A Gift for the Queen — Page 48
48 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD Prayer in English English Translation of the prayer recited by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Ra’ i s of Qadian, on the Occasion of the Diamond Jubilee [ of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. ] My friends - The object which has brought you here is to convene a meeting of thanksgiving on the happy occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty’s reign in remembrance of the manifold blessings enjoyed by us during Her Majesty’s time. We offer our heartfelt thanks to God who out of His special kindness has been pleased to place us under this sovereign rule, protecting thereby our life, property and honour from the hands of tyranny and persecution and enabling us to live a life of peace and freedom. We have also to tender our thanks to our gracious Empress, and this we do by our prayers for Her Majesty’s welfare. May God protect our beneficent sovereign from all evils and hardships as Her Majesty’s rule has protected us from the mischief of evil doers. May our blessed ruler be graced with glory and success and be saved at the same time from the evil consequences of believing in the divinity of a man and his worship. My friends do not wonder at this, nor entertain any doubt as to the wonderful powers of the Almighty, because it is quite possible for Him to confer His