Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 276
276 they failed to tell him that the Community to which Sahibzadah Sahib belonged believed in complete loyalty to the rulers of which - ever country they dwell in. This teaching, had it been allowed to spread, would have put an end to Afghan civil wars and made its people loyal and patriotic, ready to stand by their leaders in all cir - cumstances. Nor did they tell the Amir that Hadrat Mirza Sahib as preached against intrigue, corruption, deceit and hypocrisy. They did not tell him that Hadrat Mirza Sahib as not only taught but insisted on the observance of these teachings. If these teachings had been allowed to flourish, they would have ushered in an era of peace and progress for Afghanistan. Nor did they tell the Amir that the Jihad which Sahibzadah Syed Abdul Latif had learnt to deny was the Jihad that forces Islam on non-Muslims through war and violence. Sahibzadah Sahib was against this kind of Jihad and not against the Jihad that was waged by the Holy Prophet s as in self-defence, nor against the political wars that are fought by nations against others for their survival. What Sahibzadah Sahib believed was that Islam was against making war on any people in the name of Jihad or Islam, as long as those people did not inter - fere with the religion of Islam. Waging such wars would amount to harming Islam and misrepresenting its teachings and ideals. If wars need to be waged for political reasons, such wars should not be termed as Jihad. A victory that tarnishes the name of Islam is worse than a defeat that safeguards its honour. In short, the Amir was deceived into ordering the execution of Sahibzadah Syed Abdul Latif. The first part of the prophecy was now fulfilled and two of the followers of the Promised Messiah as , who were loyal and devoted subjects of their King, were slaugh - tered. There now remained the second part of the prophecy that