Truth About the Split — Page 175
175 be present at the time. Accordingly, when Friday came, I resolved to visit the house of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra soon after the Juma prayers, and so I did. When I reached the yard of the house, the following came out of the room of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra : (1) Maulawi Muhammad Ali (2) Mirza Ya ‘ qub Baig (8) Shaikh Rahmatullah and (4) Dr. Muhammad Husain Shah. At that time Maulawi Muhammad Ali held some papers folded in his hand. They inquired of me whether the Juma prayers were over. I answered, "Yes", I felt sure that they had foregone the Juma prayers in order to secure the desired privacy to read out the article to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra. I also learnt that Dr. Khalifa Rashiduddin had also been with them, but had left before my arrival. I then went over to the house of the Doctor for further inquiry and asked him whether they had attended the Juma prayers. He said that Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra had to be given a bath, so it was necessary for the doctors to remain in attendance. I said, that Maulawi Muhammad Ali and Shaikh Rahmatullah were no doctors. Why then did