Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 135
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 134 high standing among Muslims, openly acknowledged to Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din, another member of the Ahmadiyya delegation, that the commentary given by Hadhrat Maulavi Ghulam Rasool Raajeki on surah Al-Kauthar consisted of remarkable Divine points. Even though he had seen almost a hundred fifty commentaries on this surah, he had never seen one like the one given by Hadhrat Maulavi Ghulam Rasool Raajeki ra. In July 1911, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra had to appear in a court in Multan in connection with a case as a witness. This was his first tour outside Qadian after becoming the First Caliph and he took some top scholars with him. He went to Multan via Lahore, and after his appearance in the court, an impressive function was held in Madrassa Anjuman-i-Islamiyya Hall in Multan. All the notables of Multan were invited and he delivered a speech, which left the audience spell-bound. On the way back, he delivered another remarkable speech in Lahore on July 31 on Islam and Other Religions , which was warmly welcomed, and he returned to Qadian the same day. Delegation to Examine Educational Institutions In 1912, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra appointed a special delegation to visit leading educational and religious institutions in India and abroad and to study their set-up, their structure, and the way these institutions were run. Sahibzada Hadhrat Mirza Bashir- ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ra headed this delegation. The delegation had a busy schedule. It started in April 1912. After visiting Amritsar, the head of the delegation spent time in visiting Darul Uloom Nadva and, later, had a detailed meeting with Maulana Shibli No ‘ amani in Lucknow. The delegation was invited to attend the conference at Nadva on April 6-8. In this conference a very important resolution was adopted on the question of giving a two-hour holiday to Muslim employees of the government and other institutions, so that they could offer the mandatory Friday prayer. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra had made a countrywide