Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 136
Khalifatul Masih I ra Sends Scholars to Spread the Message of Islam 135 appeal in support of the move. Syed Suleman Nadvi in his book, Hayaat-i-Shibli (p. 501), made a reference to this resolution: On April 6, 1912, at the annual conference of Nadvatul Ulema (the scholars of Nadva), which was presided over by Syed Rashid Raza Misri, a number of important lectures and speeches were delivered. The most important among them was the adoption of a resolution wherein the conference called upon the government of India to grant a two-hour leave to Muslim employees on Friday in order to enable them to offer the mandatory Friday prayer. The absence of such a leave had deprived a large bulk of Muslims to perform the mandatory prayer. This resolution was moved by Mirza Samiullah Baig (who later became minister of Justice in the State of Hyderabad and was generally known as Nawab Mirza Yar Jang) and seconded by Mirza Mahmood Ahmad Qadiani. The resolution was carried unanimously. Later, the conference was addressed by Khawaja Kamal-ud- Din followed by Maulana Shibli No ‘ amani, in which he endorsed the idea that all denominations of Muslims should work together for the greatness of Islam. This delegation also visited a number of other institutions, about which Sahibzada Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad wrote in his report ( Tafseer-i- Kabeer , v. 10, p. 148): During the tour, we visited religious institutions at Devband, Firangi Mahal, Rampur, Benaras and Delhi and also the Madrassa Elahiyat at Kanpur. On September 26, 1912, with the permission of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , a three-member delegation, headed by Sahibzada Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ra , left for a tour of the educational and religious institutions of Egypt and the Middle East. It arrived in Bombay via Lahore on October 16, 1912, on its way to Egypt. The delegation also included Mir Nasir Nawab and a renowned Arabic scholar, Maulana Abdul