mmemorate
the name of Christ, declare Him to be the Word of God and consider Him as
one of the chosen Messengers of God?

A few words concerning the Qur'an and the Muslims: When Muhammad appeared,
He spoke of Moses as the great Man of God. In the Qur'an He refers 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 surih of
the Qur'an 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 Muhammad praised and glorified 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 Muhammad 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
bloodthirsty. 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 goodwill 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