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Fazle Umar 154 would have been suicidal for the Muslims. Hence a deputation of chosen leaders, including notable Ahmadis, from all over India waited upon the Viceroy. The Commission led by Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India, accepted the demands of the Muslim deputation that the Muslims were a separate nation from the Hindus and should be given due share in all posts in proportion to the population in the country. This was the jubilant atmosphere in which the All-India Muslim League was founded in Dacca on 30 December 1906. The Hindus in the Bengal became very restless and engaged themselves in sub- versive activities after the inauguration of the All-India Muslim League. In the last General Gathering during his life, the Promised Messiah [as] advised his followers: “You must have little to do with the Hindus. If the English leave this country they would tear the Muslims into bits and pieces. ” 97 The above views of the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement are a pointer to the dire necessity of separate Muslim States like Pakistan. In his last book of the title “The Message of Peace” (Paigham-i-Sulha), he supported the two-nation theory and threw light on the importance of a separate organisation like the Muslim League. He said: “Anyone can easily understand why the Muslims are sceptical about joining the Hindus in the demand for their political rights and why they have avoided joining the Congress although they entirely agree with the truth and necessity of making these demands. They fully appreciate the political sagacity of the Hindus and have, like them, asked for their rights. But they have demanded their rights separately and refused to walk hand-in-hand with them. The reason for this, gentlemen, is faith and nothing else”. 98 In obedience to the command of the Promised Messiah [as] , the Ahmadis had sincere sympathies with the Muslim League and during the ministry of the first Khalifa, Hadhrat Maulvi Nooruddin [ra] , (1908-1914) the attachment became still stronger.