What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 49
( 49 ) of Egyp_t as the Khalifa of all Muslims and thus promote Egypt to a position of superiority over other Muslim States~ Saudi Arabia set herself against this movement and des-cribed the whole movement as a British pian. The Saudis aJso scrid that if any. body deserved to be. Khalifa~ it was the Saudi King. Now -the institution of Khilafat can 'Certainly unite all Muslims. But experi- ence shows that when this ·institution becomes linked with an individual ruler {)X State, it exdtes the jealousy and opposition of" other rulers • or States. They scent trouble in any such ·move and do everything th~y can to· defeat it. · If, however~ a movement to unite Muslims is initiated · by. _common Muslims and if such a movement is inspired ;by religious motives, it will - excite. no political -or racial jealousies. It may excite sectarian rivalries. If such a movement excites politiCal