Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 267
I AUGUST 1905 267 I AUGUST 1905 (Evening gathering) Two brothers who came from Saroa, district Hoshiarpur, entered into Bai'at [the Pledge of Allegiance]. The Promised Messiahas said: The names of those who enter into Baiat should be recorded in writing. If all these names are written down, we would avoid the difficulties that sometimes occur. Maulawi Muhammad Husain of Batala A letter of Maulawi Muhammad Husain of Batala was mentioned. He had written this to Munshi Husain Bakhsh, Revenue Collector for Pindi Gheep, who is currently on leave in Qadian. The Promised Messiahas said: I do not know what evil it was that deprived him of recognising this [Ahmadiyya] Movement. However, as long as he is alive, I do not make any interpretation of the prophecy concerning him that he will turn [to the truth] in the end. I know that in the beginning, he used to show great sincerity. At the Batala railway station, he took the water container from Hamid 'Ali and helped me perform the ablution, and when I would get up, he used to pick up my shoes and place them in front of me. Compared to other maulawis, he does have the characteristic that when he accepts something, he can declare it boldly.