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Islamic teachings to unnecessarily shed the blood of innocent people. He stated: 'The Holy Quran clearly forbids the use of force for the spread of the faith and directs its propagation through its inherent qualities and good example of Muslims. Do not be misled by the notion that in the beginning the Muslims were commanded to take up the sword. The sword was not taken up for the spread of the faith, but in self defence against the enemies of. Islam and for the purpose of establishing peace and security. . It was no part of the purpose of taking it up to have recourse to coercion in the matter of faith. '29. It is, however, sad that Hadhrat Ahmad's as opponents cite his statements out of context to allege that he abrogated Jihad and. Abdul Hafeez merely follows the wont of his predecessors who have, in the past, often accused Hadhrat Ahmad as of the same. . Hence, he claims to cite the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community on the question of Jihad in his book Two in One 30 without actually providing any reference of the statement he is alleged to have made because this sly pir of Gujjo knows that if one was to consult the original works of Hadhrat Ahmadas, one would find that what he actually said was: 'I have brought you a commandment which is that Jihad with the sword has been ended but the Jihad of the purification of your spirit must continue to be waged. I say this not on my own part but in order to proclaim the design of God. Reflect on the hadeeth of Bukhari wherein it is stated that the. Promised Messiah would put an end to fighting for the faith. . Accordingly, I command those who have joined my ranks that they should discard all such notions. They should spread peace on the earth, for this would cause their faith to spread. 131 29. Ibid. , Sitara Qaisariyyah, p. 10; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 15, pp. 120/21 30. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, p. 22 31. Ahmad [Hadhrat] Mirza Ghulam. . Government Angrezi aur Jihad; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 17, p. 15 228