Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 81
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 81 forbid) Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra was in complete agreement with their views. However, at that time, there was a great commotion in the Jam a ‘at, and it seemed as if there would be a dangerous revolt against the Khalifah of that time. Assembly of Representatives of Outside Jam a ‘ats in Qadian At last, the day fixed by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra for this purpose arrived. The representatives of the Jam a ‘ats from outside were asked to assemble in Qadian. On that day, I was strolling in my veranda waiting for the Fajr Prayer and the people were waiting in the mosque for the arrival of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra. I heard the voice of Sheikh Rahmatullah Sahib, who was saying with great excitement, “By God! The Jam a ‘at is being ruined for the sake of a boy”. At first, I assumed that he was probably referring to M i r Muhammad Is ha q, but then I heard Sheikh Rahmatullah saying, “How can the Jam a ‘at agree to enter into the servitude of a boy”? This surprised me more, and I started wondering that M i r Muhammad Is ha q had only asked a few questions, which had nothing to do with the Jam a ‘at being in slavery or not. Despite the fact that I pondered over this matter intensely, I could not comprehend who that child could be. After the Fajr Prayer, I related this whole incident to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra and asked him who that child