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sense to be true to a very great extent in its claim that it can spread Islam in the world in a peaceful way by means of preaching and propagation, and that it is a Jamaat which in today's world is a true follower of the Quran, purely for the sake of God and a lover of Islam. 1297. Allama Muhammad Iqbal stated in relation to the society created by the leadership of the Community that he saw in the followers of Hadhrat Ahmadas, 'a pure and unmixed type of. Islamic culture. 1298 Hence, in a speech delivered at Aligarh. University, he declared in relation to them: 'In the Punjab, a pure example of Islamic life has appeared in the form of the community which is called the Qadiani sect. 1299. Although he later made some politically adverse statements against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community because of his differing opinion in relation to the question of Islamic unity and solidarity, he never attacked the moral character of its leaders or membership. . Abdul Hafeez is welcome to continue his vile attacks against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community but his predecessors have been wise to the fact that they shall never be able to match the high standard of Islamic culture portrayed in the lives of. Ahmadi Muslims. Hence, at one stage of this century old opposition, one passionate opponent of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community warned its adversaries: 'Open your eyes and listen, you and your associates! You will not be able to measure up to Mirza Mahmud even unto doomsday. Mirza Mahmud possesses the Quran and the knowledge of the Quran. You have never read the Quran in your dreams. 1300 297. Ibid. 298. Iqbal, Muhammad. Islami Sirat ka Taith Namuna, vide. Millat e Baidza per ayk Imrani Nazar, p. 18 299. Ibid. , p. 84 300. Azhar, Maulvi Zafar Ali. A Grave Conspiracy, p. 196 194