Muhammad the Greatest

by Ahmad Deedat

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Lamartine's tribute to our prophet inspired me and I had a great desire to share his thoughts about our Nabee with my Muslim brethren.  The opportunity to do so was not long in coming.

I received a phone call from the Muslim community in
Dannhauser, a small town in Northern Natal,, who were
organising a birthday celebration of the Holy Prophet.  They
invited me to give a lecture on that auspicious occasion.  So I
deemed it an honour and a privilege, I readily agreed.
When they inquired, in view of their advertising needs, as to
the subject of my lecture, I suggested on the inspiration
from Lamartine, "Muhammad (pbuh) the Greatest."
 

REPEATED LET-DOWNS

     On my arrival in Dannhauser, I noticed a lot of posters
advertising the meeting which in essence said that  Deedat
would be lecturing on the subject "MUHAMMAD THE GREAT."
I was somewhat disheartened and, on inquiring was told that
the change in the title was due to a printer's error.

     Some two months later, I got another, similar invitation.
This time from the Muslim community of Pretoria the
administrative capital of South Africa.  The subject I had
mooted was the same - "Muhammad (pbuh) the Greatest."
To my dismay the topic was again changed to "MUHAMMAD
THE GREAT." Identical reasons and excuses were given.  Both
these incidences happened in South Africa,   my own country.
But, let me give you one more example of our inferiority
complex - so much part of the sickness of the Ummah.
 

USA NO DIFFERENT

    On my lecture tour of the mighty United States in 1977,
1 discovered that our soldiers in the New World also had
feet of clay.  Out of the many sad experiences I have had, I
think that this one will suffice to prove the point.

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