Sitara-e-Qaisarah

The Star of Victoria

Background

This book published on August 24, 1899 presents once again the ideas and thoughts about the Christianity as forcefully stated in Tuhfa-e-Qaisariyyah. The Promised Messiah(as) complimented the British Government for providing freedom of expression and religious tolerance.

The Book

On August 20, 1899, the Promised Messiah(as) addressed Queen Victoria by writing a book entitled Sitara-e-Qaisarah, in which he said:

And I am commanded to convey the good tidings to the illustrious Empress of India that as on earth and through physical causes, the Almighty God has, with His perfect Grace and Wisdom, established the rule of Her Majesty in this and other countries, so the earth may be filled with peace and justice. So, He has ordained in Heaven that to give full effect to the real objects of our blessed Queen which consist of promoting justice, peace and the welfare of mankind, extinction of all evils, reform of morals and the extirpation of savage manners, it is, therefore, necessary that a spiritual system be established with His own hand from Heaven, which should assist in the fulfilment of the great object which Her Majesty has at heart, and thus aided with heavenly rain, encourage the growth of peace, security and goodwill, of which Her Majesty has sown the seed.

To fulfil His word as to the coming of the Promised Messiah, He has sent me from Heaven, so that in the spirit of that Prince of peace, who was born at Bethlehem and brought up at Nazareth, I may employ myself in advancing the cause of the good and blessed object of Her Majesty the Empress. He has anointed me with numerous blessings and made me His Messiah that He Himself may from Heaven assist Her Majesty in her pure aims. Blessed Empress, may God preserve thee long and make us happy by thy long age, prosperity and success. The coming of the Promised Messiah in thy reign is to enhance the light of sincerity, it is a sure sign and testimony from God that thou hast far excelled the monarchs of the world in the love of peace and security, good management, sympathy for thy subjects and the spreading of justice and equity.1

On September 27, 1899, the Promised Messiah(as) addressed the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, by means of a leaflet in which he spoke, by way of introduction to the services which he and his family had rendered to the cause of peace and gave an assurance that he was a great well-wisher of the Government and the country. The strong language, he said, which he had used in some writings against Christian missionaries was really a public service. The Christian campaign against the Holy Founder of Islam was a serious provocation to the Muslims and would certainly have caused disturbances throughout the country, had he not pacified the excited passions of the Muslims by his reasoned, strong and forceful writings.