Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 55
Nubuwwat and Khilafat in the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama'at 55 Today, a meeting of the S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah was held. The following were present: Sahibz a dah Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad, M i an Bash i r Ahmad, Naw a b Muhammad ‘Al i , Dr. M i r Muhammad Ism a‘ il, Dr. Khalifah Rash i d-ud- D i n, Hadrat Maulav i Muhammad A h san, Maulav i Sher ‘Al i , …Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i , Sheikh Ra h matull a h, Sayyed Muhammad H usain Sh a h, Dr. Mirz a Ya‘q u b Baig, and Maulav i S adr D i n. Moreover, the written opinions from M i r H amed Sh a h and Maulav i Ghul a m H usain were presented. This was the first session which took place after the demise of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra … In short, it included five members who have not taken the pledge of allegiance to the second khil a fat , and seven who have taken the pledge or are close relatives 18. They did what they wanted. Even matters not included in the agenda were approved in a dictatorial manner. Some members objected and wanted to have their disagree- ment noted. But it was not noted. These events foretell what is about to happen to the S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah which is the successor to the khal i fah of God [the Promised Messiah as ]. The report further stated that: Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra had directed Maulav i Sher ‘Al i ra to go to London and repeatedly admonished him to go to England to help Khw a j a Sahib. But alas! This directive of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra was buried along with his body …. Despite the disagreement expressed by seven members, the members of the Anjuman, which comprised mostly of the rela- tives of Sahibz a da Sahib 19 and totaled eight including the vote 18. It may be noted that this statement constitutes an admission that the majority of the members of the S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah took a pledge of allegiance to the second khal i fah. 19. Reference is to Hadrat Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad ra.