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18 he became anxious to discover the significance of this relic. Hazrat Ahmad as therefore sent a delegation of four of his followers to see the cloak. They reported that the writings on the cloak were the verses of the Holy Quran, written in Arabic. The writings also contained the Kalimah : ِ ہللا ُ ُ مُحَمَّد ٌ رَّسُوْل ہللا َّ ل َ إِلـٰه َ إِل [‘There is no one worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’]. Hazrat Ahmad as was greatly pleased to hear this report, as it was a grand proof that Nanak was a Muslim saint. He decided to pay a visit to Dera Baba Nanak himself. On 30th September 1895, he visited the temple accompanied by ten of his followers, and made a request to the keeper of the relic to let them view the sacred cloak. It was discovered that the cloak was wrapped in about 300 coverings of silk, cotton, and the finest wool. Some of them bore the name and description of the donor. These covers were removed one by one. The process took more than an hour and, in the end, the cloak was finally exposed in its full glory. It was revealed to be a blessed fabric that was inscribed with the Islamic Kalimah and several verses of the Holy Quran, including the opening chapter ( Surah al-Faatihah ). No un-Islamic writing was present on the cloak. The cloak was spread out before the eyes of the vis- itors and, under the direction of Hazrat Ahmad, the