Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef (ra) — Page 29

29 be undertaken in the defence of religion against an enemy who is out to destroy religion, or tries to change people’s belief through force. But in such a war, the announcement of jihad must be made by the Head of the believers. If this is not so, Muslims will not know when, where, or how the duty of jihad is to be discharged. The Ameer was under great pressure as he was troubled by internal and family feuds. One way of showing his control over the affairs and so to impress his enemies at home, was to wage war against the British, although it was they who had helped him to the throne of Kabul. 3 This ‘crime’ of spreading this concept of jihad led to the arrest of Hazrat Miya n Abdur- Rahman ra. He was tried by the clerics (religious leaders). However he was a fearless Ahmadi and A goat is slaughtered