Truth About the Split — Page 331
331 he admits the inaccuracy of the interpretation in question is further corroborated by the fact that in his many subsequent writings on the subject of Kufr and Islam, he has not even for once cited the authority of this verse in support of his position. In saying all this, my object is to impress upon the reader that such a palpably wrong interpretation of the verse can never be attributed to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra , nor can it be believed that he approved of any such interpretation. But in further corroboration of the view that Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra I ra , could never possibly approve of such a wrong interpretation, we may cite the additional fact that in published reports of his lectures on the Holy Quran, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , has adopted the same interpretation which I have given above. He said: " Qulillah thumma zar hum does not mean that you should repeat Allah, Allah; because a simple repetition of the word Allah has no precedent in our religion. The words actually furnish a reply to the question (Who revealed the Book?), saying 'It was Allah!'" (The Badr , Vol. 9, No. 45 dated 2nd and 9th September, 1910). To attribute to Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , a view in direct conflict with his published interpretation and contrary to Arabic usage is sheer injustice and a wanton outrage. A tract which