Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Planted By The British? — Page 35
Was Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Planted by the British? 35 independent and that they would be completely subservient to the British foreign policy in exchange for their freedom in pursuing certain domestic policies as set out in the agreement. This arrangement made them beneficiaries of pre-determined quantities of British defence supplies, such as so many rifles, and so many thousands of pound sterling. It spelled out, in detail, the respective rights of either side to this agreement. So, despite the unreasonableness shown by our opponents due to their rash behaviour, we must watch our step and do not do the same. We must be fair and just even in our rebuttals. For that reason, my viewpoint is that even if they themselves admit that this was how their sect began, it would be untenable; because alien nations do not lay the foundation of religious sects among others in this manner. Their sect has its own independent history. Maulana Muhammad bin Abdul Wahh a b started Jihad against shirk [ i. e. , associating partners with God] but, in his relentless pursuit, he reached the other extreme. However, it is incorrect for his opponents to paint the Wahh a b i Movement, in its entirety, as 'a British plant', just because in a particular era of history they enjoyed the support of the British. They are independent in their religious philosophy; though it is true that the British exploited them—they exploited them in the past, and they are exploiting them even at present. The Indian Congress has also been using them. So these people did become their instrument and continue to do so. The conspiracy is the same as it was in the