Truth About Ahmadiyyat — Page 74
74 against me, I could have endured their harsh language without making a retort to it but I had recourse to a retort on account of two reasons: One, so that my opponents, being faced with severity in reply to their harsh strictures, might change their tactic s and might revert in future to the use of civil language; and two, that the general Muslim public should not be aroused by the defamatory and provocative language used by my opponents. (Kitabul Bariyyah, p. 10,11) So far as genuine divines and respectable people were concerned, the Promised Messiah has referred to them in his books in very good style. He states: In this book and in my other books there is no harsh word or indication against those respectable people who do not descend to abuse and meanness. (Ayyamus Solh, title page) He states further: We seek refuge with God against defaming righteous divines and civilized respectable people, whether they are Muslims or Christians or Aryas. We consider all of them worthy of honor. We are not concerned even with foolish people. Our severe language is emp loyed only against those who have become notorious on account of their vile language and foul - mouthed utterances. We always mention in good terms those who are good and are not given to abuse and we honor them and love them like