fers to the sayings of Moses in seven different places, proclaims him
a prophet and the possessor of a Book, the founder of the law, and the
spirit of God. He said, "Whosoever believes in him is acceptable in the
estimation of God and whosoever shuns him or any of the prophets is
rejected of God." Even in conclusion he calls upon his own relatives,
saying, "Why have ye shunned and not believed in Moses? Why have ye not
acknowledged the torah? Why have ye not believed in the Jewish prophets?"
In a certain surat of the koran he mentions the names of twenty-eight of
the prophets of Israel, praising each and all of them. To this great
extent he has ratified and commended the prophets and religion of Israel.
The purport is this,--that Mohammed praised and glorified His Holiness
Moses and confirmed Judaism. He declared that whosoever denies Moses is
contaminated and even if he repents, his repentance will not be accepted.
He pronounced his own relatives infidels and impure because they had
denied the prophets. He said, "Because you have not believed in Christ,
because you have not believed in Moses, because you have not believed in
the gospels you are infidels and contaminated." In this way Mohammed has
praised the torah, Moses, Christ and the prophets of the past. He appeared
amongst the Arabs who were a people nomadic and illiterate, barbarous in
nature and blood-thirsty. He guided and trained them until they attained a
high degree of development. Through his education and discipline they rose
from the lowest levels of ignorance to the heights of knowledge, becoming
masters of erudition and philosophy. We see therefore that the proofs
applicable to one prophet are equally applicable to another.

In conclusion; since the prophets themselves, the founders, have loved,
praised and testified of each other, why should we disagree and be
alienated? God is one. He is the shepherd of all. We are his sheep and
therefore should live together in love and unity. We should manifest the
spirit of justness and good-will toward each other. Shall we do this or
shall we censure and pronounce anathema, praising ourselves and condemning
all others? What possible good can come from such attitude and action? On
the contrary, nothing but enmity and hatred, injustice and inhumanity can
possibly result. Has not this been the greatest cause of bloodshed, woe
and tribulation in the past?

Praise be to God! You are living in a land of freedom. You are