A Gift for the Queen — Page 11
11 beneficial and auspicious government. Thus, God the Almighty has established me on the principle that a beneficent govern- ment, as the British government is, be sincerely obeyed and be truly appreciated. I and my Community abide by this principle. Therefore, to assure compliance, I have written numerous books in Arabic, Persian and Urdu where I have written in detail that the Muslims of British India live comfortably under this government as they have the power to propagate their religion freely and carry out their religious obligations without hindrance. As such, how defiant and rebellious it is to entertain in our heart any thought of jihad with regard to this blessed and peace-giving govern- ment. These books were published at the expense of thousands of rupees and published in Islamic countries. I know that thou- sands of Muslims have been affected by these books. In particular, the people having religious affiliation with me have become truly sincere well-wishers of this government. I can claim that its paral- lel cannot be found among other Muslims. It is a faithful army whose life is replete with the support for the British government overtly as well as covertly. I have also highlighted the point in my books that the objec- tive that the ignorant mullahs want to achieve through the sword is achievable under the British government by a true religion in other ways—that is, a person can affirm his faith and refute anoth- er religion with full freedom. In my view, there is great beneficence in the Muslims having full freedom, within the limits of law, to express their religious views. Being able to attain their objective in this manner, they will do away with the militant habits which are found in some due to misunderstanding the Book of Allah. The reason for this is that, as the use of one intoxicant relieves from the