Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 159
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I KHALIFATUL MASIH 159 ud-D i n Ma h m u d Ahmad he observed, as if casually: "M i y an , we have slipped into a mistake which can be corrected only by our somehow defining the authority of the Khal i fa. He should take the pledge of allegiance from new members, should lead the Prayer services, should perform marriages and lead funeral prayers and no more. " This was a sounding to which the Sahibz a da’s reaction was: "It is too late for the entertainment of any such notion. You should have thought of it before taking the pledge of allegiance. The Khal i fa had made it quite clear that the pledge would involve complete obedience. We took the pledge on this understanding. Our relationship with the Khal i fa is now of master and servants. We have no right to define the authority of our master. " Khaw a ja Sahib realised that his approach was misconceived and did not pursue the matter. With the permission of the Khalifatul Masih , the Message of Peace, embodying the Promised Messiah’s as last words, was read on 21st June, 1908, by Khaw a ja Kam a l-ud-D i n, to an assembly of several thousands in the University Hall, Lahore. The chair was taken by Mr. Justice Pratul Chandra Chattarj i , Judge of the Punjab Chief Court.