Three in One — Page 25
it really had due to support from the government but it saved thousands, nay millions of Muslims from this dangerous attack which could have succeeded but the talisman of Christianity itself was blown away like smoke. ' 173. He then proceeded to acknowledge the debt of the future generation of Muslims owed to Hadhrat Ahmadas of Qadian and declared: 'This service rendered by Mirza Sahib will place the coming generations under the debt of gratitude in that he fulfilled his duty of the defence of Islam by joining the front rank of those engaged in Jihad by the pen and he left behind him as a memorial such literature as will last so long as Muslims have blood flowing in their veins and the urge to support Islam remains their prominent national characteristic. ". Alas! that blood which the revered Maulana believed must flow in the veins of Muslims for them to feel indebted with gratitude to Hadhrat Ahmadas for having fulfilled his duty to. Islam and Muslims does not appear to flow in the veins of. Abdul Hafeez. Nor does the urge to support Islam appear to be his most prominent national characteristic or else he would not have shown such ingratitude to Hadhrat Ahmadas as is evident from his publication under review. . It has been customary for mankind to allow floss to gather over true religion to the extent that it becomes obscured by the innovation introduced in it. Subsequently true faith becomes corrupted with the passage of time 75 and prophets of God are raised to revive religion for the benefit of mankind. Hadhrat. Ahmadas revived the religion of Islam for Muslims who had become victims of innovation in their faith and hence saved them from the error from which numerous Hebrew prophets had previously saved the Israelites during the Mosaic 73. Ibid. 74. Ibid. 25 75. Al Quran 7. 170