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A pproaching the West—9 kindness and friendly treatment, exceedingly encouraged us to try our utmost for their numerous acts of welfare, so that their fair faces may shine with heavenly effulgence in the next life. We beseech God for their well being in this world and the next. O God! Guide them and help them with Thy power, so that they may have faith in Thy Book and Prophet, and embrace Thy religion in multitudes! Amen! Amen! In May-June of 1897, on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria’s reign, he wrote a booklet entitle ‘To ḥ fa-i-Qaisariyyah’ (Gift for the Empress) and sent it to Her Majesty through the Viceroy of India, inviting her to Isl ā m. He presented the truthfulness of the Holy Prophet Mu ḥ ammad (may peace and blessings be on him) and the significance of Isl ā mic principles that could lay a foundation for universal peace and unity of mankind. He also suggested to the Queen to hold an interfaith conference so that the British public could be informed of the teachings of Isl ā m. On June 23, 1897, a congregation was called for special prayer and he prayed for Her Majesty in these words: Almighty God! As Thy Wisdom and Providence has been pleased to put us under the rule of our blessed Empress enabling us to lead lives of peace and prosperity, we pray Thee that our ruler may in return be saved from all evils and dangers as Thine is the kingdom, glory and power! Believing in Thy unlimited powers, we earnestly ask Thee, All-powerful