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Witness No. 135 (Called by Majlis-i-Amal) Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Head of the Ahmadiyya Community at Rabwah, on S. A. - To Court: Q. Does the written statement put in this Court on behalf of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Pakistan, Rabwah, dated 22nd July 1953, verified by Mirza Aziz Ahmad and signed by Mr. Bashir Ahmad, Mr. Asadullah Khan and Mr. Ghulam Murtaza, rightly represent the views of your community? A. Yes, making allowance for any possible mistake due to oversight. Q. The Court of Inquiry put some questions to your Anjuman to which Ex. D. E. 322 is a reply. Does this reply also represent the views of your community correctly? A. Yes. This reply was shown to me and rightly represents the views of my community, but the same allowance must be made in respect of this document for any possible oversight. Q. In reply to the statement of Maulana Abdul Ala Maudoodi, a statement was put in this Court, Ex. D. E. 323. Have you seen this statement? A. This statement was prepared after consulting me and proba- bly I read it. Subject to the same qualification as I have men- tioned in respect of the other two documents, this statement also should be deemed rightly to represent the vie w s of the community of which I am the head. Q. Who is a “rasul”? A. A person deputed by Allah for a special purpose for the guidance of humanity is called a rasul. Q. Is there any distinction between a “rasul” and a “nabi”? A. There is no essential difference of attributes between the two. The same person considered from the point of view that he is