Truth About the Split — Page 139
139 who were at the time members of the Community, and Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra had disapproved only of these references, fearing they might prove a source of discord. He had, therefore, crossed out the objectionable passages. What remained of the article, fully accorded with his own views and conformed to his own beliefs. But as it had been rumoured that Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra had disapproved of my article, I thought it improper to publish it without obtaining his permission again. I had in fact resolved not to publish the article at all in case Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra disapproved of it in the slightest detail. Accordingly I wrote the following letter to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra. "My Master and Leader! Peace be on you! You have not been pleased to put any marks on my article to show which words you think are too severe; also if I myself were to go through the article again, it would be of little or no use, because the words which failed to strike me as too severe when I first wrote the article, are not likely now to strike me as such. I, therefore, doubt whether it is at all proper for me needlessly to give you cause for displeasure. God is more jealous than I; He will Himself look