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Islamic Jihadthat mere threats will not work. They (Hindus) are known to face bullets and bayonets with a smile… they donot accept defeat even for a moment… The League is free to test our resolve but only at its own peril.’’ Threedays later the main news story of the paper was titled, Large Scale Clash of the Hindus and Muslims FearedAhead. 548 The allusions to these violence-inciting pamphlets were put into action by militant Muslims onAugust 16, the day of Direct Action. The Mayor of Calcutta SM Usman urged a million Muslims tocongregate at the rally. To inaugurate the Direct Action, Jinnah chose the date, eighteenth of Ramadan, theday of Prophet Muhammad’s stunning victory in the Battle of Badr against a three times stronger opposition.The Muslim League pamphlet, urging Muslims to attend the rally in large numbers, read: 549‘Muslims must remember that it was in Ramzam that the Quran was revealed. It was in Ramzanthat the permission for Jehad was granted. It was in Ramzam that the battle of Badr, the firstopen conflict between Islam and Heathenism (i.e., idolatry, which equates Hinduism) was foughtand won by 313 Muslims; and again it was in Ramzan that 10,000 under the Holy Prophetconquered Mecca and established the kingdom of Heaven and the commonwealth of Islam inArabia. Muslim League is fortunate that it is starting its action in this holy month.’While another leaflet, entitled Munajat for the Jehad, was to be read out in mosque prayers. It included theabove passage and added: 550‘By the grace of God, we are ten cores (100 millions) in India but through our bad luck we havebecome slaves of the Hindus and the British. We are starting a Jehad in Your Name in this verymonth of Ramzan. Pray make us strong in body and mind—give Your helping hand in all outactions—make us victorious over the Kafers—enable us to establish the Kingdom of Islam inIndia and make proper sacrifices for this Jehad—by the grace of God may we build up in Indiathe greatest Islamic kingdom in the world.’Another Bengali pamphlet, Mogur (Club), wrote of the auspicious holy month event: ‘‘The day for an openfight which is the greatest desire of the Muslim nation has arrived… The Shining gates of heaven have beenopened for you. Let us enter in thousands. Let us all cry out victory to Pakistan, victory to the Muslim nationand victory to the army which has declared a Jehad.’’ The Mayor of Calcutta issue a leaflet, showing Jinnahwith a sword, which read: 551‘We Muslims have had the Crown (of India) and ruled… Be ready and take your sword. Thinkyou, Muslims, why we are under the kafirs today. The result of loving kafirs is not good. O kafir!Do not be proud. Your doom is not far and the general massacre will come. Show our glory withswords in hands and will have a special victory.’Still another leaflet, urging Muslims to come to the rally with their swords, added: ‘‘We shall see who willplay with us, for rivers of blood will flow. We shall have the swords in our hands and the noise of takbir(Allahu Akbar, Allah is Great). Tomorrow will be dooms day.’’Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy—the Chief Minister (CM) of Bengal, also holding the portfolio of Lawand Order—took it upon himself to execute the Direct Action for what it was going to be. In order to removepolice interference in the coming violence, Suhrawardy, as the Minister of Law and Order, ordered the548. Ibid549. Khosla, p. 51550. Ibid, p. 51–52551. Ibid, p. 52–53173