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that in this great conference of religions the dominance which Islam gained through the Paper of the Promised Messiah was indeed unique. Here I give a gist of the account of this event as given by Bhai. Abdul Rahman Qadiani, who is an old. Companion of the Promised Messiah-an account of which some portions are still like 'Pearls wrapped in covers', for, inspite of the general publicity attained by this event, these particular portions are not so widely known. . Bhai Abdul Rahman Qadiani* relates that it was the later half of the year 1896 when suddenly a stranger with the bent of mind of a sadhu, wearing orange coloured robes, Shogan Chandar by name, appeared in Qadian. At one time he had held a good post in government service; but following the death of his wife and children, he had retired from the world, and was wandering about from place to place in search of God and the truth, motivated by a desire to find satisfaction in * He died recently after the delivery of this talk. 61