Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 175
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I STATUS OF KHALIFA 175 the office of Khal i fa. He expatiated on the status of the Khal i fa and the nature and quality of the obedience due to him, so that no doubt was left in any one’s mind with regard to what the pledge of allegiance entailed. He condemned those who had been guilty of disloyalty to the Khal i fa , and also expressed his displeasure with those who had organised, without his leave, a meeting in support of the Khilafat. In the end he called upon certain individuals for the expression of their views. Sahibz a da Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad ra and Nawab Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n ra expressed their complete accord with him and explained that they had at no time entertained any different notion. Khaw a ja Kam a l-ud-D i n made a somewhat equivocal but conciliatory explanatory statement. " 74 The Khalifatul Masih ra then called upon Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i and Khaw a ja Kam a l-ud-D i n to renew their pledge of allegiance. He suggested that they should go apart and consult with each other whether they were willing to do so. He also called upon Shaikh Ya‘q u b ‘Al i ‘Irf a n i ra , who had organised the meeting in support of the Khilafat , to renew his pledge. All three complied and the meeting came to an end. The general feeling was one of great relief that a grave crisis had been averted and the community had been safeguarded against serious threat of disruption. But Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i and Khaw a ja Kam a l-ud- D i n bubbled with suppressed rage. As soon as they had descended from the roof of the mosque, Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i was overheard saying to Khaw a ja Kam a l-ud-D i n in passionate tones: "We have been grossly insulted and humiliated by one who professes to guide the community. I am unable to endure this. "