The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 139
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI hands of Mullahs in the past, no one ever demanded that they should be forbidden from professing and practicing Islam. This is what is happening in Pakistan. It is claimed that though we recite Kalima, we do not mean it and that when we say Muhammad-ur-Rusulullah by tongue, in our hearts we say Ahmad-ur-Rusulullah meaning Mirza,. Ghulam Ahmad. In reply we can only say that Allah's curse be upon those who utter the lie. . The Government of Pakistan has published literature of hate against the Ahmadiyya Community distorting their beliefs and distributed it through its embassies. General Zia-ul-Huq, former. President of Pakistan let lose this persecution. His Government attempted to divert political dissatisfaction into religious fanaticism and intolerance. It sought to turn public attention away from its own failures and toward hatred and intolerance of a small religious Jamaat. . According to the views of leadership of Ahmadiyya Jamaat, in this persecution in Pakistan, there is also the hand of some foreign powers who are enemies of Islam and their purpose is best served by Muslims fighting among each other and being involved in Mullaism and. Fanaticism. . Members of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Pakistan are living under these conditions and persecution with great patience. There is no question of their giving up their faith. Islam is their faith. Their faith, their determination and spirit of sacrifice have been strengthened manifold. They are ready to undergo any hardship for their faith in Allah and the Holy Prophet. TheF result of persecution has been that the Ahmadiyya Movement is stronger today than before. alisier. P 139