The True Islamic Concept of Jihad — Page 19
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 19 ] Ja‘far Th a nisary. He writes in Saw a neh-e-Ahmad i Kal a n , on p. 71: Someone asked him: Are the British not the deniers of Islam who rule this country? Can’t you fight them and take India back? He said: Although the British government denies Islam, it does not oppress or carry out excesses against the Muslims. Nor does it stop them from their obligatory religious duty and worship. We do our propagation in their country openly and spread our faith. It never forbids them. Our main mission is the spreading of God’s Unity and the rekindling of the way of the Leader of the Messengers sa. If we do whatever we like in this country, then how can we carry out jihad against the British government and shed blood on both sides without justification? After listening to this cogent answer the ques- tioner kept silent and understood the real purpose of jihad. ( Saw a neh-e-Ahmad i Kal an , p. 71) But even to this day, the opponents of Ahmadiyyat do not understand this point. ‘All a m‘ah Shibl i Nu‘m a n i states: Since the golden age of the Messenger of God sa until today, it has been the principle of the Muslims that whichever government they live under, they remain loyal and obedient to it. It was not only their action, but also the teaching of their religion which is both implied and clearly mentioned in the Holy Qur’an,