Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 86
86 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH to Mirza Khuda Bukhsh and asked him to take it to Maulaw i Muhammad Ali for his signature; that as a result, the people who hold the same point of view as I do and those who are in favour of the viewpoint presented by Maulaw i Sahib will abstain from such discussions and thus any disturbance would be avoided. This happened one or two days before the demise of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra. Instead of signing the notice, Maulaw i Muhammad Ali sent a reply that the public is unaware of the differences in the Jam a ‘at, and publication of any such announcement would give the enemies a chance to laugh at us. He further said that in his opinion, it was better to arrange a gathering in which he and I should deliver speeches to convince people not to discuss such issues at all. Thus, a gathering was arranged in Masjid N u r. Maulaw i Muhammad Ali Sahib wanted me to speak first, so whatever I had written in the announcement, I mentioned in my speech and stressed upon unity. After my speech, Maulaw i Muhammad Ali stood up, and instead of giving any advice, he started scolding the people, saying that they were foolish to make accusations against him and Khawaja Sahib for no reason, and should desist from them. He was very harsh in his criticism. As a result, instead of fostering unity, the meeting flared disunity, and people developed feelings of resentment against them.