The True Islamic Concept of Jihad — Page 20
[ 20 ] the H ad i th, and the Fiqah [Islamic jurisprudence]. ( Maq a l a t-e-Shibl i , vol. 1, p. 171) Khw a jah H asan Niz a m i states: The principle of jihad is known to every child in our midst. Meaning, as long as the British government was there, every child knew the same principle that the Promised Messiah as used to state. But ever since the government departed, the entire principle has changed. Now, every child is told something entirely different. What was it that every child used to know? Khw a jah Sahib states: They know that when disbelievers interfere in reli- gious matters and the just imam , who has the com- plete means of waging a war, passes the verdict to fight, then fighting becomes obligatory on every Muslim. But the British neither interfere with our religious affairs, nor do they carry out any excesses in any other matter which can be called oppression. Nor do we have the means to wage war. In such a situa- tion, we would never listen to anyone and will not put our lives in danger. ( Ris a lah Sheikh San u s i , p. 17, by Khw a jah H asan Niz a m i ) Muslim Leaders Were Faithful to the British Some of the present day enemies of Ahmadiyyat were also forced to make this acknowledgment. Malik Mu h ammad