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Muhammadsa with that of Hadhrat Ahmadas, would - in the light of the persecution being suffered by them in Pakistan for reciting and wearing the Islamic Kalimah badges - seriously think about the wisdom of them publicising such a substituted. Kalimah in a country where they command extraordinary respect as Muslims of the first order. In fact, people like Abdul. Hafeez have often demanded that 'Ahmadis stop calling themselves Muslims and others would begin to be tolerant towards them. 15 In view of such offers of tolerance in Pakistan, if Ahmadi Muslims can, as falsely alleged, publicise any other. Kalimah other than 'Laa ilaaha 'il-lal-laah Muhammadur-Rasuulullaah' in a country where they are not persecuted for reciting their credo of faith, then what possible reluctance could they have in not declaring the same in Pakistan and rid themselves of the severe hardship to which they are being subjected?. The irony of this entire controversy is that while Ahmadi. Muslims have, do and will continue to recite the Kalimah: 'Laa 'ilaaha 'il-lal-laah Muhammadur-Rasuu-lullaah, there exists ample evidence within Islamic literature to suggest that many a Muslim saints have substituted the name of Hadhrat. Muhammadsa with that of other saints of Islam in the Kalimah. . For instance, it is reported that such a Kalimah was pronounced with the name of Hadhrat Abu Bakr Shiblith which read: 'Laa ilaaha 'il-lal-laah Shibli-Rasuu-lullaah,' i. e. , 'There is no god but Allah, and Shibli is His Messenger. "6. A Kalimah with the name of Hadhrat Muhammadsa substituted with that of Hadhrat Mu'in ud Din Chishtir has also been pronounced to read as: 'Laa ilaaha 'il-lal-laah Chishti-Rasuu-lullaah,' i. e. , 'There is no god but Allah, and Chishti is His Messenger. "7 5. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, p. 89 6. Hasan, Maulana Shah Gul, Tadhkira Ghausiyya, p. 315 7. Attar, [Hadhrat] Farid ud Din, Fawa'id e Faridiyya, p. 83 217