A Gift for the Queen — Page 3
3 the souls of angels cry out, ‘O true monotheist, felicitations to you from the heavens just as from the earth!’ This beseecher—who has come in the name of Jesus the Messiah—honours the person of Her Majesty, the Empress of India, and her reign; just as the Chief of this world and the next, Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, honoured the time of Nausherwan the Just. Though, keeping her favours in view, everyone is obliged to congratulate Her Majesty with sincere prayers and present a gift of gratitude to the Honoured Empress of India and England, I realize that I am more obliged than everyone else, as Allah chose for me to take refuge in the peaceful government of Her Majesty, the Queen, to carry out my heavenly activities. God raised me at such a time and in such a land where the reign of Her Majesty has the effect of a steel castle for the protection of human life and honour. It is my obligation more than anyone else to be grateful for the environ- ment of peace in which I have lived in this land and have spread the truth. Though I have written many books in Urdu, Arabic and Persian in which I have mentioned the favours of Her Majesty on the Muslims of British India, and have spread these books in the Muslim world, encouraging every Muslim to show true obedience and fidelity, yet it was necessary for me to present the details of this activity to Her Majesty. To achieve this purpose, I have gathered the courage to fulfil the desire of my heart today on the occasion of the blessed jubilee of Her Majesty, the Empress of India, which is a source of great thankfulness and joy for the loyal subjects. To introduce myself, I deem it necessary to state that, from among the subjects of Her Majesty, I am a member of an honoured family of the Punjab. I am known as Mirza Ghulam