Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 54
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT 54 II Second Position Taken by the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam The second doctrine which the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e- Ish a ‘at-e-Islam adopted about khil a fat after the demise of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra was that if a khal i fah or an am i r is elected, the S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah would not be answer- able to him; rather, the Anjuman would be independent in its decisions, and its decisions would be final. Its interpretations would be binding and no one would have the right to instruct it or to reject its decisions. On March 22, 1914, the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam expressed their disagreement with Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra on this point in the following words: As regards the S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah, he [Khalifatul Masih II ra ] wants to keep complete control with himself. We disagree with that because the Promised Messiah as has regarded the Anjuman as the vicegerent of the khal i fah appointed by God and has regarded its decisions as final unless a Ma’m u r [appointed by God] cancels them on the basis of a revelation from God. On the one hand, the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam regarded the Anjuman as completely independent and free, and regarded its decisions as final and binding. But on the other hand, when they found its decisions to be at variance with their own doctrines, they made fun of it. On March 22, 1914, Paigh a m-e- S ul h published the report on the first meeting of the Anjuman after the demise of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra in the following words: