Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 126
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 126 lectures. The Muslims in Lahore reacted to this and suggested that the Muslims organize a similar series of lectures. However, Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen, who commanded respect and attention among Muslims, advised that the Muslim ’ s lectures should begin when the Christian lectures were over. Therefore, on December 29, 1909, a series of lectures was arranged in Lahore at the Ahmadiyya Buildings. Sahibzada Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud- Din Mahmud Ahmad delivered a very forceful lecture on the concept of salvation. Others who spoke on the occasion in the conference included Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din, Maulavi Muhammad Ali, Sheikh Yaqoob Ali, Hadhrat Maulavi Syed Sarwar Shah and Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq. Allama Iqbal Poses Questions The well-known poet-philosopher, Allama Iqbal, wrote to Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra in 1909, asking replies to a number of questions, which are listed below: Whether any non-Muslim ruler can draft laws for its Muslim population. Whether any non-Muslim judge can administer justice and hear cases under Islamic laws, and whether there was any instance in Islamic history wherein a non-Muslim judge had heard cases of Muslims. Is it necessary to follow the Shariah Muhammadi in order to be a Muslim, and if so, what is the ruling about such Muslim tribes or clans who decide their cases in accordance with their own established tribal or clannish traditions? As Islamic penal code is almost suspended or inoperative not only in India but also in some Muslim countries, is it necessary to observe the Islamic laws and penal code by Muslims who do not feel bound by the Islamic code either