Fazl-e-Umar — Page 361
Fazle Umar 361 a very dangerous situation. The Dutch government is using every weapon at its disposal to enslave the people of Indonesia. In Malaysia, the Chinese are being suppressed. From India to Iran, then from Palestine, Egypt to Indonesia, in all these countries the Muslims are surrounded by danger from all sides. Therefore, every Ahmadi ought to pray particularly hard during these times. The non-Ahmadi Muslims also ought to be encouraged to pray fervently. Apart from this there is no other option open to the Muslims. ”(Al-Fazl, 10 Dec 1946). Although because of his direct links with India and Pakistan, the attention of Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] was constantly drawn to resolving their issues, it would be incorrect to assume that he limited himself to this geographical area. T H E H OL y L A n d S ( S AC R E d P L AC E S ) In 1935, while delivering the weekly Friday sermon Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] spoke in most fervent tones about the Holy Places of Islam: “We consider these places most sacred and holy. We consider these places to be the manifestation of the Glory and Majesty of God Almighty. And we consider it our good fortune to sacrifice our most treasured possessions for their protection. And we believe that whoever ogles at Mecca even once, God Almighty will blind that person. If God Almighty ever utilises human beings for this purpose then our hand will be the foremost in bursting that malicious optical instrument. “Many years ago, when Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India, there was a commotion among the Muslims that the British offered eminent Arabs financial help to bring them under their influence. When this noise reached a crescendo the Indian government announced that they did not give any financial assistance to the Arabs. The Muslims were pleased to hear this. However, I looked into this further and discovered that although the Indian government did not help the