Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 142
142 HAZRAT RA desired to be an Imam. If there is a wish, it is that my Master should be pleased with me. ' Then he said, 'I bear this burden only for the sake of Allah. ' Upon hearing this heartfelt speech, everyone present said that they would obey his every command as their Imam. About 1,200 people pledged allegiance at that place. After the men, the women also pledged allegiance. Hazrat Syedah Nusrat Jahan Begum ra -Hazrat Amma Jaan, the wife of the Promised Messiah as-was the first woman to take the Pledge of Allegiance. A lot of people wrote about this day. Hazrat Muhammad Zafrulla Khan ra in his book, Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deena - (p. 156), says: As soon as he finished speaking, all present, who had arrived from far and near and who numbered about 1,200, urged him with one voice: 'We offer you our pledge. We shall obey your orders. You are our Ameer and Successor of our Messiah. '