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253 253 253 253 253 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION In 1899, the Promised Messiah as surprised the Christian and Muslim world alike, by revealing that Jesus Christ as was buried in the city of Sirinagar in Kashmir, India, at the location called Khaniyar. The Promised Messiah as gave a detailed discussion of this whole episode in his book, Masih Hindustan Main (Jesus in India) published in November 1908 , which also in-cluded an historical account of the life and times of Jesus Christ as. This book proved to be the fulfillment of an important part of the divine mission of the Promised Messiah as which was to break the false doctrine of the Cross as reported, in the Traditions of the Holy Prophet sa. The Promised Messiah as accompanied by some of his devoted companions went to Dera Bawa Nanak for the purpose of research and exploration. Af- ter a great deal of effort he was successful in discovering the famous Gown of Hadrat Bawa Nanak. It was a pleasantly shocking revelation to all who viewed this Gown to see that verses from the Holy Qur’an were written all over this Gown. This was, in fact, the realization of two dreams of the Prom- ised Messiah as , which he had in the year 1872. In those dreams Hadrat Bawa Nanak had told him that, he in fact believed in the faith of Islam. When the `Ulema instituted a decree of disbelief against the Promised Messiah as in 1892, the Promised Messiah as had responded to it, by inviting the opponent leaders of religious groups, to a prayer-duel with him, but at that time no Maulvi took up the challenge. Now the Promised Messiah as issued a public notice inviting various leaders of religious groups and Soofis to enter into a prayer-duel with the Promised Messiah as. He entered the names of all the prominent religious leaders and Soofis in this invitation. In response to this invitation to a prayer-duel, Hadrat Khawaja Ghulam Fareed, who was a saint, wrote a letter to the Promised Messiah as in Arabic, in which he confirmed the truth of the claim of the Promised Messiah as , and ex- pressed his great respect for the Promised Messiah as. In December 1896, this convention took place from the 26th to the 28th in the hall of Islamia College, Lahore, and was proposed by some Hindu no- tables, who had invited the Promised Messiah as and the leaders of several other religions to lecture on the qualities of their own religious faith. These lectures which were to be read out, and were prepared in response to a ques- tionnaire consisting of five questions, which was circulated among all the speakers a few days before the convention took place. On December 21, 1896, a few days before the convention, God Almighty Publication of Masih Hindustan Main -Jesus in India ( Nov 1908 ) Journey to Dera Bawa Nanak (Dec. 30, 1895) Invitation to Mubahila (Prayer- Duel), and the Confirmation of His Truth by Hadrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid of Chacharan Sharif (March, 1896) The Convention of Great Religions (Dec. , 1896) 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 P P P P P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H AS AS AS AS AS A N D A N D A N D A N D A N D S S S S S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S — P — P — P — P — P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H E S S I A H AS AS AS AS AS