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therein, so that they may thus benefit from the peace and the true happiness whic h are especially enjoyed by true Muslims in both the worlds, and may obtain absolution and eternal life which is not only procurable in the next world, but is also enjoyed by the truth/ul and honest people, even in this world. Guide, especially, the English nation, who have not yet availed themselves of the sunshine of truth, and whose civilized, prudent and merciful empire has, by obliging us through 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. Oh God! Guide them and help them with Thy power, so that they may have faith in Thy Book and Proph et, and embrace Thy religion in multitudes! Ameen! Ameen! His Messenger). Do, Almighty God, as we desire, and grant us this humble prayer of ours as Thy Will alone governs all minds. Ameen! Jalsa-e-Ehbaab, Roohani Khaza'in, translation, Vol. 12; pp. 288-300 This prayer was translated and read out in six languages - Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Pashto and English. At the beginning of the 20 th century, Hadhrat Ahmad as decided to publish an English monthly magazine with the objective to inform and educate its readers about important current topics, with particular emphasis on Islamic perspective. Consequently, the first issue of The Review of Religions was published in January 1902. It was well-received in some Western countries. Hadhrat Ahmad "' expressed the purpose of the magazine in the following words: In Mayjune of 1897, on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign, he wrote a booklet entitle 'Tohfa -e- Qaiseriya' (Gift for the Empress) and sent As the members of our ]ama'at are already aware that it to Her Majesty through the Viceroy of India, inviting the principle purpose of my advent is to remove all the her to Islam. He presented the truthfulness of the Holy fallacies and the misconceptions which have been caused Prophet Muhammad saw _________ _. . ;. . __________ by Christianity, and to invite and the significance of people to the true Islam. Islamic principles that This objective has also could lay a foundation for been described by the Holy universal peace and unity of Proph et Muhammad saw in mankind. He also suggested such words that the Messiah to the Queen to hold an will "break the cross". To interfaith conference so that fulfill this very mission this the British public could be magazine has been started. informed of the teachings Al-Hakam, Sept 30, 1903 of Islam. On June 23, 1897, a congregation for special pra yer was called for and he pra yed for Her Majesty in these words: Almighty God! As Thy Wisdom and Pro vidence 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! Belie ving in Thy unlimited powers we earnestly ask Thee, All-powerful Lord to grant us one more prayer, that our benefactor the Empress, before leaving this world, may find her way out of the darkness of man -w orship with the light of 'La-Illaha Illallaho - Muhammad-al Rasul- ullah', (There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is Maulvi Muhammad Ali worked as the magazine's editor and translated Hadhrat Ahmad's as articles into English. He himself also wrote articles from the notes dictated to him by Hadhrat Ahmad as on vastly diverse subjects concerning Islam and Christianity. For example, Hadhrat Ahmad as wrote on the truthfulness of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad '"w ; the Holy Prophet's spiritual influence, success and superiority of his teachings over other religions. On Christianity, he wrote on the nature of the miracles of the Prophet Jes us as , his teachings, crucifixion, life after surviving crucifixion, traveling to India, his death and burial. Articles related to other religions were also written. The magazine quickly became popular in English