Fazl-e-Umar — Page 125
Fazle Umar 125 They were convinced that after the death of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] , the Community, with few exceptions, would manifest its preference for Mian Mahmud sahib as the next Khalifa. He had given early proof of a very keen intelligence, a very just appreciation of spiritual values and a highly developed faculty of giving expression to his thinking in speech and writing. His loyalty and devotion to Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih [ra] was exemplary. He was inspired by great zeal in support of the ideals and principles of the Movement. What were these men to do? 83 The main effort of the dissentients was therefore directed towards winning popularity among the orthodox Muslims through propagating the philosophy of Islamic values as expounded by the Promised Messiah [as] without mentioning his name, and gradually toning down the differences of doctrine, teaching and practice that distinguished Ahmadis from non-Ahmadi Muslims. This formula would not only make them popular with the orthodox Muslims but would also put them in the forefront of all Islamic movements and win them credit for whatever progress was achieved by Islam and the Muslims. It would take them some time to discover how sadly mistaken they had been. L E C T U R E S b y K HA w A j A K A M A L U dd I n A series of lectures were delivered in various places by Khawaja Kamal Uddin, always taking care to omit the name and the claims of the Promised Messiah [as] but drawing freely upon the storehouse of the rare knowledge of Islam made accessible to him through the Promised Messiah [as]. These lectures were naturally well received by the Ahmadi as well as the non-Ahmadi public. He pushed himself even more to the forefront by himself writing eulogistic reports of these lectures and sending them to the press in the name of other people, or he got his friends to write such reports. As a result of this campaign, in the course of a year or two, he made a name for