Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 83
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 83 on that side of the Mosque which had been built by the Promised Messiah as. He expressed his anger, and said to the people, “Your actions have caused me so much pain that I have not stood in that part of the Mosque which was built by you, but have preferred to stand in the portion built by my mentor [the Promised Messiah as ]”. After this, he explained the issue of Khilafat in light of the Holy Quran and A ha d i th. He said, “people usually say that the job of Khalifah is only to lead the S al a t , the funeral prayers, and to administer the marriage vows of people, and that it has nothing to do with the organization [of the Jam a ‘at]. This is sheer impertinence. These functions could be carried out even by a mullah , and there is no need of a Khalifah for this. ” The people who heard that speech know very well that it was so full of grief and passion that the listeners were virtually choked due to excessive crying. Renewal of the Bai‘at of Khawaja Kamaluddin and Maulaw i Muhammad Ali After the speech, H u du r ra asked Khawaja Kamaluddin, Maulaw i Muhammad Ali, and Sheikh Yaqub Ali to take Bai‘at again, and they did accordingly. I did not realize that their Bai‘at was taken due to their offence, and so I also advanced my hand for. However, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra pushed my hand back and said, “You have nothing to do with this. They have committed an offence, so they