The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page xviii
xvi The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam of Jammu. 4. Hadrat Maulawi Hakim Noor-ud-Din Sahibra, Royal Physician. 5. Roy Bhawani Das Sahib, MA, Extra Settlement Officer, Jhelum. 6. Sardar Jawahar Singh Sahib, Secretary Khalsa Committee, Lahore. 4 The committee invited the learned representatives of Muslims, Christians and Aryas to set forth the excellences of their respective faiths. The objective of the Conference of Great Religions, to be held at the Lahore Town Hall, was that the excellences and the merits of the true religion be espoused in a gathering of cultured people and that its love be instilled in their hearts and that they become well acquainted with its arguments and proofs. The learned divines of every religion would thus be given the opportunity to convince others of the truth of their respective religions, while the listeners would be able to assess each speech in relation to the others and accept the truth from wherever it was to be found. Disputes between the followers of different religions had given rise to the desire to seek the true faith. This was the best achieved by bringing together the learned 4. Report Conference of Great Religions. Page 253, 254 printed by Siddiqi Press, Lahore 1897.