Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 158
158 HAZRAT RA envelope. Later on it was revealed that he had written the following on the envelope in Arabic: In accordance with example of Abu Bakr. On the second line he had written in Urdu: You must pledge your allegiance to the person whose name is mentioned in this letter. Later on, it became known that the name which was written in the letter was 'Mahmud Ahmad'. However, by the grace of Allah, when his health improved he asked his disciple to bring the envelope back and tore up the letter. Because of the illness of Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen, ra some Jama'at members suggested that the Jalsa Salana [Annual Convention] of 1913 should be held for two days. Hazrat ra, however, ordered that the Annual Convention would last, as usual, for three days, from December 26 through 28 according to the existing programme. In January 1914, even though his wounds were healing, his health continued to deteriorate. This