xii Jesus, Prophet of Islam
Why this work is so welcome is that, first of an it looks at the
roots of the Christian phenomenon from the only point of view
from which it can be properly understood - 1 mean, the Muslim
point of view. It is the sole vantage point from which it can be sur
veyed, because Islam is the inheritor of Jesus. Jesus, peace be upon
him, was the Prophet who opened the way to the Seal of the Proph
ets and the completion of the prophetie cycle.Itis sometimes diffi
cult for the Christians to grasp that, while they look on the [ews
with amazement attheir inability to 'recognise' Jesus as a prophetie
manifestation, they themselves are in the same fanatical position
of being unable ta recognise the sameness of the sublime Prophet
and Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him. Moses, Jesus, Muhammad - they are one line, peace be upon
all of them - their teaching is Islam. Their teaching is submission
to the Divine Creator, worship of the one Lord, and obedience to
His Law, or Shan/a. Moses, peace be upon him, altered the earlier
law to fit the period he lived in, under Divine guidance. Jesus con
firmed the Musan Law and may have modified il. The Messenger
Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, confirmed
the prophets and presented the final version of the Divine Law to
fit the last age of man, which would see the tribe of Adam basieally
living as one people. It was for this reason that Allah in His Mercy
simplified and made easier the Musan Law.
Christians have never been permitted to review or discover the
prophetie teachings of Islam, because the educational base from
which they receive their limited world view does not permit ac
cess to the Deen of Islam.It is only very recently that the great book
of Imam Malik, containing the Hadith or teaching-sayings of the
Messenger, blessings of Allah and peace be upon him, has been
translated into a European language, that is, after thirteen hun
dred years. The Vatican, while mouthing declarations of friend
shipwith Muslims andtalking about'dialogue', is at the same time
deeply involved in an intellectual programme of ruthless censor
ship, repression and distortion of the message of Islam, of which,
regrettably, we have collated powerful evidence.
The second important elementin this book is its profound state
ment of how the 'fiction' of Christianity was invented. Itis c1early
a pseudo-religionin a waythatcould not be saidaboutHinduteach
ing and Buddhist teaching. Although their doctrines too have been