Obey the Khulafa with True Sincerity — Page 8
InshaAllah Khan, who wished to remain un- rivalled in his ability to praise the king. Once, during a procession at the court, a person admiringly asked: ‘how noble is our King?” InshaAllah countered: “Just noble? How anjab is our King?" The word anjab which means most noble, can also be interpreted as son of a concubine. It so happened that the king was born to a bondwoman. No soon- er had InshaAllah uttered these words, all around him fell silent, construing his remark as a jibe against the sovereign. The king also took it to his heart. At the king's command he was sentenced to prison, and while there, he lost his mind and perished. Hence, uttering honorific titles such as Khalifatul-Masih and feigning respect for me is meaningless. In a recent letter I have received, the writer alleges that I made a judgment against him because he came from an underprivileged background. However, -8-