Life of Ahmad — Page 780
THE WHITE MINARET as 780 issued three years ago, giving its site along with a detailed account of some other buildings of the mosque. To put a complaint before the authorities against it after three years is based only on enmity. (11) About Rs. 4,500 have been spent on the construction of the Minaret. To postpone its construction now for some future time is not only an insult to our religion but it is also a financial loss to us. (12) Wherever there exist magnificent mosques their Minarets are more or less attached to them throughout India. Nowhere are they separate, nor can they be separated. No objection has ever been raised against them up till now. On the other hand, during the term of Lord Curzon they have been duly respected and honoured apart from their supervision and protection. Hence opposing the construction of this Minaret only betrays personal malice, (13) Custom is regarded as part of law. There is no instance at all where the building of religious places of worship has ever been unduly stopped. Even residential houses are not stopped merely on the ground that they are high. Accordingly, the new towns founded by the English, like Montgomery, Abbottabad, Lyallpur etc. , do not have all their roofs on the same level. Nor is such a thing possible. (14) There is caused a misunderstanding by saying that the public in general is displeased with it.