Truth About the Split — Page 337
337 could restrain us in case we ever tended to overstep the limits or in case there was apprehension of any disorder. But now that Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra is lying seriously ill, it is not proper that we should engage in discussions which might lead to any disorder. It is, therefore, necessary that until God is pleased to restore Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra to health and strength, and enable him to keep an eye over our discussions we should neither write nor otherwise discuss questions in dispute so as to save the Community from any possible trouble. " After writing it out, I sent the notice to Maulawi Muhammad Ali requesting that he also should sign it and that it might prove effective in restraining people of all shades of opinion, and thus protect the Jama'at from division and disorder. Maulawi Muhammad Ali, however, replied that as differences in the Jama'at were not so widely known, a public notice such as I proposed was not advisable. It would merely serve to carry information to the enemy and afford him an opportunity to laugh at our expense. It was better, he said, that the people of Qadian should assemble at a meeting where both he and I should speak and explain the need of putting an end to all discussion of