Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 95
Hakeem Sahib in Qadian 95 Honour of Presiding the Conference of All Religions This conference known as Jalsa-i-A ‘ azam Mazaahab - the conference of religions) was held in Lahore in December 1896 during the Christmas holidays in Islamia High School Sheranwala Gate (where the Islamia College was located). The Civil & Military Gazette of Lahore carried the news prominently in the following words: The Religious Conference of Lahore was held at the Muhammadan College Building on 26th, 27th & 28th December 1896. To set the rules and regulations of this conference, six senior moderators were appointed and they included Hakeem Sahib. An Executive Committee was set up and Durga Prasad was the president. Dhanpat Roy, pleader of the Lahore High Court, was the secretary who wrote the report on the conference. The second day, on December 27, the proceedings of the executive began, and through a unanimous vote, Hakeem Sahib was elected as the president for the second day of the conference, and Mr. Durga Parsad made the announcement to the conference ( Report Jalsa-i- A ‘ azam Mazaahab , pp. 55-57) in the following words: Members of the audience! It is with a great deal of thanks to God that the proceedings of yesterday's conference were very successful. We thank you for the attention and consideration you had shown in listening to the speeches delivered yesterday. And today's proceedings of the conference will be presided over by Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen, who is already on the stage and you know him and you know the intellectual stature and calibre of this person and how scholarly and learned he is. I now request Hakeem Sahib to come to preside over the deliberations of the conference.