A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 8
8 “But the Amir said that the man must be convicted, and so he was again sent to the Mullas who were told that they must sign a paper, saying the man was an apostate and worthy of death. Again the majority of the Mullas made affirmation that he was innocent of anything against their religion, but two of the Mullas who were friends of Sardar Nasrullah Khan and had been talked over by him gave their verdict for death, and on the finding of these two Mullas the man was condemned by the Amir and stoned to death. ” Speaking of the personality of the martyr, Mr. Martin adds that he “was a man with large and powerful following. ” Gradually this persecution began to slacken but this was only a breathing space, for, when the present political agitation began and in the address presented to the Secretary of State on behalf of the Ahmadiyyah Community stress was laid on the fact that the maintenance of the British Government was a blessing for this country, resentment was again kindled against the Community, as indeed had been anticipated. In the interview I had with the Secretary of State on that occasion, I told him that opposition to our Community would increase, as the result of the position taken up by us. This time, however, the methods of persecution were different. Our children were prevented from attending educational institutions; and at one place the dead body of an Ahmadi lady was disinterred and was thrown to the dogs, and had it not been for timely help, it would have been devoured.