Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 114
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 114 Bai ‘ at at the hand of any of them, and I would be with you. ( Al- Badr , June 2, 1908, p. 6). Continuing his address, he reminded them again: I am an old man, a sick man and my temperament is not suited to it, this is a very heavy load. I swear in the name of Allah that you do your Bai ‘ at at the hand of any one of the three that I mentioned and I am with you, but if you want to do Bai ‘ at at my hand, be very clear what Bai ‘ at means. Bai ‘ at means to "sell your selves. " A man eschews everything and that is why Allah has called his man “ Abd ” (one who worships). So, whatever feelings and inclinations you have, you have to follow what I say, and if you accept these conditions, then in the name of Allah, I accept these responsibilities. After hearing this clarion call, every one of the 1200, who were present there, said with one voice: "please accept the responsibility of being our Amir, because we believe you are the only person, who can discharge this heavy responsibility. " First, men took the Bai ‘ at and then the ladies, and among the ladies the family of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as were the first. Once the Bai ‘ at was over, Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din, as secretary of Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya , took upon himself the duty of informing the outside Jama ‘ ats, of the decision taken at Qadian and the following statement later appeared in the papers, Al- Hakam and Al-Badr (May 28, 1908): In accordance with the Will of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as as entered into Al-Wasiyyat magazine and after consultation with the President and members of Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya , members of the family of Hadhrat Sahib and over twelve hundred Ahmadis, who were present in Qadian at the time of the burial of Hadhrat Sahib, Hadhrat Haaji Alharamain Janaab Hakeem Noor- ud-Deen Sahib was elected unanimously the Caliph and everyone present took Bai ‘ at at his hand. Some of the prominent people who took Bai ‘ at included Maulavi Syed Muhammad