Blessings of Khilafat — Page 24
24 Maulavi Muhammad Ali’s Decision to Leave Qadian Then there was another incident. I heard that Maulav i Muhammad Ali was preparing to leave Qadian. I wrote to him that I had heard that he wanted to leave and asked him why he was doing so. I requested him to write back to me about the problem he was facing. Having written the message, I gave it to Doctor Khalifah Rashidud- Din so as to take it to him [Muhammad Ali]. I did not send it through some servant lest he should say that he suffered humiliation because of my sending it through some servant of mine. I also asked Doctor Sahib to enquire of him why he was leaving, and to convey to him that if he was not feeling comfortable, it was my responsibility to help him. The answer he gave was how could he leave Qadian and go somewhere else. He said that I was personally aware of his having taken the permission to leave, and that he simply intended to avail his holidays. In the end of his reply he also mentioned that another reason why he wanted to leave was that there were people who were a bit too agitated against him, hence, he thought it appropriate to go away for a few days so that their agitation may recede, and lest someone from among the Pathans should feel tempted to attack him. Anyway, much emphasis was placed in his letter on the point that there was simply no need for him to leave Qadian and go somewhere else, and that he was going away solely with the intent of spending his holidays. Thereafter, I personally went to see him at his home. Naww a b Sahib was also with me. Having arrived at his place, initially there was some discussion about some peripheral matters. The translation he was doing of the Holy Quran was also discussed. Then, Dr. Sahib, in order to shift the emphasis of discussion to the