Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 141
H A D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD A S 141 and day out—that the British government is a bounty free and peaceful lives, and to which they are indebted for many favours and whose blessed rule actually facilitates the spread of piety and guidance. It would therefore be a great pity if the Muslim ulema failed to widely publicize this issue with unani - mous agreement, thereby allowing uninformed people to make verbal and written attacks which portray their religion as weak and cause undue damage in their worldly affairs. In the opinion of this humble one, the best course of action would be for the Islamic societies of Lahore, Calcutta, Bombay, etc. , to choose some renowned maulaw i s, with a well-established reputation for their nobility, knowledge, piety, and righteousness, who will in turn invite learned men from far and wide with some - what of a standing in their local region, to prepare scholarly dis - sertations clearly prohibiting jihad against the beneficent British government, which is the protector and benefactor of Indian Muslims, citing the dictates of Islamic Law in support of their edicts; then send them, duly bearing their seal, to the aforemen - tioned team of ulema selected for this task. When all such decla - rations have been received, the collection, which may be named Makt u b a t-e-‘Ulam a ’-e-Hind [Letters from the Ulema of India], could be printed, with due regard for accuracy, at a quality press. Ten to twenty copies may then be forwarded to the Government, and the rest distributed in different areas of the Punjab and India, especially in the areas of the Frontier. It is true that some sympathetic Muslims have written in ref - utation of Dr. Hunter’s thoughts, but the refutation by a handful of Muslims cannot be a substitute for a refutation by the whole community, which will be so strong and powerful that all the doc - tor’s writings will cease to have any effect and, at the same time, ignorant Muslims will be educated about the true and pure teach - ings of their religion. The British government will also be well-in - formed that the Muslims are pure-hearted and well-wishing