Three in One

by Naeem Osman Memon

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Three in One — Page 24

poisonous fangs of Arya Samaj. 169. Maulvi Zafar Ali Khan who, at some stage, flirted with the. Majlis Ahrar e Hind, a politically motivated pseudo religious organisation and the leading organisation in the anti Ahmadi. Muslim civil disturbances of 1934 and 1953 was normally not favourably disposed towards the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community. Yet, he complimented Hadhrat Ahmadas for the manner in which he confronted the Hindu and Christian clergy and routed the disbelievers. 70. Prophets of God are also instrumental in the defence of believers from the mechanism of disbelievers" as was Hadhrat. Ahmadas. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who witnessed the pitiable state of Muslims during the later part of the previous century CE, acknowledged the debt of Muslims to Hadhrat. Ahmadas for producing a colossal amount of literature to counter the persistent attacks of disbelievers which was instrumental in saving the believers. He stated: 'We have to acknowledge the value and greatness of this literature from the bottom of our hearts, now that he has completed his task. That is because the time when Islam was surrounded and was besieged by attacks from all sides cannot be forgotten nor effaced from our minds and Muslims, who had been entrusted with the defence of Islam by the Real. Saviour, in this world of material causes and means were lying flat sobbing in the aftermath of their shortcomings either doing nothing for Islam or perhaps not being able to do anything. 172. At that time, according to the Maulana, the literature produced by Hadhrat Ahmadas : 'not only shattered to bits the influence of Christianity which 69. Ibid. 70. Ali, Maulvi Zafar. Zamindar, September 12, 1923 71. Al Quran 22. 39 72. Azad, Maulana Abul Kalam. Vakeel, Amritsar, May 1908 24