On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Promised Messiah (as) arranged for a gathering to take place to pray specifically for the success of the British in the Transvaal War, and to inform the Muslims about the rights they owe to the British government and about their obligations as citizens. In his Eid Sermon, the Promised Messiah (as) delivered the detailed discourse that follows. His Holiness said: “Muslims ought to be extremely thankful to God, Who has granted them a religion that is pure—both in theory and practice—of every form of corruption, abomination and defect.