After the demise of Hazrat Hakim Maulvi Nuruddin (ra), Khalifatul Masih I, a large number of Ahmadis in Qadian had sincerely pledged their allegiance to Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra), and accepted him as the Khalifatul Masih II. 

By doing so, they unanimously declared their allegiance to the divine system of Khilafat. But there was a group of people which stood against the system of Khilafat and did not pledge allegiance to Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra). 

They are commonly known as Paighamis or Lahoris. 

At that time, they held important positions in the Jamaat; they were in control of most of the press, they had access to the treasury and many well-known and seemingly great personalities were their allies. They used Jamaat’s publication system to launch a campaign against the system of Khilafat. This propaganda was, in fact, silently brewing during the life of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I (ra).