Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 111
CHAPTER ELEVEN Hakeem Sahib's Election As First Caliph Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as died at 10:30 a. m. on May 26, 1908 and his body was brought to Qadian the next day. Everybody was in a state of shock: "What will happen now?" "The whole world was a body without a soul - the soul having left with the demise of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as ," mused Hakeem Sahib. The first and foremost thing that occupied the attention of the Jama ‘ at was the election of a successor to Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as. Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as 's family and elders of the Jama ‘ at were naturally inclined to the election of Hakeem Sahib as his successor. Every heart, after the demise of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as was deeply moved. It was obvious that among all the members of the Jama ‘ at there was no one better suited than the outstanding personality of Hakeem Sahib, but every one was submerged with sadness and sorrow, and the most saddened was Hakeem Sahib. Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din, secretary, Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya , stood up and made a passionate plea for calm and courage, and the style and tenor of his speech was such that every one there was full of tears. He made the plea that the entire Jama ‘ at should stand behind the Khilaafat. Maulavi Muhammad Ali was consulted and it was suggested that Hakeem Sahib should be elected the Caliph. Hakeem Sahib was a great personality and in every way suited to the spiritual leadership. Khawaja Kamal-ud- Din made an open suggestion that every Ahmadi should take a Bai ‘ at at the hand of Hakeem Sahib. Thereupon, Maulavi Muhammad Ali said it was not necessary to suggest that the people who were already part of the Jama ‘ at remained part of the Jama ‘ at. Then Khawaja Sahib pointed out, "this is the crucial time in the life of the Jama ‘ at, and that there might arise later