The National Security of Indian Muslims — Page 5
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 5 ] people may understand it. May it become evident who is wrong and who is right. Advice to Safeguard Against the Danger of the Khilafat Movement I draw the attention of our friends to the Khilafat Move- ment. After the first World War, not only were there polit- ical changes that took place, but also impor tant geographical ones. One of these important changes took place in Turkey, which had decided to side with the Ger- mans, who were fighting against the Allies. The Germans lost in this war. With the victory of the Allies, Sul ta n ‘Abdul H am i d of Turkey was deposed. After that, a great revolution took place in Turkey, which brought Kam a l ‘A ta Turk to power. When the kingdom that had existed in the name of khil a fat ended in Turkey, the Muslims in India started a movement for the revival of khil a fat. It was in fact directed against the British—since they had ended an Islamic khil a fat , the Muslims should now carry out a ‘ jihad ’ against them. But the voice of this jihad never rose from any Arab country. A delegation was sent from India to Turkey, which consisted of certain Muslim scholars and political figures. The delegation met with Kam a l ‘A ta Turk and offered him khil a fat and their allegiance. Kam a l ‘A ta Turk listened with bewilderment and rejected the offer, saying that it was already with great difficulty that he had