Majestic Writings of the Promised Messiah — Page 6
as in View of Some Renowned Muslim Scholars [ 6 ] It is amazing that a family and a community, whom today the mullahs accuse to be a seedling planted by the British, were ignored to such an extent by the British that they were not even able to get back their confiscated properties—let alone receive honours, titles, or recompense. On the other hand, the clerics who denounce us were not only granted land and properties but received annuities guaranteed for their future generations. As far as the elders of the Deoband are concerned, I will present a passage from their own book, Tadhkiratur- Rash i d , a biography of Maul a n a Rash i d Ahmad Gangoh i , written by Maul a n a ‘ A shiq ‘Al i , he writes: During those days, he (Maulav i Rash i d Ahmad Gangoh i ) had to confront the miscreants, who used to roam about in gangs. For his protection, he used to carry a sword with him. He, like a brave lion, would face a rain of bullets. Once it so happened that Maul- av i Rash i d Ahmad Gangoh i was accompanied by his close friend, Maul a n a Muhammad N a notaw i (who was the founding father of the Deoband school), his spiritual master, Ha j i Imd a dull a h Makk i , and Ha fi z Da min, when they were all attacked by a band of musketeers; but this group of warriors bravely com- batted the rebellious mutineer of their government. This is their story. As for the Promised Messiah as , the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at had not been established and the Promised Messiah as himself was very young. Anyhow,