The Truth Unveiled — Page 31
31 31 Isl Iamns terliolP As such, in the June/July/August 1884 issue of his magazine Isha’at-us-Sunnah , he wrote about me on page 169: This individual has proven himself so steadfast in the service of Islam through his wealth, person, pen, tongue, conduct and speech that seldom can a similar example be found among the earlier Muslims. On page 176 of the very same issue he writes: I am acquainted with the circumstances and views of the author of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah (i. e. myself ) in a way very few contemporaries are. Not only is the esteemed writer my countryman , but from my earliest days he was my class-fellow. His honourable father, Mirza Ghulam Murtaza, proved through his actions to be loyal, devoted and faithful to the government, by contributing fifty horses in its support during the mutiny of 1857. Again on pages 177-178 he writes: In a humble way, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has always been engaged in supporting the British government. He has repeatedly written that this government is a heavenly blessing for the Muslims and the Merciful God has sent this empire as a rain of mercy for them. To wage war and undertake Jihad against such an empire is categorically forbidden.