An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam — Page 410
410 Background Hadrat Ja la l-ud-D i n Shams ra in his introduction to this book says “the Promised Messiah as wrote this book on May 15, 1908, in eleven days before his demise. This book also includes an essay on pages 373-436 that the Promised Messiah as wrote and which was read at the a religious conference held by A ryah Sam a j Movement in December 1907 in Lahore. Wherein the Promised Messiah as made a fervent plea to A ryah Sam a j Movement for stopping vile attacks on Holy Prophet sa , but nonetheless they continued attacks, so in this book he drew a comparison between the teachings of Vedas and the Holy Quran and enumerated the signs of a living religion. The other part of the book stated that Gur u B a b a N a nak was a Muslim divine and adduced proofs in support of his contention from the holy book of Sikh religion. The Book The Promised Messiah as started writing the lecture on November 8, 1907, and completed a 69-page long dissertation on the subject by December 2, 1907, Hadrat Maulav i H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n was selected to read the speech as Maulav i ‘Abdul Kar i m had died by that time. As agreed, the Promised Messiah as also sent a delegation of Ahmadis to take part in the conference. The Promised Messiah’s article was read on December 3, 1907, and despite the pleadings of Maulav i s that people should not go to listen to this address, there was a heavy rush. In this speech, the Promised Messiah as first discussed the nature of the revelation and the beliefs of various faiths on revelations. He particularly mentioned the group of the people who assert that God does not speak and no revelation could now take place. In this connection, the Promised Messiah as explained the beauties of Islam and its world-wide appeal and the advent of prophets taking place in various nations at various times and then mentioned in detail the great advent of the Holy Prophet sa and the teachings he brought and the