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were to take possession of our belongings, we call to witness. that even in such a case we would not suffer so much grief and our heart would not be so severely wounded as we have suffered and endured under this abuse and defamation which has been directed against the Holy Prophetsa 1130. He undertook the defence of Islam and the honour of its. Prophet single handed only to become a target of the abuse from within the ummah. He had to, therefore, confront the challenge not only from Christian and Hindu clergy but also from the Muslim ulema who on some occasions even sided with the enemies of Islam to the detriment of their own faith. . Which human being possessed of mortal powers would not suffer anxiety under such unfavourable conditions? And if, as a result of this anxiety, Hadhrat Ahmadas did suffer normal anxiety appropriate to circumstances experienced or even depression at the state of the Muslim attitude, then what is so objectionable about it? Modern science has proven that anxious moods, fears, tension, cardiovascular conditions, insomnia, depressed moods, somatic anxiety, gastrointestinal disturbance, genitourinary disorders are all possible in a state of anxiety. 131. But this does not lead one to the conclusion that the person suffering such anxiety is a psychiatric case since according to experts in the field of human psychology, anxiety is a perfectly normal emotion: 'in everyday life and may often serve the useful function of spurring us on to necessary action. The emotion of anxiety would be experienced as normal if it was appropriate to the circumstances, and accepted as a natural concomitant of the arousal needed to deal with a particular situation. '132. Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas nowhere stated that he suffered from hypochondria or hysteria or else melancholia or epilepsy. Honesty demands that one admits to a statement 130. Ahmad, [Hadhrat] Mirza Ghulam. Ayenae Kamalat e Islam; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 5, pp. 51/2 131. Stuart, A. Montgomery. Anxiety and Depression, p. 4 132. Ibid. , p. 23 150