Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 179
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I STATUS OF KHALIFA 179 apology, but their attitude did not exhibit any real improvement. In his sermon on the occasion of ‘ I dul Fi t r , 19th October, 1909, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih admonished them once more at length. Among other things he pointed out: "There can be no community without unity and accord. Till you are united you can make no progress. " After referring to Adam as , David as and Ab u Bakr ra as vicegerents and those who opposed them, he affirmed: Now I am your Khal i fa. If anyone should say that the name N u r-ud-D i n is not mentioned in his Testamentary Direction by Hadrat Sahib as , I would counter: Nor are the names of those I have referred to mentioned in previous prophecies. The whole community had by consensus accepted me as Khal i fa. He who acts contrary to this consensus puts himself in opposition to God, as is said in the Holy Quran: We shall let him who seeks a way other than that of the believers pursue the bent of his inclination and shall cast him into hell (4:116). Then listen with attention that if you act contrary to your covenant your hearts will be filled with hypocrisy (9:77). Why do I admonish you thus? Because there are some of you who lack understanding and repeatedly exhibit weakness. I do not conceive that they know better than me.