Intro
Fakhruddin Multani was a prominent official of the Qadiani faction of the Ahmadiyya. He managed the printing and publication office in Qadian, India (also called the “Ahmadiyya Book Depot” or “Ahmadiyya Book House”. He was really close friends with Hafiz Bashir Ahmad Misri, Hafiz Bashir Ahmad Misri was born in Qadian in 1914, he was the Ahmadi who accused Mahmud Ahmad of sex crimes in Qadian in 1936-37. The famous Seeratul Mahdi was published from the home of Fakhruddin Multani, his home was a printing press, he also published the 1927 edition and 1935.
Thus, in 1937, he asked for a public inquiry into the moral character of Mirza Mahmud Ahmad. Since Mirza Mahmud Ahmad had established a personality cult around his person, he took a very dim view and started to incite his followers to ostracize, harass and harm the dissenters. They were both attacked in broad day light in Qadian on Saturday, 08-07-1937, around 4:30 pm at the time of Asr prayers. Multani was thus stabbed by a fanatical Ahmadi on the 6th or 7th of August, 1937 and succumbed to his injuries on the 13th of August, 1937. The murderer, Aziz Ahmad, was lauded by the Ahmadiyya community, as well as by Mirza Mahmud Ahmad. A picture of Fakhr ud Din Multani on his deathbed can be found here. This led to his family asking for government and Muslim (the Ahrar’s) protection from the Mirza family. Misri and his whole family thus moved to Lahore in late 1937. The Lahori-Ahmadi have mentioned this murder in their book about Muhammad Ali, “A Mighty Striving”, see page 239. Qadiani-Ahmadi sources are totally silent in contrast. Many years later, his son wrote about Ahmadiyya and explained all of this.
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The PDF file
Judgement-of-the-High-Court-Lahore-Murder-of-Fakharuddin-Multani
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On June 27, 1937, they formed a separate Jamaat called “Majlis-e-Ahmadiyya” and started creating, putting up and publicizing posters based on the accusations against Khalifa Sani (ra) and demands for his removal. In response, both Misri and Multani, with their families, were ex-communicated from Jamaat No one in Qadiani was allowed to talk to them (this allegedly applied to all members of their families) or visit their homes. Shopkeepers were instructed not to sell them any items. Khuddam were appointed to keep an eye on their houses and record who enters/leaves. While all these restrictions were being applied, Misri and Multani persisted in printing posters and sticking to their demands.
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Aug 1 speech
One particular poster in the first week of August 1937 was titled, “Fahashi Ka Adda,” meaning “center of immorality,” referring to the house of the Khalifa. This enraged the Ahmadis in Qadian and created great unrest.
On August 1, 1937, Al Fazal did Publish Huzoor’s Friday Sermon from July 31, 1937, which was also solely addressing Multani and Misri Sahib. In this sermon, he said:
“Today, if someone tries to create discord or tries to malign the Jamaat, he is not just an ordinary criminal but should be considered a murderer of the Promised Messiah (as).”
He then states that those who denied the Khilafat after Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) only hurt the Muslim community politically, but standing up to Khilafat of the Promised Messiah (as) is worse, it is not just a political error but a spiritual one as well.
“Whoever opposes this Khilafat is worthy of much bigger punishment that what was given to the deniers of the first Khilafat…. In this age, those who keep opposing Khilafat will meet with very dreadful punsihments and depending on the level of their opposition, will also see their faith go to waste.”
In this speech, Khalifa Sani (ra) also said that if the opponents did not desist from attacking Khilafat, it is not inconcievable that their spirituality will suffer to such an extent that their homes will become centers of immorality (Fahashi ka markaz).”
In response to the above line, just 4 days later, Misri and Multani published their notorious poster that led to widespread resentent in Qadian.
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Aug 6
Al Fazal, on August 8, published the following:
“The news of Fakhruddin’s extremely inciteful and hurtful poster had already spread through the Ahmadis of Qadian like fire. And they were already in a state of deep pain and anguish. But today, when Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih read just a few lines out of Muhammad Sadiq Shabnam’s (he had joined Misri and Multani) letter, to show how much grudge these people had against the Promised Messiah, the crowd was shook to the core. The Mosque echoed with cries of anguish and desperation. Every word felt like an arrow that pierced through the hearts of the Ahmadis. And everyone was overcome with the feeling that an unbearable weight of cruelty and pain had fell upon them…”
In a Jalsa dedicated to addressing Misri and Multani’s poster, Mir Muhammad Ishaq Sahib said:
“This is a matter of great pain, angusih and a great calamity for an Ahmadi that obsecene and false allegations are being levied against the progeny of the Promised Messiah and the pious ladies of this noble family… all prophets including the Holy Prophet (pbuh) have faced such great tribulations. We know that Kaab Bin Ashraf was a filthy man who used to insult the noble wives of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). We should try to be patient and refrain ourselves… but we should definitely pray to God to teach them a lesson and save us from the insults they throw at us.”
Maulvi Abul Ata Jhalandri, in a very emotional speech, said:
“Our patience has been tested to the limits. We do not have power to bear any more pain. And we will not tolerate this anymore. Whatever the outcome, the government will be responsible for being a silent witness to this cruelty. By Allah, we will not tolerate any more abuse directed at our Imam and the progecny of the Promised Messiah. We would rather sacrifice ourselves, and we will happiy do so, than tolerate the kind of slander that Misri is directing at us. If the government still doesn’t wake up, it will be solely resposnible for the results of this provocation.”
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August 6, 1937
On August 6, 1937, the whole Friday sermon was dedicated to this issue, and more Jalsas were held across Qadian condemning the actions of Misri and Multani. Misri and Multani felt threatened by the unrest and decided to seek Police protection.
August 6, 1937, Fakhruddin had contacted the police and lodged a formal complaint which reads:
“Today, the Khalifa of Qadian has excited the Ahmadiyya Community against the members of Majlis-e-Ahmadiyya Qadian by making a most inflammatory speech at time of Juma. The members of Majlis-e-Ahmadiyya apprehend danger to their lives and property. It is requested that speedy arrangements be made for their safety.” – Fakhruddin Multani, Secretary, Majlis—eAhmadiyya.
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Aug. 7th, 1937
The Attack
The following day, Saturday 7 August, around 4.30 pm at the time of Asr prayers, as they were walking towards the police station, Fakhruddin Multani, Hakeem Abdul Aziz and Hafiz Bashir Ahmad Masri (son of Abdur Rehman Masri) were attacked. The attacker, a devout Ahmadi, Mr. Aziz Ahmad, stabbed Multani and injured Abdul Aziz. Multani was taken to Gurdaspur hospital were he died on August 13, 1937.
Fakhr-ud Din Multani and Bashir Ahmad Misri were both attacked in broad day light in Qadian on Saturday, 08-07-1937, around 4:30 pm at the time of Asr prayers. Multani was thus stabbed by a fanatical Ahmadi on the 6th or 7th of August, 1937 and succumbed to his injuries on the 13th of August, 1937. The murderer, Aziz Ahmad, was lauded by the Ahmadiyya community, as well as by Mirza Mahmud Ahmad. A picture of Fakhr ud Din Multani on his deathbed can be found here. This led to his family asking for government and Muslim (the Ahrar’s) protection from the Mirza family. Misri and his whole family thus moved to Lahore in late 1937. The Lahori-Ahmadi have mentioned this murder in their book about Muhammad Ali, “A Mighty Striving”, see page 239. Qadiani-Ahmadi sources are totally silent in contrast. Many years later, his son wrote about Ahmadiyya and explained all of this.
In the below, we have posted the Al-Fazl of 8-14-1937 which discusses the entire issue. We have posted the Al-Fazl of 8-15-1937 as well.
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Aug 11th, 1937
August 11, 1937: Deputy Commissioner Gurdaspur’s letter to Commissioner Lahore
“I described the recent events at Qadian briefly in my last fortnightly report and am now, after spending yesterday at Qadian, sending you a fuller report and appreciation of the situation.
The trouble, as you know, started with the ex-communication of two prominent members of the Ahmadiyya community, Abdur Rahman Misri, Head Master of the Ahmadiyya High School, and Fakhar-ud-Din Multani who were dissatisfied with the leadership of the present Khalifa and had begun to agitate against him. Their published allegations are that he is a man of bad personal character, but they have not publicly given instances of his alleged immorality. In actual fact, the most important definite instance alleged is that the Mirza Sahib as had an immoral connection with the son of Abdur Rahman Misri. I cannot, of course, say whether there is any truth in this, but Misri told me the story privately with a wealth of circumstantial detail, and he has certainly got a number of persons to believe him. The Mirza Sahib attributes his defection to jealousy and personal ambition. The split is of profound importance to the Ahmadiyya community, because although at present only about a dozen persons have followed the seceders, it is believed that if there was no interference of intimidation from the Khalifite party, a large number of persons, perhaps about 100, would follow Abdur Rahman Misri. It is to be noted that there is no talk of renouncing the Ahmadiyya faith, but it is simply a revolt against the personality of the Head of the community.
With the publication of posters and holding of meetings on either side relations between the two parties became more and more strained. The seceders were boycotted and their houses were at first picketed. Later, the picketing was reduced to an un-obstrusive watching of the houses, the object of which was not to prevent other Ahmadis seeing the seceders but to report the names of any such persons to the Khalifa and his lieutenants. Some extra police was sent to Qadian and arrangements were made to guard the houses of the seceders from attack. The orthodox Ahmadis took the line that they would withdraw the boycott and all propaganda against the other party as soon as they stopped their campaign of vilifying the Mirza Sahib, and they demanded that proceedings should be started under section 153-A, I.P.C. against Abdur Rahman Misri and Fakhr-ud-Din. I pointed out that as the campaign was in no sense an attempt to bring the Ahmadiyya religion into contempt but was simply a personal attack on the character of the Mirza Sahib, it would be more appropriate for the latter to seek a legal redress by means of a defamation suit and if he was not willing to take action himself I did not see why Government should incur the odium of closing the mouths of his personal enemies and undertake the onus of defending his reputation. Meanwhile, I warned the Ahmadiyya leaders that unless the Mirza Sahib made a public pronouncement in clear terms prohibiting any violence I should consider him and the community as a whole responsible in the event of any outrage being committed on the persons of Abdur Rahman Misri or Fakhar-ud-Din.
The Mirza Sahib made a very half-hearted pronouncement to this effect, but later on his speeches, and those of his lieutenants became very provocative and contained oblique threats against those two persons. The Mirza Sahib prophesied that as has previously happened at Qadian, this prophesy soon found its fulfilment through a human instrument. On Saturday evening, Fakhar-ud-Din Multani was proceeding through the bazar, accompanied by two other persons, to make a report at the Police Post to the effect that he apprehended a breach of the peace from the other party when one Aziz Ahmad made a sudden fanatical attack upon him and wounded him severely in the chest with a knife. One of his companions was lightly wounded with the same weapon. The assailant was arrested almost at once and the Resident Magistrate and the Deputy Superintendent of Police were soon on the spot. A procession of Ahmadiyya volunteers was formed but was persuaded to disperse by these officers, and next morning, after consulting me on the telephone, the Resident Magistrate issued an order prohibiting meetings, processions and the publication of posters at Qadian for a week.
The general feeling is that the Ahmadiyya community has come very badly out of this affair, and have shown that the life of anyone who attacks the community or its leader is not safe at Qadian. It is thought in some quarters that the assailant was definitely instigated to commit the offence, and although there is no proof of this, the Ahmadiyya leaders must morally share his guilt in view of their inflammatory speeches. On the other hand, it must be admitted that, assuming that they believe the allegations of Abdur Rahman Misri to be unfounded, they had a strong provocation, and the seceders were asking for trouble by carrying on a campaign of vilification against the Head of the community while continuing to live at the headquarters of that community.
The chief problem from the administrative point of view at present is to protect the lives of the seceders from further fanatical attacks. This is is likely to happen so long as the order under section 144, Cr.P.C. continues in force. After that, it will be difficult, and I have told Abdur Rahman Misri that we cannot guarantee his safety so long as he continues to carry on his present campaign at Qadian. He is not, however, willing to leave the place as this will be regarded as a triumph for the Khalifa. The only other thing we can do is to start proceedings under section 107, Cr.P.C. but in practice, these will not form a real safeguard, as the actual assailants are likely to be insignificant persons and we cannot put whole of the population at Qadian on security. After careful consideration, however, the Superintendent of Police and I have decided that it would be a good gesture to start cross cases under section 107 Cr.P.C against the Misri party on the one side and the leaders of the Khalifite party on the other. We shall select those leaders whose speeches have most nearly approximated to incitement to violence. Though incidentally there would be an equally strong case against the Khalifa himself, it would no doubt be impolitic to include him in the proceedings, and we shall not do so unless the Government desire it.
I may add that the Mirza Sahib has admitted that his community is ashamed of the occurrence and he has promised to announce in his next Friday sermon that violence must be avoided at all costs and any body who resorts to it will be turned out of the community. If he makes this statement in unequivocal terms, as I believe he will, it should have an excellent effect.
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The Al-Fazl of 8-14-1937
In the Friday Sermon on August 14, 1937, Khalifa Sani just recited Surah Fatiha and said he would not give Khutba because of Section 144 enforced by the government. He said that he had been directed to restrict his sermon to spiritual matters only and not mention the dissenters, but since this is God’s religion and not the government’s, he was not willing to give a Khutba under the government’s directives. The only injunction he gave before leading the prayer was as follows:
“To fulfill the promise I made to the Deputy Commissioner, I will state this much, as I have also said last Sunday, that if any Ahmadi engages in any mischief – however small or big – I shall immediately and completely cut him off from the Jamaat… Now it is up to you to follow this command and stay in the Jamaat or disobey me and be cut off. Has everyone understood?’ (Everyone replied “yes we have heard.”). I will end by sermon here.”
Prominent Ahmadi leaders gave multiple testimonies in the court proceedings that ensued. Mir Muhammad Ishaq Sb said,
“The publication of posters by Misri created an atmosphere where any Ahmadi could have been provoked to act against him, or could believe the allegations and attack the Khalifa.”
Maulvi Farzand Ali said:
“We respect our Imam more than any other human being on earth. I reported Muhammad Sadiq Shabnam’s slander to the Deputy superintendent… for the personal attacks on Imam Jamaat Ahmadiyya.”
Constable Ashar Singh said:
“I was appointed at Msiri’s house the day Fakhruddin was murdered. That evening, a charged mob of seventy to eighty men went to his house and were chanting “Misri murdabad.” They were empty-handed. We asked them to disperse and they complied.”
According to another report, they had sticks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________August 14, 1937: Deputy Commissioner Gurdaspur’s letter to Governor
“There has been further trouble with the Ahmadi community at Qadian which is likely to have wider reactions. Three prominent followers of the head of the community have lately seceded, and have been making charges against the private life of the head and demanding an enquiry. The rival section of Ahmadis at Lahore and the Ahrars are combining to foment trouble, with the result that one of the seceders was murderously assaulted and subsequently died. The assailant was arrested and charged promptly, and the head of the community has promised to announce in his next sermon that violence must be avoided at all costs. Such a pronouncement will no doubt have a good effect, but it would seem probably that there will be further trouble.”
August 14, 1937: Confidential Letter to the Viceroy
“My dear Lord Linlithgow,
There is little to report for the past fortnight, but what there is relates to a communal or sectarian feeling. A brief reference is made in the official fortnightly report, a copy of which is enclosed, to further trouble in the Ahmadi community at Qadian. Although internal in its origin, it is likely to have wider reactions. It appears that two or three prominent followers of the head of the community have lately seceded for reasons which are not quite clear. At any rate, for some weeks past they have been engaged in making charges against the private life of the head, and in demanding an enquiry in them. They have, I gather, not made specific charges, but the allegations have been of such a character as to cause a great resentment among the Ahmadi community, together with some uneasiness.
The opportunity has, of course, been seized by the enemies of the Ahmadis. The Lahore section, which broke away from Qadian many years ago, are using the difficulties of their rivals to improve their own position, while the Ahrars are joining with the seceders in stirring up trouble. The affair came to a head a week ago when a murderous assault was made on two of the seceders in Qadian by a fanatical Ahmadi. The victims do not appear to have received serious injuries, but for a few days there was great excitement, and the end has probably not been heard of the affair.
Barnes Court, Simla E”
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The Al-Fazl of 8-15-1937
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Aug 16th, 1937
August 16, 1937: Confidential Letter to the Viceroy
“My dear Lord Linlithgow,
In continuation of my letter of the 14th, I enclose a copy of a letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Gurdaspur, dated the 11th of August, regarding the trouble at Qadian. A later report has come in that Fakhar-ud-Din, the seceder who was stabbed, died on the 13th August.
Yours sincerely, Sd. H.W. Emerson.”
_____________________________________________________________________________________________August 28, 1937: Secret Letter to the Viceroy
“My dear Lord Linlithgow,
The position at Qadian has changed little since my letter of the 16th of August. On pressure by the Deputy Commissioner of the district, the head of the community condemned violence by his followers, and said that he would ex-communicate any one who resorted to it. Feeling is still strong at Qadian itself, but so far there has been no serious reactions elsewhere.
Barnes Court, Simla E”
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The 3 books
TAREEKH E MAHMOODIYAT, KAMALAT E MAHMOODIYA, AND RABWAH KA POPE
Kamalat E Mahmoodiya
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Aziz Ahmad Qadiani was an Ahmadi, and the murderer of Fakhur-ud-Din Multani (8-7-1937), but the Khalifa still led his funeral prayer
On August 7th, 1937, an Ahmadi by the name of Aziz Ahmad Qadiani murdered Fakhr-uddin Multani (who was an ex-Ahmadi and wounded another ex-Ahmadi, Bashir Masri). The Khalifa, Mirza Basheer-uddin Mahmud Ahmad was supposed to be arrested for inciting a murder, however, since the Mirza family was always above the law in British-India, he was granted respite. Nonetheless, Aziz Ahmad Qadiani was given the death penalty by the British Government. After he was executed, his body was transported to Qadian and the Khalifa gave him a special Janaza Prayer. So…..with this fact being brought up…Noonan’s line of argumentation has collapsed. Finally, all Ahmadiyya records have erased this entire event. Its not in their “Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyya” or any literature on any of their websites. This proves the deception of the Mirza family.
An important scan
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Scan of Noonan calling Ahmadi’s as ex-Ahmadi’s just because they committed violence
_____________________________________________________________________________________________He actively established a reputation as a preacher who used mass letter campaigns to invite people to the faith, as well as re-invite the disaffected. Examples of his letters are:
- Letter One (PDF, 16 MB)
- Letter Two (PDF, 5 MB)
Eventually, the Deputy Commissioner of Gurdaspur had to intervene and strongly encouraged Mirza Mahmud Ahmad to renounce violence in his Friday sermons, or else the authorities would have to take action against him. Mirza Mahmud Ahmad relented, spoke out against violence, and backed off from the legal defense of the murderer, who was subsequently convicted and hanged. After the hanging, his funeral prayers were still conducted with fanfare in Qadian.
The other dissenters had to leave Qadian on the best advice of the authorities.
Recently released documents from the British government of the time, reproduced below, corroborate the above sequence of events and also vindicate the story of Bashir Ahmad Misri, the son of Abdur Rahman Misri, one of the three main dissenters.
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Deputy Commissioner of Gurdaspur to the Governor, 14th August, 1937
Governor’s Situation Report dated 14th August, 1937
Para.1. There has been further trouble with the Ahmadi community at Qadian which is likely to have wider reactions. Three prominent followers of the head of the community have lately seceded, and have been making charges against the private life of the head and demanding an enquiry. The rival section of Ahmadis at Lahore and the Ahrars are combining to foment trouble, with the result that one of the seceders was murderously assaulted and subsequently died. The assailant was arrested and charged promptly, and the head of the community has promised to announce in his next sermon that violence must be avoided at all costs. Such a pronouncement will no doubt have a good effect, but it would seem probably that there will be further trouble. An interesting d.o. letter from the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur, giving a full report on the whole matter forms one of the enclosures to the Governor’s letter.
Confidential Letter to the Viceroy, 14th August, 1937
CONFIDENTIALBarnes Court, Simla E,
14th August, 1937.
My dear Lord Linlithgow,
There is little to report for the past fortnight, but what there is relates to a communal or sectarian feeling. A brief reference is made in the official fortnightly report, a copy of which is enclosed, to further trouble in the Ahmadi community at Qadian. Although internal in its origin, it is likely to have wider reactions. It appears that two or three fairly prominent followers of the head of the community have lately seceded for reasons which are not quite clear. At any rate, for some weeks past they have been engaged in making charges against the private life of the head, and in demanding an enquiry in them. They have, I gather, not made specific charges, but the allegations have been of such a character as to cause a great resentment among the Ahmadi community, together with some uneasiness. The opportunity has, of course, been seized by the enemies of the Ahmadis. The Lahore section, which broke away from Qadian many years ago, are using the difficulties of their rivals to improve their own position, while the Ahrars are joining with the seceders in stirring up trouble. The affair came to a head a week ago when a murderous assault was made on two of the seceders in Qadian by a fanatical Ahmadi. The victims do not appear to have received serious injuries, but for a few days there was great excitement and the end has probably not been heard of the affair.
Confidential Letter to the Viceroy, 16th August, 1937
CONFIDENTIAL
Barnes Court, Simla E,
16th August, 1937.
My dear Lord Linlithgow,
In continuation of my letter of the 14th, I enclose a copy of a letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Gurdaspur, dated the 11th of August, regarding the trouble at Qadian. A later report has come in that Fakhar-ud-Din, the seceder who was stabbed, died on the 13th August.
Yours sincerely,
Sd. H.W. Emerson.
Copy of a demi-official letter No. 190/S.T., dated the 11th August, 1937, from the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur, to the Commissioner, Lahore.*******
I described the recent events at Qadian briefly in my last fortnightly report and am now, after spending yesterday at Qadian, sending you a fuller report and appreciation of the situation.
The trouble, as you know, started with the ex-communication of two prominent members of the Ahmadiyya community, Abdur Rahman Misri, Head Master of the Ahmadiyya High School, and Fakhar-ud-Din Multani who were dissatisfied with the leadership of the present Khalifa and had begun to agitate against him. Their published allegations are that he is a man of bad personal character, but they have not publicly given particular instances of his alleged immorality. In actual fact, the most important definite instance alleged is that the Mirza Sahib as had an immoral connection with the son of Abdur Rahman Misri. I cannot, of course, say whether there is any truth in this, but Misri told me the story privately with a wealth of circumstantial detail, and he has certainly got a number of persons to believe him. The Mirza Sahib attributes his defection to jealousy and personal ambition. The split is of profound importance to the Ahmadiyya community, because although at present only about a dozen persons have followed the seceders it is believed that if there was no interference of intimidation from the Khalifite party. A large number of persons, perhaps about 100, would follow Abdur Rahman Misri. It is to be noted that there is no talk of renouncing the Ahmadiyya faith, but it is simply a revolt against the personality of the Head of the community.
With the publication of posters and holding of meetings on either side relations between the two parties became more and more strained. The seceders were boycotted and their houses were at first picketed. Later, the picketing was reduced to an un-obstrusive watching of the houses, the object of which was not to prevent other Ahmadis seeing the seceders but to report the names of any such persons to the Khalifa and his lieutenants. Some extra police was sent to Qadian and arrangements were made to guard the houses of the seceders from attack. The orthodox Ahmadis took the line that they would withdraw the boycott and all propaganda against the other party as soon as they stopped their campaign of vilifying the Mirza Sahib, and they demanded that proceedings should be started under section 153-A, I.P.C. against Abdur Rahman Misri and Fakhr-ud-Din. I pointed out that as the campaign was in no sense an attempt to bring the Ahmadiyya religion into contempt but was simply a personal attack on the character of the Mirza Sahib, it would be more appropriate for the latter to seek a legal redress by means of a defamation suit and if he was not willing to take action himself I did not see why Government should incur the odium of closing the mouths of his personal enemies and undertake the onus of defending his reputation. Meanwhile, I warned the Ahmadiyya leaders that unless the Mirza Sahib made a public pronouncement in clear terms prohibiting any violence I should consider him and the community as a whole responsible in the event of any outrage being committed on the persons of Abdur Rahman Misri or Fakhar-ud-Din.
The Mirza Sahib made a very half-hearted pronouncement to this effect, but later on his speeches, and those of his lieutenants became very provocative and contained oblique threats against those two persons. The Mirza Sahib prophesied that as has previously happened at Qadian, this prophesy soon found its fulfilment through a human instrument. On Saturday evening, Fakhar-ud-Din Multani was proceeding through the bazar, accompanied by two other persons, to make a report at the Police Post to the effect that he apprehended a breach of the peace from the other party when one Aziz Ahmad made a sudden fanatical attack upon him and wounded him severely in the chest with a knife. One of his companions was lightly wounded with the same weapon. The assailant was arrested almost at once and the Resident Magistrate and the Deputy Superintendent of Police were soon on the spot. A procession of Ahmadiyya volunteers was formed but was persuaded to disperse by these officers, and next morning, after consulting me on the telephone, the Resident Magistrate issued an order prohibiting meetings, processions and the publication of posters at Qadian for a week.
This order under section 144, Criminal Procedure Code has had an excellent effect, especially as it has prevented the Ahrars of Batala from intervening. They had called a meeting on Sunday the 8th, and the order was just in time to stop this. They are still proposing to send jathas of volunteers to Qadian and in order to prevent this it will probably be necessary to extend the order for another week. Meanwhile, everything is absolutely quiet at Qadian. Only one person, an Ahrar, who was found distributing posters, has been arrested for defiance of the order. An ample force of police is continuing at Qadian for the present.
The rapidity with which the challan was put into court is also likely to have a reassuring effect. The outrage took place on Saturday evening and the challan was put in with witnesses on Monday morning. In order to gain time, probably to intimidate or tamper with the witnesses, the Ahmadis, who had undertaken the defence of the accused, at once asked for an adjournment to be put in a transfer application. I countered this move by transferring the case at once from the court of the Resident Magistrate to that of the Additional District Magistrate, and the latter took the case Tuesday and completed the prosecution evidence and framed a charge on that same day. Meanwhile, the Ahmadiyya leaders state that after further enquiries, they admit the guilt of the accused and are not undertaking his defence, and have advised him to plead guilty. It is probable, therefore, that he will produce no defence and orders will be passed today or tomorrow.
The general feeling is that the Ahmadiyya community has come very badly out of this affair, and have shown that the life of anyone who attacks the community or its leader is not safe at Qadian. It is thought in some quarters that the assailant was definitely instigated to commit the offence, and although there is no proof of this, the Ahmadiyya leaders must morally share his guilt in view of their inflammatory speeches. On the other hand, it must be admitted that, assuming that they believe the allegations of Abdur Rahman Misri to be unfounded, they had a strong provocation, and the seceders were asking for trouble by carrying on a campaign of vilification against the Head of the community while continuing to live at the headquarters of that community.
The chief problem from the administrative point of view at present is to protect the lives of the seceders from further fanatical attacks. This is is likely to happen so long as the order under section 144, Cr.P.C. continues in force. After that, it will be difficult, and I have told Abdur Rahman Misri that we cannot guarantee his safety so long as he continues to carry on his present campaign at Qadian. He is not, however, willing to leave the place as this will be regarded as a triumph for the Khalifa. The only other thing we can do is to start proceedings under section 107, Cr.P.C. but in practice, these will not form a real safeguard, as the actual assailants are likely to be insignificant persons and we cannot put whole of the population at Qadian on security. After careful consideration, however, the Superintendent of Police and I have decided that it would be a good gesture to start cross cases under section 107 Cr.P.C against the Misri party on the one side and the leaders of the Khalifite party on the other. We shall select those leaders whose speeches have most nearly approximated to incitement to violence. Though incidentally there would be an equally strong case against the Khalifa himself, it would no doubt be impolitic to include him in the proceedings, and we shall not do so unless the Government desire it. I may add that the Mirza Sahib has admitted that his community is ashamed of the occurrence and he has promised to announce in his next Friday sermon that violence must be avoided at all costs and any body who resorts to it will be turned out of the community. If he makes this statement in unequivocal terms, as I believe he will, it should have an excellent effect.
I am sending a copy of this letter direct to the Chief Secretary.
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Deputy Commissioner of Gurdaspur to the Governor, 28th August, 1937
Governor’s Situation Report Dated 28th August 1937
Paragraph 1. The situation at Qadian where there is trouble within the Ahmadi community remains much the same as at the time of the last report. The head of the Ahmadis has condemned acts of violence by his followers.
Secret Letter to the Viceroy, 28th August, 1937
SECRET
Barnes Court, Simla E,
28th August, 1937.
My dear Lord Linlithgow,
The position at Qadian has changed little since my letter of the 16th of August. On pressure by the Deputy Commissioner of the district, the head of the community condemned violence by his followers, and said that he would ex-communicate any one who resorted to it. Feeling is still strong at Qadian itself, but so far there has been no serious reactions elsewhere.
Confidential Report of the Situation in the Punjab for the First Half of August, 1937
Muslim Affairs. — Dissensions among the Ahmadis at Qadian in the Gurdaspur District culminated in a murderous outrage on the 7th of August. For some time past, dissatisfaction against the head of the community has been growing. A few weeks ago a section of the Ahmadis published a number of denunciatory posters against the Mirza Sahib and after proclaiming one of its members as the new AMIR, seceded from the Ahmadi fold. The secessionists were ex-communicated and their heretical conduct was condemned in strong terms by the Mirza Sahib and other orthodox Ahmadis. Finally on the 7th of August an Ahmadi fanatic stabbed two of the excommunicated Ahmadis with a knife, causing fatal injury to one of them. The assailant was arrested and is now undergoing trial. The Deputy Commissioner of Gurdaspur is of the opinion that the outrage must be considered the direct result of inflammatory speeches made at Qadian a day before and on the day of the attack. Police reinforcements have been despatched to Qadian and an order under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code prohibiting meetings and publications of the provocative literature has been enforced in the town as a precautionary measure.
Governor’s Situation Report Dated 14th September 1937
The excommunicated Ahmadi, who was wounded on the 7th of August, died, but there has been no further trouble in Qadian.
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Fakhur ud Din Multani on his death-bed
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