Truth About the Split — Page 46
46 obstacle in his path. Khwaja Kamaluddin wrote in reply that the Muslims were commanded: i. e. not to make any distinction between the Prophets as , and that accordingly Muslims did not attribute to any of the Prophets a rank superior to that of others. But all the while Khwaja Sahib must have been aware that the verse referred to by him did not signify what he had sought to make out of it for the benefit of his correspondent. His object in detracting from the dignity of the Holy Prophet sa was nothing else than to make his correspondent form a favourable opinion regarding Islam and to increase the number of his own converts. Further, it lies to his account that he sought to overstep the bounds of the Islamic Shariah (Law) by eating meat improperly slaughtered. He also contrived by devious means to secure from Khalifatul Masih I ra permission to pray in England behind a non- Ahmadi Imam. These and many other facts go to show that his general attitude was to relax as much as possible the provisions of the Islamic Law in order to win the good opinion of non-Ahmadis. They also show how close is the resemblance between the party of Maulawi Muhammad Ali and that of early Christians. 'Then look well and ponder, O ye gifted with sight. '