Muhammad the Greatest

by Ahmad Deedat

page 56

the Christians.  But, for over a thousand years we have utterly ignored that great directive at our own peril.  We are sitting on that Message like a cobra on a pile of wealth, keeping the rightful heirs at bay.  This utter neglect will continue to inflict untold suffering to the Ummah for generations to come.

    After over fourteen hundred years of our reading, and chanting the Quran in every rhythmic style, we still hear this poignant cry:
 

 But Most of mankind still do not know. ^[1]

Holy Quran 34:28

    This is the concluding phrase of the verse revealed fourteen hundred years ago.  It was the factual situation of the then religious world.  The question which must be asked is if  it is any different today?  Not at all!  There are today more Mushriks in the world than there are believers in the One True God.

    Is there any hope of changing this situation?  Allah commanded His Prophet then as He is commanding us now through the first seven verses of Sura Muddaththir (chapter 74).

1. 0 THOU WRAPPED UP  (IN A MANTLE)!
 

"As usual, there is these wonderful early mystical verses (including the ones that follow), a triple thread of thought:

(a) A particular occasion or person is referred to;

1. For the full context of this verse, see page 54. 

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