What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 40
On the. day on which the Holy Prophet announced his claim to prophethood, only. . four believers collected around him. He himself was the fifth. They were only five, but the five constituted a 1 amaat. The rest of Mecca with a ,population of 8,000 to 10,000 souls was not a J amaat, nor was the rest of Arabia. The rest of Arabia was. not united by any purpose. If it had. a purpose, it had no programme or plan for its achievement. It is, therefore, necessary for us to. see whether Muslims. to4ay have any purpose which binds them together~ and which they are determined to pursue through concerted ~ction. I agree that there is a great deal of mutual symp~thy and goodwill ~mong Muslims to-day. It would be a mistake, however, to · exaggerate th1s. Mut1,1al sympathy and goodwill are not ~unfailing. feature of Muslims all over t be world. Some ·:Mus 1 i m s have