Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Planted By The British? — Page 23
Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Planted by the British? 23 against the Sikhs and in some other battles and supplied armed troops to the British at his family’s own cost. After recounting all this, the Promised Messiah as addressed the British and asked how could they set it all aside and look upon his family as one which is engaged in anti-British activities, calculated to bring about the ruin of the British? In all of these writings, the Promised Messiah as never made any reference whatsoever to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at and did not even mention the name of the Jam a ‘at. As against this the fact was that when these allegations against the Promised Messiah as were being conveyed to the British his own family (who were, apart from being non-Ahmad i es, staunch opponents of Ahmadiyyat) had several complaints against him one of which was that he was dishonouring them in the world in respect of religion (because he had made a claim which they could not accept) and, over and above that, that he was degrading and humiliating them in the eyes of the Government and was inviting its enmity to himself and the family. It was in this background that he wrote to the Government on behalf of his family. And addressing the Government he mentioned the letters which were sent by the Government to the elders of the family regarding their loyalty and devotion for the Government. Thus he says: '. . . fifty years of continuous experience has proven it to be a valiantly loyal family [there