Proceedings of the Prayer Meeting — Page 2
2 He has so effectively and in diverse ways impressed the favours of this kind Government upon the hearts of his followers that the stain of hypocrisy with regard to this Empire has been alto- gether washed away from the hearts of this pure Jama’at. It is this hypocrisy which is seeping through the very fibre of poor, naïve, uninformed Muslims on account of their association with igno- rant and bigoted mullahs. On the other hand, his followers have become as sincerely loyal and grateful to the British Government as they would have been to any Islamic one. The Government is not unaware of the fact that the family of His Holiness has ever remained loyal and devoted to it and has always served it beyond their means in every difficult situation. The government officials can conclude therefrom that the family of Mirza Sahib had previously established ties of solidarity with the Government. While the ancestors of His Holiness supported the Government with troops and cavalry, His Holiness does his best, in his own way, to help it with a host of his heartfelt prayers. Every time there was a skirmish or battle on the Afghan fron- tier, or in Baluchistan or Burma, he continued to pray. He also celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen [of England] and the Empress [of India] and held a meeting wherein he prayed to God for her long life and success. Considering his life-style, which is strictly austere and has always been charac- terized by seclusion and solitude, how could he help this kind and generous Government in any other way except through his prayers? On the present occasion, too, as the British Government is dealing with undeserved trouble from a nation, which is being secretly abetted by other nations, this well-wisher of the people thought it appropriate to pray for the victory of our Government.