Star of the Empress — Page 9
9 benevolence to your subjects, are such excellent qualities and blessings as are not found in any of the previous monarchs. Therefore, your works, which are completely imbued with goodness and beneficence, above all require that just as Your Majesty is compassionate about the salvation, welfare and comfort of all your subjects and as you are engaged in initiatives for benevolence towards your subjects, God in Heaven too, may assist you. Therefore, this Promised Messiah who has come to the world is but one outcome of your blessed person, sincere good intention and true sympathy. During your reign God has remembered the grieved people of the world and He has sent His Messiah from Heaven. He was born in your kingdom and in your empire so that this may serve as a testimony to the world that the dispensation of justice in your dominion has attracted the dispensation of justice in Heaven towards itself. Your dispensation of grace has generated a dispensation of grace in Heaven. As the coming of this Messiah serves as a final judgement in the world on the distinction between truth and falsehood, it is for this reason that the Promised Messiah is called H akam [Arbiter]. Just as the word ‘ Nazareth’ alludes to an era of freshness and verdure, the village of this Messiah was called Isl a mp u r Q adi M a jh i. In this manner, the word ‘Q adi ’ [ Judge] could make an indication towards the final Arbiter of God, through whom God’s chosen ones would be given the glad- tiding of eternal grace. Furthermore, this would also serve as a subtle indication towards the name of the Promised Messiah, which is H akam [Arbiter]. This village was named Isl a mp u r Q adi M a jh i at the time of King B a bar, when a large area of the region of M a jh was conferred upon my ancestors to govern. Gradually, this rule became a self-governing State , and due to common usage, the