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CHAPTER EIGHT. ALLEGATIONS OF BRITISH SPONSORSHIP. Since Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas did not consider it proper for Muslims to engage in violent dispute with the British,. Abdul Hafeez concocts a charge of British sponsorship against him and and alleges: 'If qadiani movement is looked at in historical perspective, it will become obvious why this seedling, namely Mirza, was implanted amongst muslims of India. '². He then proceeds to state that in the wake of the 1857 mutiny and the movement of Hadhrat Sayyid Ahmed Shahth, the British were facing great difficulties and therefore: 'To deal with this problem, in 1869, a delegation of British journalists and Christian leaders came to India to find a solution. A renowned historian and scholar Agha Shorish. Kashmiri mentioned in "Ajami Israel" p. 19, their report was published under the title of "The Arrival of British Empire in. India. " In this report amongst other recommendations one was made, stated that the majority of Indian Muslims had a blind faith in their spiritual leaders and as such if the Government acquired the services of a person who claimed to be an "apostolic prophet", many people would gather around him. . Agha Shorish Kashmiri also mentions in his "Khatm e. Nubuwwat" that three persons were short listed from all over. India for this purpose and after interviewing them, Mirza of. Qadian was found to be most suitable. '³ 1. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, p. 87 2. Ibid. , p. 88 3. Ibid. pp. 88/89 246