"After that when British came, they confiscated our family lands, and fixed annual honorary pension of Rs 700 which was reduced to Rs 180 at the death of my grandfather and then at the death of my uncle it was stopped altogether." (Seerat-ul-Mahdi part 1 narration no. 48, by Mirza Basheer Ahmad s/o Mirza Ghulam Qadiani)
Baada ya hapo wakati Waingereza walipokuja, wakaitaifisha ardhi yetu, na wakawa wanatulipa kiinua mgongo cha Rupiya 700 kwa mwaka ambacho kiliendelea kupunguzwa hadi kufikia Rupiya 180 wakati alipokufa babu, na baada ya kufa mjomba malipo hayo yakasimamishwa”.(Taz. Seerat ul Mahdi sehemu ya kwanza riwaya na. 48, kilichoandikwa na Mirza Basheer Ahmad(Mirza Ghulam Qadian).