Truth About the Split — Page 154
154 permanent undoing of his own faith. The permission, however, could in no way be treated as a fatwa, because neither the Khalifatul Masih ra , nor any other person has any authority to issue a fatwa contrary to the express fatwa of the Promised Messiah as. It is the latter who is our proper Teacher and Guide. Nobody except him has the authority to issue a fatwa on his own account. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra himself was but a disciple of the Promised Messiah as , and had like others, sworn allegiance to the Master. He was, therefore, bound to obey the injunctions of the Promised Messiah as as much as any of his other followers. As a matter of fact, Khalifatul Masih I ra himself never claimed any superior authority. He once wrote, "I swear by God that I believe with my heart in all the claims of the Promised Messiah as and hold firmly to them, and it is my faith that the acceptance of them is a necessary condition of salvation. Nuruddin. " Again he once said: "Listen! your disputes fall under three classes. The first class relates to such matters and principles regarding which a decision has been left by the Promised Messiah as. Those who go against any such decision cease to be Ahmadis. Then, there are matters regarding which the Promised Messiah as has remained silent. With regard to these, it is not for you to speak until you have first received