The National Security of Indian Muslims — Page 26
[ 26 ] Unique Sacrifices This was the spirit of sacrifice that the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at displayed. In answering to the call against the Shu- dh i Movement, the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at was ready to sacrifice everything. A Bengali friend, by the name of Q ari Na‘ i m-ud-D i n, wrote a letter to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra. He addressed H u du r in the capacity of an eld- erly father: Although my sons, Maulav i Zill-ur-Ra h m a n and Mut i -ur-Ra h m a n, a student in B. A. class, have not spoken to me, I have concluded that the movement that H u du r has urged for devoting one’s time to go to R a jp u t ana to preach and the conditions that H u du r has mentioned for living there, may perhaps have led my sons to believe that if they present themselves in H u du r’s service, then I, their old father, may have to bear unnecessary hardship. But I say to H u du r, taking God as my witness, that if these two even die in the way of God, I would not shed a single tear for them, but rather would be grateful to God. I do not have only these two, but I have a third son, Mahb u b-ur- Ra h m a n, as well. If he is killed in the service of Islam—and if I had ten sons and they were all killed—even then I would not mourn for them. Per- haps, it may not be considered to be something nota- ble to be happy at the suffering of one’s children. There are some people who keep laughing at the death of their relatives; but, I say that even if I am