Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 248
FINAL ADMONITIONS Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 248 Your raising a contention about the Khilafat has the flavour of Raf d. You should complain to God that a dweller of Bhera became the Khal i fa. Then there are those who say: What does the Khal i fa do? Some say: He only teaches the boys. Some say: He is but a lover of books and is always preoccupied with books. You may find a thousand faults with me, all your fault-finding will be directed against God Who made me Khal i fa. These fault-finders are like Rafa di s who go on finding fault with Ab u Bakr ra and ‘Umar ra. Another question on which you differ and raise contentions is: What is the status of our opponents? Now listen carefully. The Word of God has expounded the principles with regard to the acceptance and rejection of a Prophet. Whenever a Prophet has appeared there has been no difficulty with regard to the classification of those who believe in him and those who disbelieve. Casuistry apart, God Almighty has set forth clearly the principles of disbelief, faith and association of partners with Allah. There have been Prophets in the past. In each case there were those who believed and those who disbelieved. Have you had any doubt concerning them; and have you had any problem about the classification of those who did not believe in them? You have been told of the principles of belief and disbelief. Hadrat Mirza Sahib as was a Messenger of God. Had he not applied the term Prophet to himself, he would have been guilty of rejecting the Hadith narrated in the compilation of Muslim in which the one who was to come was named a Prophet. The question of believing