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xxviii correspondents also suggested the name of Maulawi Abdul Haq Ṣāḥib Delhwi, author of Tafseer-i-Haqqani. (Gist) (After publishing an an excerpt from Swāmī Shugan Chandar's invitation to the conference, the newspaper went on to say): Having read the pamphlets publicising the conference, which of the scholars' sense of pride was awoken to champion the holy religion of Islam? How far did they take up the cause and impress upon others, by way of logical reasoning, the majesty of the Divine? We have learnt from reliable sources that the organisers of the conference wrote letters of invitation to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Ṣāhib and Sir Syed Ahmad Ṣāḥib. Poor health prevented Ḥadrat Mirza Sahib from attending in person, but he delegated one of his top disciples, Maulawi Abdul Karim Sialkoti, to read his paper at the conference. However Sir Syed did not attend nor did he submit a paper and it was not old-age or other commitments which prevented him from doing so. In fact he considered religious conferences to be unworthy of his attention. In responding to the invitation, (we will publish his response in one of our future editions) he wrote, 'I am not a preacher or a reformer or a Maulawi. This conference is for preachers and reformers. ' Maulawi Syed