Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 182
STATUS OF KHALIFA Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 182 The main effort of the dissentients was now directed towards winning popularity among the orthodox Muslims through propagating the philosophy of Islamic values as expounded by the Promised Messiah as without mentioning his name, and toning down the differences that distinguished Ahmad i s from non- Ahmad i s. Some members of the Movement began to be influenced in favour of the line pursued by them. Sahibz a da Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad appreciating the gravity of the harm that might ensue therefrom took steps to expose the hollowness and danger of the fallacy that inspired that line, and thus stopped its being pursued by other members of the Movement. On Friday, November 18, 1910, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra fell while riding a pony and received injuries of which one, on his right temple, was serious. For some days his condition was considered grave. While he was in that condition he said one day to Dr. Mirz a Ya‘q u b Baig, his principal physician: "I am not afraid of death. If in your judgment my condition is serious, you may tell me so frankly, so that I may dictate certain directions. He assured him that he was in no danger, but that if his illness took a turn for the worse he himself would warn him. Yet as soon as he left him and joined his colleagues in Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i ’s rooms, they put their heads together and despatched him to invite Sahibz a da Mirz a Bash i r- ud-D i n Ma h m u d Ahmad to join them. When he arrived, Khaw a ja Kam a l-ud-D i n explained the situation to him in these words: "We have troubled you to come over as we are told that Hadrat Maulaw i Sahib ra is very ill and weak. Those of us who are from Lahore cannot afford to stay here longer, as we must