The British Interests in India and Their Real Guardians — Page 43
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 43 ] Ahmadiyyat in the Eyes of the Scholars and Thinkers who had the Courage to Speak the Truth Until a short time ago the situation was different. Muslim scholars and thinkers still had the courage to speak hon- estly. They would not shy away from speaking the truth. It was the time when even Maul a n a Muhammad H usain Bat a lv i could write the words that if ever there was a champion of Islam, it was Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian. Someone might say that it was before the Promised Messiah as made his claim, but the comments I have read earlier of Maul a n a N u r Muhammad Naqsh- band i are not before his claim. They were made much later after his claim of being the Promised Messiah as. There is another writing that is worth mentioning. It is from a well-known Muslim religious scholar and political leader. I will read it as it shows the objective of the advent of the Promised Messiah as and how effective he was in achieving it. This excerpt is from Maul a n a Abul Kalam Azad. He wrote: This service of Mirz a Sahib will keep the future generations ever indebted. He discharged the duty of defending Islam by being on the front line of those who were engaged in the battle of pen. And the literature he has left behind as his legacy will remain alive as long as there is fresh blood in the veins of Muslims and as long as the passion to defend the honour of Islam remains the hallmark of