Their Ulema — Page vii
In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful Preface A perfect example of the cr uel treat ment of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at by the government of Pakistan is the White Paper. This document, published by t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f Pa k i s t a n u n d e r t h e t i t l e Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam , was written in support of the federal ordinance dated April 26, 1984. By publishing the White Paper, this ‘Isl a mic Republic’ has set aside all Isl a mic values and has done away with many basic human rights including religious social free- doms of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at. Using the White Paper as a crutch, the government of Pakistan claims the beliefs of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at compel it to impose restrictions upon the Ahmad i Muslims. As far as the allegations and accusations made in the White Paper are concerned, they are a repetition of the same baseless allegations and accusations that the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at has responded to in the past on the basis of the Holy Qur’an and the A ha d i th.