Blessings of Khilafat — Page 20
20 Pertinent Incidents I will now narrate a few incidents to you. Those who are sitting here should attentively listen to me and convey my words to those who are not present here at this time. Discussions About the Need for a Khal i i i i fah When Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra became seriously ill, I pondered over the disagreement I had with a faction of the Jam a ‘at, and reflected upon the matter a great deal. Having come to realize that the faction had disagreements upon certain tenets, I thought that the people belonging to the other group would never accept our point of view, so it might be better if we concede to their point of view. Having considered the matter in depth, I thought of a person and decided to take oath of allegiance at his hand in case of any disagreement and hoped that those who accompanied me at that time would also join me. I thought my doing so would help establish unity and harmony among the members of the Jam a ‘at. The day Khalifatul Masih I ra passed away the same person met me in the early part of the day and joined me in walking. He said that the time had not yet come to debate about the Khalifah , and that the issue would be resolved when those who were coming from outside would all have arrived. I said that they would be here in a matter of just a couple of days. So, I told him, the issue must be resolved when they have all arrived. His answer was, ‘let things be as they are for some seven or eight months. Then we would see to the matter. Why show such urgency about it?’ I said, ‘should you ask