Life of Ahmad — Page 539
as JUBILEE OF QUEEN VICTORIA 539 It should be remembered that the celebration of the jubilee was not an idle worldly affair with Ahmad as. He was not a sycophant looking for material reward. He made it clear on this occasion that he was the vicegerent of God and, as such, he was above all earthly kings and worldly potentates; but as a citizen of India he thanked the Queen for the peace, freedom and security which all had enjoyed during her long reign. He sincerely prayed for her true prosperity and happiness. The words of his central prayer for the Queen on this occasion ran as follows: 'O Almighty God! Thou art All-Powerful. We make bold to beseech Thee that Thou mayest so turn the heart of our gracious Queen that she may give up all creature worship and see the light of Islam. Let her believe in the one God and His Messenger Muhammad sa , till the end of her days. ' In his book Tu h fa’-e-Qai s ariyya Ahmad as wrote: 'I have met Jesus several times in visions. I have talked with him and asked him about his real claims and teachings. It is an important fact which should not be treated lightly. Jesus condemned the doctrines of the Atonement, the Trinity and his Sonship and declared that such doctrines were a pure fabrication. This evidence of my visions is not a baseless thing. On the contrary, I feel sure that if an honest seeker after truth comes and stays with me for some time and wishes to see Jesus in a vision, he can,