Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 51
Positions Taken by the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam After March 13, 1914 on Nubuwwat and Khilafat in the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at I First Position Taken by the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam 17 After the demise of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ( ra d i-Allaho ‘anhu ) on March 13, 1914, the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e- Ish a ‘at-e-Islam tried to bring about a change in the beliefs and doctrines of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at in an effort to discontinue the institution of khil a fat in the Jam a ‘at. To block the election of a khal i fah to whom everyone would pledge alle- giance, the idea was put forward that even if an am i r or a khal i fah is elected, taking bai’at at his hand would not be oblig- atory; only new Ahmad i s who join the Jam a ‘at would have to take the pledge. On March 15, 1914 an essay written by 17. It may be noted that the revered speaker used the term “Ahl-e- Paigh a m,” which has been adopted here as “Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam” for the convenience of the readers.