Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 139
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 138 totally reject this concept. Bai ‘ at is only one wherein there is a total submission to the dictates of the Khalifa. " Even though this subversive group took a fresh Bai ‘ at there and then, they continued in their nefarious and subversive activities. However this speech was so powerful that it eliminated all doubts in the minds of the delegates summoned about the superiority and ultimate authority of the Khalifa ( Taarikh-i- Ahmadiyyat by Maulavi Dost Muhammad Shahid, vol. IV, pp. 276-281, first edition). As Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra was a person of outstanding stature and had a powerful hold on the hearts and minds of Ahmadis, it was difficult for this handful group to come out into the open. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra tried to ignore and overlook them and showed his tolerance and forgiveness. However, this group continued its nefarious activities, so Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , at one point, decided to excommunicate the members of this group and he was to announce this in the Eid sermon. As they were very clever, once they came to know the nature of the action against them, they immediately offered apologies for their behaviour. Finally, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra warned this group in these strong words ( Silsila Aaliya Ahmadiyya , p. 171): Nobody is going to make you a Khalifa in my lifetime and nobody is going to elect you Khalifa even after me. After me, only that will be Khalifa , who is placed by God, and the one, who would come after me, would treat you in the way God wishes you to be treated. Then he added with a great deal of emotion and anger: Listen, my prayers are heard in Heaven, and my Master and my God acts even before my prayers are heard. Any quarrel with me is a quarrel with God. Forsake your sordid thinking and repent. This clarion call by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra placed the Jama ‘ at on a firm foundation.