Proceedings of the Prayer Meeting — Page 3
[Introduction] 3 So, on 1st February, before the members of his Jama’at who had come from Afghanistan, Iraq and from various places throughout India such as Madras, Kashmir, Shahjahanpur, Jammu, Mithra, Jhang, Multan, Patiala, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Ludhiana, Shahpur, Sialkot, Gujrat, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur etc. , His Holiness expressed his wish to pray on the Eid day for the victory of the British Government. Upon hearing this, everyone whole- heartedly approved of it. Accordingly, at 8 am on Eid day, accompanied by his follow- ers, the Promised Messiah, may peace be upon him, made his way to a spacious ground situated to the west of Qadian, which has long since served as the Eidgah [Eid prayer site]. People from sur- rounding villages too had gathered there by 9 am. Then, Hazrat Maulaanaa Nur-ud-Din— the Peerless Scholar of the Age —led the Eidul-Fitr Prayer. After the prayer, the Imam of the Age stood up and delivered an eloquent sermon. His address was so engag- ing that all those present, numbering no less than one thousand, were completely spellbound. Moreover, it was very straightfor- ward and intelligible—so much so that even the villagers, whose knowledge and understanding is somewhat superficial, were so impressed that they exclaimed, ‘His Holiness speaks the truth!’ As the original text would reveal, this address clearly portrays the rights of Allah as well as those of worldly rulers, and enlightens the public about the manifold favours of the British Government on the Muslims, and stresses the fact that Muslims are strictly bound by the Holy Quran to be loyal and devoted to the Government. Is there anyone in the world who can thus establish with sincer- ity and devotion the rights of the British Government from a religious perspective? It fell upon this champion to inspire true