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Incidentally, he was able to achieve this fete because, as stated by an intellectual of the Indian sub continent: 'Although the deceased was a Punjabi, yet his pen was so powerful that today in the whole of Punjab, even in the whole of India, there is no author of such power. 1229 $228. He also acknowledged that Hadhrat Ahmadas 'completely changed the flow of the debate and laid the foundation for new literature in India' and 'on reading some of his writings, one goes into a state of ecstasy. " It was for this reason that intellectuals of such integrity as Maulana Sayyid Waheed ud. Din, the editor of the Aligarh Institute Gazette stated Hadhrat. Ahmadas was an acknowledged author 230 who: 'left eighty books, twenty of them in Arabic. Undoubtedly, the deceased was a great fighter for Islam. 1231. This opinion was shared by Maulana Bashir ud Din of Riwari, who, on the death of Hadhrat Ahmadas declared: 'Justice requires that we condole the sudden and untimely death of such a resolute defender of Islam, helper of the. Muslims, and an eminent and irreparable scholar. '232. The editor of another journal also agreed with the aforementioned ulema and hence he stated that: 'The Mirza Sahib was specially renowned for his knowledge and scholarship. 1233. He then proceeded to applaud Hadhrat Ahmad's as literary contributions to the world of religion which he considered 228. Delhvi, Mirza Hairat. Curzon Gazette, Delhi, 1 June 1908 229. Ibid. 230. Din, Maulana Sayyid Waheed ud. Aligarh Institute Gazette, June 1908 232. Din, Maulana Bashir ud. Sadiq ul Akhbar, Riwari; May, 1908 233. Municipal Gazette, Lahore 231. Ibid. 175