The Devotion of Life — Page 209
209 Sufi Abdul Qadeer Sahib Niaz B. A. went around approximately forty villages travelling on foot, on average sixteen miles daily. On one occasion no arrangement could be made for food and he went hungry for twenty-nine hours and continued to travel in such conditions. Meanwhile, Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib M. A. who was the officer of the ‘Department of Prevention of Apostasy’ toured with Hadrat Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Sahib, Raees Maleer Kotla, and visited Agra. Having himself witnessed the situation and after giving suitable instructions to the missionaries he returned on 23 rd April 1923. His impressions were, ‘This was a magnificent battle that had its frontline stretching about a hundred miles. On this extensive frontline the troops of Islam and falsehood had encamped with the resolve to do or die. ’” (Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat vol. 5 p. 341 – 346) Tribute Paid by Muslim and Hindu Newspapers The Ahmadiyya Community displayed an example so magnificent of devotion, commitment and heroism that let alone Muslims, Hindus too marvelled. 1. A newspaper entitled ‘Zamindar’ of Lahore, wrote on 8 th April 1922: ‘The sincerity, sense of sacrifice, enthusiasm and compassion with which Ahmadi brothers have taken part in this task is worthy of every Muslim’s pride. ’