"Shaheedul Haq of the Muslim Students Federation announced the basic creed of Jihad in the most provocative terms, saying, ‘‘for a Muslim the way to haven lay both in killing and being killed by a Hindu.’’... In the second week of October two Maulvis from Hyderabad (Deccan) were found m possession of three leaflets. These purported to have been issued by Allama Amiruddin Sahib of Najore, North-Western Frontier Province One of them was addressed to Mr. Jinnah and contained the following message . “ So far we have given sufficient time to Indian infidels. It is time to remove the darkness of infidelity and illuminate the whole universe by resplendent Islam. To accomplish this sublime cause we must slaughter the infidels as was done in the early days.” ... Another leaflet, found in circulation, was signed by one Habibur Rahman of Calcutta. This leaflet purported to contain the verbal directions of Mr. Jinnah and set forth elaborate instructions for the destruction of Hindu religion and culture, conversion and murder of Hindus, murder of nationalist Muslims, Congress leaders, and bestial attacks on Hindu women."
1946 Bihar riots

January 1, 1970

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