Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 138
Khalifatul Masih I ra Sends Scholars to Spread the Message of Islam 137 Bhopal. In November 1913, the first Ahmadiyya Mission was set up in Woking ( Taarikh-i- Ahmadiyyat , vol. 4, p. 436). Khawaja Sahib wrote to Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra asking for young Ahmadis to be sent to him for assistance. At his request Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra sent two young Ahmadis on July 25, 1913. One of them was Chaudhary Fateh Muhammad Sial. They arrived at Woking on August 11, 1913. Fateh Muhammad Sial delivered the first public lecture. Mischief by Some Members of Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya Some members of the Sadr Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya , who thought they were big scholars and that their opinions should be counted, raised voices against the Khilaafat and, in fact, they were engaged quietly in striking at the institution of Khilaafat. Supremacy of Khilaafat Established This group included Maulavi Muhammad Ali, Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din, Dr. Mirza Yaqoub Beg, Sheikh Rahmatullah, etc. By twisting the Will of the Promised Messiah as , they contended that Anjuman was intended to be the supreme body. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I had sensed the trouble. He summoned over 250 delegates of Ahmadis for consultation on January 30, 1909. Next morning after the Fajr prayer (morning prayer) in Masjid Mubarak standing on a portion that was built by the Promised Messiah as , Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra delivered a powerful speech. He declared: "I am standing on a portion that my Mirza built and it is my decree that the Jama ‘ at and Anjuman are both completely subservient to Khilaafat. ” He further said, "It is being stated that the duty of a Khalifa is to lead prayer, lead funeral prayer, perform the Nikah (marriage) ceremony or take Bai ‘ at , such a work can be done by a Mullah, I