Truth About the Split — Page 245
245 same men who had resolved to see the great Nuruddin deposed from his office, came to perceive their folly, and turned from being opponents of Khilafat to being its warmest supporters. In the course of his speech, he also found fault with those who had busied themselves with organising meetings in support of the Khilafat, saying that when the Khalifa had himself summoned people to a meeting, they had no business to hold separate meetings of their own and had no authority from the Khalifa for such an action. After he had finished his speech some people requested for leave to address the meeting. There, however, remained little to be said, for the whole gathering excepting only a few individuals had accepted the right view. Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan, my brother- in-law, and I were asked to express our views. We said that the views expressed by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra were the views which we had all along supported and upheld. Next Khwaja Sahib was called upon to speak. He found it expedient to express himself in vague terms. Renewal of Bai‘at Then Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra said that these people must renew their oath of Bai‘at , and asked Khwaja Sahib and Maulawi Muhammad Ali to retire