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the ignorant bloodthirsty Mullas and the beastly public witnessed this spectacle. They saw that a person who was about to be killed for not being a Muslim, was offering his prayers facing Qibla. He was offering four Rakaats and was invoking blessings upon his master Hadhrat Mohammad Mustapha the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Some must have wondered if mere offering of Namaz was not a pillar of Islam and whether offering of Namaz in the prescribed manner was not in itself sufficient proof that Neymatulla was a Muslim. On finishing his prayers he surveyed the thousands who had assembled around him. To make a point with due emphasis he recited the following Hadeeth in a loud clear voice. "He who offers his prayers like us facing our Qibla and eats meat slaughtered in the prescribed manner is indeed a Muslim. It (Rawah-ul-Bukhari) The very person who had been, (according to the above Hadeeth certified by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) as a Muslim, was being declared a 'kafir' by the so called followers of the Prophet. " Verily to Allah we belong and verily to Him we shall return. It The Poet of the East, Allama Iqbal said: IIThese Muslims put the Jews to shame. " Muslims had completely ignored and disregarded the following Quranic injunction: "And whoso kills a believer intentionally, his reward shall be Hel1. " (4:94) 120