Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 144
T E S T I MON Y OF T HE HOLY Q U R AN 144 religious jihad was to establish freedom and to eliminate oppression. Religious jihad was waged against only those coun - tries wherein the lives of preachers were threatened when they preached, where it was absolutely impossible to convey the mes - sage peaceably, and where anyone who adopted the true path could not escape the oppression of his people. But the British government is not only free of these faults, it is also most help - ful and supportive in the progress of Islam. It is incumbent upon Muslims to appreciate this favour of God and utilize it to strive for their religious progress. * * The referenced text appears in the 2016 English translation of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part III, p. 8–12, and also Ru ha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 1, p. 138–142, published in 2019. [Publisher] In addition to that, he writes in the beginning of Part 4: Recently, some Muslims objected to the article that I included in Part III [of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya ] wherein I wrote about the gratitude we [Muslims] owe to the British government. Some people have also written letters to me about it—and some have used harsh and hard words—questioning why I preferred the British government over other governments. It is apparent, how - ever, that the superiority a government enjoys on account of its decency and good governance cannot be concealed. A virtue remains a virtue in its own right, irrespective of the government in which it is found. اخل لْحِکْمَۃ ُ ضَالَّۃ ُ الْمُؤْمِنِ. َ ا [ A word of wisdom is the lost property of the believer; he takes it wherever he finds it ]. One should also bear in mind that it is certainly not the teach - ing of Islam for Muslims—who enjoy the favours of a govern - ment whilst living under its rule, and who earn the livelihood