Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at and the Palestinian Muslims

After reciting tashahhud, ta‘awwudh, and Surah al-Fatihah, Huzoor (rta) recited the following verses of the Holy Qur’an:

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Huzoor (rta) said:

The verses that I have recited are from Surah Al-e-‘Imran. The first verse is 111 and the other three verses are 114–116.

These verses emphasise the need for doing tabligh to the People of the Book, while stating in a most beautiful and sagacious manner that if the People of the Book do not accept Islam, then it would be to their own detriment. As far as the servants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) are concerned, they cannot then be charged with neglecting their duty to convey the message; indeed, they preach in a manner such that their arguments are clearly established.

What’s more, the Holy Qur’an generally forbids us to completely dismiss the People of the Book or to declare them accursed, as if they had no redeeming qualities. The Holy Qur’an asserts that it is against the will of Allah the Almighty to pronounce an entire people accursed, which would imply that there were absolutely no good people from among them. This elucidation of the Holy Qur’an grants hope to those whom the Muslims had deemed (or still deem) apparently dead. Allah the Almighty can give life to the dead, so we should never lose hope for these people, nor should we be negligent of our obligations towards them.

The Attributes of the Best People

Allah the Almighty says:

Meaning that you are the best people who have been raised in the world to do good for others. You possess the values of enjoining others to goodness, while you continue doing good. You forbid evil and keep on forbidding it. You believe in Allah the Almighty and in Him alone is your trust. You do not assume the role of a watchman over others. You are indeed people who have discharged the obligation of spreading the message, and who put trust in your Lord and His Powers. Allah the Almighty then states:

… And if the People of the Book had believed, it would have surely been better for them …

This implies that it is their own fault that they have not believed, because as far as the Muslims are concerned, they have discharged their obligations fully and they cannot be held responsible. Now the censure will lie upon those People of the Book, who despite the efforts of the Muslims, deprived themselves of the privilege of belief. Allah the Almighty also states that not all the People of the Book are the same, and that among them are some who stand firm by their covenant, recite the Word of Allah the Almighty in the hours of night, and prostrate themselves before Him. They believe in Allah the Almighty and the Last Day, and enjoin what is good and forbid evil, and hasten, vying with one another in good works. Indeed, these are among the righteous. Whatever good they do, they shall not be denied its due reward as Allah the Almighty is well aware of the God-fearing.

You will not find any book in the world that contains a verse like this that critiques opponents—extreme opponents at that—in this manner, while acknowledging their good qualities in a style so beautiful that it is astonishing. It compels one to concede that such a book cannot be from anyone but Allah the Almighty. Not even mentioning other verses, we could present just this single verse as a challenge to all the religions of the world. Let them match it with a verse of similar courage and greatness from their books. The message of God Almighty has been revealed before. However, it was not revealed to the perfect man [before] in the matter it was revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). While this message testifies to its being of Divine origin, it is also a testimony to the exalted status of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). The word revealed to him possessed the same grandeur and compassion which permeated his heart. Today, those associated with the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) rebuke us for taking the message of Islam to the Jews. They think that since we could not even refrain ourselves from spreading the message in Israel, we must surely be Israeli agents. How foolish! They do not have any knowledge of the Holy Qur’an, nor do they have any knowledge of the ways of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). If they did, they would not fabricate such erroneous and ignorant slander. The Holy Qur’an argues that Muslims are the best ummah because they do not deprive any people from the blessed message of Islam. This grace is so wide spread that it is conveyed to the enemies as well. Then, if the enemies are still not guided by it, the responsibility lies with them rather than on the Muslims.

The Example of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas)

We have the example of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) to serve as a model. Husain bin Salam (ra), the first Jew to convert to Islam—whom the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) later named as ‘Abdullah bin Salam (ra)—became a Muslim through the personal preaching of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). Afterwards, when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) sent the message to others through him, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) gathered other Jews and preached to them as well. There is not a single incident in the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) where he forbade someone from preaching to the Jews or he himself refrained from preaching to the Jews. Likewise, there is not a single incident in the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) where he forbade good treatment of the Jews, or where he himself refrained from treating them well. Once, a Jewish child lay dying. His Jewish mother sent a message to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) regarding the condition of the child. She said that the child was on his deathbed and wished to see him. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) got up at once to visit the child. As the child lay dying, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) asked him, ‘Would it not be better to die as a Muslim?’ The child said, ‘Yes, O Prophet of God. It would indeed be better for me.’ Thus, he passed away as a Muslim. This is the example of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) to which we adhere. However, our opponents endeavor to stop us from doing so.

In another incident, a funeral procession was passing by, and the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) stood up out of respect. Suddenly, others around him started calling, ‘O Prophet of God, this funeral procession is for a Jewish woman.’ According to one hadith, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) said, ‘Did she not have a life before her death?’ Then, he expressed other sentiments regarding human dignity. He said that we are all equal in grief. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) stood up and honoured the Jewish woman’s funeral. But today, people who preach hatred and make agonising accusations about the example of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas), ask us how we can follow the example of Muhammad (sas) instead of following their model. I want them to know that we will not follow their example at any cost. For us, there has always been and there always will be one exemplary model, and that is the model of our master, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). We have based our lives on following this model, and we shall continue doing so. We are prepared to give our lives to uphold it, insha’Allah.

The Refutation of a False Allegation

The allegation that Ahmadis are (God forbid) agents of the Jews, and that they work for the benefit of the Jews, is completely false and baseless. If we reflect on the facts, a completely contrary picture emerges. Before the United Nations General Assembly made the oppressive decision to divide Palestine, who warned and cautioned the Muslim world—creating a commotion in the Arab and non-Arab countries alike? That passionate warning came from Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II (ra). He wrote a heart-rendering pamphlet and published it in abundance. It warned Muslims not to naively portray the West as their enemy and the East as their ally; or the vice versa, the East as their enemy and the West as their ally. He cautioned them that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union were their friends. Both mutually conspired against Islam. They have forgotten their animosity towards each other and have together directed their animosity towards Islam. Does the Islamic world have any sense of honour? Do they not possess the love for Islam that would allow them to forget their animosity towards each other and unite?

This address was reasoned so well that it resonated in the Arab world for a long time. Afterwards, when the UN’s cruel decision was made, Khalifatul-Masih II—Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad (ra)—wrote another article that was also published in abundance. This article shed light on the possible steps that Muslims should take in the aftermath of the UN decision that would help them regain what they had lost. The details of the condition of the Arab world at the time, and how thankful the Arabs were to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at is a long story. However, I shall read out one excerpt, which not only displays the thoughts of the Arab world, but also cites the reaction of the Colonial powers demonstrating the significance placed on the voice of Khalifatul-Masih II (ra).

Disclosure of a Famous Iraqi Journalist

A well known and esteemed Iraqi journalist, ‘Ali al-Khayyat Afandi, who published a respected newspaper called al-Anba’, wrote a detailed article from which I will read an excerpt. He writes:

These foreign governments are always trying to generate hatred by creating slogans among Muslims that create division. Certain sects rise to declare Ahmadis infidels and to slate them. I have full knowledge that in reality, all such activity is being perpetrated by the Colonial powers, because during the last Palestinian war in 1948, the Colonial powers approached me to see if I could be an instrument in this matter.

In those days, I was the editor of a satirical journal that was critical of the government. At the time, a responsible representative of some foreign government residing in Baghdad invited me to a meeting. To flatter me, he praised my satirical style and suggested that I target the Qadiani Community in a hurtful nature, because this Community was outside the pale of Islam.

It is interesting that a Colonial power was so concerned with Islam that it summoned an editor in an attempt to encourage him to criticise a community, because it was excluded from Islam.

He continues to write:

This was in 1948 when part of the Holy Land was cut off and handed over to the Zionist government, and the state of Israel was created. I believe that the measure the diplomat took was in response to the two tracts published by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at during the year of the partition of Palestine. One of the tracts was entitled The United Nations and the Decision to Divide Palestine, in which the conspiracies of the western Colonial powers and the Zionists, regarding their plans to hand over the Palestinian ports to the Jews, were disclosed. The second tract published was entitled Al-Kufro Millatuñ Wahidah (All Disbelievers Are in One Group), and it called upon the Muslims to maintain complete unity and accord. This is an incident that I personally experienced. I am fully convinced that as long as Ahmadis continue to promote unity amongst the Muslim community—to facilitate the end of the Israeli state created by Colonial powers—the Colonial powers will leave no stone unturned in persuading certain people and sects to continue spreading this kind of hatred and condemnation of Ahmadis to prevent the Muslims from being united.2

In short, these two publications of Hazrat Musleh-e-Ma‘ud (ra) made such an astonishing impact that the great Colonial powers were shaken. Their embassies received directives to befriend and bribe newspapers, and to start a campaign against Ahmadis with whatever means they could.

Recognition for the Services of Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (ra)

There was an allegation regarding Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (ra) that he made speeches against the interest of Palestine and supposedly, the consequence was that Palestinian interests were sabotaged. This is utter shamelessness. Is it not a ludicrous notion that the entire Arab world is unaware of these actions, yet the Pakistani mullahs know? The Arabs did not come to know of this, but the Ahrars of Pakistan came to know? For whose objectives did Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (ra) work day and night, wearing himself out as he mustered all of his God-given abilities? Yet, Jama‘at-e-Islami and the government of Pakistan has found out the truth?

The Arab world not only knew about the services of Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan (ra) during that time, but even today when the opposition to Ahmadiyyat is at its height, they still remember those services. To this day, there are some honest individuals who are not afraid of acknowledging them. Hear it from the Arabs. Writing an article to the journal al-‘Arabi, in the issue dated June 1983, ‘Abdul Hamid al-Katib writes:

Muhammad Zafrullah Khan is the only person who proved to be valiant in the defence of the Palestinian cause. He put to use all of his God-given powers and tested all avenues of his faculties—be it his splendid oration or his great political and legal competence—in the defence of the rights of the Palestinian cause. His work was in complete unison with the true spirit of Islam.

When the Palestinian dispute was still fresh, and Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan (ra) was engaged in a struggle of historical proportions, the Arab League made an odious attempt to expel him from the world of Islam and thus deprive the Islamic world of his services. On the suggestion of King Farooq, the well known agent of the Colonial powers who was later over-thrown, the mufti of Palestine issued a lengthy fatwa against Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan (ra) and Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at in an attempt to deprive the Islamic world of their glorious champion. When the fatwa was first published, the memory of the services of Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan (ra) was still fresh in people’s minds, and the secretary of the Arab League, General ‘Abdur Rahman A‘zam Pasha, published a response to the journal that published the fatwa. He writes:

I am shocked that you consider the opinion of the mufti about the Qadianis and the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan, as a valid religious fatwa.

He continues:

If this fatwa is accepted then the tenets, honour, and future of mankind is at the mercy of the opinions of a minority from amongst the scholars.

He continues further:

We certainly know that Zafrullah Khan is a Muslim by word and deed. He has been successful in defending the honour of Islam in all parts of the world. He always gave priority to fight on behalf of whatever plan was adopted in the defence of Islam. That is why the masses deeply respect him, and the hearts of Muslims worldwide are brim with feelings of gratitude for him.3

Do these Muslims not live in Pakistan? Have they forgotten the time when the part of the world, where the light of Islam sprung forth, was loudly proclaiming that Muslims are grateful to Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan (ra) for the services that he rendered to Islam and for the benefits received by the Muslims of the world? Under the title of: ‘O Infidel, May God Grant Eminence to Your Name’, another newspaper, al-Misri, writes in its June 26, 1952 edition:

The mufti has declared Zafrullah Khan to be an infidel and faithless. Come, let us all send a collective salutation of peace to Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan. Bravo to the infidel, Zafrullah Khan! We need tens of big infidels like him.

Another Egyptian newspaper, Azzaman, writes in its June 25, 1952 edition:

I have been deeply distressed by this fatwa, because Chaudhry Zafrullah Khan has given a great service to the Islamic world on the whole and Egypt in particular. The world of Islam is grateful to him for his glorious service.

The newspaper al-Yaum writes on July 26, 1952:

If a person who confronts the great Colonial powers with strength, eloquence, and authenticity, and Allah the Almighty puts the honest truth in his heart and speech can be declared as infidel, the majority of people should wish to be infidels like him.

The newspaper Beirut al-Masa’ writes:

There is a distinct difference between Sheikh Makhluf and Zafrullah Khan. Sheikh Makhluf does not practice his Muslim beliefs except to cause discord, and contrary to this, Zafrullah Khan is a good practising Muslim. Allah the Almighty mentions belief and good deeds jointly in the verses of the Holy Qur’an. How unwise it is to declare Muslims as infidels, despite both their good faith and good deeds.4

An Abiding Distinction of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at

It was a time when the Islamic world faced a crisis. Continuing with the Ahmadi tradition, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at responded to the dangers threatening the world of Islam. Whenever Islam or the Islamic world faces danger, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at and its khulafa ’ always have (with the grace of Allah the Almighty) had the outstanding capacity and distinctive honour of being the foremost to draw attention to these dangers. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at rendered its services in accordance with the wishes of their khulafa ’. However, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at has been penalised for this from all sides. Not only have the Colonial and anti-Islamic powers set out to punish the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at for maintaining their freedom of conscience, but they also attempt to utilise Muslims to carry out their objectives internally. The Islamic world did not just face these dangers from the outside, but also from within. Externally, the anti-Islamic powers created dangers for Islam, and internally, they utilised those who have always been agents of Colonialism.

Formidable Dangers Confronting the Islamic World

A similar situation exists today where the world of Islam faces danger; however, it is a danger so formidably oppressive that throughout its history, Islam has never faced such a threat. Today, this threat is neither from the Soviet Union, the United States, the Buddhist powers, nor from the Colonial powers. It is neither from the East nor from the West. Today, the danger to Islam is from a government that claims to be Muslim—a government that rose to power with promises of upholding the dignity and honour of Islam. However after having used this objective for its needs, it imposed itself over the people of Pakistan. This danger is such that the Islamic world has never confronted a greater danger.

History presents several non-Muslim attempts to obliterate the belief in the Unity of God. The most dreadful attempt of all was made during the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). However, even those Muslims could not conceive that a time would come when those associated with Islam would attempt to obliterate the kalimah with their own hands. No Muslim could have even remotely imagined this. Today, this dubious honour goes to the tyrannical government of Pakistan. A new dreadful and terrifyingly bloody history is being written. A new concept for the defence and service of Islam is being presented: to attack the very basis of Islam, assault the affirmation of God’s Unity, and to assault the affirmation of the belief in the prophethood of Muhammad (sas). This government has declared that if Ahmadis do not deter from respecting the kalimah that bears the Unity of God and belief in prophethood of Muhammad (sas), and if they do not stop affirming it, then they will be severely punished. This is the worst assault against Islam, and it is rising from the soil of a selfproclaimed ‘Islamic’ country. It has tainted the atmosphere and created an ugliness in the world.

Examples of Those Being Penalised for Reciting the Kalimah

I will present an example of the method in which these activities are being carried out. A young Ahmadi, who was arrested for the crime of writing the kalimah, documents his experiences and explains how the workers of the tyrannical government of Pakistan are ‘serving’ Islam. He writes:

At the time of my arrest, the policeman started beating me. Another policeman joined him, and they were both slapping and punching me. Then, I was taken to a shop, which had been converted into a police station, where I was laid in a wooden box and beaten. I continued to recite the kalimah throughout. I was then taken to the police station in Baghban Purah on a horse carriage. Along the way, I was also slapped and punched as I would recite:2

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Upon reaching the Baghban Purah station in Gujranwala, one policeman said, ‘Lay him down and beat him up.’ I was told to lie down, but I did not. Two or three men came forward. One grabbed my hair, another twisted my arm, and the third pulled my legs. In this way, they threw me onto the floor. Another policeman holding a whip, whipped me several times. At each whiplash I would recite the kalimah aloud and they would say, ‘You are from among the infidels.’ They would strike me again saying, ‘We will get the kalimah out of your system, you great devotee of the kalimah!’ Afterwards, when their desire to serve Islam was not quite satisfied, one policeman thought of serving Islam in a better way, and he ordered that my trousers be removed. A struggle to get them off ensued. Five or six policemen succeeded in removing my trousers. They hung me upside down and started striking me on my bare back. God Almighty still granted me the ability to utter the kalimah. Next a few more policemen gathered and inquired, ‘Tell us about your Mirza? Where was he born, and where did he die?’ They were abusing me in the most vile manner possible. They uttered vulgarities at the Promised Messiah (as). This verbal abuse carried on for half an hour or so, but I kept on saying Istighfar. Apart from my back, they whipped my head and my shoulders for a countless number of times.

Is this the concept of ‘serving’ Islam and the kalimah in Pakistan? Does this not remind you of the scorching deserts of Arabia where Hazrat Bilal (ra) was dragged for this very crime? Smoldering pieces from a furnace were placed on the chest of those who uttered the kalimah. A bed of burning coal was placed on the ground beneath them. The oozing fluid from the resulting blisters would extinguish the cinders. In Pakistan today, events comparable to the excruciating attempts to obliterate the kalimah in the past are being repeated. The horrific irony is that it is the workers of a ‘Muslim’ country who do it today. None could be happier than Satan, for today he is making those who associate themselves with the name of Muhammad (sas) repeat actions that the worst enemies of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) once perpetrated.

Mentality that Reflects Ignorance

When they are asked if they have lost all sense, they come up with lengthy arguments. They say: ‘You Ahmadis are impure people. When you utter the kalimah or hold it close to your heart, it dishonours the kalimah, and we cannot tolerate this type of disrespect.’ Astonishing! The kalimah exists to cleanse the impure, and that is precisely why it was revealed, so that it may purify the wicked. If Ahmadis are impure, then be happy that the kalimah is purifying them. This is the kalimah of Muhammad (sas). This is the kalimah of the One and Only God. It is the kalimah of that purified person, the like of whom has never been born. For centuries this kalimah purified those who were impure. This is not the kalimah of some mullah that can be polluted. It is not the kalimah of a ruling tyrant that turns the pious into the wicked. If according to them the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at is impure, then bear in mind that this ‘impure’ Jama‘at only desires this kalimah , the kalimah of Muhammad (sas), and the kalimah of the One and Only God. We do not care about any man made kalimah.

The other objection they raise is that this kalimah is not really in the hearts of the Ahmadis. They allege that whereas Ahmadis utter the kalimah, ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of God,’ in their hearts they say, ‘Ahmad is the Messenger of God,’ suggesting that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani is the Messenger of God. Amazing ignorance!

What is even more astonishing is that if they are attempting to snatch away the kalimah from us, then they are pretending to have Divine power and superiority to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas). Throughout the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas), we do not come across a single event where he censured a person for reciting the kalimah or said that someone was being dishonest and had something else in his heart. On the contrary, even regarding the people about whom God had informed:

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Meaning their hearts have not even a touch of faith, and faith has not even entered their hearts.

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) did not say to a single one of them that the kalimah in their hearts was different than the kalimah that they uttered. There are numerous such incidents that one marvels at the greatness, glory, and courage of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas), and his altruistic heart.

Accountability on the Day of the Judgement

There is one incident from the history of Islam where Usamah bin Zaid (ra) killed a man in an altercation, who used to repeatedly attack Muslims. Just when Usamah bin Zaid (ra) was about to kill him, the man recited the kalimah. Usamah (ra) killed the man despite this. Usamah bin Zaid (ra) relates:

When I mentioned this incident to the Holy Prophet (sas), he asked, ‘Did you kill him even though he said la ilaha illAllah [there is none worthy of worship except Allah]?’ I explained that he had only done so fearing my weapon. The Holy Prophet (sas) said, ‘Did you tear open his heart to see what it truly says or does not say?’ The Holy Prophet (sas) repeated this question over and over again: did you tear his heart open and look inside of it.7

Another hadith relates that he said:

Why did you not open his heart to see if the kalimah was in it or not?

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) never himself claimed to know what is in the heart of others. He never claimed to know whether someone believes in the kalimah or not, nor did he allow his followers to do so. The mullah of today is contradicting this example, and therefore claiming to be the Knower of the Seen and the Unseen and assuming a rank higher than that of the Prophet (sas) of Islam and his Companions (ra).

In another narration of this hadith the words are slightly different. It relates that when Hazrat Usamah bin Zaid (ra) admitted, ‘O Prophet of God, he said the kalimah only fearing my sword.’ The reply came, ‘He read la ilaha illAllah8 and you still killed him. When la ilaha illAllah will bear witness against you on the Day of Judgment, how will you answer?’ Hazrat Usamah (ra) replied, ‘O Prophet of God, seek forgiveness for me,’ to which the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) said once again, ‘When la ilaha illAllah bears witness against you on the Day of Judgment, how will you answer?’ Hazrat Usamah (ra) relates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas) would say nothing apart from this. He repeated, ‘When la ilaha illAllah bears witness against you on the Day of Judgment, how will you answer?’

Time for Reflection

This is the current situation that is unfolding in Pakistan. Just as I mentioned before, a tyrannical government is imposing its rule in the name of Islam. It attacks the foundation of Islam at the very core, while the Islamic world is asleep. The two magazines that I mentioned earlier were printed at the time when Palestine was in danger, and consequently, Mecca and Medina were in danger. At that time, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II (ra) addressed the Islamic world in simple and clear words saying:

The question is not of Palestine, but of Medina. The question is not of Jerusalem, but of Mecca itself. The question is not of Zaid and Bakr, but is of the honour of Muhammad (sas). Despite their internal disagreements, the enemy has united against Islam. Will not the Muslims, in view of thousands of reasons for unity, come together on this occasion?9

Now that this foul attack has been made on the kalimah, I call on the Islamic world and say that today it is neither a question of Palestine nor Jerusalem, and it is not a question of Mecca either. It is a question of the honour and glory of the One and Only God in Whose name these cities of clay found greatness and in Whose great name the edifices of bricks and mortar were sanctified. His Unity is being attacked. Today, it is not a question of Mecca and Medina. Today, it is a question of the honour and dignity of our master, the master of Mecca and Medina. Today, the question is whether the Muslims have any sense of honour left in them at all. Do they not tremble when they see the hands of fellow Muslims rise to erase the kalimah?

Outrage upon outrage! When no Muslim is willing to do this job, the tyrannical government of Pakistan uses anti-Islamic Christians, and when no decent citizen is available, convicts are fetched from prisons to erase the kalimah that declares: ‘There is none worthy of worship except Allah; Muhammad is a Messenger of Allah.’ The foul movement that is coming into existence today is the innovation of President General Zia-ul-Haq. He is responsible for it in this world, just as he will be responsible for it on the Day of Judgment. No worldly force will be able to save him and no religious power; because today, he has assaulted the honour and glory of God. Today, he has assaulted the sanctity of the holy name of Muhammad (sas).

Ahmadis are ready. They are prepared to sacrifice everything they own in the defence of the kalimah and will not retreat, not even one inch. But the question remains: Why does the world of Islam deprive itself of this privilege? I say: O world of Islam! Do you not have even a tiny spark of compassion for Islam? Do you not have any sense of honour for it and love for the Unity of God left in you? I invite you towards the Unity shared by the entire world of Islam. There is one soul of the world of Islam. There is no conflict and no doubt about it. The Shi‘as associate with the kalimah just as the Sunnis. Ahmadis associate with it too, just as the Wahhabis and other sects. The kalimah is the soul of Islam, but today this soul is under attack. I call you in the name of the Cave of Hira from where the voice of truth once emanated with such glory that it shook this very earth. I call you in the name of the Hazrat Bilal (ra) of Africa, so that you come and learn a lesson from a slave who forsook all of his comforts for the defence of the kalimah. He endured pain of such a magnitude that even today, the mere thought of it makes one’s hair creep.

O Muslims, If you come and join the Ahmadis in this noble cause, I give you the glad tidings that you would live forever, and no force on this earth will annihilate you. You will be rewarded on this earth and you shall be rewarded in the heavens. The blessings of Allah the Almighty will always be showered on your homes. However, if you do not respond to this call, then there would be no greater criminal than you. Would you—after associating with Muhammad (sas) and after having affirmed the Unity of God—sit around comfortably when the holy name of Muhammad (sas) and the Unity of God are being assaulted? If you do not pay any attention except for the sake of your political interests and your political motives, then this heaven and this earth will neither send blessings on you, nor will your name ever be remembered with respect.