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Introduction By Hadrat Maul a n a Jalal-ud-Din Shams ra Since the purpose of the advent of the Promised Messiah as was to propagate the Unity of God and His message, he found a way to serve those objectives on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria which was celebrated with great pomp and show in June 1897. He published a book To h fa-e-Qai s ariyyah [ ] on May 25, 1897. In addition to felicitating Her Majesty, the Promised Messiah as outlined the truthfulness of the Holy Prophet sa and Islam with great subtlety and wisdom. He then outlined the principles which can lay the foundations of world peace and international brotherhood. After giving the gist of the Islamic teachings, he invited Her Majesty Queen Victoria to hold a conference of great religions in London so that the inhabitants of England may learn the true teachings of Islam. He then discussed the abhorrence of the Christian dogma that Hadrat ‘ I s a as [Prophet Jesus] died on the cross and thus accepted the curse in order to save the Christians. On the joyful occasion of the Jubilee, the Promised Messiah as asked Her Majesty to exon- erate Hadrat ‘ I s a as [Prophet Jesus] of the curse that is wrongfully placed upon him, thereby clearing his honour from the unjusti- fied accusation.