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strive seriously and ceaselessly to fulfil the divine will in human life but: 'The war of aggression, Islam rules out, because Islam has come to bring an end to aggression and establish peace. ' 150. This is exactly the kind of Jihad against which Hadhrat. Ahmadas argued. He censured the mullah who persisted in giving currency to a belief that 'the employment of the sword for the purpose of the propagation of the faith is a prescribed obligation' and stated that such 'false doctrines are utterly contrary to the Holy Quran and the teachings of the Holy. Prophets of Islam. 151 Yet, although he insisted that the 'failure of the appreciation of the philosophy of Jihad has caused people to entertain serious misconceptions concerning it and has rendered the teachings of Islam open to criticism whereas Islam is a holy religion which is a mirror of the law of nature and manifests the glory of God 52, he did not consider the use of necessary physical force contrary to Divine will. He believed that 'it is a great error on the part of Islam's opponents that they should imagine a revealed guidance to, under no circumstances, inculcate resistance to the enemy and that it should demonstrate its love and mercy only by way of meekness and gentleness since contemplation of the Divine law of nature clearly shows that such resistance is certainly pure mercy also because mercy does not manifest itself by way of gentleness and tenderness in all circumstances. ' Nonetheless, he insisted that: 'No true Muslim has ever believed that Islam should be spread by the sword. Islam has always been propagated through its inherent qualities. Those who, calling themselves. Muslims, seek to spread Islam by means of the sword are not aware of its inherent qualities and their conduct resembles the conduct of wild beasts. ' 153 50. Ahmad, Prof. Khurshid. International Review of Missions, Oct, 1976, vol lxv, p. 252 51. Ahmad, [Hadhrat] Mirza Ghulam. Government Angrezi aur Jihad; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 17 pp. 7/8 52. Ibid. , p. 3 53. Ibid. , Tiryaqul Qulub, p. 21; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 16, p. 167 233