Islam and the Freedom of Conscience — Page 4
~ 4 ~ nothing untoward in it. I told him that after hearing these things I did not have the strength of will to watch the film for they would disturb anyone. I asked him how he would respond if someone were to abuse his father; for he would be certain to react and speak out against this. In the sight of Muslims the status of the Holy Prophet sa is far beyond [that of a parent]… These people will not be dissuaded from their misdemeanors and on the pretext of Muslim demon- strations it seems that they are ready to injure our feelings again. They spread the foulness of their deeds from one place to another. Only two days ago a Spanish magazine published cartoons of the Holy Prophet sa and justified it in the name of satire. They also argued that it was the best response to Muslim protests. So we must again silence these detractors and inform educated people that such acts only serve to threaten the peace of the world. It is imperative that these injustices be shown up for what they are… During Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, the Promised Messiah as wrote a book entitled To h fa-e-Qai s ariyyah [ A Gift for the Queen ] in which he praised the just and fair government of her Majesty and delivered to her the message of Islam. He also wrote on how to establish peace in the world, inter-religious harmony and the need