Tadhkirah — Page 374
374 the truth of the Holy Qur’an will begin to spread through the earth till it spreads all-around. Then my mind moved from a vision towards the reception of revelation and the revelation came: That is [Arabic] Allah is with you. Allah takes His stand wherever you stand. This is a metaphor for the expression of divine support. 413 [Announcement of December 21, 1896, ‘A Glad Tiding for Seekers of Truth’, Majm u ‘a-e-Ishtih a r a t, vol. 2, pp. 293–294] 413 This revelation was widely published in an announcement of December 21 and within a couple of days all and sundry had been informed that my paper will be acclaimed above all others, and so it happened. In the Conference itself, representatives of other faiths came to the platform and testified to that effect. The Civil and Military Gazette , the Punjab Observer* and several other papers wrote emphatically that my paper was the best of all. [Nuz ul u l-M as ih , p. 195, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 18, p. 573] * Dated: January 2–9, 1897, See: T a r i kh-e-Ahmadiyyat, volume 2, page 403. [Publishers] Note by Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad ra : Secretary of the Conference Dhanpat R a i, B. A. , L. L. B. Pleader Chief Court Punjab writes in the report of the Conference of Great religions ( Dharam Mahots u ): There was a break of half an hour after Pandit Gordhan D a s’s speech, but since a speech was to be delivered after the break by a well-known advocate of Islam, most of the audience remained in their seats. Well before 1:30 the spacious building of Islamia College started getting filled up quickly and it was full in just a few minutes. There was a crowd of about seven to eight thousand. Several respected and scholarly men of different religions, communities and societies were present. Even though chairs, tables and room were provided, hundreds of men could not do anything but stand. And among the admirers standing were Chiefs, respected leaders of Punjab, accomplished scholars— barristers, lawyers, professors, extra assistants and doctors. In short, all kinds of men from various branches of high society were present there. The extent to which these