Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 123
Hakeem Sahib's Election As First Caliph 123 At the annual Ahmadiyya conference in December, 1908, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra delivered a vigorous speech. The editorial of the Curzon Gazette commented upon it thus: "He could only teach the Holy Qur'an," Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra said, "Let God help me to teach them the Holy Qur'an so that they can understand it. " At another occasion, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra deprecated the setting up of underground and secret organizations to conduct subversive activities and said, "Any service done for the benefit and good of humanity does not need any secrecy. Therefore, anyone who believes that the setting up of secret or clandestine organization serves the cause of humanity, is simply mistaken and misguided. If one is to look at the history of such clandestine organizations one would find that nothing good came out of them. " Promotion of Urdu On the occasion of the annual convocation of the Punjab University, the Chancellor of the University, Dr. B. C. Chatterjee, spoke about the promotion of the Punjabi language, and he made the suggestion that the medium of instruction in the Punjab be changed to Punjabi. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra strongly opposed the idea and observed that such a move was highly inimical to the cause of Muslims in the Punjab. At that time, Muslims were engaged in the freedom movement and Urdu was understood throughout the country and this was an important link between Muslims of India. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra saw to it that a strongly worded resolution in support of Urdu was passed by Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya and it was maintained that Urdu was absolutely essential for the educational needs of the province and it was a very useful medium for all educational institutions.