects. This is because of some ignorant Englishmen, in particular Dr. Hunter, who is currently the President of the Education Commission, and has strongly advo - cated in one of his well-known writings that Muslims, at heart, are not well-wishers of the Government, for they consider it an obligation to wage jihad against the British. Anyone who stud - ies Islamic Shariah impartially will be convinced, on the basis of proofs, that this view of the doctor is absolutely baseless and con - trary to the facts. Sadly, however, the deplorable actions of some uncivilized people, and those who are uncouth and foolish [from among the Muslims] support this view. Perhaps the illusion of