Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 250
250 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH A Wonderful Manifestation of Allah, the Almighty A young man of Aligarh started collecting the prophecies of the Promised Messiah as related to me in the age of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra. He claimed that these prophecies were so great that nobody could deny them. He came to Qadian about twelve or thirteen days before the death of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , and on seeing his critical condition he asked me to take his Bai‘at. I asked him “What a wrong thing you are doing? In the life of one Khalifah the talk about the next Khalifah is totally unlawful and forbidden by sharia. Why do you say it to me?” He went to Aligarh again. After twelve or thirteen days Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra died. As he had good relations with Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , so at the time of differences on his death, some Paigamis wrote to him to manage and resolve these differences. On this he at once sent a telegraphic message to me to reconcile with them, otherwise the result would not be good. In reply I wrote to him that you had advised me to reconcile with them but my God has revealed to me, “Who can stop the works of God”. Therefore, I cannot reconcile with them. As far as your advice is concerned, remember that Allah, the Almighty has conclusively shown you the argument [supporting me]. You have heard what Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra