The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 174
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI life, they have excelled. They are very patriotic and had taken full part in the struggle for establishment of Pakistan and offered every sacrifice for it. During the time Qaid Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was struggling for political freedom of Indian Muslims, he had full support and help of the Ahmadiyya Community. Perhaps it may not be known to the average reader that Qaid 'Azam, after the Second. Round Table Conference in London in the early 1930s, became disgusted with Indian politics and decided to withdraw from politics. and settled down in London with the intention of carrying on his practice as an advocate before the Judicial Committee of the Privy. . Council. It was mainly due to the efforts of Hadhrat Mirza. Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, head of the Ahmadiyya Movement, through his missionary at London Mosque, Mr. Dard, that Qaid Azam was persuaded to return to India and carry on the political struggle for. Muslims. On his return, he had full cooperation and help of the. Ahmadiyya Community. This was a time when many prominent members of Majlis Ahrar and other Maulvies, who are today severe enemies of Ahmadiyya Jamaat, were saying that no one dared to create even P of Pakistan which they called as 'Pleedistan' meaning 'home of the wicked'. . After Pakistan came into existence, Ahmadis have taken full part in every struggle or crisis which the country had to face. They have offered great sacrifices. In all the wars with India, Ahmadis fought side by side with their brethren. In 1965 war, two recognized heroes, General Akhtar Hussain Malik and General Abdul Ali Malik were both Ahmadis. How unjust it is to call Ahmadis today as traitors! Now we have come to the end of this section. . Some opponents raise objections by quoting incomplete passages from writings of the Promised Messiah. Very often they quote passages without reference to context. In most such cases, the objection is removed if one reads a few passages before and after the quoted words. . Some people wonder that if the Ahmadiyya Movement is from God and true, why is there so much opposition to it? 174