Truth About the Split — Page 242
242 After the people had gathered, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra came to the mosque. The gathering numbered between 200 to 220 men. Most of them were delegates from different Ahmadiyya associations. To an ignorant observer this small gathering of about 200 to 250 men on the bare roof of a mosque without a carpet or mat might have seemed a trifling even a contemptuous sight. But they were men whose hearts overflowed with faith in God and an unquestioning trust in His promises. The gathering was the most momentous in the history of the Ahmadiyya Movement, and therefore in the history of the peace and progress of the world. The superficial observer to- day may well be dazed by the pomp and grandeur of the Peace Conference now holding its sessions in Paris, but far greater in moment was this gathering upon whose decision was to be founded the future course of the history of mankind. The question at issue at this gathering on that day was—What was to be the nature of the organization of the Ahmadiyya Movement? Was it to follow the line pursued by modern parliaments and associations or was it to follow in the footsteps of the Companions of the Holy Prophet sa ? That day therefore was to decide the fate and future of the whole of humanity. It may be too early yet for people to realise this, but many years will