Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 183
10 March 1907 183 Messiah as , the members there expressed surprise that ‘Aziz Ahmad par- ticipates in such mischief. Upon this, the Promised Messiah, Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad as ] said: By joining the mischievous students, the path Aziz Ahmad has taken in opposing his teachers and officers, is completely against my teaching and advice. Therefore, since the day he joined this rebellion, he is separated from my Community and expelled from the Bai‘at [Pledge of Allegiance] he has to me. I am pleased with the students who acted upon my teaching on this occasion. Many people come and enter into the Bai‘at but when they do not act upon the conditions of Bai‘at they automatically become expelled therefrom. This indeed is the condition of Aziz Ahmad which is not unique. As for this mat- ter that he is my grandson and thereby related to me, so let it be clear that I do not have any regard for such relations. All my relations are for the sake of Allah the Exalted. The father of Aziz Ahmad himself is averse to me and I do not consider him my son, so what meaning does it hold that Aziz Ahmad is my grandson? Aziz Ahmad should have first consulted me in this matter or should have observed the example that was established in Lahore Medical College that when the students in Lahore had gone on strike against their professors, I had directed the students who are members of this Jam a ‘at that they must not participate in the strike and that they must return to college immediately seeking forgiveness from their teachers. So they acted upon my directive, and they presented such a good example by entering the college that other students also immediately returned. Aziz Ahmad must know this incident as it was published in the newspaper. If he did not know, then it was necessary for him that he should have first consulted me or should have followed the advice of his companions. His going