The Qadian Diary — Page 20
Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad 20 library is to benefit and serve the learning and research of Ahmadi scholars. A number of other private libraries are also closed off. 30 October 1947 There are reports of an attack on Qadian in which three mosques are desecrated. The minarets of the mosque in Mohalla Darul Rahmat are torn down, presumably to strip it of its Islamic identity. The Khojian mosque which belongs to the non-Ahmadi Muslims of Qadian has a notice put up outside of it declaring it to be an Arya Samaj mandir. Masjid Noor in Mohalla Darul Aloom, which also serves as the mosque for the college, becomes a meeting place for non- Muslim gatherings, and Sikhs take over the ablution area to wash their clothes. 16 November 1947 The head of the Ahmadiyya Community instructs his eldest son, Mirza Nasir Ahmad and Maulawi Jalal-ud-Din Shams to go to Lahore. Maulawi Abdul Rahman is appointed as the amir of Qadian and Mirza Zafar Ahmad, barrister-at-law, is appointed the Nazir-e- Aala and chief secretary of Qadian. 21 November 1947 Sikhs attack an Ahmadi home and pull down its walls. The proper- ty is incorporated into an adjacent gurdwara. Despite the protests and complaints of the community, the authorities refuse to take any action against the culprits. 14 December 1947 Reports come through that the mosque in the Ahmadi village of