Truth About the Split — Page 294
294 published, a report was circulated that in these articles I had abused Maulawi Muhammad Ali who was the author of the articles published in the Paigham-e- Sulh. Accordingly, Dr. Muhammad Sharif of Batala, at present Civil Surgeon Hoshiarpur (who has subsequently moved to other places) who was at that time probably at Sargodha, in the course of a visit to Qadian, mentioned the matter to me. I told him that the articles were not really mine, but had been written almost at the dictation of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra. To this, he answered: "How could Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra , who holds Maulawi Muhammad Ali in such regard, use such language in reference to him?" Upon this, I sent for a copy of the paper in which the article to which he objected, had been published, and wrote the following in the margin: "This article was dictated to me by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra and the strong language which it contains was used by him and was not put in by me. " I then made over the paper to the Doctor Sahib asking him to go and lay it before Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra , and find out for himself whether the articles were written at his dictation or at my instance. He took the paper to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra. As he was then in a hurry to leave Qadian he could not see me before his departure. However, he returned the paper to me through a relative of his