Muhammad the Greatest

by Ahmad Deedat

page 55

SAY: "O PEOPLE OF THE BOOK! ^[1]

COME TO COMMON TERMS
AS BETWEEN US AND YOU:

THAT WE WORSHIP
NONE BUT GOD;

THAT WE ASSOCIATE
NO PARTNERS WITH HIM;

THAT WE ERECT NOT,
FROM AMONG OURSELVES,
LORDS AND PATRONS
OTHER THAN GOD."

IF THEN THEY TURN BACK,
SAY YE: "BEAR WITNESS
THAT WE (AT LEAST) ARE
MUSLIMS (BOWING TO GOD'S WILL) Holy Quran 3:64

    After the above Quranic insertion in the letter, it is concluded with felicitation in the Prophet's own words, ending with a seal on which is inscribed - "There is no other object of worship but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger."

    The letter in Turkey arouses our curiosity; and interest with regards to its preservation, but the preservation itself is lost upon the sightseer.  The same Quranic Message is in almost every Muslim home; being read and re-read a thousand times over without the reader being moved to deliver its Message to the addressees!

    Glance once more at the above verse.  It is addressed to the "ahle-Kitaab," - the People of the Book, the Jews and

1. "People of the Book," stands for the Jews and the Christians.  You will never have it so good for learning Allah's Kalaam.  Don't ignore this opportunity.  Memorize the verses as they occur. 

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