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THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI man has been raised to occupy the place of God, or in which Divine attributes have been cast down from their perfect station. It was thus disclosed to me that the wide publication of this paper would expose the untruth of false religions and the truth of the Quran will spread progressively around the earth till it arrives at its climax. From this vision my mind moved towards the reception of revelation and I received the revelation (Arabic) God is with you, and God stands where you stand. This is a metaphor conveying the assurance of. Divine support. I need write no more. I urge everyone to attend the. Conference in Lahore even at some inconvenience and to listen to these verities. If they do so their reason and their faith will derive such benefit as is beyond their expectation. Peace be upon those who follow the guidance" Ghulam Ahmad, Qadian, 21 December 1896. The proposed Conference of Great Religions was held at. Islamia College, Lahore on 26 to 29 December 1896. Hadhrat Ahmad did not attend in person to avoid controversy. His paper was read by one of his disciples. Maulvi Abdul Karim. It is estimated that seven or eight thousand persons attended his lecture. People listened with great concentration and were greatly moved as if they were spellbound. When this lecture finished all declared that this paper was best of all. So said the organisers of the Conference and the newspapers also. It is reported by eyewitnesses that many) Hindus and Christians, at the end of this lecture, embraced their Muslim friends and said, "If this is Islam, one day we all will accept it. ". This paper by Hadhrat Ahmad, the Promised Messiah has been translated into English and many other languages and has been distributed widely. The English translation had the title, 'Teachings of. Islam. More recent editions have the title. "The Philosophy of the. Teachings of Islam'. Some of the opinions about this book are as following:. Count Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian writer and philosopher wrote, "I approved very much of the two articles. 'How to get rid of sin' an sin' and 'Life to come. The idea is very profound and very true". . Theosophical book notes wrote, "The best and most attractive presentation of Mohammed which we have come across. 183