Truth About the Split — Page 345
345 a consultation. The men who hold any large influence in the Community all belong to places within easy distance. They will all be here by tomorrow. " Maulawi Muhammad Ali however interposed saying: "No, it would not be right to be in such haste. As now there is disagreement, it is necessary that the whole question be fully discussed, and then an agreed decision reached and acted upon. The Community should have at least four or five months to think and exchange views on the matter, and only then should action be taken on any decision that may be reached. " I said: "But, first of all, what is the disagreement? And secondly if, in the absence of any leader, there should arise any trouble in the Community, who is going to be responsible? This is what happened at the death of the Promised Messiah as. A consultation was held among those who had assembled on the occasion. This is also what happened in the early days of Islam. To wait for months has no precedent either in the early history of Islam or in the recent history of the Ahmadiyya Movement. To this, Maulawi Muhammad Ali replied, "There are now differences which did not exist then, and moreover, what is the harm in waiting for sometime? If there is no Khalifa, what difference will it make? What is there on the morrow waiting to be done by the Khalifa?" Said I: