World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace — Page 139
Islam— A Religion of Peace and Compassion Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m— In the name of Allah, the Gracious, Ever Merciful. All distinguished guests— assal a mo ‘alaikum wa ra h matull a he wa barak a toh u —peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all. First of all I would like to thank those friends of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who, upon the centenary of our Community in the UK, have kindly organised this event within the Houses of Parliament as a means to express their friendship and close rela- tionship with us. I would also like to thank all of those guests, who by attending today, are ensuring that this event proves to be a success and worthwhile. I am pleased that quite a number of you are seated here and are not engaged in any other commitments or meetings. In response to this gesture, apart from professing my thanks