Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 304
CLOSING SCENE Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 304 At this stage a message was received from Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i that he desired to resume the conversation of the previous day. He was requested to come over. He arrived in the company of some of his friends. Sahibz a da Sahib ra had with him at the time Maulaw i Muhammad A h san ra , Nawab Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n ra and Dr. Khal i fa Rash i d-ud- d i n ra. The conversation proceeded along the same lines as it had followed the previous day. At one time a discussion started on doctrinal differences between Maulaw i Sayyid Muhammad A h san ra and Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i , but Sahibz a da Sahib ra stopped it, and enquired from Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i what would happen if, after an interval of such length as he desired, unanimity could not be reached? If in that case a decision would have to be taken by the majority, why could a majority not decide now? In the meantime people had gathered in Masjid N u r and there was great excitement among them. It appeared that after March 4, when Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra had written out his will and had it read out three times by Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i , in which he had laid down that his successor should possess certain qualities, Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i had prepared a pamphlet in which the need of a Khal i fa , as commonly understood, had been heavily discounted. This pamphlet was printed and copies of it were despatched to his friends with the instruction that it should be widely published as soon as intimation was received of the demise of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra. Every one who arrived in Qadian after receiving the tragic news of the death of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra was furnished with a copy of the pamphlet en route. An overwhelming majority of them was seriously annoyed with this mischievous and clumsy piece of propaganda and was anxious that the